Legislative Affairs Specialist

The Personal Property Activity is a Department of War Special Activity headquartered at Scott Air Force Base. Personal Property Activity has authority, direction, and control Of all Defense Personal Property Program operations and functions. The Legislative Affairs position is responsible for managing all Congressional actions relating to the Defense Personal Property Program within the Department of War, acting as the organizational principal for communication and engagement with Congress.

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Manage and direct the daily operations of the Command's legislative affairs program, serving as the central coordinator for all incoming congressional actions, inquiries, and program requirements. Track, analyze, and assess pending legislative initiatives, authorization bills (including the National Defense Authorization Act), and Defense Appropriations to identify strategic risks and operational impacts to the Command.

Develop high-level executive briefing products, legislative read-aheads, background dossiers, and formal testimony materials to prepare senior leadership for engagements and congressional interactions.

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below. 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 Serving as a staff advisor on the intersection of legislative policy and organizational programs (such as defense personal property or logistics operations); Delivering comprehensive staff analyses and strategic recommendations on complex regulatory or statutory issues to senior leaders; and Advising leadership on strategic programming and the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) cycles as they relate to congressional funding and appropriations.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri. Corps) 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.

Education

cannot be substituted for experience.