Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and/or public transit systems, thus protecting America's transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.

Duties

This Legislative Aide position is located Legislative Affairs, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to: Analyzes a variety of congressional activities including mentions of TSA and TSA equities during various congressional engagements, legislation impacting TSA or TSA equities, and Member of Congress interests and activities with a nexus to TSA. Develops recommendations for actions in response to congressional inquiries and supports program offices in the development and coordination of responses. Provides research, technical support, and drafting assistance to Legislative Specialists for briefing memos, biographies, and other briefing materials for meetings and briefings with Members of Congress, congressional staff, DHS, and TSA Senior Leadership. Identifies, analyzes, and recommends solutions to current or anticipated problems for administrative functions, procedures, systems, work initiatives, or projects related to the successful adherence to legislative requirements. Directs the development of SharePoint capabilities to improve the office's ability to task and track the agency's responses to legislative requirements. Participates in, and documents key items from, congressional hearings, briefings, and meetings with TSA equities to document Member questions, concerns, topics of interest, get backs, and next steps.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for the SV-F Pay Band (equivalent to GS-5/7/9), you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the SV-E or GS-4 Pay Band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as: - Identify, collect, and analyze problems to make recommendations to policy, procedures and/ programs; - Conducts research and analyze legal information and present findings to leadership. - Communicate effectively orally and in writing. OR B. Education: Bachelor's or higher-level degree in any field from an accredited college or university. OR C. Combining of Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements, and may be computed by first determining the total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the position; then determining the education as a percentage of the education required for the position; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for the position. To qualify for the SV-G Pay Band (equivalent to GS-11), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-F or GS-9 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as: - Applying legislative proposal coordination and clearance process, Congressional testimony drafting and review process, and policy to research and track legislative activity; - Applying applicable laws and government regulations that can include departmental policies and objectives, organizational structure, processes, and procedures, necessary to provide administrative, technical, and clerical support; and - Researching, verifying legislative language, and/or reviewing often complex regulatory or program information. OR Achievement of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a field of study which is in or directly related to this position. OR Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree. OR LL.M., if related. OR Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education, beyond the second year, and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for this position, and may be computed by first determining your total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the band level; then determining your education as a percentage of the education required for the band level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent. GRADUATE EDUCATION: Education at the graduate level in an accredited college or university in the amounts indicated above meets the requirements for this position. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the one year of full-time study requirement. Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Resumes must include the following: Narrative description of duties with start and end dates (including the month and year) for work experience. State the number of hours worked in a position (i.e. full-time or part-time). If part-time, state the total number of hours worked per week. Performance level (i.e. band or grade) Utilizing the USAJOBS Resume Builder and completing all available fields is strongly encouraged. You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Education

For positions requiring positive education requirements, or if you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses from an accredited college or university, which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume. The information must be provided with the application by the closing date of the announcement. If selected, the applicant must supply a transcript or certification of degree.

Contacts

• Address DR-Legislative Affairs 6595 Springfield Center Dr Springfield, VA 22150 US
• Name: HC ServeU Customer Care
• Email: [email protected]