The NCUA was ranked #5 for the 2024 Best Places to Work in the Federal government (mid-size agencies). This position is at the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) in the Office of External Affairs and Communications (OEAC). This position serves as a Writer-Editor responsible for editing text, publications, and graphics in materials prepared by staff and authoring original documents such as newsletters.
Specialized experience is the experience that has equipped you with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. All applicants applying for the CU-13 grade level must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the CU/GS-12 grade level obtained in the private or public sector. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience: composing written information; editing materials to ensure conformance with established formats; and providing advice on, developing, or modifying organization-wide writing or editorial guidance. You must meet the qualifications for this position by the closing date of this announcement. Please note, all experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages and you MUST include specific details as to how your experience meets the specialized experience outlined in the vacancy announcement. When creating your resume, please follow the instructions in the Required Documents section below as well as the guidance found here. Failure to provide adequate and required info details will result in an ineligible rating. Your experience claimed in your resume must also support your responses to any online questionnaire taken during the application process. Failure to provide support may result in a lower rating and/or you may be excluded from consideration. The last resume submitted for this vacancy announcement will be used to determine qualifications and will supersede any previous submissions.
As a Writer-Editor, you will: Edit and proofread a variety of documents, such as the NCUA news clips, Letters to Credit Unions, the NCUA Annual Report, other guidance papers, reports, instructions, whitepapers, memoranda, speeches, manuals, testimony, presentations, talking points, and policy papers to ensure smoothness of language and conformity to established standards of grammar, language, usage, style, and format. Support the agency's Plain Writing Act Officer to ensure clear government communications. Edit the work of individuals to ensure written products are logical and well-structured to conform to current English-usage standards and established editorial style. Author original documents as assigned by conducting appropriate research and fact gathering, in coordination with other offices, including coordinating with and receiving input from applicable staff, to reach appropriate conclusions and convey those conclusions in an effective manner. Research relevant laws, regulations, policies, and programs to develop complete and accurate statements and information.