Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-1001: International Radio Broadcaster (Non-English)
United States Information Agency
Bureau of Broadcasting
The text below is extracted verbatim from
Section IV-B of the Operating Manual for Qualification Standards
for General Schedule Positions (p.IV-B-153), but contains minor edits
to conform to web-page requirements.
Use these individual occupational requirements in conjunction with
the "Group Coverage Qualification Standard for
Administrative and Management Positions."
EDUCATION
Major study--journalism,
communications, history, economics, political science, international relations, or other fields
related to the position.
OR
EXPERIENCE
Experience that required the
ability to read English and to speak and understand the appropriate broadcast language. Applicants
must be familiar with the American scene, as well as life in the target country.
Experience in the use
of the broadcast language in radio broadcasting, print, TV, or film journalism. Work must have
included writing, editing, and/or voicing broadcast material from English into the broadcast
language. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include work as a reporter, editor, or
news broadcaster for a recognized news publication, such as a daily newspaper or weekly news
magazine; or for a wire service such as AP, UPI, or Reuters; or for a radio or television station.
This experience must have provided a comprehensive knowledge of the history, customs, and
psychology of the target area people, as well as their political, economic, cultural, and social
life.
For positions requiring "hard to fill" languages, experience in speaking and/or writing in the
broadcast language in any formal employment or academic environment and the ability to read and
understand English may be accepted as specialized experience. Examples of work that may have
provided the skills and abilities necessary for successful job performance include translator,
college or high school language teacher, translator and adapter of English language material into
modern broadcast language, or other experience requiring considerable use of both English and the
broadcast language.
TESTING PROVISIONS
The Bureau of Broadcasting requires all applicants (both for competitive appointment and
inservice placement) for positions at grades GS-11 and below to take and pass a handwritten or
typewritten translation/adaptation test and voice audition as a condition of employment.
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