Public Affairs Specialist
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. He/she assists in the public affairs program for the Medical Center with responsibility for developing and providing direction involving public information, internal communications, VSO liaison, and community relations activities. Developing reports along with recommendations to the Medical Center Director including implementation and monitoring strategies. Studies often consist of controversial and critical observations, interpretations, and findings that are independently presented with the resultant recommendations. Coordinate photo coverage of programs and activities with medical media production service. Provides guidance in the area of photography for public information purposes. Localizes material prepared for general release to the media; works with the VHACO and VACO Public Affairs Program Offices in the development of unified action on news stories that may have significant impact; markets information items to appropriate local and regional print and electronic media, and utilizes general and specialized news media to disseminate consumer information to various publics. serve as a Medical Center point of contact for the media and public information inquiries and as the liaison with other medical centers, central office, the VHA VISN, and veteran organizations in the areas of public information and community relations. Sets up systematic programs for collecting information of news interest concerning Medical Center activities and personnel. Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday; 8:
00am - 4:
30pm Telework:
Not Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Public Affairs Specialist/PD072150 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/07/2020. 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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
Developing and coordinating large media campaigns; oversight of internet and intranet sites for compliance with federal web content policies; managing content for internet and intranet sites; experience serving as webmaster and writing, developing, editing, posting and maintaining website content to keep the public informed about the organizations programs, service, accomplishments, and point of view; design experience - to include creating design products that have visual appeal impact and conform to agency rules and standards; experience in crisis communications. 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:
Analytical ReasoningCommunicationInterpersonal EffectivenessPlanning and Evaluating 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:
The work is primarily sedentary but there are instances of standing, bending, walking, lifting and carrying of items such as records and reports. There will be a fair amount of walking as needed to attend meetings. 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.
Monday - Friday; 8:
00am - 4:
30pm Telework:
Not Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Public Affairs Specialist/PD072150 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/07/2020. 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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
Developing and coordinating large media campaigns; oversight of internet and intranet sites for compliance with federal web content policies; managing content for internet and intranet sites; experience serving as webmaster and writing, developing, editing, posting and maintaining website content to keep the public informed about the organizations programs, service, accomplishments, and point of view; design experience - to include creating design products that have visual appeal impact and conform to agency rules and standards; experience in crisis communications. 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:
Analytical ReasoningCommunicationInterpersonal EffectivenessPlanning and Evaluating 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:
The work is primarily sedentary but there are instances of standing, bending, walking, lifting and carrying of items such as records and reports. There will be a fair amount of walking as needed to attend meetings. 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:
$80,830 to $105,083 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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