Clarification from the agency

U.S Citizens or U.S. Nationals; No prior federal experience is required.

The following are the duties of this position at the CN-52, broadly equivalent to the GS-12. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

• Leads some of the Legislative Affairs outreach efforts to congressional offices, including state and district-based offices and Congressional caseworkers. Works closely with the Staff Director for Legislative Affairs, Deputy Director, and Senior Congressional Liaisons, senior Bureau staff in other offices and divisions, and Congressional oversight committees to plan briefings, meetings, and events involving Members of Congress, Congressional staff, and their constituents to increase their understanding of the CFPB's work and mission and to inform Congressional offices about CFPB resources that may be of assistance to their constituents;
• Participates in planning and preparing for Congressional hearings, meetings, briefings, and other external CFPB events involving Members of Congress and staff and their constituents, to increase the understanding of Members of Congress, Congressional staff, and their constituents about the CFPB's work and mission;
• Drafts written materials, including briefing or issue papers, memoranda, reports, newsletters, correspondence, and other materials for the purpose of Congressional engagement, briefings, events, meetings, speeches, and hearings. Disseminates according to written procedures or identifies alternative procedures with guidance from the Staff Director for Legislative Affairs or Senior Congressional Liaisons in the Legislative Affairs Section;
• Prepares summaries of feedback from Members of Congress and Congressional staff to inform the Staff Director for Legislative Affairs and Senior Congressional Liaisons, and senior CFPB staff, about inquiries and requests that come in from Congressional offices and solicits information from senior staff about the Bureau's work to be shared with Congressional offices.

Conditions of employment

This opportunity is also open to Status Candidates under announcement 22-CFPB-119-MP. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

Key Requirements:

1. Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."
2. Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National
3. A Public Trust background investigation will be required.

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

To qualify at the CN-52, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the CN-51 grade level in the Federal service. (For qualification purposes, the CN-51 is broadly equivalent to the GS-11). Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience:

• Coordinating legislative outreach efforts of an organization; AND
• Participating in planning and preparing for Congressional hearings, meetings and briefings; AND
• Drafting written materials, such as briefing or issue papers, memoranda, reports, newsletters, correspondence, and other materials for the purpose of Congressional engagement, briefings, events, meetings, speeches, and hearings.

To qualify at the CN-51, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the CN-40 grade level in the Federal service. (For qualification purposes, the CN-40 is broadly equivalent to the GS-9). Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience:

• Participating in legislative outreach efforts of an organization; AND
• Assisting in planning and preparing for Congressional hearings, meetings and briefings; AND
• Drafting written materials, such as briefing or issue papers, memoranda, reports, newsletters, correspondence, and other materials for the purpose of Congressional engagement, briefings, events, meetings, speeches, and hearings.

-OR- For the CN 51 level you may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: You must have a doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such degree from an accredited college or university; and qualifying education must be in a field of study directly related to the duties of this position and must demonstrate possession of the knowledge, skills and abilities required above.

In order to substitute education for specialized experience, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent.

A new hire's direct and overall experience are critical factors in determining a salary offer, it is important that your resume fully reflects all of your work experience. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau determines the salary offer for each selectee based primarily on three key factors:

• The selectee's directly related experience at the same level as the position.
• The selectee's overall experience in a particular industry or area.
• The salaries of other Bureau employees in similar positions and with similar levels of experience.

We also take the selectee's skill set into account. Applicants should note that salary offers seldom fall near the upper end of the salary range as listed in this vacancy announcement. Salary may be set from the minimum of the salary range to the midpoint of the salary range. In some instances, based on a selectee's extensive experience directly related to the position, salary may be set at or above the mid-point up to the maximum salary for that band level. See information on our base pay ranges and salary structure.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

See our tips on the application process and printable checklist to ensure each step of the application is completed.

Your application includes your résumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your résumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your résumé may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Analytical Thinking, Written Communication, Subject Matter Expertise..

Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories, A (highest quality category), B (middle quality category), or C (minimally qualified category), depending on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, and training related to this position. Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of their assigned category and considered before non-preference-eligibles in that category.

Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview.

If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)) you must receive a score in the middle category or better to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority.