This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration. The incumbent is a Technical Writer-Editor within the Office of the Federal Register (OFR). The incumbent will carry out assignments designed to further develop and fine-tune technical skills and judgmental aspects of the work associated with the Unit to which the incumbent is assigned, and the overall operations of the OFR.

Duties

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-12. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position. As a Technical Writer-Editor, you will: Properly manipulate the contents of documents and of Federal Register publications to ensure legally effective, timely, and accurate publication of them. Manage work, whether done independently, as a team member, or in leading others, to achieve timely, accurate publication of all documents and accomplish all program goals. Understand and appropriately address customer needs associated with all aspects of the Federal Register publication process in fulfillment of the Office of the Federal Register's program responsibilities. Understand and properly use the technical resources available for, and associated with the Federal Register publications processes, including information technology, legacy systems, and other technical resources.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-09, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: Editing written documents developed for publication; AND Reviewing written documents for adherence to style and formatting requirements; AND Communicating information to internal and/or external audiences. OR EDUCATION: You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows: A 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. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions. Only graduate study in excess of the first year (18 semester hours) is qualifying for the GS-9. In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable (as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F): For the GS-09, you must have been at the GS-07level for 52 weeks.

Education

Education Requirements: The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Individual Occupational Requirements for the Technical Writing and Editing Series, 1083

• Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Must have included a total of 15 semester hours in an appropriate scientific, technical, or social science field(s), and at least one course above the introductory level in the field(s) covered by the position. For technical manuals and specifications writers or editors, the equivalent of 15 semester hours may have been gained through vocational or educational training above the high school level at a public, private, or Armed Forces school.

OR

• Experience that required substantial subject-matter or technical knowledge of the field. This experience must have demonstrated the ability to acquire and present technical information through independent reading, interviews with subject-matter specialists, observation of tests and experiments, interpretation of blueprints or diagrams, or other appropriate methods. Such experience may have been acquired as a writer or editor of technical reports, articles, manuals, or specifications.

Contacts

• Address OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-8990
• Email: [email protected]