This position is located in the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Office of Legislative and Public Affairs (LPA). The selectee will perform House legislative liaison activities between the AOC, the Congress and external stakeholders on a broad range of AOC program activities.

Duties

The Legislative Affairs Specialist, in support of the legislative program for the AOC, is responsible for legislative initiatives, active legislation, congressional correspondence, hearings, congressional visits, briefings and internal and external communication while staying abreast of legislative initiatives and congressional activity impacting or relating to the AOC.

Requirements

• You must pass a drug test
• You must meet the definition of specialized experience.
• Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related KSAs.
• You must meet the Selective Placement Factor

Qualifications

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. 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 the OPM web site at OPM qualification standards Specialized experience: is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. For the GS-12: Candidates for the GS-12 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower (GS-11) grade level in the Federal service.  Specialized experience for this position is defined as the following: (1) Maintaining professional working relationships with members of Congress and congressional staff and/or congressional liaisons by utilizing congressional and legislative affairs principles and methods; (2) Managing congressional requests for information (promoting coordination and integration of agency requirements and program plans with congressional requests and responding to information requests on the organization's programs in written and oral form); (3) Preparing a variety of clear, cogent, accurate, and well-organized written products. Reviewing these products to ensure they achieved their objective, complied with an agency's or organization's communications policies, are logically constructed, and are written in concise, unambiguous language. Examples include: (a) briefing papers; (b) planning documents; (c) policies and procedures; (d) memoranda; (e) congressional testimony or other analogous high-level materials); (f) talking points; and (g) official correspondence; (4) Monitoring proposed legislative actions; and (5) Directly preparing a Member of Congress for a hearing or agency principle to testify before a hearing.  For the GS-13: Candidates for the GS-13 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower (GS-12) grade level in the Federal service.  Specialized experience for this position is defined as the following: (1) Maintaining professional working relationships with members of Congress and congressional staff and/or congressional liaisons by utilizing congressional and legislative affairs, principles and methods; (2) Managing congressional requests for information (promoting coordination and integration of agency requirements and program plans with congressional requests and responding to information requests on the organization's programs in written and oral form, often requiring detailed explanations made on the organization's activities or performance in a particular situation); (3) Preparing a variety of clear, cogent, accurate, and well-organized written products. Reviewing these products to ensure they achieved their objective, complied with an agency's or organization's communications policies, are logically constructed, and are written in concise, unambiguous language. Examples include: (a) briefing papers; (b) planning documents; (c) policies and procedures; (d) memoranda; (e) contract proposals; (f) congressional testimony or other analogous high-level materials); (g) talking points; and (h) official correspondence; and (4) Monitoring proposed legislative actions and providing advice on intent and scope. Selective Placement Factor (All Grades): You must have broad knowledge and experience with legislative affairs that was attained through work performed while working for a Member of Congress in a legislative role or serving in a legislative affairs role in the private sector or serving as a member of a federal agency’s legislative team.

Education

No education substitution.

Contacts

• Address Architect of the Capitol 2nd and D Street, S.W. Washington, District of Columbia 20515 United States
• Name: Joy Weaver
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]