About the Position: Serves as a Writer-Editor and provide editorial and policy support to the U.S. Army Enterprise Services Agency, Army Publishing Directorate, Fort Belvoir, VA.

Duties

Review work of the Army Publishing Directorate (APD) staff and action officers for editorial quality and consistency and compliance with established style, format, content guidance, accuracy, and appropriateness. Develop and implement the agency's editorial policies, practices, guidelines, and standards. Provides authoritative guidance on editorial matters to personnel. Maintain awareness of current Government writing and reporting style and format requirements, and works directly with appropriate senior officials to resolve questions about its content and technical application throughout the Army. Edit and write other material, including congressional testimony on the agency’s position on matters before Congress and correspondence to the Secretary of the Army, Army Secretariat, and members of Congress. Work closely with authors during the revision process to achieve a substantial degree of balance between the often differing opinions of command and staff so that each viewpoint is presented fairly. Assesses whether technical matters can be clearly understood and determines whether findings support the recommendations and the overall conclusions of the document. Develop tables, figures, or charts to depict material data when judged necessary to support conclusions. Review and analyzes congressional legislation and policy, as well as direction and guidance from higher authorities (such as DOD, the Joint Staff, and so on) for program impact and implication on the Army.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• You may be expected to travel up to 5% for this position.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes manage multiple publishing projects simultaneously from inception until publication; develop publication policies or procedures for an organization; and create original electronic publishing materials. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Creative ThinkingOrganizational AwarenessReasoningWriting Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address HT-W313AA US ARMY ENTERPRISE SERVICES AGENCY DO NOT MAIL Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk