- Position Title
- Legislative Affairs Specialist
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Announcement Number
- DE-12233184-24-EB Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, January 11, 2024 to Thursday, January 25, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
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:
- 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.
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:
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.
Preferences
1.
In the last five years, based on the closing date of this announcement, have you served or are you currently serving as an Executive Branch political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointee? You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at your Standard Form 50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
- A political appointee is an appointment made by the President without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)).
- A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director of OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR 213.3302).
- A Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Legislative Affairs Specialist position with the Bureau of Land Management. We will evaluate your resume and responses to this Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification and must be supported by your resume. This information must be SPECIFIC, (i.e., duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments). Failure to provide supporting documentation may result in an ineligible rating.
1.
I qualify for the GS-13 level because: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 such as: 1. Experience analyzing legislative or policy proposals related to federal land resources, regulatory, management or operational issues; 2. Managing a federal natural resources program; 3. Working with congressional staff, officials within your organization/federal agencies, state, tribal or local government officials, or interest groups on sensitive and controversial natural resource issues; and communicating that work orally and in clear, concise writing, and 4.Experience and familiarity with land management issues or congress/legislative processes
2.
Indicate the statement that best describes your knowledge of natural resource management programs:
3.
Select the one best answer that describes your experience advising managers on policy matters:
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
4.
Select the statement that best describes your experience performing work that regularly involves verifying the accuracy of information or the relevance of information to a problem:
5.
MC Which of the following best describes your highest level of experience, education or training providing complex, controversial, or precedence setting information to upper management about natural resources management issues?
6.
Select the statement that best describes your experience in producing background materials in preparation for a congressional hearing or other related meeting/briefing.
7.
Select the types of briefings for high level government officials in which you have experience:
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
8.
Indicate the level of your experience in conducting legislative or congressional research.
9.
Choose the one statement that best describes your experience developing and coordinating the organization's responses to legislative, regulatory, or other proposals affecting natural resource programs.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
10.
Select the statement that best describes your ability to explain the position of the organization as it relates to varied and conflicting points of view regarding natural resource issues.
11.
Select the statement that best describes your verbal and written communication skills sufficient to effectively interact with people who have diverse interests, as well as varied skills and backgrounds.
12.
Select the statement that best describes your ability to effectively communicate orally.
13.
Indicate the statement that best describes your skill to communicate in writing.
14.
Select the statement(s) in which best demonstrates you have proficiency:
15.
Select the response which best describes your ability to communicate in writing.
16.
Select the editorial tasks that you have performed as part of a job.
17.
Select the following tasks that you perform that best describe your ability to research and analyze information to properly respond to congressional and/or incoming inquiries:
18.
Select one or more of the statements that describes your writing experience.
19.
From the following list of interpersonal communication skills please select the statements that represent your strongest skills.
20.
Your rating is subject to verification based on the application materials that you submit, and through verification of references as appropriate. A deliberate attempt to falsify information on your application materials is grounds for non-selection and for termination. In addition, falsifying information on your application can result in your being barred from Federal employment. Please choose the appropriate response below: