The employee will serve as an External Affairs Specialist (Congressional Stakeholder Relations) and will report to the Stakeholder Relations section in the Office of Congressional Affairs and Communications (OCAC) to support a wide range of Agency communications activities and strategies pertaining to both congressional affairs and stakeholder relations.

Duties

The External Affairs Specialist (Congressional Stakeholder Relations) duties listed below are at the EL-11 grade level. Depending on the grade level selected, the incumbent will perform these duties with varying levels of supervision and difficulty. Major Duties & Responsibilities Work collaboratively with subject matter experts and other communications specialists. Manage external facing communications, including responding to queries from external stakeholders or clients. Handle the intake and management of a high volume of varied requests. Review submissions to various organizational inboxes and route them to the appropriate staff, while monitoring and ensuring appropriate disposition of these requests. Assist with drafts for talking points, bullets, emails, or other written products designed to inform senior leadership and other organizational employees of stakeholder engagements, including Congressional briefings, or other relevant information. Review and edit various stakeholder deliverables to ensure appropriate formatting, grammar, and style. Support congressional and stakeholder briefings by preparing agendas and supporting documentation, as well as coordinating logistics for meetings and other briefings. Prepare and distribute readouts and notes to relevant internal and external parties in advance of stakeholder briefings or engagements. Assist with drafting letters to Congress, including the organization's recordkeeping with respect to congressional communications. Coordinate the submission of statutorily required documents and other transmittals to Congress or other key external stakeholders. Assist senior staff to ensure that key agency press releases and announcements are communicated to Congressional staff as necessary. Monitor and distribute news stories that mention key stakeholders for an agency or organization. Assist colleagues with monitoring hearings, reviewing transcripts, conducting legislative research, and preparing summary documents and notes for committee meetings. Support staff involved in legislative affairs efforts and coordinated meetings of related working groups or leadership teams. Present oral briefings before internal and external audiences. Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
• Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation
• Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
• This position is eligible for inclusion in the bargaining unit. The union that represents employees in this position is the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) Chapter 343.
• FHFA participates in e-Verify. All New hires must complete the I-9 Employment Verification form either on or before their first day of employment. If a discrepancy arises, you must take affirmative steps to resolve the matter.
• 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.
• This position may be required to complete a financial disclosure report.
• This is NOT a remote position; you MUST live within or be willing to relocate within a commutable distance of the duty location.

Qualifications

You may qualify for your desired series and grade level if you meet the following qualification requirements: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum Qualification EL-09: Applicants must have 52 weeks (one-year) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level and/or directly related education as described below. From the description below, if you choose options "B" or "C" you must provide transcripts with your application. A. Experience: I qualify for the EL/GS-09 because I have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the EL/GS-07 or equivalent demonstrating work experience with the following: Drafting internal briefing documents and external communications, such as email blasts for stakeholders and congressional audience. Monitoring centralized email boxes and responding to questions or concerns from respondents outside of the organization. Experience communicating with members of congressional staff in support of scheduling meetings, briefings, or other events. Managing scheduling and response times for a variety of centralized communications sources, email boxes, or other similar media. -OR- B. Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree; or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a related field of study such as Communications, Language Arts, Media, Political Science or other closely related field; or LL.B. or J.D., if related. -OR- C. Combination of education and experience as described above in options "A" and "B". Note: Less than one year of specialized experience may be combined with graduate education more than the amount required for the next lower grade level. One academic year of graduate education is the number of credits hours determined to represent one academic year of full-time study (i.e., 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours). Minimum Qualification EL-11: Applicants must have 52 weeks (one-year) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level and/or directly related education as described below. From the description below, if you choose options "B" or "C" you must provide transcripts with your application. A. Experience: I qualify for the EL/GS-11 because I have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the EL/GS-09 or equivalent demonstrating work experience with the following: Editing and drafting internal briefing documents and external communications, such as email blasts for stakeholders and congressional audiences. Monitoring centralized email boxes and responding to questions or concerns from a wide variety of respondents outside of the organization on a variety of topics. Experience communicating with congressional staff or key stakeholder groups in support of scheduling meetings, briefings, or other events. Managing the development of schedules for communications or other engagements with stakeholders, the public, or members of congress. Monitoring global, national, political, and economic developments that are relevant to or may impact the organizations priorities or objectives. -OR- B. Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a related field of study such as Communications, Language Arts, Media, Political Science or other closely related field; or LL.M., if related. -OR- C. Combination of education and experience as described above in options "A" and "B". Note: Less than one year of specialized experience may be combined with graduate education more than the amount required for the next lower grade level. Two academic years of graduate education is the number of credits hours determined to represent two academic years of full-time study (i.e., 36 semester hours (or 54 quarter hours). **Failure to provide your transcripts, when required, for any of the options above will remove you from the hiring process** IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. 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.

Education

ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address
• Name: Ryan Stanger
• Email: [email protected]