Legislative Policy Analyst

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is a DOD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f.

Employees occupying CES positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25.

This position is located at the Fort Meade, Maryland. CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITIONS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE TWO-PAGE RESUME LIMIT.

YOUR FULL RESUME WILL NEED TO BE UPLOADED TO YOUR USAJOBS PROFILE USING THE DOCUMENT TYPE "OTHER DOCUMENTS".

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.

Army CES positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement".

If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package.

This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. 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.

To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe one year specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position.

Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled.

Specialized experience would be demonstrated by providing technical analysis and advice on complex legislative policy; developing and implementing strategic organizational legislative policies and procedures; preparing reports, congressional testimonies, and/or correspondence to aid congressional decision-making; monitoring and researching a wide variety of congressional activities to provide findings to senior leadership; developing and maintaining relationships with congressional members and their staff to advance legislative priorities.

Major Duties:

• Serve as one of the Command's senior experts on all legislative affairs involving the U.S. Senate and/or U.S. House of Representatives, including members, and associated staffs.
• Develop and coordinate method of approach with appropriate staff members, committees, and decision makers.
• Analyze complex congressional language in Senate or House bills and committee reports to identify potential impact on the Command’s mission.
• Review draft legislation to determine whether it meets the specifications and is sensitive to the policy questions raised by congressional members.
• Prepare background papers for testimony for the Commander and other senior leaders to potential questions/areas of interest.
• Perform and present technical analyses of complex legislative and regulatory matters regarding USCYBERCOM programs.