You will serve as a Public Affairs Specialist in the Office of the Chief of Navy Chaplains (OPNAV N097/N1G) of IMMEDIATE OFC OF CHIEF OF NVL OPS.

Duties

You will integrate Chaplain Corps (CHC) strategic communications planning into all functions of the Chief of Navy Chaplains’ scope of responsibilities. You will prepare and coordinate Chief of Navy Chaplains communication products for strategic messaging and engagement to tell the CHC story. You will coordinate with the DON Office of the Chief of Information (CHINFO) for accurate media relations to ensure alignment with DON strategic messaging. You will develop a CHC communication execution plan for implementation at all echelons of the U.S. Navy (USN), U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) in support of the delivery of religious ministry. You will advise CHC Flag officers to ensure the execution plan and public affairs initiatives provide a comprehensive view of DON and CHC strategic priorities. You will coordinate and disseminate timely, accurate, and authoritative information to all audiences, internal and external, to advance the CHC story across all claimancies, venues, and formats. You will accomplish major responsibilities and specific duties by incorporating strategic messaging throughout all Chief of Navy Chaplains functions and tasks.

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 equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector demonstrating knowledge of public affairs principles, practices, and techniques for strategic communication planning and marketing. I have experience operating computer equipment and standard database/word processing software. I am also able to communicate extremely well both orally and in writing. Examples of specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Performing extensive public affairs and media relations duties; 2) Applying a professional knowledge of Navy Chaplain Corps functions, policies, procedures, and regulations to develop, adapt or modify information material and make recommendations to senior staff on release of information; 3) Applying an extensive knowledge of content creation and digital media campaigns, as well as photo techniques for production of still photos for content creation/digital campaigns; 4) Knowledge of content archiving in accordance with established records management instructions, to include submission to Defense Visual Information Distribution System (DVIDS); and 5) Utilizing visual information recording, editing, reproduction equipment, and live streaming equipment techniques. 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address IMMEDIATE OFC OF CHIEF OF NVL OPS 2000 Navy Pentagon Washington, DC 20350 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]