Chief of Staff, Office of Congressional & Intergovernmental Affairs

To evaluate your qualifications, your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the specialized experience described below. Your resume must not exceed two pages.

To ensure your qualifications can be fully evaluated, we recommend including the following information: Name, address, telephone number, email address; Job Title (if Federal Service, provide series and grade; if not in GS plan, provide GS equivalent grade); Relevant work experience-should include employer name, job title, start and end dates (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and descriptions that explain how you meet the required qualifications in the job announcement.

Education, certifications or licensures-If the job announcement requires any education, certifications or licensures, make sure to include the required information and any required documents like transcripts. Your resume should contain enough information to make a valid determination that you fully meet experience requirements for each grade level you are applying to. If you do not provide enough information for us to determine your qualifications, you may be rated ineligible.

If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume. The GS-14 salary range starts at $143,913 per year. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or higher in the Federal service.

Specialized experience includes: Directing high-level administrative programs, strategic initiatives, and legislative affairs operations for executive leadership. Reviewing and clearing policy documents, legislative reports, testimonies, U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Legislative Referral Memos and executive communications. Applying project management principles to manage resources, schedules, budgets, risk mitigation, and performance monitoring for high-visibility projects.

Developing internal control programs, risk assessments, standard operating procedures, and strategic action plans based on organizational feedback. Supervising administrative and operational staff, establishing performance standards, setting work priorities, managing employee development, and resolving workplace grievances.

We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed. Oversees and manages all legislative affairs operations and administrative responsibilities, including but not limited to transmission of legislative reports and analysis, Congressional testimony, OMB Legislative Referral Memos, Congressional notifications (such as contracts and awards), and any other Congressional inquiries and research and analysis of legislative activities, as directed by the Associate Administrator.

Reviews letters, reports, and other communications addressed to Congress or presenting the policy views of the agency on legislative matters to the Office of Management and Budget and making sure that all such outgoing Congressional and legislative materials conform to agency policies and formats. Supervises a staff of administrative personnel which range in grade up to GS-13.

Plans work schedules to assure an even flow and distribution of work; makes changes in organization of work or assignment of functions to staff to improve workflow and productivity. Formulates and issues verbal guidance or written instructions and procedures for nonroutine or complex assignments. Develops employee performance standards and makes formal appraisal of work.

Responsible for the development of action plans based on the organization's survey results to include developing and/or revising policies, plans, or procedures based on feedback from employees regarding workload, performance, training, and administrative issues. Defines and ensures the timely and cost-efficient execution of the detailed project plans and monitoring and controlling execution.

Applies advanced project management principles, concepts, methods and practices, business process reengineering concepts and methods to develop approaches to interpret and implement legislation, policies, procedures, and strategies.