Public Affairs Specialist

About the Position: Serve as a senior communication strategist for the US European Command (EUCOM) Public Affairs Office (ECPA), Media Branch. Act as primary communication strategist, develop media plans, statements, and responses that focus on regional affairs, relationships, and issues in support of the Commander's strategy objectives for EUCOM's area of responsibility (AOR). Responsible for providing staff interface with strategic groups, including the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Joint staff, EUCOM components, Joint Task Forces (JTF), Services, and other US government agencies. Serve as a team member and advisor to the ECPA Chief and Deputy Chief on planning and proposals for current and future strategic communication and media programs and issues, including at the COCOM, component, and JTF levels. Identify key organizations and communication conduits to provide EUCOM managed programs the maximum opportunity for success. Serve as senior team member to measure results of communication plans and report pertinent findings to relevant organizations and interests. Periodically perform duties of the on-call Public Affairs Officer, which entails carrying a mobile phone at all times during the duty period, the ability to report to the place of duty within 1 hour, and performing required public affairs work. 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 Applying to OCONUS Positions 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 Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement 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 includes 1) Developing targeted communication plans informed by multi-source analysis to anticipate issues and shape clear messaging; 2) coordinating with partners to research information and prepare communication materials that support aligned outreach efforts; AND 3) evaluating communication activities and reports results while leading training, engagement events, and media interactions to strengthen mission understanding. 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: Communication Customer Engagement Information Gathering 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-12).