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Position Title: SUPERVISORY WRITER EDITOR
Agency: Veterans Affairs, Inspector General
Announcement Number: 22-VAOIG-156-P Opens in new window
Open Period: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 to Tuesday, March 29, 2022

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1. Do you claim Veterans' Preference?

A. No, I do not claim Veterans' Preference

B. 0-point Sole Survivorship Preference (SSP)

C. 5-point preference based on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces (TP)

D. 10-point preference for non-compensable disability or Purple Heart (XP)

E. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of at least 10% but less than 30% (CP)

F. 10 point preference based on widow/widower or parent of a deceased veteran, or spouse or parent of a disabled veteran (XP)

G. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of 30% or more (CPS)

2. Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)? Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.

A. Yes

B. No

3. Are you a displaced Federal employee eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)? Click ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.

A. Yes

B. No

1. Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government?

A. Yes

B. No

2. Would you like the opportunity to be considered for similar positions that require the same knowledge, skills and abilities?

A. Yes

B. No

3. If you were born a male after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, have you registered with the Selective Service System (select "Not applicable" if this question does not apply to you)?

A. Yes

B. No

C. No, but I have an approved exemption

D. Not applicable

For the GS-14, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service.
Specialized experience for this position includes:

-Advising and assisting authors during the writing stage; AND
-Identifying message ideas and issues to external audiences; AND
-Evaluating and coaching the performance of staff.

1. Select the answer that best describes your level of expertise related to specialized experience. Review your application and ensure that your response is supported by your resume.

A. I am qualified at the GS-14 level because I have one year or more of GS-13 level or equivalent experience as described above which has equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

B. I do not have one full year of specialized experience as describe.

2. Please select all choices that demonstrate your experience with proofreading documents:

A. Evaluating the logical and effective sequence of report narratives.

B. Evaluating the overall length and tone of reports based on the objectives, scope, and methodology.

C. Writing or rewriting portions of reports, testimony, letters, memorandums, and other written products.

D. Consulting on illustrative report material such as tables, graphs, and figures.

E. None of the above.

3. I have edited written products in a manner that improves the following:

A. Quality

B. Ensures editorial correctness

C. Ensures 508 Compliance

D. Ensures technical accuracy

E. Ensures technical meaning

F. None of the above

4. Select all types of documents or articles you have experience in writing:

A. Semiannual Reports to Congress

B. Audits, Reviews or Evaluations Reports

C. Testimony

D. Letters and / or Memorandums

E. Press releases, fact sheets and / or public statements on policy issues

F. Articles or material for print or internet

G. Graphic Designs

H. None of the above

5. Please select all informational purposes you have experience communicating:

A. Articulating policy

B. Making public reports on the activities and plans of an agency

C. Explaining and utilizing agency polices, regulations, and laws

D. Reporting the results of research

E. Announcing regulations

F. Providing training and operating manuals for employees

G. Interpreting themes and conflicting points of view in expository narratives

H. None of the above

6. From the choices below, select the responses that reflect your experience gathering and presenting information.

A. I have interpreted information and reconciled contradictions in the information gathered.

B. I have used descriptive narrative to identify and develop all facets of matters and presented conflicting points of view.

C. I have determined appropriate methods for presenting information based on the specific audience.

D. None of the above.

7. I have experience in written forms which included the following:

A. Graphics

B. Tables / Charts

C. Short summaries

D. Analytical policy memos and reports

E. Briefing papers

F. Issue papers

G. Responses to congressional inquiries

H. Responses to general public inquiries

I. Responses to press inquiries

J. None of the above

8. Do you have experience in researching, analyzing, and interpreting information for publications to include:

A. Speeches and articles to determine the appropriate tone to better convince an audience.

B. Manuals for appropriate use of nomenclature or terms for technical processes or proceedings (e.g. medical, legal, etc.).

C. Congressional hearings to recognize the political interests and sensitivity to a subject or issue.

D. Applications (some may be electronic) and methods to promote the organizations social network to raise awareness.

E. Journals and blogs to help move print and digital products, including text for maps and graphics, from draft to final product effectively.

F. None of the above.

9. Choose the response that best describes your supervisory experience.

A. I have served in a supervisory capacity with the responsibility for assigning work, adjusting priorities, assessing employee performance, which included overseeing and ensuring programmatic goals and objectives were met, target dates were adhered to, and work by subordinate staff adheres to program requirements

B. I have served as an acting supervisor or Team Leader, with responsibility for directing and coordinating the work of others, including assuring that programs are operating in accordance with set policies, standards and procedures, and that operating goals, deadlines and program requirements were achieved

C. None of the above

10. Choose the response (s) that best describe your experiences directing and managing a staff.

A. I have experience setting goals, administering and technically directing the work of staff through subordinate supervisors

B. I have experience evaluating, approving or rejecting work products and performance of subordinates

C. I have experience resolving employee complaints and grievances

D. I have experience initiating performance-based corrective or disciplinary action of employees

E. I have experience developing and nurturing inter-office relationships to gain cooperation for the purpose of successfully managing a project or program

F. None of the above

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