Public Affairs Specialist

Position Type

Permanent

Position Overview/ Duties

• Serve as the principal advisor to the Commander and senior leaders on public affairs and communication policy.
• Conduct research and helps shape plans and policies to ensure public information considerations are fully addressed.
• Evaluate public opinion trends to align garrison policies with community interests.
• Maintain effective working relationships with government officials, Congress, civic organizations, media representatives, and other stakeholders.
• Act as the official spokesperson and primary point of contact for local and national media requiring immediate response.
• Prepare and coordinate speeches, presentations, and communication materials for general and targeted audiences.
• Develop and manage social media plans in accordance with policy.
• Oversee and coordinate the workload of Public Affairs staff and maintains required files at the medical center.

Qualification Summary

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. Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) 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 Reinstatement 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 communication strategies for an organization such as a Medical Treatment Facility (MTF), preparing speeches and informational materials for public dissemination, advising senior leaders on public communication issues, and conducting research to support communication policy development. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS11). 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).