Supervisory Congressional Liaison

Summary

This position is part of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Department of Energy. As a Supervisory Congressional Liaison, you will serves as the Supervisory Congressional Liaison and leads the External Coordination Team within the Office of Budget. The incumbent's activities cover all aspects of the appropriations process as it relates to the DOE programs.

Duties

• Oversee daily operations, assigns and reviews work according to priorities, sets performance expectations, evaluates employee performance, addresses grievances, and manages personnel actions in accordance with EEO principles.
• Coordinate and monitor responses to Members of Congress and their staff, ensuring all information is provided on time, is accurate and consistent and follows Department policies and guidelines.
• Coordinate hearing arrangements, reviews questions and responses in advance, edits transcripts and adds relevant materials to the official record, briefs senior management on potential committee concerns and provides recommendations for addressing key issues.
• Attend and track Congressional budget hearings, markup, floor debates and conferences meetings to stay informed of legislative updates that may affect the Department of Energy's budget requests.
• Prepare briefings, policy summaries, budget reports and analysis while tracking amendments, supplemental funding and budget reprogramming through OMB and Congress to keep senior Department leaders informed and support decision making.
• Provide legislative strategy guidance to senior leaders, prepares key policy documents such as appeals letters and budget highlights reports and works with Congress to build support for the Presidents budget request.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• You must be a United States Citizen.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See www.sss.gov.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• If selected, your appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position is not remote, the selectee will be expected to report to the duty station(s) listed. If selected, military spouses, veteran caregivers, and spouses of foreign service employees may be eligible for applicable workplace flexibilities.
• Occasional travel required.
• Situational telework may be approved at the discretion of the supervisor.
• This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing thereafter. Failure to test or a positive result on random drug tests conducted after appointment may result in removal from Federal employment.
• This position has been designated as Critical (High Risk) and requires a security clearance at the Q level. The incumbent is required to obtain and maintain this clearance; failure to do so may result in separation from federal service.
• New supervisors are required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• New supervisors are required to complete 80 hours of supervisory training, of which 40 hours must be completed during your first year as a supervisor.
• This position is not included in a Bargaining Unit.
• You are required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report
  within 30 days of entering the position and annually.
• If selected, you must self-identify if you are or were (within the last 5 years) a Schedule A, Schedule C, or non-career SES political appointee as OPM approval is required prior to finalizing your selection.

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-14 in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting 2 OF THE 3 of the following:

1. Reviewing and monitoring proposed legislation, congressional committee reports, and laws that may affect organizational funding, and advises senior leadership on the potential impact of legislative decisions on organizational priorities, budget planning and daily operations.
2. Developing, supporting and justifing multi-million-dollar program budgets, funding allocations, and formal budget requests or appeals presented to external oversight bodies, such as Congress, state legislatures, or board of directors.
3. Leading communication with external oversight officials including congressional staff, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), regulatory agencies, and executive boards to discuss funding priorities, address policy concerns, and obtain support for organizational initiatives.

"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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.

Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. Your full resume will be made available to the hiring manager if you are referred.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There are no specific education requirements or substitution of education for experience for this position.

Additional information

• Shared Certificates: The Department of Energy shares lists of applicants among its internal Departmental Elements and organizations. You may be referred for consideration to other DOE Hiring Managers throughout the Department for more than one position based on this application. By applying to this announcement, you understand your application materials may be shared with multiple Hiring Mangers throughout DOE. If additional positions are filled from this announcement conditions of employment may differ. You will be notified if you are referred for additional positions.
• New employees to the Department of Energy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.
• Veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, please visit the links at the bottom of this page or visit the FedsHireVets website.
• If you believe that you are eligible for the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), please visit the OPM ICTAP/CTAP website for more information. In order to be considered under the ICTAP program, your application must score within the pre-established "well qualified" category as stated in the Qualifications section.
• More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement.
• Some positions may require completion of a probationary period of up to 1 (one) year.
• Many positions require successful completion of a background investigation.
• Your performance appraisal and incentive awards will be given due consideration in the selection process based on their relation to the duties of the position and the consistency with which they may be considered in evaluating you against other candidates.
• Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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