About the Position: Conduct public affairs program for Honolulu Engineer District (POH) with responsibilities to inform and educate the workforce, customers, senior officials and the public about POH programs, projects and activities throughout the Pacific.
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Duties
Plan and carry out the Public Affairs Program for POH, whose mission is the development and protection of water resources and the design and construction of major national defense facilities.
Prepare information and public affairs plans and executes those plans to achieve program and Corps-wide information objectives.
Establish and maintain relationships and a communications network with counterparts of trade and mainstream journalists resulting in consistently balanced and accurate coverage of Corps activities.
Develop, write or review informational material developed by others to reach state, national and regional audiences through a specific media or channels of communication for dissemination of information to a variety of publics.
Give presentation in various forums (national conferences, local town hall meetings) to audiences internal and external to the Corps.
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
Temporary duty (TDY) travel is approximately 25%.
Incumbent must have or be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.
Key Position IAW AR 690-11 shall not be vacated during a national emergency or mobilization. Incumbent must be exempted from recall to active duty of sustaining base operations during mobilization.
For more information regarding Key position see: https://ara-5.csd.disa.mil/ara/Key
Qualifications
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 Department of Army Civilian Employees
Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement
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
Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
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.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes developing and coordinating public affairs programs; developing proactive strategies to minimize adverse publicity; and website management, development, and design. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade position in the federal service (GS-11).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Communications and Media
Interpersonal Skills
Oral Communication
Written Communication
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).
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Additional information
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
One year trial/probationary period may be required.
Direct deposit of pay is required.
Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
This is a(n) Professional Services Career Field position.
Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information.
Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations.
Eligible for Situational telework only, Including Emergency and OPM prescribed "unscheduled telework".
Incentives may be authorized on case-by-case basis, subject to agency determination and approval.
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