You will serve as a PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST in the FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHEAST COMMANDING OFFICER PAO/PROTOCAL OFC of FLTREADCEN SOUTHEAST.

Duties

You will develop new informational materials, including news releases, fact sheets, brochures, booklets, broadcasts, etc. You will apply various analytical and evaluative techniques to prepare and deliver written and visual information. You will apply extensive public affairs knowledge to the development, analysis, and evaluation of campaigns. You will utilize communication theory, techniques, and platforms to generate community engagement.

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 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.

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 performing some or all of the following duties: 1) Writing and communicating principles, methods, and techniques that relate to public affairs of the military; 2) Developing new information materials including news releases, fact sheets, brochures, booklets, broadcast spots, etc., that increase communication with the command's/agency's audiences; 3) Utilizing evaluation techniques and methods to measure and evaluate the effectiveness of social media activities; 4) Performing advanced multimedia work using digital photo/video/graphic manipulation software (Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, InDesign, Illustrator, etc.); and 5) Coordinating media participation in high-profile command stories, events and ceremonies, providing onsite opportunities for journalists and other media professionals. 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

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

Contacts

• Address FLTREADCEN SOUTHEAST Fleet Readiness Center Southeast Building 101 Jacksonville, FL 32212 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]