Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist

Quick Facts

• Role: Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist
• Focus: Emergency communications and public affairs across disaster preparedness, response, and recovery
• Frameworks: ESF-15 (External Affairs) and the National Response Framework (NRF)
• Deployment: On-call 24/7; must deploy with little or no notice to austere disaster environments

Description

Provide communications strategy, message coordination, analyses, and decision-support on agency policies, plans, programs, and initiatives that affect stakeholders. Serve as the senior advisor for disaster preparedness, response, and recovery by directing operational readiness for ESF-15 within the region and field offices. Develop and execute regional supplements and communication campaigns aligned to the NRF, and deliver real-time strategic counsel during active disasters.

Responsibilities

• Develop, oversee, and maintain operational readiness for ESF-15 within the region and field offices
• Design Public Affairs, Congressional, Intergovernmental, Private Sector, and Outreach sections of the Regional Supplement to the NRF
• Participate in training exercises to test and refine regional protocols
• Plan and lead regional communication campaigns for preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery
• Execute mandatory emergency response tasks, including staying on call and deploying to physically challenging disaster environments with minimal notice

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Successfully pass and maintain a Public Trust - High Risk background investigation
• Selective Service registration (if applicable)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Government credit card
• Ability to deploy anywhere in the U.S. and its territories with little or no advance notice for an extended period
• GS-15 specialized experience equivalent to GS-14 demonstrating ESF-15/NRF emergency communications leadership, strategic supplement development and coordination, leading mitigation/public safety outreach, and senior incident advisory responsibilities including deployment management
• Must attend a three-week in-person training course in Emmitsburg, Maryland within six months of onboarding

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal benefits package (health, dental, vision, life, long-term care)
• Retirement plan and Thrift Savings Plan
• Flexible Spending Account and Employee Assistance Program
• Personal leave days and paid federal holidays
• Additional benefits may include flexible work schedules, tuition reimbursement, transportation subsidies, wellness programs, and fitness centers