Job opening: Legislative Affairs Specialist- DE
Salary: $78 592 - 102 166 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Oct 31 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (PBGC), Office of Policy and External Affairs (OPEA).
CONCURRENT ANNOUNCEMENT: THIS POSITION IS ALSO BEING ADVERTISED UNDER MERIT PROMOTION PROCEDURES UNDER ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER OPEA-2023-0007. IF YOU WISH TO BE CONSIDERED UNDER THAT ANNOUNCEMENT, PLEASE REVIEW TO DETERMINE IF YOU QUALIFY.
More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement.
Duties
The candidate selected for this position will:
Requirements
- You must be a U.S. citizen
- You may undergo a personnel security background investigation
- Selective Service registration required for male applicants, unless exempt
- 1-year probationary period required unless met during prior Federal service
- Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
- Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
Qualifications
All qualification and eligibility requirements must be met by the announcement closing date.
You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
Education is not required for this position, but applicants may qualify based on experience, education, or a combination of both. Please see below for the specific qualifying education for this position. Please submit your college transcripts with your application if you want to be considered based on your education.
Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the private sector providing assistance in a legislative or Congressional office or entity preparing informational memos, briefing packages and congressional or intergovernmental correspondence related to policy or legislative issues, and/or preparing briefing books or similar matters for use in Congressional hearings. Examples include: preparation of regulatory packages relating to regulatory guidance matters; assisting with researching information in response to Congressional requests (verbal or written); receiving telephonic Congressional inquiries, providing answers to routine requests for information and/or maintaining control records of incoming correspondence, including Congressional inquiries.
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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Education
Education is not required for this position; however, applicants may qualify based on experience, education, or a combination of both.
Please see below for the specific qualifying education for this position. Please submit your college transcripts with your application if you want to be considered based on your education.
Any of the following:
A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; or an LL.M. in a related field.
A degree must be related to the field appropriate for the position.
Contacts
- Address PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
Human Resources Department
445 12th Street SW
Washington, District of Columbia 20024
United States
- Name: Shirley George
- Phone: 202-229-4972
- Email: [email protected]
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