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.

Duties

Serve as principal Public Affairs communication advisor to the commander, senior military and civilian officials, and other stakeholders. Establish and maintain professional working relationships with local news media representatives, business leaders and other centers of influence. Develop and implement communication plans to inform affected publics of ongoing initiatives. Integrate strategy and plans, public affairs operations, digital media, media relations, and community outreach in support of command objectives. Research, write, and edit material to produce in accordance with strategic communications efforts. Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, difficulty of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.

Requirements

• National Agency Check With Written Inquiries (NACI) (Tier 1) Required
• One-year Supervisory Probationary Period 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 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Communication CounselCommunications and MediaLeadershipPublic Affairs Policies and Procedures IN ADDITION to the competencies, to qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of specialized experience which prepared you to do this work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: 1) developing strategies to communicate issues in support of command objectives; 2) advising leadership on public affairs policy and procedure changes and issues relating to community relations/outreach; 3) developing communication approaches within an organization to increase public awareness; AND 4) leading various public affairs programs and functions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). 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).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, no substitution of experience is allowed.

Contacts

• Address GN-W0MLAA TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT DO NOT MAIL Tobyhanna, PA 18466 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk