Job opening: Legislative Analyst
Salary: $117 962 - 153 354 per year
Published at: Nov 29 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: Works in Congressional Affairs Contact Office, supporting the Director by establishing priorities and providing guidance on assignments. Identifies issues, researches regulatory and statutory implications, and advises senior Army Medicine officials on various critical matters including the Military Health System (MHS) Governance, Wounded Warriors, Health Readiness programs, Health Policy, Medical Research, Medical Training, Dental, Veterinary, and other designated issues.
Duties
Submission of new legislative proposals for inclusion in the annual DoD legislative program.
Defend the command equities and continuous transformation in the Military Health System.
Respond to informal queries, formal statements, and support development and analysis of testimony.
Identify major issues and develop explanations to defend command programs before the Armed Services Committees of the Congress.
Develop the Army Medicine positions on new legislative proposals initiated by DoD, Military Departments, and other Government agencies.
Defend Wounded Warrior, Medical Research, Medical Training, Dental, and Veterinary programs to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
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 EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency 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 EligibleVeterans 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.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes responds to informal queries, develop new legislative proposals, prepare answers to questions for the record and insert for the record, edits hearing transcripts, defend medical command equities continuous transformation in the Military Health System, Wounded Warrior, Medical Research, Medical Training, Dental, and Veterinary programs to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Management ToolsPolicy and ComplianceProgram ManagementTechnical Competence
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-12).
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Contacts
- Address M1-W3VYAA HQ US ARMY MEDICAL COMMAND
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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