You will serve as a PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST of NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND.

Duties

Provide public affairs advice to command leadership and managers to support transformation outreach and engagement. Develops forward-thinking plans that promote understanding of and support for the command's mission. Aligns internal and external communication plans, and products to deliver a cohesive message to target audiences. Develops after action reports, command operations reports and other assessments that detail the effectiveness of communication programs. Evaluates the impact and effectiveness of communication plans and advises leaders on potential reactions to proposed statements, actions or programs. Develops and produces multichannel communication products to include digital and online channels to reach targeted audiences. Writes feature stories and articles concerning leadership's strategic message to the workforce and prepares talking points and speeches for internal engagements.

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 is a bargaining unit position.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-09) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Providing public affairs advice to command leadership and managers to support transformation outreach and engagement; 2) Develops forward-thinking plans that promote understanding of and support for the command's mission; 3) Develops after action reports, command operations reports and other assessments that detail the effectiveness of communication programs; 4) Writes feature stories and articles concerning leadership's strategic message to the workforce and prepares talking points and speeches for internal engagements; and 5) Evaluates the impact and effectiveness of communication plans and advises leaders on potential reactions to proposed statements, actions or programs. 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 and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1000/public-affairs-series-1035/ 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

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

or

3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

LL.M., if related

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND Navy Personnel Command 5720 Integrity Drive Millington, TN 38055 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]