You will serve as a PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST in the Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River (NHCPR) of of NMRTC PATUXENT RIVER MD. ***This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants. Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, HOW TO APPLY, and WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT sections below for instructions.***

Duties

You will serve as the Public Affairs Officer. You will plan, develop, and implement strategic marketing and public affairs program of the Command and its Branch Health Clinic. You will manage and direct the Public Affairs Program and serve as a special assistant to the Command in public affairs matters. You will prepare and distribute Command news releases, feature stories, and social media campaigns. You will manage the Command information program keeping assigned military staff and civilian employees informed about the Navy and significant national and international events, instructions and policy decisions.

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 is considered Key/Emergency-Essential. You will be required to provide immediate and continuing support to ensure the success of combat operations or the availability of combat-essential systems.
• In accordance with BUMEDINST 6220.9B, all personnel, including direct and indirect care providers, administrators, ancillary services, volunteers, students, and others who may come in contact with patients, must receive a seasonal influenza vaccine.
• The incumbent must, as a condition of employment, be immunized on an annual basis against influenza.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Working with executive level personnel, (e.g., Commanding Officer), to determine which news stories or feature articles are to be covered, the visual materials to be used and the information of benefit to employees and beneficiaries to incorporate in the programs in achieving the objectives relating to public affairs; Developing and applying new approaches to difficult/complex public affairs communication problems; Evaluating the news value or communication potential of visual material including photograph and illustrations; Giving oral presentation and conducting meeting designed to present and obtain input on programs issues and develop a consensus form among divergent viewpoints; AND Applying a variety of analytical techniques in gathering, analyzing, and evaluating complex data and developing appropriate recommendations for command consideration. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-admin.asp.https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1000/public-affairs-series-1035/ 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

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: Applicants may substitute the following education for the required experience, provided it demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position education must be related:

Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (related) Your transcripts must be attached.) Failure to submit a copy of your transcripts with your application will result in not crediting the substitution

OR

Three "3" full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree (related) Your transcripts must be attached.) Failure to submit a copy of your transcripts with your application will result in not crediting the substitution

OR

LL.M., if related. Your transcripts must be attached.) Failure to submit a copy of your transcripts with your application will result in not crediting the substitution

Foreign Education: Required for vacancies with Positive Education or Education Substitution: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/officies/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NMRTC PATUXENT RIVER MD 47149 Buse Road Bldg 1370 Patuxent River, MD 20670 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]