You will serve as a SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALIST in the OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (VPE) of UNIF SRVS UNI OF THE HLTH SCI.

Duties

You will require a solid background in new media or social media strategy, implementation and measurement. You will promote brand awareness of the University through the creation and implementation of a new media and social media strategy. You will actively participate in a wide variety of social media activities and will be well connected with the broader social media world. You will monitor, listen, and manage daily posts/tweets to all applicable social media outlets. You will coordinate with other members of the External Affairs team to ensure a consistency in voice and to cultivate a comprehensive social media network. You will expand the University’s social media presence, build the University’s reputation and increase its national and international visibility. You will develop a social media strategy that includes quantifiable goals as well as the development of benchmarks and tools of measurement for evaluating how well the strategy is meeting those goals. You will participate on a daily basis in a wide variety of social media activities to engage the various constituencies of the University with the objective of achieving the goals of the social media strategy. You will work with other University centers/programs to communicate the goals of the University’s social media strategy. You will assist those centers/programs in integrating any social media that they are using into the University’s overall social media strategy. You will write and present decision/information papers and briefings to USU leaders as directed. You will develop and provide social media training to installation leadership and unit PA representatives. You will possess a comprehensive understanding of how social media integrates with other existing University communications vehicles (e.g., magazine, PR, website), and writes content that can be repurposed for these vehicles.

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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• 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.

Qualifications

GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: developing social media content to implement communication strategies conveying an organization's programs or services. GS-09: 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: developing and analyze material for social media content for conveying an organization's services. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: General Schedule Qualification Standards (opm.gov) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

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

For the GS-11:
Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

or

Successful completion of 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

Possession of an LL.M., if related

or

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

For the GS-09:

Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree.

or

Successful completion of 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.

or

Possession of an LL.B. or J.D., if related.

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 UNIF SRVS UNI OF THE HLTH SCI 4301 Jones Bridge Road Bethesda, MD 20814 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]