PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST

This PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST position, is located in the Public Affairs Function of a State Air National Guard (ANG) Wing, under direct supervision of the Wing Command and is part of the CA 163 ATKW.

**Qualifications:**
General Experience: Possess experience, education, or training in administrative, professional, investigative and/or technical work; experience evaluating information and/or utilizing analytical skills to disseminate effective communication; experience in compiling reports, letters, memoranda, etc., and required person-to-person contacts to convey information; experience using computers and automation systems. PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST, GS-1035-11: Must have at least one year of specialized experience, education, or training equivalent to at least the GS-09 level experience in: a thorough knowledge of writing and communication principles, methods and techniques that relate to public affairs of the military; developing new information materials including news releases, fact sheets, brochures, booklets, broadcast spots, etc., that increase communication with the agency's audiences; making on-the-spot presentations to audiences with opposing points of view or erroneous understanding of agency positions; responding timely and appropriately to requests for information concerning agency programs and services. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies: Communication Counsel Communications and Media Planning and execution Technology Management