Congressional & Public Affairs SpecialistAdvisor (Key)

Congressional & Public Affairs Specialist/Advisor (Key)

Education: Bachelors Degree from a regionally accredited institution

Required Skills:

• Proven ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced dynamic environment with tight deadlines and competing priorities supported by strong organizational planning and time management skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with a demonstrated ability to identify stakeholders foster collaboration lead teams advocate positions and negotiate compromises in complex multifunctional settings.
• Recent senior-level experience (within the last five years) in operations management administrative management or project management.
• Thorough understanding of Department of Defense interactions with the Executive Office of the President Congress the Office of the Director of National Intelligence the Intelligence Community and other U.S. Government entities.
• Between 5 to 10 years of experience collecting reviewing assessing and managing congressional information correspondence and documentation; drafting legislation and legislative appeals; and analyzing legislative proposals and enacted laws.
• In-depth knowledge of legislative processes procedures and Congressional organizational structures and relationships.

Preferred Skills:

• Masters Degree with a focus on Communications Political Science Psychology English or relevant field from a regionally accredited institution Professional background in public affairs including responsibility for designing and executing advocacy campaigns or developing comprehensive public affairs and communications strategies.
• Between 5 to 10 years of experience preparing personnel for congressional hearings staff reviews Government Accountability Office (GAO) audits public engagements and other congressional activities.
• Over 10 years of demonstrated experience collecting reviewing assessing and managing congressional information correspondence and documentation.
• More than 10 years of experience drafting legislation and legislative appeals as well as analyzing legislative proposals and enacted laws.
• Proven ability to build and maintain professional relationships with senior civilian and military leaders within the Department of Defense Intelligence Community National Security Council executive branch appointees members of Congress and their staffs and other Non-DoD Federal Departments and Agencies (NDFDAs).
• Solid knowledge and hands-on experience with the Planning Programming Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process of the Department of Defense budget and the Congressional appropriations process.

Clearance: Active TS security clearance with immediate SCI eligibility upon award

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