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Job opening: Public Affairs Specialist

Salary: $90 662 - 117 856 per year
Published at: Feb 06 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: Serves as the Public Affairs Officer for the Public Health Command-Pacific (PHC-P) with responsibilities for planning and coordinating the dissemination of information relating to PHC-P and its subordinate organizations' objectives by analyzing and executing the best method to convey the PHC-P Commander's vision and intent. This position is with the Medical Readiness Command Pacific located at Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii.

Duties

Identify communication needs, concerns, and attitudes of various publics as they relate to programs, policies and activities of the community and its higher headquarters. Execute effective public information programs to ensure the timely and accurate release of information and response to media inquiries and information for community relations. Operate as the primary liaison between the agency and news media by fulfilling the role of the official spokesperson to inform and educate external audiences about the organization's mission, programs and accomplishments. Advise on choice, timing and relative importance of information for dissemination to the Public Health Command-Pacific (PHC-P), its subordinate organizations, and the general public using knowledge of general and specialized media.

Requirements

  • This position requires you to be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance of access for the duration of employment which includes a background investigation and credit check.
  • This position is identified as Mission Essential which may require you to work or remain at work during an emergency situation or when inclement weather has curtailed operations (e.g., threat to the facility, natural disaster, delayed reporting).
  • This position requires Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel approximately 25% of the time away from your permanent duty station.
  • This position has been designated as “Key” and will not be vacated during a national emergency or mobilization as doing so would seriously impair the capability of the organization to function effectively.
  • You must be exempted from recall to active duty and will receive training to ensure mission accomplishment of sustaining base operations during mobilization.
  • The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.

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-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePriority 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 education and 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 planning public affairs operations to include, drafting news releases and statements, managing web and social media content; providing researched responses to media inquiries in a timely manner; and identifying communication needs as they relate to programs and policies for an organization. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). 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: Communications and MediaPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical CompetenceWriting 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-11).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

  • Address M1-W08KAA REGIONAL HEALTH COMMAND-PACIFIC DO NOT MAIL Tripler AMC, HI 96859 US
  • Name: Army Applicant Help Desk

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