You will serve as a Public Affairs Specialist of NAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT.

Duties

You will plan, coordinate and facilitate strategic change communications; developing major written materials, reports, articles, graphics, social media posts and other materials. You will plan for and is involved in developing a variety of audiovisual products for the NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Enterprise. You will develop and write policies to support execution of Command strategic communications plans; as well as public affairs support requirements and strategic communications calendars for each plan. You will identify, coordinate, and supervise the design, development, and production of print and multimedia products tailored to the specific needs of targeted audiences (e.g. fact sheets, brochures, pamphlets, web-based products, and CDs/DVDs).

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.

Qualifications

FOR GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Advising the Public Affairs Officer, and Command leadership, on information strategy, policy formulation, and the most effective methods for educating, informing, and promoting awareness, understanding and support for command missions, programs, and activities among the general public and pertinent internal and external audiences; Planning and executing of Strategic Communications, Media Relations, Command Information, and Visual Information and Community Relations activities necessary to inform the work force, general and specialized publics, national and international news media representatives, governmental and non-governmental agency personnel, and various other stakeholders; Performing routine public affairs functions which contribute to the public information, command information, and community relations missions (i.e. setting up interviews with various media outlets; Researching, writing, coordinating, and implementing comprehensive short and long-term strategic communications plans in support of Command policies, programs, and initiatives. FOR GS-11: 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 in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Planning, coordinating and facilitating strategic change communications; developing major written materials, reports, articles, graphics, social media posts and other materials; Researching and recommending events for achieving communications goals; preparing and executing separate action plans for all events associated with each plan; and integrating plans into higher headquarters and subordinate units for execution; Performing routine public affairs functions which contribute to the public information, command information, and community relations missions (i.e. setting up interviews with various media outlets; escorting media; writing stories for publications; and fielding community requests for speakers, honor guards, or volunteers to assist with community projects); Advising and assisting staff planners and other assigned public affairs personnel within the Command on development of specialized strategies, communication campaigns, and associated communication products. 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

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

GS 11:

• 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

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT Naval Supply Weapon Systems Support 5450 Carlisle Pike Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-0791 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]