About the Position: Serve as the primary Office, Chief of Public Affairs point of contact for all issues and initiatives having doctrine, policy, force structure, manning and materiel impacts.

Duties

Responsible for Department of Army level development, coordination, and monitoring of Public Affairs concepts, doctrine and policy. Modify public affairs mission standards, force structure, manning documents and materiel requirements to reflect changing Army doctrine, force requirements and resources. Responsible for counsel, advocacy, and articulation of the Public Affairs Proponent's position in the development and revisions of Army wide concepts, doctrine and policy. Approve multiyear and long-range work plans developed by the supervisors of subordinate organizational units. Manage the overall work to enhance achievement of the goals and objections. Exercise allocation and distribution of funds in the organization's budget. Exercise final authority for the full range of personnel actions and organization design proposals recommended by subordinate supervisors.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• In accordance with Change 3 of AR 600-85, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program, must successfully pass a urinalysis for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
• You may be expected to travel up to 20% for this position.

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)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority 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 EligibleReinstatementVeterans 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: providing advice and counsel on public affairs matters to higher level officials; planning and revising public affairs programs, campaigns, and policies; maintaining subordinate development, and overseeing budget allocation. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14). 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Human Capital ManagementPlanning and EvaluatingPublic Affairs Policies and Procedures 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-???????14).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address HT-W06N02 ARMY PUBLIC AFFAIRS OPERATIONS GROUP DO NOT MAIL Fort Meade, MD 20755 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk