This position is located in the VOA News Center in Moscow, Russia. Incumbent serves as a reporter and Bureau Chief responsible for providing timely, accurate, comprehensive and balanced news coverage, (test, audio/video) throughout assigned region. The ideal candidate will identify high-impact stories and issues and needs to love news and big, fast-breaking news stories.
The individual selected for this position provides timely, accurate, comprehensive and balanced news coverage throughout the assigned region. Duties include:
~Provides timely, accurate, comprehensive and balanced coverage throughout assigned areas.
~Evaluates news sources and developments, researches, prepares, reports and voices material to be filed.
~Exercises sound news judgment to determine importance of different events and developments and how to best approach coverage.
~Researching, planning and cultivating a wide variety of sources, reports on comprehensive, unique and explanatory stories.
~Reports include news tips and advisories, short and long correspondent reports, in-depth backgrounders and news analysis, news features, interviews and live and pre-recorded Q&As for all platforms - radio, TV, digital and social.
~Meets various deadlines for providing material to programming elements and is able to manage multiple assignments under stringent deadlines and changing priorities and conditions, including breaking news.
~Works and manages time and resources. Exercises independent news judgment and works closely with editors.
~When assigned, recruits, develops and assigns stringers and other Foreign Nationals throughout the beat area. Edits and oversees stringers to provide coverage for VOA.
~Manages the bureau and is responsible for the overall administration, budget and local staff or contractors effectively.
~Develops and manages an operating budget and manages resources, including property, vehicles and equipment.
Travel Required
75% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Candidates MUST meet all qualification requirements by closing date.
Applicants must complete online questionnaire.
This is a sensitive or national security position.
If selected, this position requires the completion of the SF-86.
THIS POSITION IS NOT COVERED BY A UNION AGREEMENT
Suitability Determination: If selected, you will be subject to a security investigation to establish your suitability for federal employment. The security investigation will include, among other aspects, a review of your credit and legal history.
This position may require working nights, weekends, and holidays.
Qualifications
Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12), which is directly related to this line of work. Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
Applicants must have one year of specialized experience as a news correspondent or in a related field of work. Experience must show that applicant has a command of the English language that reflects the finer techniques and nuances of oral and written communication.
Specialized experience for this vacancy is defined as experience implementing the principles and practices of journalistic news gathering, ethics, reporting, writing and voicing by demonstration of the following examples of qualifying experience:
(1) Conceiving complex, unique and engaging news stories that are of value to global audiences;
(2) Filing timely, accurate, comprehensive, unique and unbiased news reports;
(3) Identify significant events for news coverage and in relating such events to larger issues involved;
(4) Developing and managing a budget, personnel and resource control for a news organization;
(5) Experience covering political and economic developments and placing them in their geopolitical and historical contexts;
(6) Experience reporting and broadcasting LIVE for a GLOBAL audience;
(7) Experience working in a multicultural/multi-language setting in a large news organization;
(8) Experience working in a multi-platform environment - text, radio, social media and TV; and/or
(9) Demonstrated experience managing news related projects that have been recognized for excellence by prestigious institutions/news organizations.
Education
Applicant cannot substitute education for experience.
Additional information
1. If you are an eligible Inter agency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) applicant you may apply for special selection over other candidates for this position. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 85 or above on the rating criteria for this position. ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separation; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456.
2. If you are still on active duty, you may submit a statement of service from your Personnel Command which states the date you entered active duty, the date you are separating, and the campaign medals you have received.
3. If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
4. If selected you will subject to a security investigation to establish your suitability for federal employment. The security investigation will include, among other aspects, a review of your credit and legal history.
5. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Additional selections may be made if additional/identical vacancies occur within 90 days of certificate issuance.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once your resume or application is submitted, a review of your qualification will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements and competencies required for this position.
Competencies:
Journalism
Leadership
Managing Human Resources
Organizational Awareness
Possession of competencies may be addressed in a cover letter and/or resume. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire. The numeric rating you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaire. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your score can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your qualifications. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.
All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):
Resume
SF-50
Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s), which may not be required for all applicants:
DD-214
Veterans Letter
SF-15
If you are a veteran with preference eligibility and you are claiming 5-point veterans' preference, you must attach a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility. If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, you must attach an Application of 10-Point Veterans' Preference (SF-15) plus the proof required by that form. If you are still on active duty, you may submit a statement of service from your Personnel Command which states the date you entered active duty, the date you are separating, and the campaign medals you have received.
You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.
If you cannot complete the Application Package online, please contact the Human Resource office.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
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INTRODUCTION TO AGENCY: The United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) formally known as Broadcasting Board of Governors is an exciting, multi-media, multi-cultural, global media agency that carries out all United States civilian international broadcasting. Our media networks complement and reinforce one another in a shared mission vital to U.S. national interests: to inform, engage, and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy. Our staff of dedicated professionals serve as an example of a free and independent media, bringing news, information, and relevant discussions to a weekly audience of over 278 million people worldwide in over 60 languages via radio, television, Internet, and social media.
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