This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Duties

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As a Senior Congressional Appropriation Specialist, you will use your knowledge of and experience with the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources to optimize business results and customer experience by: Building on working relationships with congressional appropriations staff to communicate the substance of ASFR work and programs. Cultivating opportunities for ASFR to communicate its message more broadly to the Appropriators in terms of its mission, programs, initiatives and comprehensive body of evaluations and analysis of the Department's programs and management. Serving as the ASFR's liaison to the OS and other organizational entities on congressional budget and appropriations legislative matters. Representing the ASFR, or coordinates and directs the representation of the ASFR, at Departmental meetings on legislative matters, including those with professional staff of the OS, the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, and other Departmental offices. Managing the participation of ASFR witnesses at congressional hearings before the budget or appropriations committees. Coordinating, accompanying, and advising ASFR managers and technical experts who participate in pre-briefing discussions with appropriations committee and subcommittee staff directors and appropriations congressional staff. Directing ASFR's preparation for appearances by the ASFR, DASB, and other ASFR senior officials as witnesses, including writing, or coordinating the writing of testimony, identifying, analyzing, and presenting background materials. Briefing, or directing the content of briefings, of ASFR's senior officials about the context and policy ramifications of the hearings. Exchanging information with other witnesses and Departmental officials with regard to impending hearings before the budget or appropriations committees, as appropriate. Directing ASFR's provision of technical assistance to Congressional Appropriators and their staff. Manage and oversee ASFR's involvement in appropriations or budget legislative activities for assigned programs from inception through all stages of the legislative process, including coordinating technical support by ASFR to the Congress related to the development of budget or appropriations legislative proposals, reviewing draft bills, providing information for budget or appropriations congressional hearings, and preparing for budget and appropriations committee mark-ups, floor action and conference committee action. Representing the ASFR, or coordinates the representation of the ASFR, at meetings with Appropriations Members of Congress, chairs of budget and appropriations committees and subcommittees, Appropriations staff directors and professional staff to help and insight into ASFR activities on subjects of importance to the Congress.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service - http://www.sss.gov
• Suitable for federal employment.
• Meet time in grade restrictions by the closing date of the announcement.
• Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation.
• Documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date.
• Financial disclosure statement may be required.
• Probationary (or trial) period may be required.

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Minimum Qualifications: You must have at least one year specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service performing at least two (2) of the following: 1.) Managing an appropriations and/or legislative portfolio that has diverse and/or complex issues and objectives. 2.) Analyzing legislation and understanding its short and long term impacts. 3.) Coordinating resolution of appropriations and/or budget related inquiries and requests from congressional budget and/or appropriations committee staff in support of an agency's operations. Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. 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. OPM Qualification General Policies Website

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20201 US
• Name: SROC Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]