This position serves as a Writer/Editor in the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Operations Office, Communications and Governmental Affairs. The position is responsible for writing and editing a variety of written products about criminal justice related programs, projects and initiatives, and maintains BJA's boilerplate text and style guide.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Subject to background/suitability investigation/determination.
• Federal payments are required to be made by Direct Deposit.
• Requires registration for the Selective Service. Visit www.sss.gov.
• Pre-employment drug testing required.
• 1-year probationary period may be required.
• Confidential Financial Disclosure may be required
• Security Requirements: Non-Sensitive/Moderate Risk

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level. Specialized experience is experience which is in or related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Examples of specialized experience include: Proofreading, performing substantive editing, and copy-editing of complex written material; Ensuring edited materials are formatted correctly, free of typos, grammatical errors, and all content is correct; Ensuring clarity, consistency, completeness, plain language adherence, and application of style guides, organizational branding/messaging, and template usage; Developing and/or maintaining a system for writing, tracking, and updating organizational boilerplate language, style guides, templates, and website content encompassing all organization's written products. Technical Qualifications: Applicants who meet the basic entry and minimum qualification requirements, as described above, will be further evaluated on the following technical qualifications: Attention to Detail Compliance Oral Communication Reading Comprehension Technical Competence Writing Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Bureau of Justice Assistance DO NOT MAIL Washington, DC 20531 US
• Name: Joseph Mackey
• Phone: 202-812-6699
• Email: [email protected]