Public Affairs Specialist

Your tasks

• Develops and implements comprehensive strategic communication plans and media products to promote organizational goals to diverse audiences.
• Advises senior leaders and briefs stakeholders on complex, sensitive, and potentially controversial legislative, public affairs, and strategic engagement matters.
• Manages congressional inquiries and analyzes proposed legislation to advise senior leaders on potential mission impacts and sensitivities.
• Provides authoritative advisory services on the broader implications of communication strategies and develops proactive outreach to key stakeholders.
• Plans and executes multi-faceted outreach events, special visits, and official functions involving senior officials, international partners, and media representatives.

Requirements

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. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities Current Employees of the U.S. Army Test & Evaluation Command with personal competitive status. Current Civilian Employees of the Command Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 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 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:

1. Developing strategic communication materials for internal and external audiences; and
2. Advising organizational leaders on the potential effects of legislative, organizational, or political issues on the organization's mission and public perception; and
3. Developing official organizational responses to media inquiries in coordination with subject-matter experts.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-03/GS-13). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Oral Communication Political Savvy Project Management Strategic Thinking Writing

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About the Position: This position is located at the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Center Headquarters (ATEC HQ), with a duty location of Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. (merit)