Communications Analyst

1 month ago

Washington, Washington, D.C., United States USAJobs Full time
Duties

This position is located in the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Office of Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations (OAI&E), Audit Support Division (ASD). ASD provides crosscutting support to OAI&E teams and senior leadership. ASD's primary work streams include management of audit policies and procedures; staff training; and data analytics and systems support.

As a Communications Analyst assigned to Office of Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations (OAI&E), Audit Support Division (ASD) you will:
  • Serves as the Communications Analyst within ASD ensuring audit, inspection, and evaluation reports meet professional standards.
  • Supports the production of OAI&E written communications by planning, directing, coordinating, leading, counseling, and evaluating staff.
  • Works with OIG teams to develop audit, inspection, and evaluation findings and recommendations in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) and the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation (QSIE). This includes facilitating team discussions, white-boarding findings, and attending audit, inspection, and evaluation meetings as prescribed.
  • Trains, and directs other communication analysts, as applicable, in helping prepare and finalize audit and inspection and evaluation reports and other written OIG communications.
  • Provides on-the-job and formal training to OAI&E teams to build in-house capacity for messaging reports. Provides constructive input into USAID OIG policies and procedures to improve guidance to teams; audit, inspection, and evaluation procedure steps; and inform annual training.
  • Reviews and revises reports, as needed, to ensure they articulate, interpret, and explain significant, highly complex, potentially controversial, and sensitive results from audits and reviews in a clear, concise narrative suitable for a diverse, wide audience in accordance with GAGAS and QSIE.
  • Uses analysis, critical thinking, and knowledge of language, Congress, the media, social media, and web-based communications, as well as a general knowledge of audit, inspection, and evaluation methods, to understand and improve communications.
  • Remains flexible and adapts quickly to changes in leadership and communication preferences, as well as unexpected situations, while maintaining professional standards.
  • Develops and implements communication strategies for OAI&E, improves processes and procedures, and resolves issues related to written communication.
  • Interacts and cooperates with other offices in OIG as needed to ensure, for a written communication, consistent use of plain language, compliance with accessibility requirements, and adherence to editorial standards and applicable writing guidelines.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

    Requirements

    Conditions of Employment
    • United States Citizenship is required.
    • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
    • Time in grade must be met by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
    • Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
    • Successful completion of pre-employment and participation in the random drug testing program is required.
    • The individual selected will be required to file a Financial Disclosure Report.

      Qualifications

      You are encouraged to read the entire announcement before you submit your application package. Your application may not receive full consideration if you do not follow the instructions as outlined.
      Applicants must meet all the required qualification and educational requirements below.
      Specialized Experience:
      GS-14: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal service, or the equivalent to in the private sector which includes: 1) Serve as a communication's analyst to help design, message, and draft audit and inspection and evaluation reports in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) and the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation (QSIE), (2) Use communications strategies, analytical methods, critical thinking, and knowledge of language and writing principles to assist teams and management develop audit, inspection, or evaluation messages and draft message into formal reports; 2) Review and revise written reports to improve clarity and accuracy; and 3) Develop reports, briefing materials, testimony, memos, and correspondence in accordance with GAGAS or QSIE standards.

      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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience relevant to the position's duties to be filled, including volunteer experience.
      NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade requirements, by the closing date of this announcement.

      Time-in-grade documentation: If you are applying for a higher grade and your SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you meet the 1-year time-in-grade requirement so you will need to provide an SF-50 which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within-grade Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective date more than one year old).
      CTAP/ICTAP candidates will be referred to the selecting official if they are found well qualified. Well-qualified means an eligible employee who possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities that clearly exceed the position's minimum requirements. A well-qualified employee must meet the qualification and eligibility requirements of the position, including any medical qualifications, suitability, and minimum education and experience requirements, meet all selective factors (where applicable); meet quality ranking factors and are assigned a score of 85 or higher; be physically qualified with reasonable accommodation to perform the essential duties of the position; meet any special qualifying U.S. OPM-approved conditions; AND be able to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry without additional training.

      A well-qualified candidate will not necessarily meet the definition of highly or best qualified when evaluated against other candidates who apply for a particular position. Selecting officials will document the job-related reason(s) for qualification determinations in the absence of selective and quality ranking factors.

      Education

      This position does not have a positive education requirement.

      Additional information

      USAID is an independent Federal Government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. With headquarters in the District of Columbia, we operate in more than 100 countries worldwide, playing an active and critical role in the promotion of U.S. foreign policy interests. When crisis strikes, when rights are repressed, when hunger, disease, and poverty rob people of opportunity, USAID acts on behalf of the American people to help expand the reach of prosperity and dignity to the world's most vulnerable people. USAID employees and contractors must commit to maintaining a workplace free of sexual misconduct, including harassment, exploitation, and abuse, and adhere to USAID's Counter-Trafficking in Persons Code of Conduct. For information on the effort to counter all forms of human trafficking, including the procurement of commercial sex acts and the use of forced labor, visit http: . For more information about USAID, visit http:

      This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

      These are Testing Designated Positions (TDP's) under the Agency's approved Drug-Free Work Place Program. All applicants selected for this position will be subject to random drug testing once they begin working for the Agency.

      Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer is required.

      Moving and relocation expenses are not authorized.

      M ythbuster on Federal Hiring Policies: .

      EEO Policy: EEO Policy Statement .

      Veterans' Information: Veterans Information .

      Telework: .

      Selective Service Registration: .

      Reasonable Accommodation Policy:
      USAID is committed to equal employment opportunity; therefore, reasonable accommodations are available to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you need an accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Reasonable Accommodation Division in the Office of Civil Rights at Reasonable accommodation decisions are made on a case-by-case basis. To learn more about the Reasonable Accommodation Division, please visit our website at: https: .

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