About the Position: Serves as Chief, Public Affairs Office (PAO) for the District, responsible for the development, execution, and evaluation of the public affairs program. Incumbent serves as personal adviser to the Commander and primary staff concerning the public affairs program and communications issues Command-wide. The incumbent plans, designs, executes, and evaluates the overall Public Affairs program, independently determining the methods and approaches to be used.

Duties

Acts as primary consultant to District Commander and executive staff, senior staff chiefs and other district staff, and public affairs staff in the district office on public affairs matters. Functions as the District Communication Manager and communication Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the District. Exercises direct operational control and supervision over the District public affairs program, and interfaces with the other District public affairs programs in the division as well as the division’s Public Affairs Community of Practice. The incumbent is responsible for planning, organizing, synchronizing, directing, and controlling all public affairs activities and programs for the District's area of responsibility. Proactively delivers the Commander's message and works as an integral member of the USACE public affairs team.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Bilingual, written and verbal, Spanish and English is required.
• This position requires 25% Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) of the duty time.
• This position is supervisory as defined by the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) General Schedule Supervisory Guide (GSSG). A one year probation to assess your ability to perform supervisory duties is required unless previously completed.

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 1) directing media issues for an organization's Public Affairs Program activities and missions within area of responsibility; 2) establishing and maintaining effective relationships with both external and internal stakeholders at all levels and portraying the organization's mission activities in a positive and consistent manner. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). 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: Communications and MediaInterpersonal SkillsManaging Human ResourcesPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical Competence 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).

Contacts

• Address RL-W2SR02 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-JACKSONVILLE DO NOT MAIL Jacksonville, FL 32202 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk