About the Position: Fort Liberty is known as the "Home of the Airborne and Special Operations Forces." It is a culturally diverse area with both rural and city populations and is co-located at Fayetteville, NC. It is centrally located just hours away from the beautiful beaches of North Carolina and the scenic Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains. Fayetteville Regional Airport is located 12 miles outside of Fort Liberty 's gates and Raleigh-Durham International Airport is 70 miles away.

Duties

Manages and plans community relations, command information, media relations and social media campaigns to convey information, build attitudes and change opinions about FORSCOM, Army and DOD programs, soldiers and units. Directs FORSCOM media relations, command information, social media and community relations special projects including videos, podcasts, photography, social media and web management. Develops and directs programs to inform and educate general and specialized publics about FORSCOM Soldiers and units, and their unique relationships with the American public. Oversees implementation of the CG FORSCOM's command information program; and insures key command messages get to Soldiers, Army Families, civilian employees, and other affiliated internal audiences. Directs the FORSCOM media relations, community relations, command information and social-media programs. Provides advice, support and guidance to units at home station (and while deployed) on the preparation of command information and social-media materials for Soldiers, civilians, retirees and Army Families. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with news media, decision makers, influential and opinion leaders representing national and international corporations, organizations and groups. Supervises assigned civilian employees in the Communication Division. Assigns, directs, and reviews work. Determines training needs and provides for arranges for training and development of subordinates.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.
• This position requires the employee to occasionally travel away from the normal duty station less than 25% of the time.
• This position may require One-year Probationary Period.
• This is an obligated position. You will be asked to sign an agreement acknowledging that you are aware of the obligation and willing to be displaced under reduction in force procedures upon the return of the former incumbent.

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 Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDefense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473People with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience in 1) Directs media relations, command information, social media and community relations special projects; 2) Writing plans and guidance to establish guidelines and policies for use within the organization or by subordinate public affairs offices; 3) Presenting oral and or written information to internal and external audiences to gain support from those audiences for existing or proposed programs; 4) Responding to requests for guidance in public affairs matters from members of the command and from the field, as well as respond to requests for information from members of Congress, news media representatives, and the public; 5) Applying principles, methods, and techniques of all forms of mass and interpersonal communications media when developing, executing, and evaluating public affairs plans, policies, and practices. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Communication CounselCommunications and MediaManaging Human ResourcesPublic 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-12).

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 for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address DN-APF-W3YBAA US ARMY FORCES COMMAND DO NOT MAIL Fort Bragg, NC 28310 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk