About the Position: Works under general supervision of the Director, Initiatives Group as the Deputy. The employee is responsible for independently planning, designing, and carrying out the strategic planning and analysis for Army Campaign Plan and congressional affairs program while keeping the Director informed on progress as appropriate

Duties

Serve as the technical expert and authority on all Congressional activities to include authorization and appropriations interactions with Congress. Integrate information that assists the Congress in understanding Army G-8 policies, actions, operations, and requirements needed for the current and future FY Authorization Bill and Defense / Military Construction Appropriation Bills. Provide oversight and analysis of congressional activities of interest including the status of significant legislation and the authorization and appropriations processes. Determine legislative impacts on G-8 programs and policies. Represent the Chief, G-8 Director's Initiatives Group at meetings and provides technical and policy guidance on legislative authorization and appropriation issues.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.

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 EmployeesExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority 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. Experience required: 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 To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: One year of specialized experience which includes establishing plans and policies to accomplish programs and projects, identify problems or issues within programs, resolve issues or problems within established programs or projects, planning work to be accomplished, setting timeframes for work to be completes, evaluating work completed to ensure standards were met and quality of work accomplished. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementLeadership 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-14).

Education

Some positions allow for educational substitution in place of experience.

• For this position, educational substitution is not allowed, you must qualify on your experience alone.

Contacts

• Address HT-W6APAA HQDA DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF G-8 DO NOT MAIL Washington, DC 20310 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk