Congressional Affairs Officer

Full Job Description

About the Position: Serves as the Washington DC Deputy Director in the US European Command (EUCOM) Congressional Affairs (ECCA) Office, which is a special staff office that reports directly to the EUCOM Commander/Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR).

The incumbent focuses on all aspects of the combatant command's engagement and communications with the US Congress.

This position is with Headquarters, United States European Command, located at the Pentagon in Washington, DC.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

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.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1.

Legislative & Policy Analysis: Providing advice to senior leadership on legislative processes, congressional activities, and their potential impact on organizational missions and equities 2.

Legislative Impact Evaluation: evaluating the effects of proposed and enacted legislation to develop and implement responsive organizational strategies, programmatic adjustments, and policy changes. 3.

Congressional Engagement & Communication: Preparing a range of documents in support of congressional engagement, including briefing papers, talking points, formal responses to congressional inquiries, and materials for hearings and staff briefings.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13).

Major Duties:

• Analyze Command programs, plans, and current problems in order to determine specific areas of Congressional interest, inquiry, or investigation.
• Provide legislative program continuity across USEUCOM, synthesizes data from diverse sources, analyzes trends, and evaluates legislation and other program directives in order to formulate USEUCOM planning for legislative engagement and action.
• Assist in arranging contacts between Congress and the USEUCOM Commander, with support from headquarters staff.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with Congressional staff in both the House and Senate, as well as with the legislative liaison offices of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Joint Staff, and the Military Services.
• Represent the ECCA Director at departmental legislative affairs meetings in the Pentagon and in/around Washington, D.C.
• Review Congressional testimony inputs, draft responses, and coordinate the administrative submission of Questions and Inserts for the Congressional Record (QFRs/IFRs) that normally follow testimony.