Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: This position is located with the Army Sustainment Command, Office of Communications and Engagement, Rock Island Arsenal, IL.

Duties

Formulate policy and plans pertaining to the direction and execution of Command Public Affairs and Congressional Programs. Conduct analysis of attitudes and opinions of the public and elected officials toward the Command or its programs. Assign work to subordinates, setting priorities and considering requirements of assignments and capabilities of employees. Respond to information requests from the media, key officials or public pertaining to the Command program in written and oral forms often requiring detailed explanation of negative comments. Deploy to the scene of incidents and accidents involving Army Sustainment Command (ASC) operations and facilities to provide on-site public affairs support.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Tier 3 Secret Security Clearance.
• Temporary duty travel of 25% may be required.

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 EmployeesDomestic 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 education and/or 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: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled which includes advising on public affairs responses to sensitive or controversial issues, ensuring compliance with public affairs program policies, responding to key leaders or the public on a variety of public affairs issues, and speaking with and engaging the media. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Communication CounselManaging Human ResourcesMessage DeliveryPublic 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-13).

Education

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.

Contacts

• Address GK-W0DAAA US ARMY SUSTAINMENT COMMAND DO NOT MAIL Rock Island, IL 61299 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk