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Management Analyst (Congressional Liaison)

Military Sealift Command

Department of the Navy

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Location

Salary

$106,950 - $139,036

per year

Closes

January 26, 2026

GS-13 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This role involves acting as a bridge between the Military Sealift Command and Congress, preparing reports and briefings on naval and maritime topics, and coordinating responses to inquiries from lawmakers and government officials.

It suits someone with experience in government relations, strong writing skills for official documents, and the ability to build consensus among different viewpoints.

Ideal candidates are detail-oriented communicators who thrive in a fast-paced federal environment focused on defense and transportation issues.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent, including preparing memos, correspondence, legislative summaries, and briefing materials for high-level authorities
  • Experience working with congressional offices, Department of Defense (DOD), Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), and Department of Transportation (DOT)
  • Skill in developing and coordinating written and oral responses to inquiries to influence positions on maritime-related issues
  • Ability to utilize contacts to gather input from multiple offices and build consensus from diverse viewpoints
  • Working knowledge of LAN-based office data processing systems, desktop PC workstations, graphics, and presentation software
  • Strong research skills for preparing witness statements and testimony for congressional presentations

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Management Analyst (Congressional Liaison) in the Congressional and Public Affairs Office of MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND.

For GS-13 : Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Resume must demonstrate the following specialized experience: Experience preparing memos, correspondence, legislative summaries, briefing materials and information for command level and higher-level authorities.

Experience with various congressional offices, within the Department of Defense (DOD), Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), Department of Transportation (DOT), etc.

Experience developing and coordinating responses to inquiries by written correspondence and oral communications to encourage recipients to adopt positions on a variety of maritime-related issues.

Experience utilizing contacts or training others to make contacts designed to obtain input from several offices on pertinent issues and developing consensus positions from among divergent viewpoints.

Incumbent must possess experience and have a working knowledge of current state of the art LAN-based office data processing systems and practical experience with desktop PC workstation, graphics and presentation software.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series A complete resume is required.

Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments.

Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications.

The following information should be provided in your resume, but it is acceptable to provide elsewhere in your application package: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g.

GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Major Duties:

  • You will prepare memos, correspondence, legislative summaries, briefing materials and information for COMSC, CNO, SECNAV, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and USTRANSCOM
  • You will maintain direct and indirect liaison with Congress primarily through U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC), USTRANSCOM and Navy’s Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA) on legislative matters of interest to MSC,
  • You will coordinate and prepares official responses to correspondence and telephone inquiries from members of Congress and their staffs, the White House, DOD and other federal and state agencies.
  • You will prepare information requested by congressional committees and associated staffs relative to MSC operations, business practices and assets.
  • You will research and coordinates on witness statements/testimony for presentation to Congress by USFF or USTRANSCOM senior management.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/16/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/16/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12864303-26-KSW