Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist

About the Position: Serves as the Director of Public Affairs at a large multi-mission military installation with responsibilities to the Deputy to the Garrison Commander for planning, coordinating and directing public affairs support for all organizations on the installation to include community relations; media operations and facilitations; information strategies; liaison between tenant organizations, and the public; legislative liaison, government relations and the garrison newspaper,

• Serves as the Director of Public Affairs with responsibilities to the Deputy to the Garrison Commander for planning, coordinating and directing public affairs support for all organizations on the installation.
• Plans, implements end oversees effective internal information programs through the garrison newspaper, garrison website and other internal communication media and forums.
• Identifies and analyzes communication needs, concerns and attitudes of various publics as they relate to programs, policies and activities of the community and its higher headquarters.
• Serves as the sole official spokesperson and primary contact for local and national media that require immediate responsiveness.
• Promotes and maintains effective working relationships with representatives of government, members of Congress, civic organizations and other agencies, and with representatives of the media and special interest groups.
• Responds to media queries, to include issues of a sensitive nature or that may be subject to misunderstanding if not properly explained, or that may draw adverse public attention.
• Assigns work based on relative priorities, in consideration of difficulty, requirements of assignments and capabilities of employees.
• Plans and coordinates what is to be accomplished by subordinate staff.
• Develops performance plans, evaluates work performance and counsels staff as appropriate.