Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist

Summary This position is located in the Community and Public Affairs Service of the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (GCVHCS) in Biloxi, MS. Duties ***THIS

Is Not a Virtual

POSITION,

You Must Live Within or Be Willing to Relocate Within

A Commutable Distance of the Duty

LOCATION*** Develops and implements plans, operating procedures, and policies to improve and enhance public communication efforts; Develops and decimates management reports; Establishes and maintains contact with high level officials such as the White House, agencies of the Executive Branch, members of Congress and their staff, officials in state and local governments, and individuals in the private industry; Create interpretive content for social media accounts, including official internal and external blogs, Twitter accounts, Facebook pages, YouTube channels, Flickr accounts, and other third-party sites to educate and inspire; Initiates and develops liaison with representatives of newspapers, magazines, and other news media to assess media needs to understand and convey to the public the relevance and impact of agency research; Serves as key member of a designated team during emergencies or critical operations, managing emergency communications at both local and regional levels; Provides public relations to stakeholders, Congressional relations, and voluntary service; Oversees development of various initiatives to include training and integration into applicable systems; Develops and reviews emergency operations; Writes or supervises the writing of speeches and talking points for special events hosted on and off the health care system; Develops, coordinates, and provides oversight for various high level briefings; Provides briefing for all employees before each media interview and is directly responsible for managing all media representatives; Produces the employee newsletter, patient newsletter and annual report; Develops and maintains interactive internet and intranet websites; Performing related duties as required. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00am

• 4:30pm. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized. Telework: Not authorized. Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: One year specialized experience that equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in Federal service. Examples of qualifying experience include: leading/supervising employees in a public affairs office/program; assisting in the development and execution of a public affairs office/program for a healthcare organization; providing advice and assistance on the implementation of public affairs operations plans, policies, and directives; ensuring program compliance; experience with media relations; and communicating effectively both verbally and in writing with a variety of people (i.e. patients, staff, media, community officials, and the general public). This experience must be detailed in your resume to receive credit. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level. NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: