You will serve as a STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST (SHIPS) in the OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY of OFFSECNAV WASHINGTON DC.

Duties

You will serve as the subject matter expert of strategic engagements and partnerships related to the ship ceremony program, overseeing strategic communication, outreach and engagement, and partnership and building initiatives. You will develop key messaging and communication materials for stakeholders. You will work independently managing the ship ceremony program. You will be responsible for coordinating with the Public Affairs Specialist to manage, monitor, coordinate, and track performance communication, outreach, and partnership-building activities. You will develop sentiment analysis and analyze public affairs responses to measure the effectiveness of the ship ceremony program. You will oversee the responses to public correspondence and their social media work including work for members in public affairs as needed. You will perform public affairs officer duties (as needed) including supporting travel, drafting speeches, talking points and press releases.

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 may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

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 planning and coordinating strategic engagements that involve external stakeholders and experience developing communication materials for organizational leaders addressing issues affecting service members and civilian employees. 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.

Contacts

• Address OFFSECNAV WASHINGTON DC 2000 Navy Pentagon Washington, DC 20350-2000 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]