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The Defense Health Agency, National Capital Region Medical Directorate (NCR-MD) is the future of Military Medicine- a partnership in World Class Medical Healthcare. The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE), Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Dilorenzo Clinic and the Joint Pathology Center, provide world class medical services to the nation's service members and their families.
About the Position:
The position is located at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in the Directorate of Healthcare Operations and Strategic Planning, Department of Strategic Communications, Community Relations. The incumbent's primary function is to serve as the Public Affairs Specialist, assisting in formulating command policy and accomplishing publication and information aspects of the public affairs program for the MTF and the Integrated Delivery System (IDS). The incumbent will assists the Department Chief in planning, directing and executing a Command Information program encompassing and using all available media to inform target audiences of the activities, aims, and accomplishments of the MTF to its internal and public audiences.
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.
06/27/2017 to 07/11/2017
$66,510 - $86,460 per year
GS 11
1 vacancy in the following location:
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-Time
No
NCJT171235121959
472935300
As Public Affairs Specialist, incumbent will manage aspects of the Command Information, Media Relations and Community Relations programs for the MTF with particular emphasis on maintaining effective relationships with the hospital community. Assist in developing and managing content on the hospital's restricted and public website to ensure relevant articles and photos are added to the websites in a timely manner. Write and disseminate news, feature and sports articles describing exhibitions, award/recognition ceremonies, lectures, special events, medical care, services and technologies. Serve as writer, photographer, and assistant editor for all content used by the Department's Public Affairs section to communicate to hospital staff and patients via newspaper articles, public and restricted website posts, and social media. Formulate responses to media queries and social media, writes and edits content for various communication mediums and marketing products, designs and lays out copy to include cropping and sizing photos proportionally. Manage and operate the command area guide program designed to communicate MTF goals, objectives, missions, progress, activities, and its role in the national defense system to a variety of selected audiences such as military, civilian members, federal government senior officials, community officials, educators, and a variety of publics indifferent to the command's programs. Plan, organize, and coordinate special events, exhibits, and information to the local community on health and preventive medicine displays sponsored by the organization. Continuously evaluate customer support practices, including customer feedback in process improvement. Provide advice and assistance to all the subordinate elements of the MTF in developing story ideas.
Other Requirements: Click here for expanded definitions.
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.
Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered for this position. Please submit your foreign education evaluation with your application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority. See Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) for more information. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.
The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Merit Checklist and Proof of Eligibility.
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
Your resume:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/11/2017 to receive consideration.
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "incomplete application" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.
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