- Position Title
- Writer-Editor
- Agency
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Announcement Number
- LAG-OD-10216857-DE-RL Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, June 4, 2018 to Friday, June 8, 2018
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans' Preference?
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
• your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy AND
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
• your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy AND
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position?
If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
• your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy and
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of ICTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50. For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
• your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy and
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of ICTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50. For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
Assessment 1
1.
Which of the following statements best describes your experience and/or education?
2.
Which of the following statements best describes your experience and/or education?
For each of the task statements below, please select the response that best describes your skill level. The statements were developed based on the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies needed to successfully perform the work of this position.
Be sure to describe your experience that supports your answers to the questions below, in your resume or application materials. It is important that your application package submitted, including a resume, clearly shows how you possess the experience and skill levels you claim in this questionnaire. If not, your score will be lowered or you will be found not qualified. The information you provide will be verified. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information may be grounds for rating you ineligible, not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Prepare official written responses to congressional inquiries regarding agency/organizational programs or other issues.
4.
Respond in writing to official and legal correspondence from members of congress, governmental agencies, governors, mayors, general public, and a variety of professional business, civic and other public interest organizations.
5.
Proofread outgoing correspondence and other written material, ensuring compliance with established format and agency/organizational policy, and exercises discretion as to the form, content, and tone of written document.
6.
Write and edit correspondence by utilizing a wide variety of writing style or other correspondence manuals (e.g., the U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual)
7.
Develop written work products which explain a variety of topics (e.g. agency/organizational programs, project plans, guidelines, regulations, policies, handbooks, manuals, laws), by working with authors, managers, subject matter experts, and other operational staff.
8.
Coordinate input from various sources in order to respond to congressional questions for the record, and ensure that responses are in keeping with information provided in established source materials.
9.
Coordinate with various program offices/personnel to assign, track, and monitor work assignments for ensuring timely delivery/response to outside inquiries, in accordance with prescribed deadlines.
10.
Edit the work of others by applying appropriate rules of grammar and style, format, organization, spelling, syntax, punctuation, parallel construction, correlation of parts, consistency, in accordance with prescribed editorial and proofreading conventions.
11.
Receive and maintain a repository for legislative records (e.g. maintaining case files of official and legislative records in a web-based database, to include providing status updates, and posting incoming, outgoing, and supporting materials.)
12.
Plan, organize, and simultaneously coordinate assignments to completion, involving a continual high volume of work and frequently shifting priorities.
13.
Establish and maintain professional working relationships with agency operating officials, coworkers, and peers, to coordinate and facilitate assignment taskings and timely responses to internal/external communications.
14.
Formulate responses to congressional questions for the record regarding agency/organizational programs or other issues.
15.
Interviews subject matter experts to verify accuracy of information expressed in outgoing agency/organizational correspondence, factual articles, publications, reports, etc.
16.
Ensure written products accurately reflect the policies, views, and program initiatives of the organization by conducting independent research and interviews of subject matter experts to verify accuracy of content and other information.
17.
Provide training/guidance to staff on literary proficiency, writing techniques, editing procedures, formatting concerns, and relevant software applications.
18.
Prepare statements of practice, job aides, or other written guidelines that communicate new/important agency/organizational administration policies.
19.
Perform research, analysis, and interpretation of a variety of database and source documents, in order to support, define, and explain agency/organizational policies, programs, research findings, or requirements, in technical detail.
20.
Research technical documents, databases, and/or libraries to develop and/or verify pertinent information for correspondence and responses to congressional questions for the record relative to agency/organizational programs/operations.
21.
Research, interpret, and apply agency/organizational rules, regulations, and policies for the purpose of compiling complete and comprehensive written reports of findings, and/or make recommendations for corrective action.
22.
Provide training/guidance to agency/organizational personnel on appropriate rules of grammar and style, format, organization, spelling, syntax, punctuation, parallel construction, correlation of parts, consistency.