Lead Legislative Specialist

Office of the Secretary of Defense • Arlington, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Serves as the Lead Legislative Analyst for the Officer of the Assistant Secretary of War for Legislative Affairs. Responsibilities include serving as the technical expert and authority on all legislative activities in support of the annual legislative program surrounding the annual National Defense Authorization Act and Appropriations Bills.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service
• 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
• The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with SCI and SAP components.
• A Special Background Investigation (SBI) is required with favorable adjudication by a determining authority.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to 1) Managing the congressional reporting requirements process to ensure all submissions meet substantive sufficiency standards; 2) Analyzing hearing summaries and transcripts to support assigned components in addressing congressional hearing conclusions and 3) Preparing reports, maintaining records of work accomplishments and administrative information.
• Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Responsibilities

• Leads the Legislative Analysis team members to achieve specific tasks, produce work products and services to meet program and production goals.
• Ensures that the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and work products and services.
• Manages the congressional reporting requirements process for the Office of the Secretary of War.
• Manages the Department of War (DoW) Congressional Hearings process.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Learn more about federal benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed