This position is located in the Small Business Administration, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs in Washington, D.C. The incumbent is responsible for handling Executive Branch and congressional activities that affect small business, including a limited amount of congressional casework. The position is expected to effectively track, monitor and advise on relevant legislative issues in Congress that affect the Agency.

Duties

With assistance of a senior staff member the incumbent provides responses to Congressional inquiries. With assistance of a senior staff member, the incumbent tracks and develops strategic relationships for the SBA with Congressional staff members and Executive Branch officials. Under the supervision of a senior staff member the incumbent provides written guidance to small businesses to aid in development of small business principles and strategies. Assist in providing basic advice, counsel and guidance on Legislative Affairs. Research and coordinate Legislative Analysis, Budget Analysis,

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen
• You must successfully complete a background investigation.
• You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.

Qualifications

GS-9: One year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-7 grade level in the Federal service, obtained in either the private or public sector: reviewing and editing correspondence for a variety of audiences; utilize document management systems to capture, store and/or distribute documents (e.g. filing, data entry, document imagining, etc.) and receive and review all types of correspondence for tasking assignment to the appropriate action office for response. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on OPM's Qualifications web site: Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series; GS-0301 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. TIME-IN-GRADE: If you are a current career or career-conditional federal employee applying for promotion under Merit Promotion you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks in positions at the next level lower than the position being filled All qualification requirements must be met by 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on 12/28/2024.

Education

If you do not meet the specialized experience requirements, you may also qualify with education. You MUST submit transcripts (official or unofficial) with this application if you wish to qualify based on education.

GS-9: Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related

Combination of Experience and Education:
GS-9: Combination of education and experience as specified above.
For example, an applicant who has 1.0 full year of Masters level education (i.e. 50% of education required) and 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e. 50% of the required experience) would equal 100% of the required experience for the position.


APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Verify School accreditation. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. *** If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. *** For further information, click on: Foreign Education.

Contacts

• Address Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs 409 3rd Street SW 7th Floor Washington, DC 20416 US
• Name: Cara Scott
• Phone: (303) 844-7800
• Email: [email protected]