As a Legislative Affairs Specialist within NASA's Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs (OLIA) you will coordinate with the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Office of the Director to oversee the legislative activities that support local, state, and federal elected officials.

Duties

Serves as the senior advisor to the Associate Administrator for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, the Center Director at the KSC, and other senior management officials on issues of significance to KSC and NASA. Manages the development, implementation, and documentation of long and short-range planning efforts that are structured to gain support for KSC and Agency programs at the Federal, state, and local government levels. Develops and maintains relationships with congressional stakeholders for areas of interest impacting KSC. Serves as a consultant to senior management officials in the evaluation of current and long-range objectives, plans, programs, policies, and proposed courses of action on legislative matters. Gathers, researches, analyzes, and coordinates with Headquarters and Center team members as needed to prepare information for presentation by senior officials and program staff in their meetings with congressional, state, and local officials. Manages the preparation of formal written replies to KSC-initiated correspondence to Members of Congress and their senior staff for signature by the Center Director and/or HQ leadership. Fosters a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

Requirements

• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation.
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• If selected, you will be required to complete a financial disclosure statement.
• This position may require a one-year probationary period.

Qualifications

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level: Providing senior level insight on Agency impacts resulting from congressional engagements; Independently developing and managing stakeholder relationships with congressional and state legislative offices to ensure broad support for Agency priorities; Reviewing legislative documents, briefings, and responses for presentation to local congressional staff offices and to advise on potential legislative impacts to Agency efforts; Exercising initiative to develop strategies to further Agency priorities in the enactment of legislative agendas. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address NASA Headquarters 300 E St SW Washington, DC 20546 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]