Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist

About the role

The purpose of this position is to serve as the Supervisory Public Affairs Officer (PAO) under the Medical Center Director at the John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center (JDDVAMC). The PAO to the Medical Center Director is responsible for the management and oversite of Public Relations activities throughout the facility including CBOCs, VALOR center, and all other off-site locations overseen by JDDVAMC. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/06/2026. 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 GS11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS09. 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 and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Communicating verbally and in writing with a variety of people from different backgrounds and different levels of understanding; Collects and prepares written reports and summaries of activities or findings from assigned projects and/or VHA senior office staff providing data and analysis required to finish reports into a final product; Articulate goals and objectives when representing the facility; Designing, writing, reviewing policies and data collection forms/techniques to assure compliance with reporting requirements; Provide expert level knowledge of healthcare principles, theories, and practices; budgeting planning. Administration, and labor/union relationships. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such degree or LL.M., if related that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. (Transcript Required). OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. 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: Work is mostly sednetary with some walking and standing. There is no strenuous lifting involved. 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/.

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