About the Position: As a Public Affairs Specialist for U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) (ARNORTH), an Army Service Component Command, plans, develop, coordinate and evaluate public affairs community outreach activities to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements while meeting the needs of our customers. This position is a term position and may be extended up to a maximum of 6 years.

Duties

Advise and assist Public Affairs Office personnel, command leadership, staff, and subordinate units in matters relating to community relations/public information. Plan, organize, and coordinate crisis and emergency risk communication activities during contingency operations. Release information to reach local, regional, national, and/or international audiences through digital, social or traditional news media or to inform selected specialized audiences. Prepare correspondence, memorandums, letters and emails relative to the planning, coordination or promotion of command information or news media events for internal staffing. Oversee Public Affairs programs for a command during deployments with a mission to conduct defense support of civil authorities, homeland defense, and theater security cooperation.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain/hold a Secret Security Clearance. Failure to satisfactory complete any aspect of this process is grounds for termination.
• Maybe required to deploy within the NORTHCOM AOR on short notice (in under 24 hours) by multiple means of ground and air transportation, as directed by the Secretary of Defense in response to a Presidential Disaster Declaration (PDD).
• In performing above duties, overtime and shift work will be required on short notice to include nights, holidays, and weekends.
• Incumbent will be expected to function in adverse climatic conditions and under intense physical and mental stress.
• Capable, completion training, unassisted donning of mission oriented protective posture (MOPP) mask, clothing and equipment, or equivalent clothing and protective equipment that guards against chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and hazards.
• Must be able to wear other personal protective equipment (PPE) or clothing such as boots, goggles, gloves, chemical mask and other safety equipment as required.
• As a pre-condition of employment, any and all incumbents of this position must pass a physical examination.
• Participation in the DOD/DA Immunization program to include live vaccinations as required by DOD/DA policy.
• Employees may be required to wear an electronic pager and maintain a working telephone at all times.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Civilian Employees of the OrganizationCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Executive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatement In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. One year of specialized experience which includes design, plan, direct and/or advise on the public affairs programs in an agency, or organization within an agency; develop and disseminate informational materials to the general public or specialized target groups; and develop and disseminate informational materials to pertinent publics through the media. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone - no substitution of education is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Communications and MediaOral CommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingPublic Affairs Policies and Procedures Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone - no substitution of education is permitted.

Contacts

• Address FR-APF-WJMH99 AUG MCP HQ US ARMY NORTH DO NOT MAIL Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk