Technical Writer

$70,000 - $80,000/Yr

Rb Consulting - Washington, DC

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Washington, DC

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

RB Consulting, Inc. (RBCI) is seeking an experienced Technical Writer to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Washington D.C. The role involves crafting, editing, and managing various communications for senior executives, including speeches, briefing materials, and reports. The ideal candidate will have exceptional writing and editing skills, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to handle sensitive information with discretion. This position is hybrid, requiring three days in the office and two days remote.

Responsibilities

• Elite level of technical writing and editing, including formatting, proofing, and enhancing training materials, briefs, white papers, manuals, and speeches.
• Requirements development consisting of elicitation, definition, and analysis.
• Follow VA style guide and 508 compliance regulations for writing.
• Create senior executive speeches and talking points for public consumption.
• Develop close-hold communications for Cabinet level briefings.
• Edit reports designed to apprise the Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs of weekly client actions.
• Facilitate real-time editing during senior executive stakeholder meetings.
• Write detailed status updates of ongoing projects for executive leadership.
• Write plain language copy to inform the veteran community of available business funding and continuing education benefits.
• Proofread, edit, and coordinate internal and external communication flows, including memos, newsletters, and congressional reports.
• Write and edit scheduled and ad hoc communications with external stakeholders, including sensitive communications with VA external senior federal stakeholders.
• Ensure that federal staff has necessary written materials for events and correspondence.
• Create, implement, and conduct executive writing training workshops for internal audiences of federal staff.
• Ensure organization-wide compliance with the Department of Veterans Affairs style guide requirements.
• Review digital artifacts to ensure compliance with Section 508 and coordinate with federal staff to ensure accessibility compliance throughout the organization.
• Be physically present and perform desk duties at designated posts as required by contractual requirements.
• Print and bind written materials as requested for executive use.
• Process and track office communication support requests while maintaining the communication request system.
• Create templates for pre- and post-event summaries of OSBDU outreach efforts.
• Engage guests during virtual mentorship sessions, providing links and resources.
• Ensure that all identified requirements are being addressed and apply change control procedures.
• Implement documentation standards and procedures, including tracking due dates and revision histories, and ensure compliance throughout the team.
• Maintain up-to-date administrative and reference documentation, including style guides, SOPs, PWS, templates, and calendars.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Technical Writing, or similar discipline.
• 5 years' + experience as an effective organic writer, without the use of AI technology.
• Expert level experience with Microsoft Suite of Applications and Visio.
• Experience preparing, editing, and finalizing enterprise level correspondence for executive leadership.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, to interact effectively with internal and external vendors, project team members, management, and agency departments.
• Must maintain confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Must be a US Citizen and be able to obtain a Tier 2 Moderate Risk Background Investigation (MBI).

Nice-to-haves

• Prior government contracting experience.
• Previous experience with communications such as regulation changes, legislative proposals, policy action, responses to media, speeches, and testimonies.
• Previous experience with VA Information Systems or VIEWS (VA Integrated Enterprise Workflow Solution).
• Trained in 508 Compliance.
• Familiarity with government writing style guides.
• Proven leadership and project management skills.

Benefits

• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)