About the Position: Serves as the Director of Public Affairs at a large multi-mission military installation with responsibilities to the Deputy to the Garrison Commander for planning, coordinating and directing public affairs support for all organizations on the installation to include community relations; media operations and facilitations; liaison between tenant organizations, garrison and the public; legislative liaison, government relations and the garrison newspaper, if applicable.

Duties

Serves as the sole official spokesperson and primary contact for local and national media that require immediate responsiveness. Supervise a Public Affairs staff of civilian personnel; assign, direct, and review work and determine training needs. Develops performance plans, evaluates work performance, and counsels staff as appropriate. Serve as the principal staff advisor to the Garrison Commander and senior staff principals on matters involving public issues and the creation of communication policy. Manage, plan, and direct community relations, command information, media relations and social media programs and campaigns to convey information, build attitudes and change opinions about installation, Army and DOD programs. Plans, implements end oversees effective internal information programs through the garrison newspaper, garrison website and other internal communication media and forums. Plan, implement and oversee effective external information programs through multiple media venues, websites, newspaper and other internal communication media and forums.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• This position requires a 1-year Supervisory Probationary period.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 5% of the time.

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 EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Executive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes directing a public affairs program using comprehensive communication strategies such as media relations, social media or community relations; responding to requests for guidance on public affairs matters or for information from members of Congress, news media representatives, or the public; presenting oral or written information to internal and external audiences; and providing leadership on technical work and administrative matters. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Communications and MediaManaging Human ResourcesPublic Affairs Policies and ProceduresReading ComprehensionWritten Communication 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-12).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address FU-W0XYAA US ARMY IMCOM-USAG FT MCCOY DO NOT MAIL Fort McCoy, WI 54656 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk