Management and Communications Specialist

DLA Careers; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

DLA Careers in the United States seeks a Management and Communications Specialist to provide strategic communications support to the DLA Energy Command for DoD engagements and leadership decisions. The role emphasizes creating and delivering briefings, products, and coordinated information to senior leaders across the organization.

Responsibilities include integrating material from diverse sources for leadership presentations, identifying opportunities and vulnerabilities, and applying

Qualifications

• Specialized experience includes creating and presenting briefings to leadership and stakeholders on programs or policies.
• Use qualitative and quantitative methods to identify, analyze, and evaluate program milestones and initiatives.
• Research pertinent regulations and policies affecting logistic systems and programs.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the focal point for delivering strategic communications and support to the DLA Energy Command staff for engagements and decisions with DoD leaders and stakeholders.
• Presents high-level briefings, communications, and products that support critical and time-sensitive customer and supplier matters.
• Serves as a planner and integrator of material from disparate sources for presentations to DLA leaders and stakeholders.
• Responds to senior leadership with carefully researched, integrated, and coordinated information that contributes to DLA strategies.
• Provides recommendations addressing the global footprint of DLA Energy, its staff, and regional commands.
• Identifies, quantifies, and analyzes opportunities and vulnerabilities requiring remediation or strategic attention.

Skills

Briefing & Presentations

Program Evaluation Methods

Regulatory Research

Job description

Summary

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Summary

See below for important information regarding this job.

Duties

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• Serves as the focal point for the delivery of strategic communications and support to the DLA energy Command staff for engagements and decisions with DoD leaders and stakeholders.
• Presents high-level briefings, communications, and products that support critical and time-sensitive customer and supplier matters.
• Serves as a planner and integrator of material received from disparate sources within and outside of DLA Energy for presentations to DLA leaders and stakeholders.
• Responsible for responding to senior leadership with carefully researched, integrated, and coordinated information that directly contributes to DLA strategies.
• Provides recommendations addressing the entire global footprint of DLA Energy, its staff, and regional commands.
• Identifies, quantifies, and analyzes opportunities and vulnerabilities that require remediation or other strategic attention.

Requirements

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• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Flexible Schedule
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: No
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.
• Financial Disclosure Requirement: Required

Qualifications

To qualify for a Management and Communications Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

• Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
• Create and present a presentation or brief to organizational leadership and stakeholders on a program or policy.
• Use qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods and techniques to identify, analyze and evaluate program milestones and initiatives.
• Research pertinent regulations, policies, and precedents that affect the logistic systems and logistic programs.

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, religious, 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.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

As required by 5 C.F.R.

• 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. 1194).

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF

Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is illegal.

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