Job opening: Legislative Affairs Specialist
Salary: $112 015 - 172 075 per year
Published at: Sep 26 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) manages the exploration and development of the nation's offshore resources. It seeks to appropriately balance economic development, energy independence, and environmental protection through oil and gas leases, renewable energy development and environmental reviews and studies. For information about our bureau go to: http://www.boem.gov/
Duties
This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, duty stationed in Washington, DC.
At the full performance level (GS-14) the major duties of this position include but are not limited to the following:
1. Responds to congressional inquiries, initiatives, legislation, and correspondence.
2. Prepares senior leadership for congressional briefings and hearings.
3. Prepares hearing and mark-up summaries for the Director, Deputy Director, and other BOEM staff.
4. Serves as liaison with Members of Congress, congressional committees, and staff on a multitude of issues and concerns of the BOEM.
5. Participates in the development and implementation of congressional and legislative program strategies for highly visible or national priority programs.
Salary Range Information:
GS-13: ($112,015 - $145,617)
GS-14: ($132,368 - $172,075)
BOEM has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.
This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available.
This vacancy is also announced as BOEM-MMAA-23-FS-154(DEU) for those applicants who wish to apply and be considered under Competitive Examining procedures.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position you must meet the Specialized Experience for the series/grade to which you are applying.
To qualify for the GS-13, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:
Reviewing and analyzing legislative proposals; AND
Collaborating with Congressional staff, senior officials of Federal agencies; AND
Preparing hearing reports for leadership and/or management review. MUST MEET ALL
To qualify for the GS-14, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:
Developing and/or implementing a legislative outreach strategy to inform and educate members of Congress and staff on an organization's mission, programs and operations; AND
Reviewing and analyzing legislative proposals; AND
Collaborating with congressional staff, senior officials of Federal agencies and/or interest groups on sensitive and controversial issues; AND
Preparing congressional testimony and witness preparation materials; AND
Preparing hearing reports for leadership and/or management review. MUST MEET ALL.
Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Merit Promotion candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
Education
Education cannot be used as a substitution for experience.
Contacts
- Address Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
45600 Woodland Road
Sterling, VA 20166
US
- Name: HR Assistant
- Phone: 7037871446
- Email: [email protected]
Map