Legislative Analyst - Washington, United States - Jefferson Consulting Group

Jefferson Consulting Group

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Washington, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

The Legislative Analyst serves as a key member of the Office of Legislative Affairs within USAID's Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs (USAID/LPA).

The Legislative Analyst works closely with team members to track legislation and reporting to Congress, and contributes to key products such as Congressional Notifications and reports to Congress.

The Legislative Analyst reports to the Deputy Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs.

Responsibilities:

Help to develop, edit, and transmit USAID funding and programmatic notifications, reports, and briefing materials for Congress. Manage streamlined, transparent, and wellorganized clearance and tracking processes.
Report on congressional hearings, briefings, legislation markups, and floor actions, as necessary.
Ensure that responses to Congressional inquiries including Questions for the Record, consultations, and requests are consistent, wellwritten and organized in a system easily retrievable for staff.
Work with counterparts in the LPA Press and Public Affairs Office, and with other Bureau Communicators, to ensure consistency of message and unity of purpose for outreach to Congress and external groups.
Support USAID's major initiatives through tracking and reporting of legislative priorities and

actions, as needed.- Provide strategic analytical support to LPA and other parts of USAID regarding development,

coordination, implementation, data analysis, and assessment of legislative products and strategies,
as needed.

Support lead Legislative Program Specialists in preparation and editing of congressional correspondence, transcripts, reports, questions for the record, Congressional Notifications, and Legislative Referral Memoranda as well as support in scheduling meetings and briefings.

Develop weekly updates on work accomplished and upcoming tasks.- Develop strategic congressional engagement plans, as needed.

Qualifications:

The ability to obtain a Secret Clearance is required
Bachelor's degree required.
Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience required.

Ability to perform tasks requiring tight deadlines and manage several tasks at once.

Ability to collaborate with the USAID Front Office, USAID Regional and Functional Bureaus, and other USAID operating units.

Ability to work independently.

Strong oral and written skills
Strong interpersonal communication experience with teams and clients.
Strong experience with Google Workspace products, including Gmail, Google Drive, Google

Meet, Google Docs, and Google Sheets.

About Jefferson Consulting Group:

Jefferson Consulting Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, genetic data, veteran status, or any category protected by law.