Public Affairs Specialist (Leader)

Summary

About the Position: In this position the incumbent is the principal assistant to the Chief of the Public Affairs Office, responsible for developing and executing communication strategies and providing technical guidance and quality control for all public affairs products. This role requires the planning, coordination, and evaluation of information dissemination relating to the District's programs, objectives, and functions through a wide range of media channels.

Duties

• •Serves as a primary content creator and creative director for the office.
• •Conducts extensive research to develop, write, and edit a variety of informational materials, including news releases, feature stories, articles, speeches, and social media posts.
• •Captures, creates, and edits high-quality visual information products.
• •Assists in maintaining the official New England District website and managing the command’s official social media presence.
• •Assists the Chief of Public Affairs in planning and accomplishing coordination with higher headquarters, other districts, and external agencies.

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 Employees Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans 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) Developing comprehensive strategic communication plans for a federal organization; 2) Providing quality control for all public affairs products to ensure technical and factual correctness; 3) Executing communication plans to achieve widest dissemination of information through a variety of print, video and electronic mediums; AND 4) Advising management and staff on public engagement and public relations matters. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). 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. 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).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.