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Writer/Editor

Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
ASH, Office of Investigations & Professional Responsibility (AXI)
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Summary

The position is located within the Security and Hazardous Materials Safety (ASH) organization and may be assigned to a geographical location under the purview of the Office of Investigations & Professional Responsibility (AXI). The mission of ASH is to ensure aviation safety, support national security, and promote an efficient airspace system through the development and administration of policies and programs.

Overview

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Reviewing applications
Open & closing dates
09/11/2024 to 09/20/2024
Salary
$62,607 to - $97,046 per year

Salary will include locality rate at selection

Pay scale & grade
FV H
Locations
1 vacancy in the following locations:
Des Plaines, IL
Oklahoma City, OK
Fort Worth, TX
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - The job may require travel from time-to-time, but not on a regular basis. The travel may be for training or other work-related duties.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
NA
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Secret
Drug test
Yes
Financial disclosure
Yes - The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements
Announcement number
ACT-ASH-24-AXI500-92097
Control number
808756700

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Clarification from the agency

Current or Former Federal Employees; Veterans - EVHO; Also open to former excepted service federal employees eligible under an interchange agreement. Current or former federal employees must have met a one year probationary period or trial period in the competitive or excepted service. Applications will be accepted from preference eligibles and veterans who are honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after completing at least 3 years of continuous active duty service.

Duties

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The incumbent serves as a Writer-Editor within the Policy and Support Division. The incumbent will perform multiple and varying assignments under the limited direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional. Acts as an individual contributor and/or member of a team and may perform some leadership functions for small projects/programs or other work activities. Applies experience and advanced knowledge of writing and editing principles to analyze, select, and organize information.

Assignments may require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines. The Writer-Editor supports AXI by providing writing, editing, and project management of a large number and a wide variety of documents from across the organization. Typical duties include, but are not limited to the following:

Conducts research using a variety of sources to collect information used as groundwork in generating documents. Gathers necessary information from subject matter experts (SME), team leads, and/or management officials. Works independently to prepare, write, edit, research, and develop and/or process the following: training aides, briefing materials, correspondence, documents and papers, ensuring that accurate, appropriately concise, and timely information is available to a variety of audiences. Ensures materials and work products are presented in an interesting, informative, clear, accurate, and convincing manner to the targeted audience while adhering to plain-language and performance-based principles in the development of policy and other documents in accordance with the branding and writing standards. Oversees the timely processing of these documents by tracking, monitoring, and reporting on their progress.

Possesses publishing concepts, practices, standards, and technologies to gather data and check the accuracy of information by analyzing findings of investigations and interviews, and researching literature, qualitative and quantitative data, safety data, incident reports, polices, procedures, rules, and regulations. Analyzes, selects, and organizes the information to be presented taking into account: (1) agency policy, (2) agency, medium, and style requirements, (3) consistency with other information presented by the agency, and (4) the level of knowledge and expected reaction of the intended audience.

Demonstrates considerable independence in planning time and helping a manager, project/program manager, and/or team leader to plan and use assigned resources to accomplish projects/programs/activities. May identify and request additional resources, as needed. Resolves most problems and work issues without the assistance of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional.

Refers to managers and professionals who are more experienced problems that require their attention. May help them develop and recommend solutions. Work is reviewed periodically, typically at major milestones and at completion, for policy compliance and alignment with the requirements of projects and/or other work activities.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • US Citizenship is required.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
  • Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
  • Designated or Random Drug Testing required.

Qualifications

To view the complete qualification standard, applicants should reference – U.S. Office of Personnel Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Administrative and Management Positions.

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1000/writing-and-editing-series-1082/

To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-G / FG/GS-10/11. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Specialized experience includes: Experience writing or editing publications, policies, and procedures. Experience writing and editing material drafted by others using established practices, standards, and guidance including application of technical communications concepts. Experience acquiring and presenting information through independent reading, interviews with subject-matter experts, and observations.

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history.

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.

Some, all or none of the applicants may be interviewed.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical order and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

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Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.

The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation. As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family.

Leave Enhancement: FAA organizations may offer enhanced annual leave accrual to newly appointed or reappointed employees. In order to receive consideration for such a benefit, applicants' prior non-Federal service or active duty uniformed service must directly relate to the duties of the position to which appointed. Granting enhanced annual leave is at the sole discretion of the hiring organization, and granting such benefit is not an entitlement nor guaranteed to any newly hired employee.

This position is covered by the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. Any applicant tentatively selected for this position will be subject to pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening. Persons occupying a "testing designated position (TDP)" will be subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing.

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA), in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Current or Former Federal Employee MUST submit an SF-50.

This is not a bargaining unit position.

Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.



IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

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