Job opening: SUPERVISORY PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST
Salary: $109 546 - 142 408 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Sep 28 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: Serves as the Public Affairs Officer and functions as the Chief, Public Affairs Office, responsible for the planning, development, execution, and evaluation of the public affairs program.
Duties
Plan, organize, and direct the district program to disseminate information relating to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers programs, objectives, and functions through news media, organizations, and direct contact with the public.
Plan, execute, and evaluate public information, community relations, and command information programs.
Plan, direct, and execute national, regional, and local programs to establish an effective two-way communication flow between the agency and its many diverse publics.
Oversee development of multi-media approaches to convey public information, to include news releases, feature articles, video scripts, brochures, pamphlets, appearances, posters, social media and exhibits.
Supervises a subordinate staff of 5-7 employees.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Must obtain and maintain a secret clearance.
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.
Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic 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.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans 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 which includes 1) Writing informational materials such as news releases, fact sheets, brochures, speeches, presentations; AND 2) Developing effective communications with print and broadcast media representatives; AND 3) Developing web and strategic e-communication products. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).
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.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Communication CounselCommunicationsCommunications and MediaCommunications StrategyLeadership
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
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address RH-W2SJ02 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-SEATTLE
DO NOT MAIL
Seattle, WA 98124
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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