Job Listing
Public Affairs Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
This position is located within the Veteran Affairs (VA) Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) within the Office of Communications and Community Development. The position serves as the Congressional Liaison at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) and reports to the Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist. The incumbent serves as the central reception, dissemination, coordination, and monitor point for all correspondence and tasks from internal and external stakeholders.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include but are not limited to: The Public Affairs Specialist maintains proactive contacts with media outlets, legislative offices, veteran service organizations and health care affiliates.
- →Actively pitches and places stories with local and national media outlets.
- →Advises senior level management on development of media campaigns, communication plans, and strategies, as appropriate.
- →Plans web-based, multimedia and video materials to convey information about VA to a variety of stakeholders.
- →Participates in top management discussions, decisions, and policymaking and provides program direction to other executives, managers, and personnel.
- →The incumbent collaborates with various national, regional, state, and community partners in the development of joint procedures, systems, business analyses and initiatives.
- →The incumbent represents the ECHCS at community functions and on committees, providing strategic guidance and coordination of strategic initiatives between VA and various partners.
- →Provides information and expertise to ensure compliance with applicable directives, regulations, codes, and policies; assures and enforces compliance with policies and requirements concerning release, copyright of program material, distribution of library materials, and technical standards covering production and presentation activities.
- →Work Schedule: Monday -Friday - 8:00am -4:30pm Telework: This position may be authorized for Ad Hoc telework.
- →Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
- →Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Position Description/PD#: Public Affairs Specialist/PD136710 Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓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: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Personality Fit
Job ID: e864a767-b685-40d9-b19d-8bbc03527018
Posted via USAJobs