You will serve as a PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST in the Special Staff - COMMSTRATT of MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE.

Duties

You will manage the community and media relations programs for MCLB Barstow as well as tenant organizations, as appropriate. You will establish and maintain working relationships with city, county, state and national elected officials as well as with governmental, civic, fraternal and service organizations. You will advise and make recommendations to leadership on public affairs matters (i.e., civilian community activities and programs, installation restoration programs, and environmental issues pertaining to base retention, closure and realignment). You will write articles about MCLB Barstow's operations, programs and activities for user by the internal and external media. You will arrange for command representatives to speak at local, cultural, educational, fraternal, civic, service and governmental groups as the manager of the command's Speaker bureau. You will direct tour programs relating to visits of various types of civilian groups, organizations and individuals to MCLB Barstow. You will serve as a liaison to news media and community representatives and responds to queries for information.

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 Secret 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.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.

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. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Managing a public affairs program that includes internal and external communications, serving as a liaison to the news media and community, advising and making recommendations to leadership on public affairs matters (i.e., civilian community activities, plans and programs, installation restoration programs, and environmental issues pertaining to base retention, closure and realignment), AND writing articles about organization operations, programs and activities. 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:

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degreeor3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

LL.M., if related

or

Applicant can qualify through a combination of graduate education and experience which when combined, equals 100%,

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

Contacts

• Address MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE MCLB Barstow, CA 92311 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]