PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST

Summary

About the Position: Serve as a Public Affairs Specialist for the US Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, Public Affairs Office in Nashville, TN.

Duties

• •Plan, direct, execute, and evaluate the overall public affairs program to convey complex information concerning U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Department of Army programs, responsibilities, and activities.
• •Serve as Public Affairs Advisor to the Emergency Operations Manager and carries out public information duties associated with emergency operations and military mobilization activities of the District.
• •Provide advice and authoritative recommendations to the District Commander, senior management, and the heads of serviced divisions, offices, or projects on all matters relating to the public affairs program.
• •Establish and maintain effective working relationships with local, regional, national, and international news media.
• •Develop and maintain procedures for informing the public regarding any possible adverse situations, e.g., environmental, safety, and security.
• •Manage and review District web site content and provides recommendations to District staff on content.
• •Manage a comprehensive external and internal communication programs, for the District, utilizing relevant technology and communication platforms.

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 USACE employees with competitive status. 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes independently preparing multi-media information materials, develop speeches for high level officials, stakeholders or a variety of public entities; review communication products for consistency; conduct research, write speeches in relation to mission areas and conveying accurate up-to-date information to the public in a variety of different formats. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11) 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-11).