This position is part of the Office of International Affairs, Department of Energy. As a External Affairs Officer, you will coordinate the IA's external engagements, with a focus on Congressional members and staff from relevant committees and building an impactful public presence that raises the visibility of IA's mission and achievements to a range of domestic and international stakeholders.

Duties

As an External Affairs Officer, you will: Coordinate across IA subordinate offices, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs and others to revise IA's congressional engagement strategy, identify projects and issues that are appropriate for Congressional briefings, identify and engage stakeholders for consultation, and prepare teams to be effective briefers. Review, analyze, and edit responses to Congressional and external stakeholders for accuracy, adequacy of supporting narrative remarks and justification, and confirmation with IA policies and procedures. Actively track legislative and appropriations cycles, brief leadership and IA subordinate offices on legislative and appropriations developments that impact IA's mission, recommend to leadership opportunities for legislative proposals and coordinate the process for submitting information in accordance with established deadlines. Develop and maintain communications tools for IA. Manage IA's website and LinkedIn account including generating original content, supporting content development by IA's policy teams, and sharing content on appropriate platforms in a timely manner.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See www.sss.gov.
• If selected, your appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• This position does not support 100% remote work. You will be required to report physically to the official reporting worksite as specified by the supervisor, but no less than 2 days per pay period.
• A preliminary background check must be completed before a new employee can begin work. Current Federal employees or other individuals with an existing completed background investigation may not be required to undergo another background check.

Qualifications

GS-13 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting ALL of the following: Maintaining a professional working relationship with congressional staff and other external stakeholders; AND Developing and maintaining communications tools, websites, and social media accounts, including generating original content; AND Working to shape briefings; including developing key messages, preparing briefing materials such as presentations, read-aheads, leave-behinds; and leading preparatory meetings; AND Creating comprehensive strategic outreach campaigns, and/or grassroots advocacy campaigns that target multiple stakeholders. GS-12 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting ALL of the following: Maintaining a professional working relationship with congressional staff and other external stakeholders; AND Developing and maintaining communications tools, websites, and social media accounts; AND Working to shape briefings; including developing key messages, preparing briefing materials such as presentations, read-aheads, leave-behinds; AND Assisting with comprehensive strategic outreach campaigns, and/or grassroots advocacy campaigns that target multiple stakeholders. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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. CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must (1) meet all of the requirements as described in this section; and 2) be rated "well-qualified", which is defined as scoring in the in Well Qualified category (or higher). You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Office of International Affairs P.O. Box 5088 Oak Ridge, TN 37831 US
• Name: Mary Bowman
• Email: [email protected]