You will serve as a PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST in the NAVY SUPPLY CORPS SCHOOL of Newport, RI.

Duties

You will develop brochures, bulletins, charts, photographs, and other materials to promote programs for internal and external audiences. You will coordinate activities and events with other community relations officers, public affair officials, and local business representatives for outreach efforts. You will develop relationships with media representatives to ensure readiness of public affairs outlets. You will act as a command spokesperson to provide accurate and credible responses to media and public inquiries. You will compose routine official correspondence, reports, and records on a personal computer based on information obtained from various sources and methods.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Developing written communication materials to convey information concerning subjects related to an organization; 2) Analyzing programs and the characteristics of target audiences to determine the most effective communication techniques to use in reaching the public; and 3) Developing public affairs campaign to convey information to selected audiences interested in or affected by the organization's programs. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1000/public-affairs-series-1035/

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree

OR

Successful completion of two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree

OR

Possession of an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to this position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/

OR

A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NAVSCSCOL 1378 Porter Ave Naval Station Newport, RI 02841 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]