You will serve as a PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST in the Public Affairs Office of NMRTC CAMP LEJEUNE NC.

Duties

You will act as primary assistant to the Public Affairs Office as the command’s ambassador and link to military and civilian media. You will prepare newsletters or other communications for distribution to field offices to keep them acquainted with programs. You will conduct research, analysis, develops marketing strategies, and designs marketing materials for the hospital for distribution. You will perform administrative office duties such as: requisition office supplies, operating budget, incoming correspondence, and time keeping duties. You will edit or rewrite material submitted by others or localized material from other sources.

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.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• Relocation expenses (i.e. PCS) may be authorized in accordance with applicable travel regulations.
• In accordance with BUMED INST 6220.9B, this position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations and a signed (Condition of employment) consenting to such.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Utilizing strong journalistic experience including information gathering, news planning editing, interview capabilities. Researching, writing, composing, and proofreading news and articles, providing graphics, layout and design utilizing desktop publishing software. Articulating in a professional manner with various groups of people. Using office automation equipment, programs, and tools such as personal computers with word processing and desktop publishing programs. Performing administrative office duties such as revising incoming correspondence, requisition of office supplies, and time keeping duties. 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 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

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 and is DIRECTLY RELATED to the work of the position:

GS-9: Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (https://www.ed.gov/). Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Contacts

• Address NMRTC CAMP LEJEUNE NC 100 Brewster Blvd Camp Lejeune, NC 28547-2538 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]