You will serve as a Public Affairs Specialist in the Executive Directorate, Code 103100. This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Duties

You will advise leaders on how to engage with media. You will review publication reach and penetration to a critical target audience. You will develop and provide advice and insight concerning sensitive and or potentially controversial media topics. You will address misinformation by presenting positive information to protect NRLs perception. You will establish relationships with media, creating and maintaining press kits, and responses to queries. You will prepare and maintain a crisis communication plan to cover a variety of events. You will minimize and mitigate negative perception of NRL during crisis communication events via traditional and digital means. You will monitor and analyze social media channels.

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
• 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

This position has a selective placement factor that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates: The selective placement factor is: This position requires demonstrated experience in advanced digital receiver engineering research relating to Naval EW with relevant engineering design proficiencies in microwave antenna, receiver and ESM systems design. Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-05/10) or pay band (NO-02) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate most or all of the following duties: 1.) Generating compelling, tailored content to tell the command's story and advance strategic communication goals, such as releases, newsletters, blogs, podcasts, videos etc.; 2.) Managing external websites, social media channels, and intranet; 3.) Advising leaders on how to engage with media and coordinating and monitoring interviews and press conferences with senior management; 4.) Developing and providing advice and insight concerning sensitive and/or potentially controversial media topics; and 5.) Preparing and maintaining a crisis communication plan to cover a variety of events. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: 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

The following can be substituted in order to meet the minimum qualification requirements of this position:

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
OR
3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
OR
LL.M., if related

Contacts

• Address NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY 4555 Overlook Avenue SW Washington, DC 20375-5324 US
• Name: Lapeachtriss Turner
• Phone: 202-767-3789
• Email: [email protected]