This position is open to CTAP/ICTAP candidates, and that if they are found well-qualified, will be afforded selection priority. This is a TEMPORARY, INTERMITTENT position located in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL). The incumbent serves as an Editor, responsible for all actions required to compile and deliver to Congress annual County Reports on Human Rights Practices. 

Duties

Reviews and often significantly rewrites draft human rights reports from posts to ensure their accuracy, uniformity, and comprehensive coverage as required by law. Serves as a point of contact on these reports with geographic bureaus and other State Department Officers as well as other U.S. governmental agency officials and representatives of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Advises geographic desks in their efforts to obtain comments/clearances on each of the reports and form a multiplicity of other functional bureaus and ensures requested changes are factually accurate and compatible with overall human rights policy. Makes recommendations to leadership on changes to individual reports based on foreign policy interests of the United States and its relationship with individual governments. Conducts sensitive and often delicate negotiations with other key Department officials, up to and including Offices Directors and Ambassadors on the content of the reports. Ensures the timely delivery of reports to Congress.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience writing and editing Human Rights Reports. Experience utilizing a command of sources and research methods to develop information on programs, policies and functions relating to human rights. Experience serving as a technical authority on publishing concepts and practices or recent advances in publishing technology. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position.

Education

Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.

Contacts

• Address U.S. Department of State 1999 Dyess Ave. Charleston Reg. Ctr., E119B Charleston, South Carolina 29405 United States
• Name: Phaytress Y. Kelley
• Phone: 771-204-9462
• Email: [email protected]