Public Affairs Specialist

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public Affairs (OATSW(PA)).

The Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public Affairs (ATSW(PA)) is the principal staff assistant and advisor to the Secretary of War on Department of War (DoW) public affairs and on internal information and related activities of the Defense Media Activity.

You may qualify at the GS-14 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your ability in: applying the concepts, principles, policies, and practices of a Public Affairs Program to develop and coordinate organizational and DoW communication planning to align capabilities, messaging and actions to achieve desired outcomes in support of the National War Strategy; planning and evaluating Public Affairs and multimedia activities; planning and organizing studies or projects to negotiate effectively with management to accept and implement recommendations; designing and conducting comprehensive studies, preparing solutions in support of operational and contingency areas.

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.

All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages.

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume.

If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission..

A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service.

This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin.

It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters.

Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible".

Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave.

Current or Former Political Appointees: Agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level.

If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office.

Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Major Duties:

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Aids in preparing policies and strategies in support of implementation and administration of policy and strategic plans for review by the senior policy analyst.

Develops policy responsive to the needs of the Military Departments, taking into consideration Executive Orders, OMB Guidance and historical and emerging legislation.

Responsible for researching policy issues, actively participating in policy development, participating in discussions and coordination activities with other departments and agencies, and making recommendations.

Prepares policy analyses, options, and recommendations for consideration by high-level officials which lay out alternative courses of action to resolve controversial issues.