About the Position: Serve as the Director of Communications, Strategic Initiatives Group. Directs the Public Affairs mission with responsibility for planning, designing, and executing a program to inform and educate general and specific audiences on programs, activities, and goals. This position is located in Arlington, VA.

Duties

Directs the Public Affairs mission with responsibility for planning, designing, and executing a program to inform and educate general and specific audiences on programs, activities, and goals. Reviews work of action officers and strategic initiatives group staff for editorial quality and consistency and compliance with established style, format, content guidance, accuracy, readability, and appropriateness. Incumbent also writes and edits regulations, procedures, and booklets, determining the adequacy of content and source materials used, as well as the amount and type of information required by the audience. Serves as the speechwriter for the Assistant Secretary of the Army Reserve and Manpower Affairs and the Headquarters Department of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 and other principals.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position may require temporary duty (TDY) travel up to 5% of the time.
• The incumbent must be able to 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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent 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 WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority 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 EligibleVeterans 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 assist with formulating policies and/or plans pertaining to the direction of public affairs programs; write a variety of materials, including articles, speeches, news releases, and/or brochures; and examines documents and organizes the material structurally. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13) 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: Oral CommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingWriting 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address HT-APF-W0ZZAA DCS PERSONNEL DC DO NOT MAIL Washington, DC 20301 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk