This position is part of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, Office of External Affairs. As a Legislative Affairs Specialist, you will be responsible for performing staff work on legislative initiatives, active legislation, congressional correspondence, hearings, congressional visits, and briefings.

Duties

As a Legislative Affairs Specialist you will: Research and draft materials to inform the Corporation on matters pending before the United States Congress that could affect DFC and its operations. Respond to Congressional requests and other developments. Attend hearings and briefings on Capitol Hill and provide written summaries. Maintain/manage databases of DFC Congressional activities, congressional notifications, key members of relevant committees and their staff, and legislative counterparts in other executive branch agencies. Support external outreach by scheduling meetings for senior staff and principals of DFC with members of Congress and their staff, United States Government agencies, and other relevant businesses and organizations. Research and contribute to the development of outreach/education plans to be used internally and externally at Capitol Hill briefings, and meetings with members and staff. Contribute to the development of congressional strategies. Develop effective relationships with a wide range of congressional offices and create an awareness of DFC programs and achievements among them. Coordinate Congressional Notification packages from inception to completion in accordance with federal regulations and DFC policies. Please Note: This is a Bargaining unit position represented by AFGE, local 1534.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Must submit resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
• Suitability for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret/top-secret security clearance

Qualifications

Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level). Applicants must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements no later than the closing date of this announcement. TIME-IN-GRADE: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). You may qualify at the GS-11 level, if you fulfill one of the following qualification requirements: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your ability in: 1. Writing documents such as letters, talking points, and memos for both internal and external communication; 2. Researching, analyzing, and compiling information concerning past, present, and/or proposed legislation; and 3. Maintaining databases of Congressional activities, Congressional Notifications, key Members of relevant committees and their staff, and legislative counterparts in other executive branch agencies. OR B. A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or possession of a LL.M. degree, if related. Graduate level education must demonstrate the competencies necessary to do the work of the position; OR C. A combination of education and experience as listed above. You may qualify at the GS-12 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirements: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your ability in: 1. Developing outreach/education plans to be used in Capitol Hill briefings, and meetings with Members of Congress and staff; 2. Drafting and managing Congressional Notifications from inception to completion; and 3. Monitoring and reporting on various legislative meetings/hearings relevant to foreign affairs and/or international development and/or international finance. You may qualify at the GS-13 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirements: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your ability in: 1. Contributing to the development of strategies to be used in support of agency policies in Capitol Hill briefings, and meetings with Members of Congress and staff; 2. Coordinating Congressional Notification packages from inception to completion in accordance with federal regulations; and 3. Scheduling meetings for senior staff and principals with members of Congress and their staff, United States Government agencies, and other relevant businesses and organizations. 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. This announcement may be used to fill similar positions, if additional vacancies occur.

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. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

PASS/FAIL COURSES:
If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

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 is education acquired outside of any State of the U.S., the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or any territory or possession of the U.S. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification and/or eligibility requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency (a U.S. private organization's interpretation that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to conventional U.S. education programs or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university) with your application in order to receive credit for that education. (Foreign education transcripts will not be accepted). For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S. Department of Education webpage on the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.

Contacts

• Address International Development Finance Corporation 1100 New York Ave. NW Washington, DC 20527 US
• Name: Laura Whitlock
• Phone: 771-201-9229
• Email: [email protected]