About the Position: Serves as Congressional Affairs Contact Officer for the Army Deputy Chief of Staff (G-3/5/7) which has responsibility for controlling, analyzing, researching and formulating official responses to requests from Members of Congress and their staffs, and Congressional Committees.

Duties

Analyze written correspondence and telephonic requests to determine pertinent issues. Analyze and facilitates timely and accurate responses to Army Secretariat and Staff agencies. Prepare information for G-3/5/7 principals to testify as witnesses before Congressional Committees. Analyze Army legislative proposals, ensuring review by action officers with coordination across the Army staff. Direct and assign work to G-3/5/7 staff ensuring goals and objectives are accomplished in a timely manner. Keep informed on matters of concern to the Army leadership via personal contact and conferences to discourage the possibility of misinformation. Orient civilian and military staff members regarding the management of legislative issues. Cite and discuss laws, regulations, and directives and their application to specific cases to assist in the formulation of official responses to Congress. Maintain historic files for the office on congressional actions. Coordinate the review of witness statements, advance hearing questions, questions and answers for the record, for Army principals testifying before Congress.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• One year trial period may be required.
• Personnel must pass drug screening prior to hiring and will be subject to periodic and random drug testing, thereafter, in accordance with AR 600-85 and Department of Defense Directive 2010.9.
• Position may require temporary duty (TDY) business travel up to 15%.
• "See Additional Information for more on Conditions of Employment."

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatement In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: assisting in planning or executing congressional engagements on major issues in advance of Senior Leader engagements with Members of Congress, their staff or Congressional Committees; managing the coordination and review of congressionally-mandated reports and official responses to congressional inquiries to ensure their completeness and timeliness; and maintaining business continuity and electronic records management. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to DetailPlanning and EvaluatingWritten Communication Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address HT-W0Z2AA HQDA DCS G-3 DO NOT MAIL Washington, DC 20310 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk