Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource. This position is located in Headquarters, Directorate of Communications (HQ600), Legislative Affairs Division (HQ620), in Washington, DC. Information about the location and the surrounding area can be found here. We expect to fill one vacancy at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.

Duties

Coordinates the processing of legislative referrals from the Department's Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs (OCL), Including determining their level of importance, what type of responsive information is required, timeframes for responses to meet deadlines, and which offices must review and respond to the referrals. Reviews, coordinates, and consolidates Bureau input into unified, written responses. Tracks bills recently introduced by Congress affecting the Bureau, and coordinates with Legislative Affairs Specialists to obtain legislative reports from BLM Headquarters and State Offices and develops. Maintains complete and current legislative files on all such legislation. Coordinates the review of Congressional correspondence, and of the Division’s weekly Congressional and Legislative Report, and maintains the electronic records of the Legislative Affairs Division. Assists in coordinating analyses of legislation to determine impact on BLM policies, programs, and procedures, and reviews and analyzes comments of technical and program experts. Assists in coordinating analyses of legislation to determine impact on BLM policies, programs, and procedures, and reviews and analyzes comments of technical and program experts. Assists in the development of briefing materials for Departmental and BLM witnesses and assists in their preparation for congressional hearings.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required. Direct Deposit Required.
• Be sure to read the "How to Apply" and "Required Documents" Sections.
• DOI uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit: www.dhs.gov/e-verify
• Appointment will be subject to a favorably adjudicated background/suitability investigation/determination.
• May require a one year probationary period.

Qualifications

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience. You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 level that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity as indicated by the following examples: Analyzing Federal programs, policies, and Federal lands laws, including the Federal Land and Policy Management Act and other public land laws to analyze and synthesize a wide variety of comments from many reviewers sufficient to prepare responses to legislative referrals; experience organizing and maintaining program records; experience analyzing legislative or policy proposals related to Federal land resources, regulatory, management or operational issues; and communicating that work orally and in clear, concise writing. Experience and familiarity with land management issues or Congressional/legislative processes. 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, including volunteer experience. Applicants must meet both eligibility and qualification requirements for the position of interest by the closing date of the announcement. Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.604. If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level.

Contacts

• Address BLM, Headquarters Office BLM, National Operations Center HR-250 Denver Federal Center, Building 50 P.O. Box 25047 Denver, CO 80225 US
• Name: HQ/NOC HR
• Phone: 303-236-6421
• Email: [email protected]