CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS STRATEGIST
What you'd do
You will serve as a CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS STRATEGIST of COMMANDER - NAVAL INSTALLATIONS.
Major duties
You will conduct persuasive engagement with congressional members and staff, seeking to influence their perspective on CNIC -related projects, missions, and interests. You will establish/foster open lines of communication and understanding through strategic engagement. You will oversee the development/coordination of responses to congressional inquiries regarding equities to ensure consistent messaging for equities and to respond to congressional information requests from senior leadership. You will manage all aspects of the congressional hearing preparation process.
What you need to qualify
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. 1) Utilizes political and congressional liaison principles, methods, practices and techniques; analytical methods; program management methods, and interpersonal relations practices, to develop and apply new approaches to difficult and complex political problems; 2) Interprets legislation and congressional relations; procedures and associated committee structure sufficient to serve as an expert and key advisor on the legislative process, congressional initiatives, and strategies addressing critical issues on Capitol Hill; 3) Interprets Department of Defense (DoD), Department of the Navy (DoN) Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA), Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) leadership, Congress, and the organizations goals, objectives, programs, missions and functions of each to perform comprehensive liaison activities; and 4) Develops and/or executes strategic communications plans and messaging associated with programming and budget. 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 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.
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