TECHNICAL EDITOR

U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency; Pearl City (HI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Defense Intelligence Agency is seeking a professional to conduct oversight and review to ensure information services and products comply with laws, regulations, and policies in their area of responsibility.

You will prioritize and monitor completion of information projects, ensure quality and efficient use of resources, and schedule own work. Experience mentoring junior staff and building strong working relationships is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Ability to apply sourcing and classification guidelines to Finished Intelligence (FINTEL) publications at the CCMD level.
• Ability to review and/or edit FINTEL for publication.
• Experience working with Defense intelligence community publication tools, specifically PRESS.
• Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Must have included a total of 15 semester hours in an appropriate scientific, technical, or social science field(s), and at least one course above the introductory level in the field(s) covered by the position.
• Experience in producing and editing technical reports, articles, manuals, or specifications.

Responsibilities

• Conduct oversight and review to ensure information services and products comply with laws, regulations, and policies.
• Prioritize and monitor completion of information projects, ensuring quality and efficient use of resources.
• Plan, organize, and schedule own work activities to meet deadlines.
• Ensure accuracy and validity of products by mentoring junior staff and sharing knowledge.
• Establish effective working relationships to successfully complete work.

Skills

Sourcing and classification guidelines

Review/edit FINTEL for publication

PRESS publication tools experience

Education

Education: 15 semester hours in relevant field + one advanced course

Job description

We are committed to:

• Teamwork: Partnering at all levels and across organizational boundaries for mission accomplishment.
• Integrity: Adherence to the highest legal and ethical principles in our responsibilities.
• Excellence: Unrivaled defense intelligence expertise.
• Service: Putting the welfare of the Nation and commitment to our mission before oneself.

ASSESSMENT FACTORS

1. Conducts oversight and review to ensure information services and products comply with all relevant laws, regulations, and policies in area of responsibility.

2. Prioritizes and monitors the completion of information projects by ensuring the quality of work adheres to established standards and that resources are used effectively.

3. Plans, organizes, prioritizes, and schedules own work activities to complete assignments in timely and effective manner.

4. Ensures accuracy and validity of products produced by junior staff by actively providing feedback, mentorship and sharing acquired knowledge and insight to aid in task accomplishment.

5. Establishes effective working relationships to successfully complete work.

HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS

1. Ability to apply sourcing and classification guidelines to Finished Intelligence (FINTEL) publications at the CCMD level.

2. Ability to review and/or edit FINTEL for publication.

3. Experience working with Defense intelligence community publication tools, specifically PRESS.

Education

Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Must have included a total of 15 semester hours in an appropriate scientific, technical, or social science field(s), and at least one course above the introductory level in the field(s) covered by the position. For technical manuals and specifications writers or editors, the equivalent of 15 semester hours may have been gained through vocational or educational training above the high school level at a public, private, or Armed Forces school.

OR

Experience

General Experience (for GG-5 positions):

Experience that provided an understanding of the basic principles, practices, operations, and specialized vocabulary of the appropriate scientific, technical, or social science field(s), or with equipment or technical systems. The applicant must have acquired the ability to describe information in simple, clear language.

Specialized Experience (for positions above GG-5):

Experience that required substantial subject-matter or technical knowledge of the field. This experience must have demonstrated the ability to acquire and present technical information through independent reading, interviews with subject-matter specialists, observation of tests and experiments, interpretation of blueprints or diagrams, or other appropriate methods. Such experience may have been acquired as a writer or editor of technical reports, articles, manuals, or specifications.