- Position Title
- Writer-Editor
- Agency
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
- Announcement Number
- ECD-DE-12167273-24-VM Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, November 1, 2023 to Friday, November 10, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
(CISA) Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) - Are you a current surplus or displaced Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Federal civilian employee?
If yes, confirm the following:
If yes, confirm the following:
- You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
- You are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND
- You are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND
- Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
- Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice, notice of proposed removal for declining a directed geographic relocation outside the local commuting area (e.g., a directed reassignment or a change in duty station), Certification of Expected Separation or other official agency certification or notification indicating that the employee's position is surplus (for example, a notice of position abolishment or a notice of eligibility for discontinued service retirement); AND
- SF-50(s), Notification of Personnel Action(s), that reflects all of the following:
- Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (Name of Position's Organization is "CISA" in block 22); and
- Position, grade level (GS-15 or below), and duty location; and
- Career or Career-Conditional appointment (Tenure Code is "1" or "2" in block 24); and
- Competitive service (Position Occupied is "1" in block 34), or excepted service without time limit (Position Occupied is "2" in block 34) who is covered by a law providing both noncompetitive appointment eligibility to, and selection priority for, competitive service positions.
- Any documentation from CISA that shows your current promotion potential; AND
- Latest performance appraisal including your rating.
3.
(DHS-Wide) Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) - Are you a current surplus or displaced Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (Excluding CISA) Federal civilian employee?
If yes, confirm the following:
If yes, confirm the following:
- You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
- You are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND
- You are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND
- Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
- Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice, notice of proposed removal for declining a directed geographic relocation outside the local commuting area (e.g., a directed reassignment or a change in duty station), Certification of Expected Separation or other official agency certification or notification indicating that the employee's position is surplus (for example, a notice of position abolishment or a notice of eligibility for discontinued service retirement); AND
- SF-50(s), Notification of Personnel Action(s), that reflects all of the following:
- Department of Homeland Security (Employing Department or Agency is "Homeland Security" in block 46); and
- Position, grade level (GS-15 or below), and duty location; and
- Career or Career-Conditional appointment (Tenure Code is "1" or "2" in block 24); and
- Competitive service (Position Occupied is "1" in block 34), or excepted service without time limit (Position Occupied is "2" in block 34) who is covered by a law providing both noncompetitive appointment eligibility to, and selection priority for, competitive service positions.
- Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential; AND
- Latest performance appraisal including your rating.
4.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) - Are you a current or former Federal civilian employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position?
If yes, confirm the following:
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of the following:
If yes, confirm the following:
- You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
- You are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be or were separated; AND
- You are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be or were separated; AND
- Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of the following:
- Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice, notice of (proposed) removal for declining a directed geographic relocation outside the local commuting area (e.g., a directed reassignment or a change in duty station), notice of compensable work-related injury or illness termination and agency certification of inability to place you, or notice of disability annuity termination; AND
- SF-50(s), Notification of Personnel Action(s), that reflects all of the following:
- Position, grade level (GS-15 or below), and duty location; and
- Career or Career-Conditional appointment (Tenure Code is "1" or "2" in block 24); and
- Competitive service (Position Occupied is "1" in block 34), or excepted service without time limit (Position Occupied is "2" in block 34) who is covered by a law providing both noncompetitive appointment eligibility to, and selection priority for, competitive service positions.
- Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential; AND
- Latest performance appraisal including your rating.
5.
Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
2.
When Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) completes their selections, the remaining list of qualified candidates may be shared with hiring managers and Human Resources specialists at other DHS Component agencies who are hiring for similar positions. You may choose to opt-in to having your information shared with other DHS Component agencies when applying for this position. If a DHS Component agency requests a list of applicants referred for selection consideration (i.e., certificate), and you are on that list, you will be notified. There is no guarantee of further consideration, and you can continue to explore other job opportunity announcements.
3.
For qualification determinations and to receive full consideration for relevant experience your resume must contain complete information and support your question responses. Be clear and specific when describing your work history since human resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience.
Your resume must include the following:
Your resume must include the following:
- Full Legal Name
- Address
- Phone Number
- Email Address
- Complete work history (which includes job titles)
- Detailed description of your job-related qualifications (including tasks performed)
- Beginning and ending dates of employment with the month and year (e.g., MM/YYYY to MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY to Present)
- Total hours worked per week for any position you worked that was not full time (less than 40 hours)
- Pay Plan/Pay Band (e.g., GS, WG, etc.);
- Occupational series (e.g., 201, 301, 2210, etc.); and
- Grade level (e.g., 5, 9, 13, etc.)
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in a position with the Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Your resume and the responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine if you are amongst the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit your application.
1.
From the descriptions below, select the letter that describes how you meet the qualification requirements for this position at the GS-11 level.
2.
From the descriptions below, select the letter that describes how you meet the qualification requirements for this position at the GS-12 level.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
3.
Consult with supervisor and/or lead, to work with a high degree of independence to clarify, restructure, summarize, extend, or cut portions of the document furnished by multiple co-authors to impose coherence, economically convey intended meaning, and eliminate redundancy; establishes continuity of writing voice, tone, and style.
4.
Edits technical information such as rough drafts, and transcripts to produce finished text of satisfactory quality to be incorporated directly into the final document.
5.
Advise and guide on all matters related to writing, document preparation, and publishing.
6.
Ability to interpret and explain a variety of subjects, and to write or edit materials tailored to specific media and audiences.
7.
Applies knowledge of journalistic research methods and other modes of information gathering to the writing of original editorial content.
8.
Coordinates with authors, subject matter experts, management, and reviewers to ensure that revisions are correctly incorporated into the final document and comments are all addressed satisfactorily.
9.
Identifies and explores secondary sources when primary sources are inadequate; Interviews personnel who participated in the activities under consideration, to obtain additional information regarding plans, decisions, underlying motives, and interpretation of key actions.
10.
Makes decisions pertaining to publication design, typography, organizational formats, mechanical style, and literary style where no clear precedent exists.
11.
Analyzing manuscripts for clarity; makes sure the conclusions reached are consistent with the facts presented; and recommends major revisions, changes in coverage, or complete reorganizations of manuscripts when necessary.
12.
Performs research, background searches as necessary, and builds a database of personal contacts consisting of subject matter experts (SME's) or other pertinent groups of individuals that can provide information used to resolve discrepancies, completes unfinished material and to produce material for inclusion in publications.
13.
Research analysis, and interpretation of information on a variety of subjects concerning the established policies and programs of an organization.
14.
Interviews subject-matter specialists and program officials when the information needed is not available or not verifiable through other research methods; Requiring originality in adjusting stylistic and logical approaches, refining research methods, and selecting appropriate information to present.
15.
Works with other writer-editors or journalists, SME's, audio visual personnel, contractors, and numerous other personnel to plan and advise work efforts, gather information of a technical nature, resolve issues as necessary and garner assistance and cooperation to meet objectives.
16.
Performs writing, editing, review, and pre-press publishing tasks required for the preparation of reports, newsletter articles, social media posts, program documentation, and management support documents pertaining to studies and programs related to the organization using precedents.
17.
Restructures, summarizes, extends, or cuts portions of the documents furnished by multiple co-authors in order to impose coherence, economically convey intended meaning, and eliminate redundancy; establishes continuity of writing voice, tone, and style.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
18.
Do you certify, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all of the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.)? Do you understand that the information provided may be investigated? Do you understand that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in or with your application may be grounds for not hiring you or for firing you after you begin work? Do you also understand that false or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001)?