PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST

PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST

Department of the Air Force Air Force Elements, U.S. Transportion Command TCPA Summary Announcement extended to allow for more applicions. This position is part of the Air Force Elements, U.S. Transportion Command. Learn more about this agency Summary Announcement extended to allow for more applicions. This position is part of the Air Force Elements, U.S. Transportion Command. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/07/2026 to 05/22/2026 Salary $91,779 - $119,315 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Scott

AFB, IL 1

vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 1035 Public Affairs Supervisory stus No Security clearance Top Secret Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk Trust determinion process Nional security Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

USTC-26-12955005-MP

Control number 868275500 This job is open to Help Federal employees - Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Military spouses Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty. Individuals with disabilities Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A. Clarificion from the agency Military Spouses must meet eligibility requirements listed in announcement. Special Authorities means 30% Disabled Veterans and VEOA candides are eligible to apply. Federal Employee means current permanent competitive service employees of DOD agencies may only apply. Veterans means Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA). ICTAP (Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan) and Eligible Military Spouse Preference {MSP) eligible under competitive and non-competitive appointment may apply. Duties Help As a

PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST

the

GS-1035-12

some of your typical work assignments may include: Functions as Public Affairs Specialist in the

USTRANSCOM

Public Affairs Office. Researches, develops, coordines, and presents informion on news media reports and community activities to local command senior leaders on public/media appearances. Develops public affairs plans, media operions stregies, and advises on other policies and programs of

USTRANSCOM

in relion to the public, news media, DoD, and other government departments and agencies. Represents the command with a variety of councils, boards, working groups, and panels inside and outside the command and other governmental and non-governmental, public, civic, industry, educional and entertainment organizions. Serves as senior adviser in the assigned area of responsibility. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a U.S. citizen Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply) Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigion May be required to successfully complete a probionary period

Work Schedule:

Full Time Overtime:

Occasionally Tour of Duty:

Flexible Recruitment Incentives:

May be Authorized Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA):

Exempt Financial Disclosure:

Not Required Telework Eligibility:

Situional telework may be authorized based on operional requirements, contingent upon Agency and Supervisor approval. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance This is a drug tested designed position, incumbent is subject to random testing for drug use Travel and relocion expenses, if approved, paid IAW JTR and

AFMAN 36-606

Qualificions You may qualify the GS-12 level, if you fulfill the following qualificions: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service: Providing policy and program guidance, management and oversight of public affairs programs and activities. Developing and writing informion merials designed to reach nional audiences through the news media, wire services, radio, television and newspaper. 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. Educion Substitution of educion may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. Additional informion Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures, the veteran must be a preference eligible or a veteran separed after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs :

This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separed from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be red well-qualified for the position; Well qualified is defined as possessing the type and quality of experience th exceeds the positions minimum qualificions. and 3) submit the approprie documention to support your ICTAP eligibility.

For more informion:

https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ .

Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities :

For more informion on noncompetitive appointment authority eligibility requirements: Persons with Disabilities - Schedule A Special Hiring Authority for Veterans Special Hiring Authority for Certain Military Spouses Other Special Appointment Authorities - Subpart F Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/register/ ) The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notificion of the decision.

NOTE:

Declining to be interviewed or failure to report for a scheduled interview considered as a declinion for further considerion for employment against this vacancy.

Selective Service Requirement:

Please http://www.sss.gov for more informion. For more informion, please https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdf?ver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d

Other Notes:

Re-employed Annuitant:

This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found : https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf Stus candides must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks the next lower grade level). 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. To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion.

NOTE:

Resumes up to a total of two pages accepted. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://www.usajobs.gov , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12955005 . To review the stus of an applicion through

USAJOBS:

1. Log into your USAJOBS account 2. Click Applicion Stus within your profile to expand your applicion 3. Loce the job announcement and click the more informion link under the Stus column for this position. You routed to Applicion Manager. The Details tab displays by default. The Details tab displays comprehensive informion about the selected Applicion Package including: assessment(s) and the stus, supporting documents and their stus, correspondence sent to you by the hiring agency, and your applicion processing stus. To fax supporting documents you are unable to upload, complete this cover page http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf . Fax your documents to 1-478-757-3144. You are highly encouraged to submit your applicion package and complete your assessment questionnaire on-line. Please review the

General Applicion Informion and Definitions :

https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdf?ver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d 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 The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstement, etc...). Your complete applicion includes your

COMPLETE

resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. The following documents are

REQUIRED 1.

Your resume: Your resume may be submitted in any form. It must include your name and contact informion and support the specialized experience described in this announcement. For qualificions determinions your resume must contain the number of hours worked per week and the des of employment (i.e.," HRS per week and month/year" or "HRS per week and month/year to present").

For additional informion see:

Wh to include in your resume. 2. Veteran's Documents If applying using veteran's preference or under a Veteran's hiring authority you must submit the following documents: DD214 showing character of service, SF-15 Form and VA letter showing final percentage, or certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty.

PLEASE REVIEW THE BELOW LINK FOR OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

needed for proof of eligibility: https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/USTRANSCOMRequiredSupportingDocumention-06-2019.pdf?ver=2019-07-22-131612-663 If you are claiming Military Spouse Preference, you must submit supporting documents with your applicion package. These documents must provide acceptable informion to verify: you reside within the commuting area of your sponsor's permanent duty stion (PDS); proof of marriage to the active duty sponsor, proof of military member's active duty stus, and other documention required by the vacancy announcement to which you are applying; and must meet all pre-employment criteria and be eligible for immedie noncompetitive appointment to a position in the competitive service.

Documention required:

Marriage Certifice or License, Signed Self-Certificion Checklist, Veterans' Preference documention (e.g., DD-214, VA Letter, Stement of Service, if applicable), Transcripts (if applicable). Additional documention required if previously held a federal position: SF-50s (e.g., LWOP, highest grade held, overseas appointments, etc.), SF-75 Informion, and documention of performance ring of record (ded within the last 12 months) Military Spouse PPP Self-certificion Checklist 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 and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion.

NOTE:

Resumes up to a total of two pages accepted. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you notified after submitting your applicion. The notificion provided in your applicion submission screen and via email. The notificion will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this applicion" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodion before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilition Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside least 3 hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue ler, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments reused for one year (in most cases) from the de you complete an assessment. If future applicions you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses automically reused. Visit the USA Hire Applicant Resource Center for practice assessments and assessment preparion resources https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://www.usajobs.gov , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12955005 . Please review the

General Applicion Informion and Definitions :

https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdf?ver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d Agency contact informion

USTRANSCOM

Servicing Team Phone 614-692-2646 DHRS-D-TRANSCOM@DLA.MIL Address

TRANSCOM 508

Scott Drive Bldg 1900 E Scott

AFB, IL 62225-5357 US

Next steps Once you successfully complete the applicion process, you will receive a notificion of receipt. Your applicion package reviewed to ensure you meet the basic eligibility and qualificions requirements, and you will receive a notificion. A review made of your the documention you submitted to support your resume. A list of qualified applicants creed and sent to the selecting official. All applicants reviewed and/or referred will receive a notificion letter. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notificion of the decision. Please review the

General Applicion Informion and Definitions :

https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdf?ver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d 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 The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstement, etc...). Your complete applicion includes your

COMPLETE

resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. The following documents are

REQUIRED 1.

Your resume: Your resume may be submitted in any form. It must include your name and contact informion and support the specialized experience described in this announcement. For qualificions determinions your resume must contain the number of hours worked per week and the des of employment (i.e.," HRS per week and month/year" or "HRS per week and month/year to present").

For additional informion see:

Wh to include in your resume. 2. Veteran's Documents If applying using veteran's preference or under a Veteran's hiring authority you must submit the following documents: DD214 showing character of service, SF-15 Form and VA letter showing final percentage, or certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty.

PLEASE REVIEW THE BELOW LINK FOR OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

needed for proof of eligibility: https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/USTRANSCOMRequiredSupportingDocumention-06-2019.pdf?ver=2019-07-22-131612-663 If you are claiming Military Spouse Preference, you must submit supporting documents with your applicion package. These documents must provide acceptable informion to verify: you reside within the commuting area of your sponsor's permanent duty stion (PDS); proof of marriage to the active duty sponsor, proof of military member's active duty stus, and other documention required by the vacancy announcement to which you are applying; and must meet all pre-employment criteria and be eligible for immedie noncompetitive appointment to a position in the competitive service.

Documention required:

Marriage Certifice or License, Signed Self-Certificion Checklist, Veterans' Preference documention (e.g., DD-214, VA Letter, Stement of Service, if applicable), Transcripts (if applicable). Additional documention required if previously held a federal position: SF-50s (e.g., LWOP, highest grade held, overseas appointments, etc.), SF-75 Informion, and documention of performance ring of record (ded within the last 12 months) Military Spouse PPP Self-certificion Checklist 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 and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion.

NOTE:

Resumes up to a total of two pages accepted. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you notified after submitting your applicion. The notificion provided in your applicion submission screen and via email. The notificion will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this applicion" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodion before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilition Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside least 3 hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue ler, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments reused for one year (in most cases) from the de you complete an assessment. If future applicions you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses automically reused. Visit the USA Hire Applicant Resource Center for practice assessments and assessment preparion resources https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://www.usajobs.gov , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12955005 . Please review the

General Applicion Informion and Definitions :

https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdf?ver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion

USTRANSCOM

Servicing Team Phone 614-692-2646 DHRS-D-TRANSCOM@DLA.MIL Address

TRANSCOM 508

Scott Drive Bldg 1900 E Scott

AFB, IL 62225-5357 US

Next steps Once you successfully complete the applicion process, you will receive a notificion of receipt. Your applicion package reviewed to ensure you meet the basic eligibility and qualificions requirements, and you will receive a notificion. A review made of your the documention you submitted to support your resume. A list of qualified applicants creed and sent to the selecting official. All applicants reviewed and/or referred will receive a notificion letter. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notificion of the decision. Please review the

General Applicion Informion and Definitions :

https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdf?ver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d 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 05/07/2026 to 05/22/2026 Salary $91,779 - $119,315 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Scott

AFB, IL 1

vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

USTC-26-12955005-MP

Control number 868275500