PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST (TITLE 5)

PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST

(TITLE 5) Department of the Air Force Air Nional Guard Units Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This Nional Guard position is for a

PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST

(TITLE 5), Position Description Number T5804100 and is part of the IL 126, Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This Nional Guard position is for a

PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST

(TITLE 5), Position Description Number T5804100 and is part of the IL 126, Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/14/2026 to 04/13/2027 Salary $76,573 - $99,550 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Scott

AFB, IL 1

vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 1035 Public Affairs Supervisory stus No Security clearance Secret Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Trust determinion process Nional security Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

IL-12935761-AF-26-134

Control number 865188100 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency Open to current, onboard permanent and indefinite technicians/employees only. Initial pull de 27 April 2026. Duties Help As a

PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST

(TITLE 5), GS-1035-11, you will carry-out a wide range of public affairs assignments th include elements of visual informion, social media, media operions, community engagement, command informion, communicion planning, contingency/crisis response, environmental, security, policy review, and public affairs resource management in support of the mission and the commander's priorities. Major Duties - This is NOT an all-inclusive list: Coordines the planning and development of complex, high level public affairs assignments in support of commander's programs and priorities. Carries out public affairs tasks th support the wing commander's priorities through the integrion of visual informion, social media, community engagement, command informion, communicion planning, contingency/crisis response, media operions, environmental, security and policy review, and public affairs resource management activities. Responds to requests for informion, merials and support; and plans and conducts community engagement activities with community officials and groups. Maintains an active web/social media presence, provides visual informion services for documention and/or publicity purposes and plans and arranges news media coverage. Evalues the propriety and advisability of agency support of/ participion in local activities, programs, and events. For approved events, coordines support requests from community and community groups, schools, news media organizions, and others to include requests for interviews, speakers, tours, bands, honor guards, and aviion support and support of local observances and celebrions. Researches, drafts, coordines, produces, and reviews public affairs products such as, web-based content, photographs, videos, news and feure articles, news releases, talking points, fact sheets, briefings, speeches and scripts, newsletters, and other merials. Modifies standard methods and adapts approaches in developing new informion merials aimed enhancing the understanding of groups or individuals of significant issues concerning agency programs. Maintains effective working relionships with officials of various senior wing leadership, civic, news media, community groups, Department of Defense personnel, as well as local, ste and nional government officials, and the general public. Manages audio visual equipment for section. Appointed as the Wing Visual Informion Manager per current DoD directives. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion. Subject to provisions of DoD Priority Placement Program.

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/Users/1616598224.CIV/OneDrive%20-%20US%20Army/Desktop/PPP%20DD%203145-2%20Checklist.pdf This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position. IAW The Fair Chance Act, Agency employees may not request criminal history informion the point of initial applicion, upon receipt of an applicion, or prior to, during or after a job interview. If an Optional Form (OF) 306, Declarion of Employment is submitted prior to the point of a conditional offer, questions reled to background informion section may not be asked. Irregular and/or overtime (compensory) hours may be required to support operional requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day. May be required to successfully complete a trial period. Selectee is required to complete SE1-260 requirements within six months of employment. Selectee must complete the DoD Public Affairs Qualificion Course within two years of employment; or, for on-board personnel, complete the course within two years from the appointment de to this position description. This position is designed as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparion for, or in response to, a ste emergency or disaster declarion. This designion will not exceed 14 calendar days per year unless otherwise approved in advance by the TAG. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. Qualificions

AREA OF CONSIDERATION

: The areas of considerions for this position, Title 32 Excepted Service (32 U.S. Code § 709), the only area of considerion for this position all excepted permanent and indefinite temporary technicians within the ILNG.

Time-In-Grade Requirement:

Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing de of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks the GS-9 Level. An SF-50 th shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your applicion merials.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

: GS-11 Level MUST possess least 1-year of specialized experience equivalent to least GS-9: experience, educion, or training involving a thorough knowledge of writing and communicion principles, methods and techniques th rele to public affairs of the military; experience developing new informion merials including news releases, fact sheets, brochures, booklets, broadcast spots, etc., th increase communicion with the agency's audiences; experience making on-the-spot presentions to audiences with opposing points of view or erroneous understanding of agency positions; experience responding timely and appropriely to requests for informion concerning agency programs and services. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Verbiage displayed on your resume or applicion must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience loced within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experience; however, resumes or applicions received in verbim will not be In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed, giving des (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This informion is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position. Educion If you are using Educion to qualify for this position, for a GS-11 you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level gradue educion leading to such a degree or LL.M., if reled You must provide a copy of your

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transcripts to support your Educional claims. Additional informion If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( Register |

Selective Service System :

Selective Service System (sss.gov) ). If you are needing some extra informion regarding Federal Resumes, you should consider these tips from

USA Jobs:

USAJOBS Help Center | Wh should I include in my federal resume? Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. Your qualificions evalued on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Public Affairs Policies and Procedures Public Service Motivion Writing Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes:

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Your resume th clearly demonstres experience th meets the requirements of this position. Your resume must contain identifiable informion such as your name, address, and phone number. It should also show your work schedule, hours worked per week, des (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed. Resume must not exceed 2 pages. SF-50 - Must be included Other supporting documents (as applicable): Certificions

DD-214 SF-50

- Please include if you are a current or previous federal employee.

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Transcript NGIL Form 73 https://www.il.ngb.army.mil/Portals/30/Documents/Jobs/NGILForm73.pdf?ver=2019-05-01-161908-260 •NGIL Form 73 - Illinois Nional Guard Technician Program Supplement to Applicion for Dual Stus (DS), to reflect military qualificions. Complete and accure da is essential to ensure fair evaluion, applicants with no military qualificions must submit form sting, "not applicable" and signure on page 2 of the NGIL Form 73.

Documents NOT accepted:

photographs, copies of position descriptions, training certifices, performance rings, awards, and letters of appreciion. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12935761 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion Jean Roland Phone 618-222-5716 jean.roland.2@us.af.mil Address IL 126 126th Guard Way Scott

AFB, IL 62225-5503 US

Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes:

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Your resume th clearly demonstres experience th meets the requirements of this position. Your resume must contain identifiable informion such as your name, address, and phone number. It should also show your work schedule, hours worked per week, des (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed. Resume must not exceed 2 pages. SF-50 - Must be included Other supporting documents (as applicable): Certificions

DD-214 SF-50

- Please include if you are a current or previous federal employee.

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Transcript NGIL Form 73 https://www.il.ngb.army.mil/Portals/30/Documents/Jobs/NGILForm73.pdf?ver=2019-05-01-161908-260 •NGIL Form 73 - Illinois Nional Guard Technician Program Supplement to Applicion for Dual Stus (DS), to reflect military qualificions. Complete and accure da is essential to ensure fair evaluion, applicants with no military qualificions must submit form sting, "not applicable" and signure on page 2 of the NGIL Form 73.

Documents NOT accepted:

photographs, copies of position descriptions, training certifices, performance rings, awards, and letters of appreciion. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12935761 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Jean Roland Phone 618-222-5716 jean.roland.2@us.af.mil Address IL 126 126th Guard Way Scott

AFB, IL 62225-5503 US

Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/14/2026 to 04/13/2027 Salary $76,573 - $99,550 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Scott

AFB, IL 1

vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

IL-12935761-AF-26-134

Control number 865188100