congressional affairs specialist - Washington, United States - DHS Headquarters

DHS Headquarters Washington, United States

3 weeks ago

Description

Summary This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA).

The primary purpose of this position is to perform the full range of congressional work including controlling, analyzing, researching, and formulation of official responses to written and telephonic requests from Members of Congress and their staffs as well as Congressional Committees on matters of Congressional interest, inquiry, or investigation.

Responsibilities As a CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS SPECIALIST, GS , your typical work assignments may include:

Provides advice and guidance on the preparation of responses to Congressional inquiries; Exercises tact, discretion and judgment concerning inquiries and replies received from or conveyed to Congress, its Committees, staff members or individuals directly through other DHS personnel; Reviews and makes recommendations for clearance on a variety of correspondence and reports such as position papers, fact sheets, inserts for the record, testimony, and letters to Members of Congress or Congressional Committees; Attends Congressional briefings and hearings as a DHS representative.

All DHS announcements have a 5 business day open period due to the number of applications received.

This announcement will be open for 5 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received, whichever happens first.

View common definitions of terms found in this announcement:
Common Definitions.

Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Specialized Experience:

You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal government, performing duties such as: Researching and developing policy and inquiry responses pertaining to legislative affairs; Overseeing various projects directly related to Congressional inquiries, documents, and proceedings; and Has direct operational experience in coordinating legislative, governmental and congressional affairs, activity, and communications.

Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level. This position has a Selective Placement Factor (SPF). If your resume doesn't demonstrate possession of the SPF, you will be rated ineligible.

The SPF for this position is:

In addition to the specialized experience, applicants must also have experience evaluating and interpreting Federal laws and policies; and operational experience with direct full-time responsibilities for legislative, congressional, or governmental affairs on legislation with or before the U.S.

Congress. All requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

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.

Current or Former Political Appointees:
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.

If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education Not Applicable. Additional Information The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR u), and or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission.

If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs.

To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.

Pursuant to Executive Order 12564 and DHS policy, DHS is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and, therefore, conducts random and other drug testing of its employees in order to ensure a safe and healthy work environment.

Headquarters personnel in safety- or security-sensitive positions are subject to random drug testing and all applicants tentatively selected for employment at DHS Headquarters are subject to drug testing resulting in a negative test result.

This position may be filled at the GS-13 level. If selection is made at the GS-13 level, promotion to the GS-14 level may occur without further competition. You will be required to complete an OGE 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Form.

If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration of Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty.

False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment.

Background Investigation:

To ensure the accomplishment of its mission, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy.

To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation for Top Secret as a condition of placement in this Critical Sensitive position.

This review may include financial issues such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.

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