Legislative Analyst

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Legislative Affairs (OASW/LA).

The ASW(LA) serves as the principal adviser and assistant to the Secretary of War for all matters concerned with the formulation of national security and defense policy in the Congress and in engagements between the Office of the Secretary of War and the legislative branch.

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.

You may qualify at the GS-12 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to: 1) Preparing and responding to congressional inquiries; 2) Tracking and researching congressional activities to develop written products and comprehensive briefings; and 3) Facilitating and communicating information to Congress in support of mission objectives.

You may qualify at the GS-13 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to: 1) Applying legislative laws, regulations, directives, instructions, activity policies to support Congressional procedures; 2) Evaluating new or modified legislation for potential impact on agency operations; and 3) Providing congressional liaison advice and assistance to senior leadership.

You may qualify at the GS-14 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: 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) Performing complex studies requiring application of analytical methods and techniques to resolve problems; 2) Developing and implementing procedures to improve productivity and effectiveness of assigned program areas; and 3) Formulating and communicating legislative strategies to senior leadership.

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.

All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages.

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume.

If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active-duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission.

A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service.

This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active-duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin.

It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters.

Active-duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible".

Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave.

Current or Former Political Appointees: Agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level.

If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office.

Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Major Duties:

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Provides support to the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment (USW(A&S)) and guidance to the A&S Support Division covering Energy, Installations and Environment, Industrial Base Policy, Logistics, Material Readiness Energy, Environment and Resiliency, Real Property, Housing, Military Construction, and the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation.

Conducts numerous, complex, and high priority special assignments involving extensive research and fact-finding to develop position and issue papers on a variety of high-level subjects of critical importance Serves as a key legislative liaison to DoW and executives on Acquisition and Sustainment issues.

Provides authoritative analysis and advice to senior leadership and components on the evaluation and the effectiveness of program integration and on the operations, productivity, and efficiency of broad congressional and legislative issues.