Job description

Technical Editor, Ft. Belvoir, VA
SUMMARY
The Technical Editor will support Defense Threat Reduction Agency with report writing for scheduled Mission Assurance Assessments, special assessments, and Higher Headquarters Program Reviews. The Technical Editors are responsible for preparing, formatting, copy editing and publishing assessment reports.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• The technical editor is responsible for assembling the inputs of the subject matter experts into a report that will be submitted to the Joint Staff. This report will conform to a template that is directed by the DTRA Style Guide.
• Quality control is required in reviewing, formatting, and editing DTRA reports to ensure each report follows the department’s guidelines
• The technical editors are charged with maintaining the report writing guide with updates, to assist new employees in writing professional reports. The writing guide shall be updated on an annual basis and include a list of commonly used Acronyms and Lexicon.
• Developing the Mission Report Tracker for each prepared report and disseminating the report for review and final disposition.
• Preparing the Mission Report Tracker Master spreadsheet, this tracker contains the report due dates and disseminating to senior leaders NLT Tuesday morning of each week.
• At the direction of the Program Manager, develop assessment products to support benchmark workshops, and other templates.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Top SECRET preferred
• Secret Required
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Five years’ experience editing or technical writing

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Experienced in reviewing and editing technical documents.
• Ability to communicate via written and oral means.
• Experience in the use of Access Database, Excel, and Word.
• Experience working with SharePoint.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks with little to no supervision.
• Experience in developing writing or other “how to” guides.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The duties of this position are primarily performed in a climate controlled office environment at Fort Belvoir, VA.
TEMPORARY NOTE :
Cherokee Federal has suspended it’s COVID mandate. However, it’s important to note that Cherokee Federal employees are included as covered employees in U.S. Presidential Executive Order 14042, which mandates COVID vaccines for federal contractors. Executive Order 14042 is currently not subject to enforcement by the Federal government. Therefore, Cherokee Federal has suspended application of the mandate and continues to monitor the government’s guidance on administration of any vaccine requirement.

ABOUT THE TEAM:
Cherokee Federal is a division of Cherokee Nation Businesses, the economic engine of Cherokee Nation, the largest Native American tribe in the U.S. As a trusted partner, the Cherokee Federal team of companies manages nearly 2,000 projects of all sizes across the construction, engineering and manufacturing and mission solutions portfolios – ranging from advanced data analytics and telehealth to cybersecurity, cloud and logistics.
Since 2012, our team of companies has won $6 billion in government contracts and completed more than 5,300 federal missions. Our 3,600+ employees work in 20+ countries, 50 states and 2 U.S. territories.
Why Cherokee Federal? Visit cherokee-federal.com to learn why you should join our team!
COMPLIANCE:
Cherokee Federal is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, union affiliation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We conform to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations governing all aspects of the relationship between the Company and its employees, including, but not limited to, recruitment, employment, promotion, transfer, training, working conditions, wages and salary administration, employee benefits, and application of policies. The policies and principles of EEO also apply to the selection and treatment of independent contractors, personnel working on our premises who are employed by temporary agencies and any other persons or firms doing business for or with the Company.

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Job Type: Full-time

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