This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Protective Service, Washington, District of Columbia.

Duties

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a public affairs writer/editor, responsible for helping enhance communications through the agency's employees and stakeholders. Duties performed: Managing content for a weekly employee newsletter. Creating, maintaining and updating an editorial calendar. Providing comprehensive editorial and production support required for Directorate Division electronic publication needs. Using desktop publishing software to develop designs, infographics and content for online, social media and email distribution to various audiences. Conducting research and creating clear, concise, and grammatically accurate products on behalf of agency senior leadership to include talking points, leadership messages/ announcements, and Congressional testimony. Writing and editing tailored information products for a variety of audiences about the organization's missions, functions, goals, programs, priorities, activities and accomplishments, and in accordance with the Plain Language Act of 2010.

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Minimum Qualification requirements as noted below. GS-11 Qualifications A. Specialized Experience: Applicant must demonstrate one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-9 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing the following duties: Gathering information for assignments by studying related information to write clear and thorough material (may include talking points, journalistic stories, employee broadcast email, and/or announcements); and Conducting research to develop information for managing editorial calendars; and Reviewing published content to ensure it is appropriately formatted by Associated Press (AP) and organizational style guides. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. -OR- B. Have successfully completed three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or successfully completed a Ph.D.; or LL.M., if related, at an accredited college or university in a field that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. -OR- C. Have less than one year of experience as described in A and less than 3 years of graduate level education as described in B. However, I have a combination of specialized experience and graduate level education that when combined, equals at least 100% of the total requirement. Note: Only graduate education in excess of the master's level [generally 36 semester hours] may be used in this calculation. NOTE: You must include copies of your transcript(s) with your application to verify eligibility. GS-12 Qualifications: Specialized Experience: Applicant must demonstrate one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing the following duties: Using desktop publishing software to develop infographics, charts, and/or content for websites (may include social media, employee newsletters, and/or digital products); Writing and editing content to include website material, press releases, leadership messages, and talking points on program topics (may include congressional testimony); and Managing editorial program activities to maintain up-to-date knowledge of organizational activities for publication in internal or external products. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly demonstrate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Only the first five pages of your resume will be used to make an eligibility/qualifications determination. Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current competitive service employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). You may need to submit more than one SF-50 to comply. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification. NOTE: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. Failure to provide such documentation with your application will result in lost consideration. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Department of Homeland Security Headquarters OCHCO/HRMS/MS #0170 6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, VA 20598-0170 US
• Name: Philadelphia Services Branch
• Email: [email protected]