This position is located in the U.S. Agency for Global Media and serves as a member of the Congressional Affairs team; serves as a Congressional Liaison; incumbent supports the Director of Congressional Affairs and serves as the expert for the office in Congressional oversight; oversees and coordinates outreach activities and programs for the USAGM; responds to inquiries from Members of Congress; represent USAGM with key Congressional Committees and assists with Congressional correspondence.
Summary
This position is located in the U.S. Agency for Global Media and serves as a member of the Congressional Affairs team; serves as a Congressional Liaison; incumbent supports the Director of Congressional Affairs and serves as the expert for the office in Congressional oversight; oversees and coordinates outreach activities and programs for the USAGM; responds to inquiries from Members of Congress; represent USAGM with key Congressional Committees and assists with Congressional correspondence.
This announcement is open to all current Federal Competitive Service, Career and Career-Conditional employees. Applicants who have non-competitive eligibility, such as, Schedule A disability, Peace Corps or VISTA, reinstatement eligibles, etc. AND those eligible under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) or Interchange Agreements with other Merit Systems may also apply.
As a Congressional Liaison, you will be reasonable for duties to include, but are not limited to the following: Serves as the Office of Congressional Affairs expert in oversight matters.
Leads OCA efforts in Congressional oversight matters.
Work in close coordination with the USAGM Office of General Counsel and senior agency leadership on all Congressional oversight matters including negotiations, related hearings, briefings, document productions, and requests for information, transcribed interviews, and other tasks as appropriate.
Advise the Director and senior agency leadership in areas related to Congressional oversight processes and functions, as appropriate.
Independently represents and leads OCA in sensitive internal discussions with senior leadership and in representing the agency externally on Congressional oversight matters.
Provides expert advice on a host of complex matters affecting the USAGM and its broadcasting mission.
Conducts outreach to the Congress in coordination with the Director of Congressional Affairs; Prepares comprehensive research and analyzes and evaluates current legislation and legislative proposals to support the agency's priorities and legislative agenda.
Creates opportunity for Congressional engagements by contacting legislative representatives and arranges meetings and conferences on various topics.
Maintains relationships through continual observations and thoroughly examines methods to improve programs and relationships.
Disseminates information about key activities and news stories of the USAGM, VOA, and the other USAGM agencies to Congressional representatives.
Meets with Congressional staff about the USAGM and other media entities under the USAGM umbrella, to provide information about USAGM's programs.
Provides feedback on projects of this nature to assist the Director in responding to the CEO, senior agency officials, and congressional entities.
Attends and monitors Congressional hearings and assists in all aspects of preparation for that hearing by preparing draft documents of pertinent information and data to assist in the report to Congress.
Attends meetings with the Director and Congressional staff regarding information about the USAGM and the other media entities under the USAGM umbrella, to provide information about USAGM's programs.
In coordination with USAGM Public Affairs, engages with think tanks, public policy organizations, advocacy groups and diaspora organizations that work with Congressional stakeholders on public diplomacy.
Prepares briefing papers and accompanies the USAGM CEO to meetings with Members of Congress, when requested.
Participates in agency internal meetings about Congressional issues and provides facts and data when required.
Provides expert knowledge and skill in providing information about USAGM and its media entities to external offices of USAGM.
Serves as the Point of Contact (POC) for all Congressional inquiries for the office.
Reviews and identifies subject and intent of Congressional inquiries received, prepares and initiates responses.
Prepares thorough and detailed responses to written inquiries and constituent requests; including letters, information packets, and briefing materials and identifies subject and intent of Congressional inquiries received, prepares and initiates responses.
Candidates MUST meet all qualification requirements by closing date.
Applicants must complete online questionnaire.
This is a critical sensitive position. If selected, this position requires the completion of the SF-86.
If selected for this vacancy, you may be required to file the OGE Form 450 (Confidential Financial Disclosure Report).
The full performance grade level for this position is GS-14.
This position may require working nights, weekends, and holidays.
This position is not covered by a Union Agreement.
Qualifications
To qualify for the GS-13 applicant must have one (1) year of specialized or equivalent experience at the GS-12 level. Specialized experience is experience involving establishing and maintaining agency or organizational relationship with Congress, such as that gained from working in the office of U.S. Senator or Representative or as a Congressional Liaison in an Executive Agency's Public Affairs or Congressional Affairs Office or Public Relations Office or equivalent in private sector and must include the following:
Experience with the Congressional oversight and accommodation process from working in the U.S. Congress or an Executive branch agency.
Experience establishing relationships with Congressional official, including U.S. Senators, Congressional Representatives, Congressional committee staff, and key legislative officials staff members, Public Relations Officer and staff members or equivalent in private entities.
Experience assisting in drafting legislative language for legislative initiatives that are pertinent to agency or organization as appropriate.
Experience assisting in drafting speeches, remarks, testimony, or equivalent material by senior officials of respective organizations.
Experience assisting in preparing organization executives and senior officials for public statements or briefing or testifying before Congress or equivalent organizational entity.
To qualify for the GS-14 applicant must have one (1) year of specialized or equivalent experience at the GS-13 level. Specialized experience is experience involving establishing and maintaining agency or organizational relationship with Congress, such as that gained from working in the office of U.S. Senator or Representative or as a Congressional Liaison in an Executive Agency's Public Affairs or Congressional Affairs Office or Public Relations Office or equivalent in private sector and must include the following:
Experience with the Congressional oversight and accommodation process from working in the U.S. Congress or an Executive branch agency.
Experience establishing relationships with Congressional official, including U.S. Senators, Congressional Representatives, Congressional committee staff, and key legislative officials staff members, Public Relations Officer and staff members or equivalent in private entities,
Experience assisting in drafting legislative language for legislative initiatives that are pertinent to agency or organization as appropriate.
Experience assisting in drafting speeches, remarks, testimony, or equivalent material by senior officials of respective organizations.
Experience assisting in preparing organization executives and senior officials for public statements or briefing or testifying before Congress or equivalent organizational entity.
Education
Education cannot be substituted for experience at this level.
Additional information
1. If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency. For Military Selective Service Act requirement information, please visit https://www.sss.gov.
2. Your application to this vacancy announcement will only allow consideration for this announcement. We cannot electronically or manually move your application to corresponding announcements if applicable.
3. Additional vacancies not reflected in the announcement that occur after the opening date of the vacancy announcement for position(s) identical (same grade, series and title) to the original vacancy may be filled from the selection certificate during the validity of the certificate.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once your resume or application is submitted, a review of your qualifications will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements and competencies required for this position.
Competencies:
External Awareness
Oral Communication
Organizational Awareness
Political Savvy
Writing
Possession of competencies may be addressed in a cover letter and/or resume. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire. The numeric rating you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaire. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your qualifications. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.
All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):
Resume
Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s), which may not be required for all applicants:
SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action
Copy of most recent performance appraisal
Although the required documents listed in this announcement only indicate that a resume is required, other documents is required in specific circumstances. All required documents must be submitted before the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
1. Merit promotion applicants must meet time-in-grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, subpart F. Your latest SF-50 must be submitted for proof of time-in-grade.
2. If you are an eligible Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) applicant you may apply for special selection over other candidates for this position. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 80 or above on the rating criteria for this position. ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separation; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456.
3. Current and reinstatement eligible applicants must submit a Personnel Action (SF-50) indicating grade, competitive service, and career or career-conditional tenure.
4. Current status candidates must submit a copy of their latest Performance Appraisal.
5. If education is a requirement or there is an option to use education for qualification purposes, you must submit your unofficial transcripts with your application package at the time of applying or before the closing date of this vacancy announcement. If selected for the position, you will be required to submit official transcripts before your Enter on Duty date.
6. Applicants applying under Schedule A Disability must submit an appropriate letter from a physician.
7. Applicants applying under Peace Corps or VISTA eligibility must submit a letter supporting eligibility.
8. Applicants applying under Veterans Employment Opportunity Act of 1998 must submit a DD-214 stating discharge type. If you are still on active duty, you may submit a statement of service from your Personnel Command which states the date you entered active duty, the date you are separating, and the campaign medals you have received.
9. Applicants applying for consideration under an Interchange Agreement with Other Merit Systems must submit a recent SF-50 or other personnel action (e.g., Post Office, Non-appropriated fund), reflecting status as a current employee under an approved system.
You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. If you cannot complete the Application Package online, please contact the Human Resource Specialist listed in this vacancy announcement.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents and any appropriate Accepted Documents.
To begin, click Apply in the announcement; then, choose to create a new USAJOBS account or Sign-in into your existing account.
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package.
You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before submitting it. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After completing the questionnaire and uploading appropriate documents, click the Submit Application to submit your application package.
It is applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered in the profile is accurate and all required documents are uploaded and submitted before 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/19/2023 of the announcement to receive consideration.
Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your application. If a document is not in legible format, applicant will not be able to view it in Application Manager which means applicant must again upload the documentation to the system by the closing date of this announcement.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account. The page will display the positions for which you've applied as well as the status of each application.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click on the plus sign (+) next to the job title to expand information about the job. Next click on Update Application to complete the application process.
Note: Submission of a resume alone IS NOT a complete application. This position requires the completion of additional forms and/or supplemental materials as described previously. Please carefully review the complete job announcement, including the Required Documents, Other Information, and How to Apply sections of the announcement.
Application packages will NOT be accepted via mail or e-mail. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement.
Once the online questionnaire and application package is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. After a review of your complete application is made, you will be notified of your status and/or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):
Resume
Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s), which may not be required for all applicants:
SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action
Copy of most recent performance appraisal
Although the required documents listed in this announcement only indicate that a resume is required, other documents is required in specific circumstances. All required documents must be submitted before the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
1. Merit promotion applicants must meet time-in-grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, subpart F. Your latest SF-50 must be submitted for proof of time-in-grade.
2. If you are an eligible Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) applicant you may apply for special selection over other candidates for this position. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 80 or above on the rating criteria for this position. ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separation; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456.
3. Current and reinstatement eligible applicants must submit a Personnel Action (SF-50) indicating grade, competitive service, and career or career-conditional tenure.
4. Current status candidates must submit a copy of their latest Performance Appraisal.
5. If education is a requirement or there is an option to use education for qualification purposes, you must submit your unofficial transcripts with your application package at the time of applying or before the closing date of this vacancy announcement. If selected for the position, you will be required to submit official transcripts before your Enter on Duty date.
6. Applicants applying under Schedule A Disability must submit an appropriate letter from a physician.
7. Applicants applying under Peace Corps or VISTA eligibility must submit a letter supporting eligibility.
8. Applicants applying under Veterans Employment Opportunity Act of 1998 must submit a DD-214 stating discharge type. If you are still on active duty, you may submit a statement of service from your Personnel Command which states the date you entered active duty, the date you are separating, and the campaign medals you have received.
9. Applicants applying for consideration under an Interchange Agreement with Other Merit Systems must submit a recent SF-50 or other personnel action (e.g., Post Office, Non-appropriated fund), reflecting status as a current employee under an approved system.
You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. If you cannot complete the Application Package online, please contact the Human Resource Specialist listed in this vacancy announcement.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents and any appropriate Accepted Documents.
To begin, click Apply in the announcement; then, choose to create a new USAJOBS account or Sign-in into your existing account.
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package.
You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before submitting it. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After completing the questionnaire and uploading appropriate documents, click the Submit Application to submit your application package.
It is applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered in the profile is accurate and all required documents are uploaded and submitted before 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/19/2023 of the announcement to receive consideration.
Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your application. If a document is not in legible format, applicant will not be able to view it in Application Manager which means applicant must again upload the documentation to the system by the closing date of this announcement.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account. The page will display the positions for which you've applied as well as the status of each application.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click on the plus sign (+) next to the job title to expand information about the job. Next click on Update Application to complete the application process.
Note: Submission of a resume alone IS NOT a complete application. This position requires the completion of additional forms and/or supplemental materials as described previously. Please carefully review the complete job announcement, including the Required Documents, Other Information, and How to Apply sections of the announcement.
Application packages will NOT be accepted via mail or e-mail. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement.
Once the online questionnaire and application package is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. After a review of your complete application is made, you will be notified of your status and/or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
