You will serve as a PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST in the National Museum of the Marine Corps of TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND.

Duties

You will contribute to and support the Museum's Strategic Communications Plan (to include a social media plan), working in concert with the Museum's partner organizations, especially the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. You will plan, on an annual basis, a comprehensive schedule of media activities, including press conferences, briefings, and the like, which achieve both individual and overall communications objectives. You will identify, establish, and maintain close and productive contacts with national and international media organizations. You will develop program schedules and prepares scripts for press event participants. You will assist the Director in establishing and maintaining partnerships with community organizations, area businesses, and representatives of the tourism industry, working to enhance the Museum's performance as a tourist attraction.

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.
• 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.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card to make official government purchases for goods and services.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: developing communication strategies to inform and educate internal and external audiences on an organization's mission, programs, policies, and objectives; conducting research to determine Public Affairs/communication program needs using a wide range of communications media; AND evaluating effectiveness of communications initiatives and recommending methods of improvement. 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND 1019 Elliot Road Quantico, VA 22134-5001 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]