PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Education requirement is based upon the qualification standards for the specific position and is stated under the heading “EDUCATION”. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific in describing your experience. EACH APPLICANT MUST FULLY SUBSTANTIATE (IN THEIR OWN WORDS) THAT THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE LISTED BELOW; OTHERWISE, THE APPLICANT WILL BE CONSIDERED UNQUALIFIED FOR THIS POSITION. DO NOT COPY FROM THE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT OR THE POSITION DESCRIPTION OR YOU MAY BE DISQUALIFIED. GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must have experience, education or training in administrative, professional, investigative and/or technical work, experiencing evaluating information and/or using analytical skills to disseminate effective communication, experience in compiling reports, letters, memoranda, etc., and required person-to-person contacts to convey information, and experience using computers and automation systems. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have experience, education, or training involving knowledge of writing, communication principles, methods and techniques that relate to the public affairs of an agency, experience in applying and adapting knowledge of strictly controlled situations of an agency, experience writing articles on routine events of non-controversial subjects, experience responding timely and appropriately to requests for information concerning agency programs and services, and experience participating in meetings with specialized groups to listen to and understand feedback on agency programs that are of particular interest to public.
This position is for a PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST, PD# D2383000, part of the Nevada Air National Guard. This position is under direct supervision of the wing commander. The primary purpose of this position is to carry-out a wide range of public affairs assignments that include social media, media operations, community engagement, command information, communication planning, contingency/crisis response, environmental, security, policy review, and public affairs resource management.