About the Position: As a Public Affairs (PA) Specialist for U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) (ARNORTH), an Army Service Component Command, plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates public affairs community outreach activities to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements while meeting the needs of our customers. Serves as a Community Relations (COMREL)-focused PA subject matter expert for the organization.

Duties

Develop program strategy, goals, objectives, priorities, plans, programs, policies, procedures, and activities. Employ a variety of methods and techniques in achieving communication goals such as news releases, radio and television scripts, feature articles, personal appearances, news conferences, exhibits, brochures, pamphlets, etc. Advises and assists Public Affairs Office personnel, command leadership, staff, and subordinate units in matters relating to COMREL, CI, and media relations. Actively participates in the organization and implementation of special community and media events. Serve as a liaison between ARNORTH and event participants, including members of the community and prepares and assembles event materials. Prepare, coordinates, and disseminates press products and responds to news media queries from United States and international news media representatives. Develops, executes, and oversees PA programs for a headquarters with a mission to conduct defense support of civil authorities, homeland defense (HD), and theater security cooperation. Coordinate, designs, and executes production of original multimedia.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations.
• Must be able to obtain/hold a Secret Security Clearance. Failure to satisfactory complete any aspect of this process is grounds for termination.
• Will be required to deploy within the NORTHCOM AOR on short notice (in under 24 hours).
• Overtime and shift work will be required on short notice to include nights, holidays, and weekends.
• Incumbent will be expected to function in adverse climatic conditions and under intense physical and mental stress.
• Must be capable, upon completion of training, of unassisted donning of mission oriented protective posture (MOPP) mask, clothing and equipment, or equivalent clothing and protective equipment.
• Must be able to wear other personal protective equipment (PPE) or clothing such as boots, goggles, gloves, chemical mask and other safety equipment as required.
• As a pre-condition of employment, any and all incumbents of this position must pass a physical examination.
• Employees may be required to wear an electronic pager and maintain a working telephone at all times.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic 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.) 13473People with Disabilities, Schedule APriority 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 EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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: One year of specialized experience which, includes design, plan, direct and/or advise on the public affairs programs in an agency; develop and disseminate informational materials to the general public or specialized target groups; and develop and disseminate informational materials to pertinent publics through the media. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Communications and MediaOral CommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingPublic 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-11).

Contacts

• Address SC-WJMH99 HQ US ARMY NORTH DO NOT MAIL Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk