Description:
The Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist serves as Chief Public Affairs Officer and serves as the technical and administrative authority on all media, public affairs, social media, web management, audiovisual and congressional affairs issues for all service chiefs, employees, and other staff to the extent that minimal higher-level management intervention is required.Requirements:
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/02/2026.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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: directing, developing, implementing, and overseeing the Public Affairs Program for media relations, outreach, public affairs, social media, advises senior level management on development of media campaigns, establish and maintain proactive contacts with medial outlets, national, local, state, and federal legislative offices, serves as public information officer, primary liaison with congressional members, evaluates information from different sources, supervises, plans work, and evaluates employee performance..
- Leadership
- Strategic Thinking
- Communications and Media
- Communication
- Emergency Management
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 sedentary. Some work may require movement between offices, hospitals, warehouses, and similar areas for meetings and to conduct work. Work may also require walking/standing, in conjunctions with travel to and attendance at meetings and/or conferences away from the work site. Incumbent may carry and lift light items weighing less than 15 pounds.
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/ .
Jan 22, 2026;
from:
usajobs.gov