LEAD Internship - PUBLIC AFFAIRS ASSISTANT (OA) GS-0303-04

Assists the Public Affairs Specialists in assigned areas of responsibility. Primary responsibility includes collecting, assembling, preparing, and disseminating information concerning various Letterkenny programs and activities. Contributes to the preparations of news releases, fact sheets and other material about the command for distribution to local and regional media. Receives and responds to requests from both print and broadcast media for information concerning the depot. Coordinates with appropriate command agencies to provide requested information. (50%)2. Provides office support using a personal computer with various software (word processing, database, and/or graph), peripheral equipment such as printers, fax machines, and scanners to create, update, edit, and retrieve correspondence, messages, and reports. Reviews and assists with creating a variety of documents and reports, such as, memorandums. Responsible for correct format, grammar, spelling, syntax, procedural accuracy, arrangement of enclosures, appropriate distribution, and in compliance with regulatory guidance. Uses PC to transmit and receive information over electronic mail and the network, following all security and privacy procedures. Maintains personnel time card. (25%)3. Assist with the planning and coordination of a variety of official and social functions associated with high-ranking domestic and foreign military and civilian visitors to the Depot. Assist with planning and coordinating depot official and social functions. Receives notification of official visitors to the command and assist with research for total information needed on visitors including making inquiry of agencies presently or previously visited to find or verify purposes of each visitor, technical and personnel interests, any special approaches desired by the Commander. Assist with planning agendas, courtesy calls, tours, demonstrations of equipment and arranging transportation, billeting, social functions and briefings. (25%)

This position may occasionally require an uncommon tour of duty, including weekend and holiday hours and a nonstandard workweek.