You will serve as a Writer-Editor in the Office of Legislative Affairs of OFFLEGAFFAIRS WASHINGTON DC.

Duties

You will provide quality assurance checks on working documents. You will independently contact Congressional, federal and private offices if more information is required on correspondence. You will write, edit and format information according to appropriate standards for written communications with Members of Congress. You will evaluate potential Navy announcements of significant interest to Congress and/or national or international news media. You will assess the team’s strengths and weaknesses and look at exploring alternatives and determining what can be done for process improvements. You will use critical thinking skills to determine efficient prioritization and tasking of inquiries and correspondence. You will maintain and track prescribed timelines to meet deadlines.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position is eligible for part time, substantial or ad-hoc telework at the discretion of management.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: In performing reviews, providing quality assurance checks on correspondence/inquiries. Writes, edit and formats details at the applicable level. Decides suitability of submitted fact sheets. Sustain programs, records and organizational reference materials through both electronic and paper files. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

GS-9

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Master's or equivalent graduate degree.

or

2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree.

or

LL.B. or J.D., if related

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (https://www.ed.gov/). Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Contacts

• Address OFFLEGAFFAIRS WASHINGTON DC 1200 Navy Pentagon Washington, DC 20350-1200 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]