Senior Congressional Actions Coordinator

Full Job Description

About the Position: About the Position: This position is with the National Guard Bureau, Chief of Staff, Secretary of the General Staff Office, Arlington, Virginia.

About the Surrounding Area: Situated in Northern Virginia on the south bank of the Potomac River directly across from Washington D.C.

Arlington is headquarters to many departments and agencies of the federal government, including the Department of Defense and is the location of many national memorials and museums.

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) 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-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer 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 Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements describe 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 report on the status and/or progress of work being performed; conduct training regarding congressional casework topics; manage correspondence in varied stages of completion that cover diverse functional areas; prepare reports to evaluate effectiveness of the team's success 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-12).

Major Duties:

• Articulate and communicate program issues under review, deadlines and time frames for completion.
• Review, approve, disapprove, and sign final replies developed by Congressional Actions Coordinator team members.
• Serve as coach, facilitator, and/or negotiator in coordinating team initiatives and in consensus building activities.
• Discuss incomplete, inaccurate, or unacceptable responses with team members.
• Analyze written correspondence and telephonic requests to determine pertinent issues, extent of research required, and sources from which to obtain information and facts to provide comprehensive and accurate replies.