This position is located in the Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of the Administrator, Office of Legislation. The duty location for this position is in Rockville, MD. **Applicants please note: Additional selections may be made across the Department of Health and Human Services through this vacancy announcement.**

Duties

This position is a mission critical occupation and is responsible for ensuring that operational and fiscal activities align with and enable accomplishment of Health Resources and Services Administration's mission, goals and objectives. As a Legislative Analyst, you serve as a technical expert in the development of HRSA legislation and legislative policy activities. Your major duties and responsibilities include: Reviewing and analyzing pending legislation and regulations, which will have an impact on the assigned bureau(s) or office(s) and HRSA programs. Monitoring Congressional Record for activities relevant to assigned programs and preparing position and background papers detailing the policy implications, which affect specific programs. Reviewing Departmental directives and other proposals such as drafts of pending legislation, regulations, and guidelines, including determining the applicability to assigned HRSA Programs. Developing recommendations to resolve problems affecting existing policies of HRSA programs. Participating in the development of HRSA legislative and legislative policy activities. Providing technical assistance to Agency staff in the preparation of legislative proposals and reports to Congress. Providing answers to routine questions on legislative matters proposed by public, Agency and Departmental officials, and Congressional staff. NOTE: Do not cut and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Requirements

• U. S. Citizenship is required.
• All qualifications and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Federal applicants must submit an SF-50 to show status and time-in-grade.
• Males ages 18 through 25 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• PHS Commissioned Corps applicants must submit current personnel orders.
• A one year probationary period may be required. (Delete supervisory if not supervisory position)
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of the pre-appointment process (i.e., background investigation, verification of qualifications and job requirements, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, etc.)

Qualifications

THESE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE: 12/01/2023 Do not cut and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: If applying based on education in whole or in part, you must provide a copy of your unofficial transcript for graduate or higher level education. Official transcripts will be required prior to a final job offer. Please do NOT send undergraduate/bachelor degree transcripts as they are not qualifying for a GS-9 or a GS-11. A copy of a diploma is NOT acceptable as verification; please do not send. MINIMUM QUALIFYING SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, an applicant's one full year of specialized experience must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for successful job performance. GS-09:Applicants may meet the minimum qualifications by one of the three (3) methods listed below: 1. EXPERIENCE: Your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year of minimum qualifying specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-7 level in the federal service. Examples of qualifying specialized experience equal to the GS- 7 level include the following types of tasks performed on a regular and recurring basis: Tracking pending legislation and Congressional activities relevant to assigned programs. AND Drafting segments of background memos on legislative matters related to programs for editing by senior analysts. OR 2. EDUCATION: Have a Master's or equivalent graduate degree or at least 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or an LL.B. or J.D. To be qualifying, the higher level graduate education must be in a major field of study other field of study with course work directly related to the work of this position. OR 3. EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE: Have an equivalent combination of the above minimum qualifying specialized experience AND higher level graduate education directly related to the work of this position that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position. GS-11: Applicants may meet the minimum qualifications by one of the three (3) methods listed below: 1. EXPERIENCE: Your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year of minimum qualifying specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-9 level in the federal service. Examples of qualifying specialized experience equal to the GS-9 level include the following types of tasks performed on a regular and recurring basis: Assisting senior analyst with evaluating the content of new or modified legislation and regulations for projected impact upon agency programs and resources. AND Conducting research to draft responses to stakeholders' routine questions on general/basic legislative matters. OR 2. EDUCATION: Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or at least 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or an LL.M. To be qualifying, the higher level graduate education must be in a major field of study or other field of study with course work directly related to the work of this position. OR 3. EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE: Have an equivalent combination of the above specialized experience AND higher level graduate education directly related to the work of this position that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position. 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; community; student; social). If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. Applicants whose resumes clearly demonstrate the required minimum qualifying specialized experience will be evaluated based on the occupational assessment competencies listed below. A COMPETENCY is defined as a measurable pattern of knowledge, skills, abilities, behaviors, and other characteristics that an individual needs to perform work roles or occupational functions. LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND POLICY - Understands the legislative process and how it impacts the missions of the Department, the Agency and one's own organization. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION - Knowledge of the principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results. TECHNICAL WRITING - Prepares written documentation to transfer technical information about concepts, situations, products, services, or results to audiences with varying levels of technical knowledge. TO PREVIEW THE OCCUPATIONAL ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE, please click on the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12201357 Current status candidates must meet Time-in-Grade (TIG) by the closing date of this announcement. To allow us to verify that you meet TIG requirements, provide any of the following SF-50s: Please Note: Current year pay adjustments are not acceptable for verifying TIG (ex. 2022 general increases cannot be used to verify TIG). Competitive or Career-ladder promotion to your highest grade (this does not include 120 day temporary promotions) Regular Within Range Increase (WRI) or With In Grade (WGI) increase at your highest grade (this does not include quality step increases (QSIs). Competitive career/career-conditional appointment to your highest grade. SF-50 at your highest grade held, that is at least one year older than the announcement closing date of 12/01/2023. Not sure which SF-50 to submit? Check out our video... Go here to watch the video on the SF50s to submit in your application package.

Education

If you qualify on the basis of education in lieu of experience, you must submit a copy of your transcripts (or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades) to document that you have met the education. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required prior to your starting work.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov.

Applications can be accepted from students who expect to complete qualifying education within 9 months from the date of application. However, agencies must verify that the education was completed successfully before the applicant can be appointed.

Contacts

• Address Health Resources and Services Administration 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 US
• Name: AskHR HRSA Helpdesk
• Phone: (301) 443-3780
• Email: [email protected]