About the Position: This position is a Public Affairs Specialist with the Pueblo Chemical Depot in Pueblo, Colorado.Incumbent will conduct the public affairs program in an agency by communicating information through verbal, written, media and community relations.

Duties

Conduct the public affairs program for an organization with responsibility for developing and providing staff direction involving all public information, internal information, and community relations. Plans and coordinate the dissemination of information at the depot level relating to the organization's programs, objectives and functions through the news media. Write articles and speeches for the Commander or organization directors. Establish and develop effective relationships with media representatives and other public affairs personnel of groups, which currently give little or no coverage to organization programs. Prepare and publish organization publications to keep all internal audiences informed of programs and activities of installation.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 10% of the time.
• This position is subject to the Unescorted Access Program (UAP), if identified as being necessary to be in the UAP.

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 EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority 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 demonstrated experience 1) Conducting briefings with various organizations on their concerns of the installation activities; 2) Creating publication for installation activities through the media such as social media, radio, newspaper, etc. and 3) Overseeing all arrangements with media involving with the installation activities. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Communication CounselMessage DeliveryMessage DevelopmentPlanning and executionPublic 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 for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address GT-W0MBAA US ARMY CHEMICAL MATERIALS ACTIVITY DO NOT MAIL Pueblo, CO 81006 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk