Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following:

• Serves as a Congressional Liaison and primary point of contact for legislative and congressional matters affecting Special Operations programs, policies, missions, and resources.
• Analyzes complex legislative, policy, authorization, and appropriations issues to assess their impact on Special Operations programs, priorities, and organizational objectives.
• Develops, reviews, and coordinates responses to congressional inquiries, testimony, briefing materials, information papers, legislative proposals, appeals, and other congressional correspondence.
• Plans and coordinates congressional engagements, hearings, briefings, and related activities with Members of Congress, congressional staff, senior Department officials, and internal and external stakeholders.
• Advises senior leadership on congressional and legislative matters, develops recommended courses of action and engagement strategies, and communicates organizational positions on sensitive or high-visibility issues.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration)
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment
• Required to participate in the direct deposit program
• This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing
• This position is subject to the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET Security Clearance with SCI.
• This position may require the incumbent to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends and/or holidays and/or overtime
• This position may require occasional travel away from the normal duty station via military or commercial aircraft
• Relocation Incentives may be offered.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.


You may qualify at the GS 15 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement:

One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service which includes: 1. Analyzing complex legislative, congressional, defense policy, or defense program issues to determine their impact on organizational missions, programs, priorities, or resources; 2. Developing, coordinating, or reviewing legislative and congressional materials, such as responses to congressional inquiries, hearing testimony, briefing materials, legislative proposals, appeals, or information papers; AND 3. Providing authoritative advice and recommendations to senior military or civilian leadership concerning congressional actions, defense policy, authorizations, appropriations, or other legislative matters affecting organizational programs and priorities.

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.

All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages. For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include

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Current or Former Political Appointees: Agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office.

Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.