This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Office of Public Affairs, Assistant Commandant for Governmental and Public Affairs Directorate (CG-092), Washington, DC.

Duties

You will serve as a Public Affairs Specialist, executing a wide range of communications function designed to align internal and external communications, identify and mitigate risk, and enhance public understanding of Coast Guard (CG) policies, missions, and objectives.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• This position requires a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI).
• A state driver's license is required.
• A drug/alcohol test is required.

Qualifications

To qualify for the GS-12: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Specialized experience must include: Drafting strategic communications plans, talking points, and fact sheets; AND Integrating earned media, digital media, events, etc. into strategic communications campaigns; AND Coordinating public awareness campaigns; AND Providing recommendations or revisions to programmatic elements and agency officials; AND Using data, metrics, and analytics to refine communications goals; AND Liaising with members of the media, writers, and agency officials to share information and maintain effective working relationships. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Contacts

• Address United States Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE STOP 7120 Washington, District of Columbia 20593-7120 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]