PUBLIC Affairs Specialist Security Clearance

Position: PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST with Security Clearance
Duties
* Assists the chief of public affairs in managing all PA activities for the installation/organization.
* Coordinates the planning and development of complex, high level public affairs assignments in support of commander's programs and priorities.
* Researches, drafts, coordinates, produces, and reviews public affairs products such as news releases, talking points,fact sheets, news and feature articles, web-based content, briefings, speeches and scripts, newsletters, photographs,videos, pod casts, and other materials.
* Represents the office with a variety of installation and local governmental, media, community engagement, service,and educational organizations.
* Assists in the planning, organizing and carrying out the visual information program. Helps design, create, and assemble material for presentations, publications, and exhibits. Requirements Conditions of employment
* Must complete initial online questionnaire and additional assessment(s)
* U.S. Citizenship is required
* Males must be registered for Selective Service, see (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).
* This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
* Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays
* Disclosure of Political Appointments
* All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
* Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
* Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
* Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance
* Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military and/or commercial aircraft
* Shift work may be required
* Recall to duty may be a requirement of this position
* May perform periodic weekly 24-hour alert duty as the public affairs on-call representative to answer news media and other inquiries after duty hours
* May be the public affairs point of contact during deployment with news media representatives to a forward operating location in the event of hostilities or a major wing deployment Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions for 1035 series.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: SPECIALIZED

EXPERIENCE:

Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-09 or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes knowledge of concepts, principles, and practices of a public affairs program and written and oral communication principles, techniques, and analytical methods to perform a wide range of public affairs assignments to develop intercommunication between the agency and a variety of publics.

Knowledge of the organization's operations and functions sufficient to communicate accurate information and modify standard methods and adapt approaches in the development of new information materials to meet organizational needs. Knowledge of the concepts, principles, policies and practices of visual information activities, which may include illustrations, photography, presentations, television/motion picture production, and base cable access television.

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Your resume must support this response. OR

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.

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You must submit a copy of your transcripts. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND

EDUCATION:

A combination of education and experience as described above may be used to qualify for this position.

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You must submit a copy of your transcripts. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE…