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The position is located in the Voice of America (VOA), Programming Directorate. The incumbent reports to the VOA Director of Language Programming , Language Programming. The incumbent provides senior level advice and guidance to VOA senior management and staff involving the standards applied to VOA broadcast and online content. In particular, the incumbent is responsible for
ensuring the highest journalistic standards across the agency for VOA content on all platforms.
05/11/2023 to 06/02/2023
$155,700 - $183,500 per year
GS 15
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
None
Yes
No
DE-11873869-23-SC
725050500
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL), the public, Veterans; All U.S. Citizens.
As a Editor ( News Standards and Best Practices), you will be responsible for duties to include, but are not limited to:
1. Serves as the primary advisor in VOA with regard to interpretation of ethical standards, including journalistic codes of ethical conduct and the VOA Charter, and advises senior leadership throughout the agency on amending, revising, or supplementing the Charter and legislative initiatives to support journalist independence.
Education cannot be used for qualification purposes for this grade level.
1. 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. For Military Selective Service Act requirement information, please visit https://www.sss.gov. Selective Service
2. Your application to this vacancy announcement will only allow consideration for this announcement. We cannot electronically or manually move your application to corresponding announcements if applicable.
3. Additional vacancies not reflected in the announcement that occur after the opening date of the vacancy announcement for position(s) identical (same grade, series and title) to the original vacancy may be filled from the selection certificate during the validity of the certificate.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once your application package has been received, a review of your qualifications will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements and competencies required for this position.
Competencies:
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