Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist

Federal Emergency Management Agency•District of Columbia, DC

12h

About The Position

The Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist provides technical and supervisory support to help accomplish office goals and objectives related to disaster and recovery activities. The role leads and guides a team responsible for engaging with the media and providing information, including developing and reviewing media publications. FEMA employees have regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities. This position may be recalled at any time for emergency operations, which can involve irregular hours, duties beyond the official position description, and work outside the official duty station. Deployment may be extensive, with little advance notice, and may require relocation to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions. The selected employee must attend a three-week in-person training course in Emmitsburg, Maryland, within six months of onboarding; FEMA covers travel expenses.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Successfully pass and maintain a Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information background investigation; the investigation may include a credit check and review of financial matters and certain criminal offenses or illegal drug use.
Register for Selective Service, if applicable.
Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements, including 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band.
Ability to obtain and maintain a government credit card.
Ability to deploy anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period, with little or no advance notice.
At the GS-14 level, one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-13 in the federal government, state or local government, or private sector, including coordinating media interviews, developing communications plans and coordinating agency information programs; developing, editing and distributing informational materials for diverse audiences through news media; and analyzing and planning all phases of a writing project's production process.
Attend a three-week, in-person training course in Emmitsburg, Maryland, within six months of onboarding.
New federal competitive service employees and new supervisors or managers must complete a one-year probationary period.
If designated as a Testing Designated Position, submit to random drug testing.

Responsibilities

Lead and guide a team responsible for engaging with the media and providing information.
Develop and review media publications.
Assign, direct, and evaluate the work of assigned personnel, including establishing workload priorities and assigning work based on difficulty and complexity.
Develop improvement plans and set performance expectations for staff.
Observe employees’ performance, provide informal feedback, and periodically evaluate employee performance.
Support office goals and objectives related to disaster and recovery activities.
Participate in emergency management operations and deploy to emergency sites when required.