About the Position: Perform strategic level analysis and staff work on legislative and executive branch initiatives, congressional correspondence, congressional hearings, Senate confirmations, Congressional briefings, and internal communications. The position is located at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA.

Duties

Facilitate the development, staffing and submission of agency views on proposed or pending legislation, legislative actions, and/or executive agency actions. Ensure legislative proposals support ongoing initiatives, contain all required information, are in proper format, fully staffed and coordinated, properly approved by leadership and submitted by established suspense dates. Perform analysis of ongoing legislative initiatives. Provide timely and accurate information to leadership and staff on requirements for the submission, staffing and clearance of legislative proposals. Advise staff principals concerning legislative initiatives and messages. Coordinate with strategic working groups and "tiger teams" to ensure that legislative equities are properly addressed.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

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)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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. One year of specialized experience which includes coordinate responses to Congressional requests for information (RFI's); conduct legislative research for use in advising staff principals on legislative initiatives and messages; synthesize information concerning Congressional hearings, general officer nominations, and/or legislation; and prepare a variety of written correspondence/memoranda regarding the following: congressional testimony, legislative proposal guidance, public information and release and/or staff comments and information. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: PartneringTechnical CompetenceWritten 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-13).

Education

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.

Contacts

• Address HT-W1BYAA HQDA OFC OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY DO NOT MAIL Washington, DC 20310 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]