- Position Title
- Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs Officer
- Agency
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- Announcement Number
- DE-10567800-19-DW Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, August 1, 2019 to Wednesday, August 7, 2019
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
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- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
- your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy AND
- your last performance rating of record was at least fully successful or the equivalent.
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3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position?
If yes, confirm:
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If yes, confirm:
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
- your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy and
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
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4.
Do you have a severe physical, psychiatric or mental disability that qualifies you for Schedule A Disability appointments?
If eligible, provide proof of disability with appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist stating your condition and restrictions.
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If eligible, provide proof of disability with appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist stating your condition and restrictions.
For more information, review USAJOBS individuals with Disabilities resources here.
Preferences
1.
Would you accept a term appointment?
Assessment 1
1.
From the following description, please select the one (1) statement that best describes your experience that qualifies you for the Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs Officer GS-0301-14 position.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Maintain partnerships as the liaison between an executive branch agency, other local, federal, or state agencies and/or organizations.
3.
Maintain liaison between Congressional Committees and Members of Congress and their staff.
4.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with Member's staff, and senior government officials.
5.
Cultivate relationships and partnerships with potential sponsors to ensure program success.
6.
Build consensus by bringing stakeholders into the discussion.
7.
Influence others without jeopardizing working relationships with other organizations.
8.
Plan, coordinate, set priorities and determine resource requirements of agency
programs.
programs.
9.
Develop, oversee, and evaluate legislative and administrative strategies.
10.
Monitor program progress and evaluate outcomes.
11.
Assesses legislative changes in terms of the impact on the agency's mission, programs
and budget.
and budget.
12.
Adjust policies, and processes as needed to achieve agreements without sacrificing
efficiency, effectiveness, or integrity.
efficiency, effectiveness, or integrity.
13.
Compose materials designed to clarify the agency's operations, policies, programs, and activities suitable for presentation to Members of Congress and staff.
14.
Prepare written presentations for various internal and external groups to inform them of agency policies, and programs, and mission objectives, and activities.
15.
Create presentations, summaries, etc., which include complex technical information for key officials and stakeholders.
16.
Prepare correspondence to advocate, defend, clarify, negotiate, and justify recommendations for policy and programs.
17.
Review and revise policy and/or procedural guidance for various agency programs.
18.
Provide status reports on assigned funded agency projects.
19.
Provide briefings to Congressional committee staff, supervisors, government organizations, professional organizations, or the general public on the views and outcomes and analysis of agency programs.
20.
Advocate, defend, clarify, negotiate, and justify recommendations.
21.
Develop responses to legislative, regulatory, or other proposals affecting division, or agency programs.
22.
Represent senior officials of a department or agency of the local, state, or federal government at meetings, or on committees addressing policy research, legislative proposals, and or regulatory guidance.
23.
Reports on congressional interests, actions, and decisions, of importance to the agency.
24.
Ensure accuracy of gathered information by a variety of methods in order to support agency officials for congressional interactions.
25.
As noted in the vacancy announcement, your ratings in this Occupational Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification based on the documents and references you submit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you or for dismissing you from the position/agency during the probation period. Please take this opportunity to review your ratings to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you:
* Understand this warning;
* Have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy; and
* Verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability.
Failure to agree to the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for this position.
* Understand this warning;
* Have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy; and
* Verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability.
Failure to agree to the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for this position.