About the Position: This position develops and manages the Public Affairs program for the Detroit and Chicago District Army Corps of Engineers and serviced activities. This position will be filled: 1 position in Detroit and 1 position in Chicago.
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 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 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Human Capital Management Leadership Oral Communication Planning and Evaluating Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience acting in a position such as a Public Affairs Officer, Public Affairs Specialist, or Public Information Officer serving both internal and external communication needs for an organization; experience acting as a liaison with print and broadcast media representatives, community leaders, and public interest organizations for a large organization; experience developing and writing a variety of news releases, talking points, comments, or statements that convey information and clarify agency policies to groups of interest; experience participating in public speaking engagements, meetings, public relations events, answering inquiries from the media and public, and disseminating information to various social media organizations/venues, etc; and experience operating in crisis situations and providing effective media response/engagement for an organization. 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).
Plans, directs, executes, and evaluates the overall public affairs program to include local, regional, and/or national programs to convey complex information concerning USACE/Department of Army programs, responsibilities, and activities.
Provides communication efforts and synchronization of media, public, Congressional, other Federal, state, and local Government agencies; and specialized groups and individuals, to include internal staff, interested in USACE programs.
Supervises all aspects of public affairs work of the organization/assigned program(s) and subordinates.
Advises the Commander and primary staff concerning the public affairs program and communication issues command-wide.
Advises the Emergency Operations Manager and carries out public information duties associated with emergency operations of the district.
Responds to information requests from the news media, specialized groups, and general publics.
Maintains professional relationships with major organization officials, representatives of the news media, community, and internal senior managers and staff to effectively manage a Public Affairs Program.
Develops and maintains procedures and policies for relaying public affairs information in internal and external customer.