- Position Title
- Writer-Editor (Oversight)
- Agency
- Field Operating Offices of the Office of the Secretary of the Army
- Announcement Number
- NCHT180447379280R2 Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, January 28, 2019 to Thursday, February 7, 2019
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
External Recruitment Military Spouse Preference
This category includes spouses of active duty military members. To be eligible you:
• Must have been married to your military sponsor prior to reporting to the new duty assignment; AND,
• Must have accompanied your military sponsor on a Permanent Change in Station (PCS) move; AND,
• The position for which you are applying must be within the commuting area of your military sponsor's new permanent duty station.
MSP applies if you are ranked among the "best qualified" for this vacancy, and the list established from this announcement is used to fill the vacancy.
MSP does not apply, however, when preference would violate statutes or regulations on veterans' preference or nepotism.
Supporting documentation: You must provide acceptable documentation of your appointment eligibility which includes the following: a copy of PCS orders authorizing the spouse to accompany the service member to a new duty location, and proof of marriage to the service member.
**NOTE: You will not receive Military Spouse Preference for this announcement if you fail to provide any of the documents mentioned above.
Are you a military spouse eligible for preference under delegated examining procedures?
This category includes spouses of active duty military members. To be eligible you:
• Must have been married to your military sponsor prior to reporting to the new duty assignment; AND,
• Must have accompanied your military sponsor on a Permanent Change in Station (PCS) move; AND,
• The position for which you are applying must be within the commuting area of your military sponsor's new permanent duty station.
MSP applies if you are ranked among the "best qualified" for this vacancy, and the list established from this announcement is used to fill the vacancy.
MSP does not apply, however, when preference would violate statutes or regulations on veterans' preference or nepotism.
Supporting documentation: You must provide acceptable documentation of your appointment eligibility which includes the following: a copy of PCS orders authorizing the spouse to accompany the service member to a new duty location, and proof of marriage to the service member.
**NOTE: You will not receive Military Spouse Preference for this announcement if you fail to provide any of the documents mentioned above.
Are you a military spouse eligible for preference under delegated examining procedures?
3.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
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.
ICTAP applicants must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well-qualified is defined as meeting all of the minimum qualification standards and eligibility requirements as well as possessing skills that clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements for the position.
*Note: Under competitive delegated examining, an ICTAP eligible will be considered well-qualified if they attain an eligibility rating of 90 or higher, not including points for veterans' preference.
Supporting documentation: Federal employees seeking ICTAP eligibility must submit proof that they meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.704, by submitting a copy of the following documents with your completed application: A copy of your agency notice; AND,
A copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal; AND,
A copy of your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location. Additional information regarding ICTAP eligibility can be found in the OPM Employee's Guide to Career Transition. For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
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.
ICTAP applicants must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well-qualified is defined as meeting all of the minimum qualification standards and eligibility requirements as well as possessing skills that clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements for the position.
*Note: Under competitive delegated examining, an ICTAP eligible will be considered well-qualified if they attain an eligibility rating of 90 or higher, not including points for veterans' preference.
Supporting documentation: Federal employees seeking ICTAP eligibility must submit proof that they meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.704, by submitting a copy of the following documents with your completed application: A copy of your agency notice; AND,
A copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal; AND,
A copy of your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location. Additional information regarding ICTAP eligibility can be found in the OPM Employee's Guide to Career Transition. For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
Preferences
1.
Would you accept a term appointment?
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in a Writer-Editor (Oversight) position with Department of the Army. Your resume and the responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit your application.
1.
Select the one statement that best describes the experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of Writer Editor (Oversight) at the GS-13 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal Service.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Provide line editing to subject matter experts in order to enhance the organization, balance style, grammar and memorandums.
3.
Perform line editing reviews and/or proofreads a variety of draft or final reports.
4.
Interpret written guidance/policy as well as preferences of higher headquarters.
5.
Review reports, memorandums and correspondence for consistency between tables on content, titles, and paragraph and sub-paragraph headings.
6.
Review and revise reports, memoranda and correspondence to ensure consistency and uniformity of terms and voice.
7.
Modify established methods or derives new methods of developing and presenting information to maximize understanding and minimize controversy.
8.
Interpret documents containing complex jargon and/or acronyms into concise and clearly written products appropriate for senior leaders.
9.
Revise reports to meet requirements for classification at the target Reading Grade Level (RGL) and Clarity Index Score (CIS).
10.
Apply the principles of policies to reports, memorandums and correspondence.
11.
Utilize features and capabilities of an online collaborative workspace (e.g. Microsoft SharePoint 2013) for the editing and digital staffing of complex reports with multiple stakeholders / contributing authors.
12.
Develop programs in requested format, records, and files for future use utilizing work processor memory.
13.
Utilize automated programs such as Microsoft Word to key in data, record, display date, make corrections or revisions and/or merge material.
14.
Utilize different techniques to instruct machine to such areas as automatic stopping, searching for specific data or line items, skipping information, line returning, etc.
15.
Establish control pages which enable the system to do work processing functions such as pagination, selection and margining.
16.
Provide expertise in assembling / editing / preparing Adobe Acrobat Professional .pdf files.
17.
Establish and maintain uniform report template, style sheets and style guides for mission report subtypes.
18.
Utilize desktop publishing methods and computer programs (e.g. Microsoft Office, Adobe Pro IX, etc?) to integrate text, graphics and tables to create complex manuscripts.
19.
Propose changes in agency editorial and publishing policies and practices.
20.
Utilize publishing expertise to analyze, interpret, and integrate information in a variety of formats, such as graphs and tables, data bases, and spreadsheets.
21.
Review report content to assure consistency of information and clarity of expression.
22.
Coordinate independently with multiple internal customers requiring editorial support simultaneously in order to keep all stakeholders informed of suspenses and deliverable timelines.
23.
Managing strategic communication plans that require extensive research and analysis to define and explain the agency policies, programs.
24.
Coordinate working groups tasked to refine strategic communication and engagement objectives as well as assist in developing supporting products.
25.
Lead collaborative roundtable reviews of reports, memorandums and correspondence.
26.
Manage and execute a strategic communications plan that identifies communication and engagement objectives.
27.
Utilize command information products (newspaper articles, reports, digital media, and other products).
28.
Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.