Job opening: Writer-Editor (Speech Writer)
Salary: $112 015 - 145 617 per year
Published at: Oct 06 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
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Duties
This position is located under the Office of Public and Governmental Affairs, Public Affairs Branch in Washington, District of Columbia.
Qualifications
To qualify for 13, candidates must also have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-12.
Additional Conditions of Employment:
GS-13 - You qualify if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal, State, or Local government or equivalent public or private sector experience, performing the following duties:
Researching, writing, and editing speeches, briefings, articles, publications, reports and other materials; and
Communicating to diverse audiences, applying the appropriate tone, voice and writing style, using industry standards such as the Elements of Style and the Associated Press Stylebook; and
Providing communications advice and performing editorial reviews of sensitive material for high-level officials; and
Reviewing and finalizing written products for clarity, accuracy, appropriateness for audience, grammar, and consistency.
Experience must be in the normal line of progression or must be related to the work of the position advertised and must be reflected in resume.
A writing sample may be requested at the time of interview.
Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level .
Please do not cut and paste the position description, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume, as this will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
Additional vacancies may be filled from this vacancy announcement.
The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP). The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and score 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP). The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and score 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/
Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a Veteran Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under the VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement.
Education
This position does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address Office of Public and Governmental Affairs
99 New York Ave., N.E.
Washington, DC 20226
US
- Name: Carolyn Brown
- Phone: 202-648-7330
- Email: [email protected]
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