See QUALIFICATIONS for important information about this position. Coordinates development and ensures completion of strategic or budgetary agency documents. Handles ad-hoc reports in compliance with agency policies and procedures and OMB Guidance. See DUTIES for additional responsibilities of this position.

Duties

This position is located in the Office of Budget, Finance and Management (OBFM), Office of Budget (OB), and reports directly to the applicable Office Director or Deputy Director. Writes products for internal and external SSA stakeholders, including the Office of the Commissioner, OBFM, OB leadership, OMB and congressional audiences. Products may include Commissioner's Budget and Congressional Justification Budget Overviews, Congressional Operating Plan General Statement and Commissioner's Budget and President’s Budget rollout materials. Additional products include, monthly and weekly talking points for OB and OBFM leadership, budget-related agency press releases, agency strategic and performance plans and reports and various ad hoc presentations and research assignments. Serves as a technical authority in writing and editing strategic or budget related materials in compliance with agency policies and procedures, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance, SSA's QUICC Handbook and AP Style Manual guidance. Provides editorial direction for OB-developed plans, reports, publications and other end products. Reviews the written products of other OB staff members and provides a critique on organization, substance and tone so that a rewrite will make the product acceptable for external publication or distribution to stakeholders. May advise other OB staff members direction as to content and approach. Edits draft materials submitted by other components to ensure accuracy of content, context and readability by laypersons and compiles submissions into a single document to ensure conformance to professional standards of written communications.

Requirements

• All application materials must be received by the closing date. All application forms submitted become the property of SSA Human Resources. Requests for copies of application documents will not be accepted.
• Applicants must be in good standing. Applicants must have a fully successful rating of record. Official Personnel Folders will not be reviewed.
• See QUALIFICATIONS, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, REQUIRED DOCUMENTS and HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED sections for more information about this position.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To qualify for this GS-13 Technical Writer position you must demonstrate at least 52 weeks of Specialized Experience. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE must have been gained in a federal position at or above GS-12 OR (if your position and/or experience is in another federal pay scale OR outside of federal service) by performing duties at a level of responsibility and difficulty equivalent to GS-12 or above. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is work directly related to the development and publication of federal budget or strategic plans, reports or other related documents or publications. If you have this experience, your resume must describe, in your own words, the duties you perform that demonstrate it. Since Specialized Experience also has a time component, it must be evident that the duties you describe are at the required level for at least 52 weeks. Reviewers cannot assume you perform duties you don't describe. An affirmative response to the online questionnaire is not sufficient to demonstrate experience. Specialized Experience must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Federal applicants for promotion must have at least 52 weeks at GS-12. Time-in-grade requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Information on this series can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1000/writing-and-editing-series-1082/

Education

This position does not have an educational requirement.

Education cannot be used in lieu of (or in combination with) Specialized Experience to meet Minimum Qualifications.

Contacts

• Address DCBFM - OB 6401 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21235 US
• Name: OPE Staffing DCBFM
• Phone: 410-965-1234
• Email: [email protected]