Governmental Affairs Specialist (Open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees)

Department of Transportation - Federal Railroad Administration • Washington, District of Columbia Washington, District of Columbia

Company

Department of Transportation - Federal Railroad Administration

Location

Washington, District of Columbia Washington, District of Columbia

Type

Full Time

Job Description

Summary

The position is located in the Office of Governmental Affairs within the Office of the Administrator (ROA) for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). The Governmental Affairs Specialist assists the Office of Governmental Affairs in the planning, promotion, administration, and execution of activities related to maintaining a positive and constructive relationship between FRA and Members of Congress, states, local governments, and their associated offices.
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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • You must be a U.S.Citizen and eligible for consideration.
  • You must meet specialized experience to qualify.
  • Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.
  • Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

  • SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.
  • GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel.Ā  A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only.
  • PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
  • TIME-IN-GRADE:Ā Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower gradeĀ in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.
  • DEU REQUIREMENTS: Applicants selected under delegated examining procedures may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet either the education or specialized experience requirements for the grade at which you are requesting consideration.

To qualify for the GS-11 on Experience, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-09 it must include:

  • Experience with legislative processes such as with Congress, Congressional committees, other departments and agencies, state and local governments, transportation industry and special interest groups.Ā 
  • Experience editing executive level or comparable correspondence involving legislative and/or Congressional issues.
  • Experience researching and compiling data and reports AND utilizing advanced functions of software packages (i.e., word¬ processing, databases, and spreadsheets) to edit, reformat, and produce documents in various formats and style requirements.

To qualify for the GS-11 on Education alone, you must have:
3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
You can also qualify based on a combination of higher level graduate education and experience. This must be fully supported by your resume and transcripts, provided with your application.

To qualify for the GS-12 on Experience, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-11 it must include:

  • Experience providing technical support and advice to officials on legislative, congressional, and/or mission-related issues which impact both internal and external organizational operations.
  • Experience writing AND editing executive level or comparable correspondence involving legislative, congressional, and/or mission related policy.

You cannot qualify on education at the GS-12 level; you must have experience.

To qualify for the Grade 13, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-12, it must include:

  • Experience providing technical support and advice to senior executive or comparable high-level officials on legislative, congressional, and/or mission-related issues which impact both internal and external organizational operations.Ā 
  • Experience writing and editing executive level correspondences involving legislative, congressional, and/or mission related policy issues.
  • Experience serving as a liaison between the organization and Members of Congress, local governments and outside stakeholders.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

  1. Legal, Government, and Jurisprudence: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, legal practices and documents, Government regulations, Executive orders, agency rules, Government organization and functions, and the democratic political process.
  2. Customer Service: Anticipates and meets the needs of both internal and external customers. Delivers high-quality products and services; is committed to continuous improvement.
  3. Oral Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

For all types of consideration, 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). Ā Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Ā You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: Ā https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4

All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Additional information

FOREIGN EDUCATIONĀ must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, seeĀ the Department of Education website.

The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs ActĀ prohibits the Department of Transportation and its Operating Administrations from requesting an applicant's criminal history recordĀ beforeĀ that individual receives a conditional offer of employment.Ā In accordance withĀ 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c)Ā andĀ 5 C.F.R § 920.201Ā certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act.Ā Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to the Department of Transportation by email at,Ā [email protected]. To learn more, please visit our page at:Ā The Fair Chance to Compete Act | US Department of Transportation

This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if similar vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.

PLEASE NOTE: At the GS-11/12 grade level-This is a Bargaining unit position represented by American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), 1084.

RAILROAD STOCK: Pursuant to 5 C.F.R. Parts 2635.403 and 6001.104, all FRA employees (or spouses or minor children of FRA employees) are specifically prohibited from holding railroad stock (including shares of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. which owns 100% of BNSF), whether held outright, in an IRA, or in a 401(k) or other plan. (Employees may hold a mutual fund which invests in railroad stocks, so long as the mutual fund does not invest more than 30% of its assets in such prohibited investments.) Employees having a prohibited financial interest must divest themselves of railroad stock within 90 days after their appointment to their positions. Neither the rule against holding railroad stock, nor the divestiture period, is in any way affected by the existence of re-employment rights which employees might have with railroad companies. Nor is there any monetary threshold for applicability of the rule against ownership of railroad stock; all dollar amounts are prohibited.

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07/12/2024

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