Public Affairs Specialist

You will serve as a PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST in the Navy Office of Information, NAVY OFFICE OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH (NAVCO).

GS12:
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience in developing and implementing national strategic communication plans tailored to specialized and general audiences
• Experience utilizing social and digital media administration tools, media analysis software, and contact services
• Experience developing and implementing media plans and operations, including interview preparation
• Experience with analyzing digital product performance to measure message delivery effectiveness
• Experience creating and editing innovative materials with written, graphical, and/or visual information to stimulate interest for release

GS11:
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience applying knowledge of Federal public affairs principles, practices, and communication techniques
• Experience in collecting and analyzing the views and opinions of various agency publics to assist in developing recommendations to stimulate interest in agency programs
• Experience supporting research and validating media outlets and representatives, assessing audience sentiment and communicating objectives on existing and emerging issues
• Experience verifying accuracy of content submitted and ensuring compliance with recognized style guides, regulations, and policies
• OR- possess a 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 Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-ADMIN
• Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.