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Position Title
Writer-Editor
Agency
Peace Corps
Announcement Number
24-12633421-KB Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, December 9, 2024 to Monday, December 23, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a current Federal Employee?

Please note: If you are a current federal employee, you MUST submit a Standard Form-50 (SF-50) that verifies you meet the time-in-grade requirement for the grade at which you are applying.
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3. Are you currently employed with Peace Corps?

Please note: 
  • this includes US Direct Hires, Experts, Temporary Employees, and US Citizen Personnel Service Contractors.
  • this DOES NOT include Peace Corps Volunteers and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.
If you are a US Direct Hire, Expert or Temporary Employee, you MUST submit a recent Standard Form-50 (SF-50) that verifies you meet the time-in-grade requirement for the grade at which you are applying.  If you are a US Citizen Personnel Service Contractor you MUST submit documentation to verify your employment.
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4. Are you a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV) or Peace Corps Response Volunteer (RPCRV) with Peace Corps Eligibility (PCE) Status?

Please note:
You will be required to upload a copy your Description of Service or other documentation of qualifying volunteer service, in order to verify your status. 
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5. Are you a veteran who:
  • Served during a war or are in receipt of a campaign badge for service in a campaign or expedition; OR
  • are a disabled veteran, OR
  • are in receipt of an Armed Forces Service Medal (includes the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal)for participation in a military operation, OR
  • are a recently separated veteran (within 3 years of discharge), AND
  • separated under honorable conditions (this means an honorable or general discharge)?
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Preferences
1. Would you accept a term appointment? (limit characters)
2. Have you ever been employed by an intelligence agency or division of an agency, a substantial part of whose mission includes or included intelligence activities? (limit characters)
3. Has your background or work history involved a substantial connection with an intelligence activity or related work other than through employment? (limit characters)
4. Do you have a family relationship to an employee of an intelligence agency? (limit characters)
5. Have you previously been employed with the Peace Corps in a US Direct Hire (USDH) position and fall into any of the categories below:
  1. After your USDH appointment, you have separated from the agency (resigned, retired, transferred to a different federal agency, etc.)
  2. After your USDH appointment, you have converted to an Expert position with the Peace Corps
  3. After your USDH appointment, you have accepted a position as a Personnel Service Contractor with the Peace Corps
If you have been previously employed with the Peace Corps as a US Direct Hire you will need to be eligible to time in within 90 days after the closing of this announcement.

Please note:
  • This does not include applicants who have only been employed as a Personnel Service Contractor or Expert.
  • This does not include applicants who have only served as a Peace Corps Volunteer.
  • This does not include applicants who have been previously employed with Peace Corps serving in a 5 year exempt position.
  • This does not include current Peace Corps USDH employees, who may have been reemployed after a previous USDH appointment and spent the required "time out" of the agency.
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Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. I have at least one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to the FP-4 or GS-11/12 grade level or education which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position at the FP-3 level. Specialized experience is defined as high level of expertise in writing and editing, researching, analyzing and selecting appropriate information in a variety of communication documents; rewriting deficient documents by others to improve readability and correct for grammar, tone, and terminology; assist colleagues with identifying information to present in reports, preparing reports, presentations or briefings to communicate agency information. (limit characters)
2. I have at least one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to the FP-3 or GS-13 grade level or education which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position at the FP-2 level. Specialized experience is defined but not limited to writing and editing for public or private sector reports, strategies, and executive memorandum for distribution to various audiences; managing publication production schedules; and application of publication standards and guidance. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
3.
  • Produces substantive content for written reports with detailed summaries, analyses, and conclusions of agency programs, activities, and policies.
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4. Provides copy-editing services for grammar, syntax, branding, agency style guidelines, and tone. (limit characters)
5. Reviews official documents for leadership's signature, ensuring proper integration of appropriate content, clarity, themes, and messages into all documents for internal and external distribution. (limit characters)
6. Analyzes both the subject and the intended audience and utilizes discretion to present the material interestingly, clearly, sensitively, accurately, thoroughly, and convincingly. (limit characters)
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  • Research, analyze, distill, select, and present information in a variety of written projects to communicate information for making public reports on the activities and plans of the agency
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8. Gather information from subject matter experts and advise individually or in working groups about matters relating to the development of written material in support of agency mission, functions, processes, procedures, and submission deadlines. (limit characters)
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  • Develops project timelines and major milestones and communicate that with subject matter experts to keep the project on track to meet specific deadlines.
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  • Collaborates with senior officials and subject matter experts to coordinate inputs for reports and strategies, as well as responses to complicated and sensitive correspondence.
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11. Coordinates with the internal creative team or external vendors to layout the publication for style, design, and editorial aspects before release. (limit characters)
12. Please describe your writing and editing experience, including but not limited to the production of reports, strategies, or memorandum for private and public sector audiences. Please be specific about the types of written products you produced. 
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
13. To qualify for this position and receive full credit for your relevant experience you must list the month/year; the pay plan/series/grade (if applicable); and number of hours worked; and the salary earned for experience listed on your resume. Your resume must support your responses to the questions. I certify that I understand that failure to provide the above required evidence in your resume will make you ineligible and will result in a "not qualified" determination. (limit characters)
14. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled; I may be denied an appointment; or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated and that responding "No" or providing no response to this item will result in my not being considered for this position. (limit characters)