External Affairs Specialist

6 days ago

Washington, United States US Federal Housing Finance Agency Full time

**Duties**:
The External Affairs Specialist (Congressional Stakeholder Relations) duties listed below are at the EL-09 grade level. Depending on the grade level selected, the incumbent will perform these duties with varying levels of supervision and difficulty.

**Major Duties & Responsibilities**
- Reviews submissions to various OCAC inboxes (Consumer Affairs, Congressional Affairs, Communications, etc.) and routes them to the appropriate staff, while monitoring and ensuring the appropriate disposition of these requests.
- Reviews and edits various stakeholder deliverables to ensure appropriate formatting, grammar, and style.
- Supports congressional and stakeholder briefings by preparing agendas and supporting documentation, as well as coordinating logistics for meetings and other briefings.
- Assists with drafting letters to Congress and participates in the agency's recordkeeping with respect to congressional communications.
- Coordinates and the submission of statutorily required documents and other transmittals to Congress or other key external stakeholders.
- Assists senior staff to ensure that key agency press releases and announcements are communicated to Congressional staff as necessary.
- Assists colleagues with monitoring hearings, reviewing transcripts, and preparing summary documents and notes for committee meetings including House Financial Services Committee and Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee.
- Supports the congressional affairs team with the work of the Legislative Working Group as directed.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
- May be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period.
- Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
- Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
- Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply).
- This position is eligible for inclusion in the bargaining unit. The union that represents employees in this position is the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) Local 343.
- FHFA participates in e-Verify. All New hires must complete the I-9 Employment Verification form either on or before their first day of employment. If a discrepancy arises, you must take affirmative steps to resolve the matter.
- If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
- This is NOT a remote position; you MUST live within or be willing to relocate within a commutable distance of the duty location.

**Qualifications**:
**You may qualify for your desired series and grade level if you meet the following qualification requirements**:
**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**:
**A. Experience**: I qualify for the EL/GS-09 because I have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the EL/GS-07 or equivalent demonstrating work experience with one or more of the following:

- Experience communicating with members of congressional staff in support of scheduling meetings, briefings, or other events.

**-OR-**

**B. Education**:Master's or equivalent graduate degree; or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a related field of study such as Communications, Language Arts, Media, Political Science or other closely related field; or LL.B. or J.D., if related.
- **-OR-**

**C. Combination of education and experience** as described above in options "A" and "B". Note: Less than one year of specialized experience may be combined with graduate education more than the amount required for the next lower grade level. One academic year of graduate education is the number of credits hours determined to represent one academic year of full-time study (i.e., 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours).
- **_**Failure to provide your transcripts, when required, for any of the options above will remove you from the hiring process**_**

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

**Education**:
**ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY?** You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit f

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