Supervisory Public Affairs

Summary

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.
• •Proactively delivers the Commander's message and works as an integral member of the USACE public affairs team.
• •Responsible for planning, organizing, synchronizing, directing, and controlling all public affairs activities and programs for the District's area of responsibility.

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 Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer 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 developing and executing strategic communication plans for an organization. This includes: 1) Creating and managing public affairs programs to communicate with internal and external audiences on complex, sensitive, or controversial topics; 2) Advising senior leadership on public affairs issues and serving as a primary point of contact or spokesperson for media relations; 3) Leading a team in the production of communication materials, such as news releases, social media content, and speeches, by planning and assigning work and ensuring alignment with organizational goals. 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. 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).