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SUPERVISORY WRITER-EDITOR

Department of the Navy

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Washington, DC
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Job Description

Duties

  • You will support branch head in managing Publishing and Website Management Branch's administration and budget, ensuring that paperwork is handled effectively and that funds are spent appropriately for the efficient operation of the section.
  • You will develop appropriate publishing and editorial methods, plan work, set priorities, and prepare schedules of work to be accomplished.
  • You will supervise, train, evaluate, and motivate the writer-editors and visual information specialists, and maintain effective branch communication and morale.
  • You will manage performance of employees through appropriate awards and corrective action.
  • You will review manuscripts to determine propriety for production as articles, scholarly monographs, chronologies, bibliographies and other knowledge products.
  • You will discuss proposed major changes with authors and submitting commands at all times, keeping criticism constructive, suggestions specific and working relationships harmonious.
  • You will plan branch's editorial schedule for at least one year in advance, set priorities and deadlines, and prepare timeline of staff assignments based on individual skills and commitments.
  • You will determine requirements for new projects, such as scale, scope, timeframe, and technical specifications for deliverables.
  • You will maintain liaison with the Government Publishing Office (GPO) and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) on technical and professional matters.


Requirements

Conditions of employment
  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
  • Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
  • New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
  • Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
  • Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
  • Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.
Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Acting as a liaison between staff and higher management; 2) Writing, editing, and researching to prepare technically and historically accurate material; 3) Developing written products that articulate, interpret, or explain highly complex material; 4) Analyzing, developing, reorganizing and rewriting proposed and final manuscripts for publication as necessary to ensure information is presented at a suitable level for intended audience; 5) Recognizing individual training needs in order to provide training and/or recommend appropriate training for personnel; 6) Communicating with subordinates, coworkers and associates to maintain effective working relationships and positive working environment.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site:

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at:

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link:

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
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