Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist

Veterans Health Administration; Biloxi (MS); On-site; USD 106,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment incentive

Relocation incentive

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration in Biloxi, MS is seeking a Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist within the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System. This role leads public communications, media relations, and stakeholder briefing efforts to educate and inform the public and Congress.

The position requires relocating within commutable distance to Biloxi; salary range $106,437–$138,370 per year; schedule Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm; recruitment and relocation incentives authorized; telework not

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements plans, operating procedures, and policies to improve and enhance public communication efforts.
• Develops and decimates management reports; establishes and maintains contact with high level officials and representatives.
• Creates interpretive content for social media accounts to educate and inspire the public.
• Initiates liaison with media; assesses media needs to convey agency research relevance and impact.
• Serves as key member of emergency communications teams at local and regional levels.
• Provides public relations to stakeholders, Congressional relations, and voluntary service.
• Oversees development of initiatives including training and integration into applicable systems.
• Develops and reviews emergency operations; writes speeches and talking points for events.
• Coordinates and provides oversight for high level briefings; provides employee briefings before media interviews.
• Produces employee and patient newsletters and annual reports; maintains intranet sites; performs related duties.

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position is located in the Community and Public Affairs Service of the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (GCVHCS) in Biloxi, MS.

Key Responsibilities

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Develops and implements plans, operating procedures, and policies to improve and enhance public communication efforts; Develops and decimates management reports; Establishes and maintains contact with high level officials such as the White House, agencies of the Executive Branch, members of Congress and their staff, officials in state and local governments, and individuals in the private industry; Create interpretive content for social media accounts, including official internal and external blogs, Twitter accounts, Facebook pages, YouTube channels, Flickr accounts, and other third-party sites to educate and inspire; Initiates and develops liaison with representatives of newspapers, magazines, and other news media to assess media needs to understand and convey to the public the relevance and impact of agency research; Serves as key member of a designated team during emergencies or critical operations, managing emergency communications at both local and regional levels; Provides public relations to stakeholders, Congressional relations, and voluntary service; Oversees development of various initiatives to include training and integration into applicable systems; Develops and reviews emergency operations; Writes or supervises the writing of speeches and talking points for special events hosted on and off the health care system; Develops, coordinates, and provides oversight for various high level briefings; Provides briefing for all employees before each media interview and is directly responsible for managing all media representatives; Produces the employee newsletter, patient newsletter and annual report; Develops and maintains interactive internet and intranet websites; Performing related duties as required.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Authorized. Telework: Not authorized.

Requirements & Education

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/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $106437 – $138370/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-08.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.

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