Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist
The major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
The incumbent serves as spokesperson for the Medical Center, and as such is a point of contact for local and national media; is the liaison for veterans' service organizations, congressional staffs, community groups, professional organizations, etc. Responsible for preparing or directing the preparation of all news releases, media advisories, public service announcements, and feature articles about the medical facility and its programs and services. Provide technical consultation in the preparation of public relations and marketing materials and publications. Evaluate the effectiveness of the public affairs program and makes changes as necessary to maintain or enhance the public image of JHQVAMC and media exposure of programs and activities. Develop speeches for the Director and other executive team members for special events and programs. Develop employee newsletters, JHQVAMC's annual report and all other marketing materials. Manage websites, including social media websites (e.g., Facebook and Twitter). Work Schedule:
Administrative day tour, Monday - Friday, 07:
45 - 16:
30 Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist/PD604580 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required A one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period may be required. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/13/2020. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.Note:
Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.You may qualify based on your experience as described below:
Specialized
Experience:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
Experience serving as a spokesperson conducting media interviews, coordinating events, crisis communications, and responding to Congressional Inquiries; identifying communication needs and developing informational materials to inform internal and external stakeholders of policies, programs, services and activities; Skill in written and oral communication, analysis, and interpersonal relations is necessary. Providing authoritative guidance and advise to top management officials or stakeholders on the possible public and media reactions to proposed public affairs policy statement or agency actions; experience independently carrying out broad public affairs activities. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Communications and Media Forward Thinking Managing Human Resources Veteran and Customer Focus Interpersonal Effectiveness 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; religions; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements:
Work is usually performed sitting at a desk, in news conferences, briefings, meetings, etc.; or riding in an automobile or public transportation. There may be occasional brief visits to industrial or construction sites, national parks or forests,military equipment test sites, etc.; however, no special physical demands are involved in performing the work. The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts requiring normal safety precautions typical of office settings or commercial vehicles such as planes, trains, buses or automobiles. The work area is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
The incumbent serves as spokesperson for the Medical Center, and as such is a point of contact for local and national media; is the liaison for veterans' service organizations, congressional staffs, community groups, professional organizations, etc. Responsible for preparing or directing the preparation of all news releases, media advisories, public service announcements, and feature articles about the medical facility and its programs and services. Provide technical consultation in the preparation of public relations and marketing materials and publications. Evaluate the effectiveness of the public affairs program and makes changes as necessary to maintain or enhance the public image of JHQVAMC and media exposure of programs and activities. Develop speeches for the Director and other executive team members for special events and programs. Develop employee newsletters, JHQVAMC's annual report and all other marketing materials. Manage websites, including social media websites (e.g., Facebook and Twitter). Work Schedule:
Administrative day tour, Monday - Friday, 07:
45 - 16:
30 Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist/PD604580 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required A one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period may be required. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/13/2020. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.Note:
Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.You may qualify based on your experience as described below:
Specialized
Experience:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
Experience serving as a spokesperson conducting media interviews, coordinating events, crisis communications, and responding to Congressional Inquiries; identifying communication needs and developing informational materials to inform internal and external stakeholders of policies, programs, services and activities; Skill in written and oral communication, analysis, and interpersonal relations is necessary. Providing authoritative guidance and advise to top management officials or stakeholders on the possible public and media reactions to proposed public affairs policy statement or agency actions; experience independently carrying out broad public affairs activities. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Communications and Media Forward Thinking Managing Human Resources Veteran and Customer Focus Interpersonal Effectiveness 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; religions; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements:
Work is usually performed sitting at a desk, in news conferences, briefings, meetings, etc.; or riding in an automobile or public transportation. There may be occasional brief visits to industrial or construction sites, national parks or forests,military equipment test sites, etc.; however, no special physical demands are involved in performing the work. The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts requiring normal safety precautions typical of office settings or commercial vehicles such as planes, trains, buses or automobiles. The work area is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
- Department:
1035 Public Affairs - Salary Range:
$91,231 to $118,603 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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