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Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist -- Direct Hire Authority

Department of the Air Force
Department of the Air Force - Agency Wide
Air Force Test Center (AFTC), 412th Test Wing
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Summary

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The primary purpose of this position is to exercise supervisory and managerial authorities over the Public Affairs Office. Serves as the principal advisor to the Wing Commander, senior staff, and external leaders on all matters relating to internal and external communication.

Overview

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Job closed
Open & closing dates
08/02/2022 to 08/17/2022
Salary
$128,230 to - $170,943 per year
Pay scale & grade
NH 4
Location
Few vacancies in the following location:
Edwards AFB, CA
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Announcement number
AFMC-11593456-JJ-FLYER
Control number
668749000

This job is open to

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The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Duties

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  • Serve as the Chief of Public Affairs
  • Directs the execution of a comprehensive Public Affairs Program
  • Represents the office with a wide variety of local government, public, civic, industry, education, and media organizations
  • Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • U.S. Citizenship Required
  • Telework may be authorized. This position is Situational Telework Eligible (must reside in the local area) for up to a maximum of 80% of the time. Telework options can be negotiated and implemented after entrance on duty.
  • Obtain and maintain Security clearance (if applicable)
  • Hold an advanced degree (Masters preferred) and has grade-appropriate PME (Air Command and Staff College or Air War College) at current grade
  • Knowledge of the concepts, principles, policies, and practices of a DoD Public Affairs Program
  • Substantive knowledge and general understanding of 412 TW, AFTC, AFMC, DAF, and DoD programs and policies
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  • May be required to work at locations other than the 412 TW Public Affairs office for similar reasons.
  • Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
  • Incumbent will be subject to recall to duty and having to perform other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
  • The incumbent must be available to support operations in an exercise or contingency situation. May be required to work irregular shifts or overtime

Qualifications

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Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) qualification Standards for General Schedule positions, Administrative and Management Positions

  • Knowledge of DoD safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures.
  • Knowledge of written/oral communication and visual information principles, methods, and techniques to effectively and efficiently plan, coordinate, conduct, and evaluate Public Affairs and multimedia activities.
  • Skill in gathering, evaluating, and interpreting data to arrive at valid conclusions and offer meaningful recommendations to the PA team and Wing leadership.
  • Skill in producing written and visual information for audiences with different levels of understanding.
  • Experience supervising small to medium sized organization as well as plan, organize, and direct the functions/operations.
  • Substantive knowledge and general understanding of AFTC , AFMC, DAF, and DoD programs and policies.

Additional information

To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and restriction from the workplace.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

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