Job opening: Public Affairs Specialist
Salary: $62 517 - 81 272 per year
Published at: Apr 23 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: Responsible for coordinating a full range of public communications activities including visual information support, writing news and feature articles, consisting of photographs and text, producing press releases, news summaries, social media content and intranet communication and marketing material to promote and market U.S. Army Public Health Command-Pacific (PHC-P) and its Public Health Activities within the Area of Responsibility (AOR), Indo-Pacific Command.
Duties
Identifies subject matter experts and conducts interviews to produce news and feature articles in compliance with AP style guide as assigned by supervisor within deadline on a wide range of Department of Defense Public Health issues.
Responsible for daily maintenance of social media websites to include scheduled and unscheduled posting on Facebook, Twitter, Flicker, etc.
Requirements
- Able to obtain and maintain Secret Security Clerance
- Able to obtain and maintain U.S. issued driver license
- Up to 20% TDY may be required
- Probationary period may be required
- Position is Mission Essential
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.
Current 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.) 13473Priority 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 work 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 using electronic media to convey the organization's mission role in national defense and health care initiatives, utilizing social media tools, and respond to media queries of a sensitive nature. 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-07).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Communication CounselCommunications and MediaMultimedia TechnologiesPublic Affairs Policies and Procedures
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-07).
Education
Some fedeal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the erequired expereince in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using expereince alone- no substitution of education for expereince is permitted.
Contacts
- Address M1-W08KAA REGIONAL HEALTH COMMAND-PACIFIC
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Tripler AMC, HI 96859
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- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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