About the Position: Serves as the Chief Communications Officer for Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE), with responsibility to plan, direct, manage, coordinate, and oversee the functions of all public affairs actions and public affairs implications for MEDCoE.

Duties

Directly performs personnel management responsibilities. Develops strategic communication plans and addresses public affairs issues in support of major U. S. Army, TRADOC, and MEDCoE Army missions, projects, programs and strategies, to include those that are controversial. Conducts background research and writes speeches.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position may require travel up to 10% of the time.
• The duties of this position may require extended work hours to include evenings and weekends.
• Position requires successful completion of the Public Affairs Officer course within 52 weeks of appointment.
• Position requires successful completion of Social Media and Operations Security training within 30 days of appointment.
• Position requires successful completion of the Web Content and Operations Security (OPSEC) training course within 30 days of appointment.

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)Executive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APostal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique AuthoritiesPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleRe-employed AnnuitantReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized 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 providing management oversight for activities assigned to the Public Affairs Office which includes directly performs personnel management responsibilities; directly supervises employees and performs as the second-level supervisor for additional employees; plans and assigns work to be accomplished by subordinate personnel; assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, provides technical guidance; evaluates work performance of subordinates; counsels and advise employees on program goals and objectives; makes decisions on work problems presented by subordinates; actively supports special emphasis programs such as EEO, health, safety, internal controls, etc.; and find ways to improve production or increase the quality of the work. Develops and implements management controls to protect government property from waste, theft, or misuse. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: LeadershipManages and Organizes InformationOral CommunicationPublic Affairs Policies and ProceduresWritten Communication 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-13).

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 FR-APF-W3VZAA US ARMY TRADOC MEDICAL COE DO NOT MAIL Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk