Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position is located in the Community and Public Affairs Service of the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (GCVHCS) in Biloxi, MS.

*** THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION
*** Develops and implements plans, operating procedures, and policies to improve and enhance public communication efforts;
Develops and decimates management reports;
Establishes and maintains contact with high level officials such as the White House, agencies of the Executive Branch, members of Congress and their staff, officials in state and local governments, and individuals in the private industry;
Create interpretive content for social media accounts, including official internal and external blogs, Twitter accounts, Facebook pages, You Tube channels, Flickr accounts, and other third-party sites to educate and inspire;
Initiates and develops liaison with representatives of newspapers, magazines, and other news media to assess media needs to understand and convey to the public the relevance and impact of agency research;
Serves as key member of a designated team during emergencies or critical operations, managing emergency communications at both local and regional levels;
Provides public relations to stakeholders, Congressional relations, and voluntary service;
Oversees development of various initiatives to include training and integration into applicable systems;
Develops and reviews emergency operations;
Writes or supervises the writing of speeches and talking points for special events hosted on and off the health care system;
Develops, coordinates, and provides oversight for various high level briefings;
Provides briefing for all employees before each media interview and is directly responsible for managing all media representatives;
Produces the employee newsletter, patient newsletter and annual report;
Develops and maintains interactive internet and intranet websites;
Performing related duties as required.

Work Schedule:

Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm. Recruitment & Relocation

Incentives:

Authorized. Telework:
Not authorized.

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

NOTE:

Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: .

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

The posted pay range is $106437 – $138370/yr.

Applications close on .

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.

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