Public Affairs Specialist

Full Job Description

About the Position: Serves as Public Affairs Specialist for the Commanding General (CG) for the U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training (USACIMT), a core function lead in TRADOC.

The purpose of the work is to plan, develop, implement, and assess an effective communication program in support of the commander's communication objectives.

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 civilians employees of the TRADOC US Army Center of Initial Military Training organization with competitive status.

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 experience researching, developing, implementing, and assessing communication strategies for internal and external audiences; experience developing materials such as news stories, news releases, fact sheets, brochures, and broadcast quality public service announcements, features, and/or segments, photos, essays, video, and other products.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to Detail Customer Service Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Major Duties:

• Responsible for researching, developing, coordinating, and evaluating Public Affairs strategies that support the command’s communication objectives.
• Conducts research required for development of communication plans through analysis of the information environment, including public opinion and information needs assessments, media content analysis, and impact assessments.
• Research, develop and produce informational media materials designed to further public understanding of CIMT and its subordinate organizations.
• Plans, develops, and implements public affairs Visual Information to support IMT missions, programs, and initiatives.
• Produces audio, video, and print news and feature releases in coordination with the Army Training Support Center and EMC.