Technical Writer​/Editor; O-Billet) Non-Supervisory

Summary

Technical Writer/Editor supports ICE Health Service Corps by developing, editing, and reviewing technical, policy, clinical, and communication materials. Ensures products are clear, accurate, audience-appropriate, policy-compliant, and consistent with style and branding while coordinating with stakeholders and managing deadlines.

Technical Writer/Editor supports ICE Health Service Corps by developing, editing, and reviewing technical, policy, clinical, and communication materials. Ensures products are clear, accurate, audience-appropriate, policy-compliant, and consistent with style and branding while coordinating with stakeholders and managing deadlines.

• Writes technical materials clearly without sacrificing thoroughness and accuracy; ensures materials are consistent with agency policy, meets style requirements of the agency, ensures materials are written at an appropriate level for the intended audience.
• Writes technical materials, such as policy directives and guides, scientific or technical articles, regulations in technical areas; technical manuals; reviews clinical guidelines, brochures, and pamphlets; award submissions.
• Works closely with outside and in-house authors, edits texts to ensure clarity and logical presentation of material, consistency and effectiveness of style, and accuracy of spelling and grammar.
• Advises and assists authors during the writing stage; verifies information supplemented by research and consultation with other subject experts; examines the organization, length, and tone of the material; edits the text for clarity and accuracy; consults on design and graphics.
• Reviews the work of authors, editors, proofreaders, translators, and indexers. Reviews all stages of proofs while considering accuracy, and timelines.
• Collaborates effectively with internal stakeholders, such as publications and communications coordinators, research associates, web developers, design and production staff, brand and content strategists, unit and division leadership, and others.
• Communicates expectations, including workflow and deadlines, and developments to various stakeholders and resolves problems or conflicts with good judgment, diplomacy, and tact.
• Reviews publications for style, design, layout, and editorial aspects before release.
• Edits, rewrites, and reorganizes materials to ensure information is clear, concise, and logical.
• Reformats materials to ensure brand consistency and readability.

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You must successfully pass a drug screen.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must certify registration with Selective Service.
• Requirements by Closing Date:
  Unless otherwise noted, you must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
• Service Remaining Requirement Agreement:
  Upon appointment to this position, officers will be required to serve an 18 to 24-month commitment to IHSC.
• ASSIGNMENT PAY AGREEMENT:
  You must not have a current Assignment Pay Agreement. However, if you have a current Assignment Pay Agreement, it must be fulfilled within 90 days of your application submission.
• Applicants must be a current USPHS Commissioned Corps Officer or USPHS Call to Active Duty (CAD) candidate.

Civilians are not eligible for this position.

• Applicants without a USPHS commission must begin the USPHS Commissioned Corps application process before applying to this position. Applicants must review the USPHS application requirements and submit an application hs.gov/apply-now/.
• Continued employment is contingent upon appointment to, and maintenance of, active-duty status in the USPHS Commissioned Corps.
• PHS officers must participate in IHSC TDY On-Call Schedule (ITOS.) ITOS is either an entire month or two 16-day periods a year where, depending on the needs of the agency, the officer is required to be available to serve.

• Requires physical exertion such as lifting objects greater than 30 pounds.
• Required to perform CPR/emergency care standing or kneeling.
• Must have the ability to assist sick, injured, or aging staff exiting the building (may require lifting, dragging, wheeling or carrying someone who weighs significantly more than self).
• The work may necessitate some physical characteristics that will be required when responding to an emergency, such as running a short…