You will serve as a PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST in the PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE DEPARTMENT of CDR NAVY EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT COMMAND.

Duties

You will establish and maintain direct contact with officials of area city governments and chamber of commerce officials. You will maintain direct contact with national organizations’ regional and local officials. You will develop strategies and execute plans that builds relationships between COMNECC units and the American public. You will coordinate participation on hometown news release program, national television programs, and motion pictures as well as Navy produced videos and publications. You will manage the Community Relations budget for activities and units. You will service as Public Affairs Deputy staff officer, advisor, subject matter expert (SME) and technical expert. You will lead subordinate command public affairs officer and mass communication specialist in achieving communication objectives through public information, media relations, community outreach, digital engagement, and internal information programs. You will create, edit, and approve Public Affairs (PA) products for external release. You will brief flag officers, senior executive service personnel, prospective and commanding officers, executive officer, and senior enlisted leaders on public affairs policy, guidance, and programs. You will manage social media campaigns and accounts and the official websites of the COMNECC/NECCPAC Commander. You will participate with management in major program developments and policy-making decisions to determine expected external and internal public affairs impact. You will serve as a public affair planning representative or briefer in internal and external meeting and conferences as required.

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 subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
• Position requires the individual to be available for on-call for assignments as required by upper-level management and may be required to perform unscheduled overtime.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• Travel, as much as 15% of the time, in CONUS with little or no notice is required.
• Travel may be by commercial (air, rail, POV, etc.) government-operator (military aircraft, vessels or vehicle), or government-chartered carriers, and riding Navy ships at sea.

Qualifications

GS-13: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience in journalism, marketing, public relations or a related field or equivalent training to process the skills necessary to effectively conduct an internal and external public affairs program. Experience, mastery knowledge and understanding of written and oral communication and public involvement principles, methods, techniques, practices. Experience serving as a spokesperson conducting media interviews, applying advanced communication and analytical practices, methods and techniques to the solution of complex public affairs problems. Experience advising senior leadership on the research, planning, implementation, and evaluation of communication plans and strategies. Experience establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with national, trade and local media representatives and community groups. Experience identifying communication needs and developing informational materials to inform internal and external stakeholders of policies, programs, services and activities. Experience coordinating and implementing special events, ceremonies, outreach campaigns, tours, and other activities to generate public awareness of organization's mission. Experience managing personnel and leading teams to achieve organizational goals. 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

GS-13:

There is no education substitution for specialized experience for GS-13.

Contacts

• Address CDR NAVY EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT COMMAND Manpower/Personnel Department Virginia Beach, VA 23459 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]