Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist

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About the Position: Serves as the Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist, and PA Chief, for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District. This position will be located in St.

Louis, MO and will allow for situational telework only. This position is NOT eligible for Full-time telework.

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 USACE employees with competitive status Current Civilian Employees of the Command Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce 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 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 for GS-13: One year of specialized experience which includes developing and/or evaluating communication strategies to determine best methods to secure public acceptance of organizational projects or programs; planning and preparing internal personnel for communication or media interaction at various levels; preparing or overseeing release of information, such as news releases, features stories, speeches, written materials, and web communication related to current events and organizational missions; and supervision, leadership or experience directing teams.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

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: External Awareness Leadership Organizational Awareness 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-12).

Major Duties:

• Responsible for managing news media requests, researching queries, preparing subject matter experts, and overseeing social media and web presence.
• Gives advice, counsel, and instructions to individual employees on both work and administrative matters.
• Continually reviews and analyzes programs and policies and observes public reactions.
• Develops, in coordination with other operating elements, public participation programs for surveys, environmental impact statements, and comprehensive studies in which formalized public participation is desired.
• Responsible for management of the dissemination of general and technical information through the district to the general public regarding the activities and achievements of the District and all levels of the Corps of Engineers.
• Oversees the development and maintenance of the District’s Strategic Engagement plan that provides guidance and direction for short and long range engagement planning.
• Supervises and provides leadership to subordinates involved in carrying out the functions of the Public Affairs office.
• Evaluates the relative effectiveness of the public affairs program and advises the Commander and staff members of areas of misunderstanding or opposition and the need for further coverage of specific topics.