Job opening: PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST
Salary: $117 962 - 153 354 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: May 08 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position for The Defense Information Systems Agency is at Fort Meade, Maryland .
Duties
Responsible for writing articles, and other materials for public release.
Develops programs designed to inform and educate general and specialized publics about the agency's missions, activities, plans, programs and accomplishments.
Plans, directs and executes comprehensive national campaigns to disseminate highly technical and sometimes very politically sensitive information concerning Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) missions and programs.
Analyzes external environment for the Director and senior staff to include all factors that could influence agency objectives, programs and policies directly or indirectly, to include public and customer perceptions of issues and programs.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
- This position has been designated as "Mission Essential." Incumbent will be required to report to work or relocate to a new duty location, within the United States, in times of local/national emergency.
Qualifications
Time in Grade:
For entry at the GS-13 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-12 or higher grade in the Federal Service.
Specialized Experience:
For the GS-13, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-12 if outside the Federal service.
Specialized experience is defined as experience in public affairs planning, directing, and executing local and/or national campaigns; preparing talking points and speeches for senior leaders to present during internal and external public engagements; conducting research using computerized research tools and interviews with technical and subject matter experts; and surveying and analyzing news coverage of an agency's activities.
In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position. Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing competencies are required.
Competencies: Communication, Communications and Media, Customer Service, and Technical Competence
Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
Education
There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level.
Contacts
- Address DISA - SS/OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
6910 Cooper Road
Fort Meade, MD 20755-7088
US
- Name: HR Customer Care Center
- Phone: (317) 212-0454
- Email: [email protected]
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