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Technical Writer-Editor
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Posted 11 days ago
About the Role
This position is part of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS); Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ). You will design, develop, produce and maintain operational and policy manuals, job aids, training materials, and other scientific and technical communication.
What You'll Do
- →The duties described are for the full-performance level.
- →At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.
- →The duties may include, but are not limited to: Identifies and develops technical, policy, scientific, and procedural manuals and associated content , to include determining information needs for a variety of audiences.
- →Determines the adequacy of manuals and applications, and notes serious deficiencies such as incomplete coverage, illogical development of ideas and concepts, or inaccurate scientific information.
- →Ensures the editorial quality, readability, and logical and appropriate presentation of manuals and associated content which are addressed to a wide variety of audiences.
- →Reviews and ensures that content drafted by others for the Agency meets established standards; analyzes and evaluates identified errors or deficiencies in written PPQ and CBP communications.
- →Assesses whether technical or scientific matters can be clearly understood; and determines whether findings support recommendations and overall program conclusions.
- →Analyzes content, organization, and presentation, and when written content is unclear or requires extensive rewriting to meet program requirements, provides recommendations; tracks the progress.
- →Instructs PPQ employees on the art of effective writing and editing and periodically reports to the appropriate supervisors on the extent of counseling and instructions required.
- →Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Requirements
- ✓Please see above for education qualification requirement information.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 1e21129a-6e5d-4191-acf3-c5d7c029ebeb
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