You will serve as a Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist in the Commander Fleet Readiness Center, Command Operation Group of COMFLTREADCEN.

Duties

You will make recommendations to executive leadership including drafting strategic communication plans to address organizational priorities and business process transformation. You will advise leadership on mass communications issues, review of content intended for public release, and planning and execution of all internal and external communications You will prepare written materials for proactive release for external use to attract print, broadcast and social media coverage and for internal use to educate, inform and motivate the workforce. You will oversee the development and rollout of strategic communication plans and social media campaigns.

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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1. Formulating short and long-term program goals and objectives. 2.Planning, drafting and updating contingency plans, operation plans and related documents in support of public affairs requirements. 3. Cultivating positive relations with various local, national, international and trade media, including print, electronic and news media. 4. Developing written guidance and formulating programs that strengthen and maintain strong relationships between the US government, USN, media, government officials and the general public and then put those programs into action using audio-visual and social media communications. 5. Reviewing, developing and enhancing the communication channels and tools necessary to execute communications plans. 6. Preparing speeches and presentations for senior command leaders and advising on delivery. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address COMFLTREADCEN 47123 Buse Road Bldg 2272 Suite 540 Patuxent River, MD 20670 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]