Materiel Readiness Activities
Technical Writer-Editor_
Materiel Readiness Activities, Huntsville, Alabama, us, 35898
Summary Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: This position is located at the U.S. Army Materiel Command Logistics Data Analysis Center Life Cycle Support Division Technical Publications Branch, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Responsibilities Serve as a staff and action officer responsible for managing the Army Publishing Program Technical and Equipment Publications Program. Ensures critical actions are integrated and properly executed to provide timely, cohesive, and accurate logistics support to AMC Life Cycle Management Commands (LCMC), Program Executive Office (PEO) / Project Management Office (PMO), Serves as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Interactive Authoring Display Software (IADS), XML, XML Schema's, DTD, XSL, and electronic publications for all commands developing technical publications. Responsible for providing the draft policy, objectives, directives, and Guidance in Technical Manuals Standards Specification on publication development, acquisition, and automation (Continues below) as it pertains to other functional areas/elements of the U.S. AMC Logistics Data Analysis Center (LDAC) and the overall AMC portion of the Department of the Army (DA) equipment publications program. Attends/chairs meetings, conferences, and briefings to establish lines of communications between appropriate government and industry groups and associations engaged in the development of TMs, ETMs, IETMs, and related new technologies. Briefs, lectures, and provides guidance and help to resolve problems related to the ETM/IETM program. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing duties that involved providing guidance and operation of automated web-based technical publications systems; providing guidance and direction for the development and implementation of an overall Technical Manuals (TM), Electronic TM (ETM), and Interactive ETM (IETM) program. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS12). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Decision Making Oral Communication Planning and Evaluating Technical Credibility Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12). Education Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a(n) 34-Information Technology Management Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.