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External Affairs Specialist Job: Serves as the agency’s lead for congressional affairs at USADF

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External Affairs Specialist Job: Serves as the agency's lead for congressional affairs at USADF

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Vacancy Details

Summary

This USADF position is part of the, African Development Foundation. External Affairs Specialist serves as the agency’s lead for congressional affairs at USADF. The incumbent will report to the President & CEO and serve as the agency’s lead for congressional affairs.

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Duties

Plans and executes the activities relating to visits of U.S. and foreign dignitaries, serves as a Congressional go between.
Participates in legislative actions affecting the foundation’s operation include providing feedback on draft amendments to United States African Development Foundation (USADF’s) authorization legislation for consideration by Congress.
Serves as a team member in collaboration with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on legislative changes.
Promotes better understanding of and support for USADF programs by developing and implementing a legislative agenda on key priorities concerning USADF and affected African nations
Assists the President with developing an overall strategy for integrating the significant and noteworthy Congressional activities of USADF programs and missions.
Prepares for major technical meetings of USADF leaders with Very Important Person (VIPs), including senior leaders, international visitors, and members of Congress and staff.
Consults with senior leadership on the appropriate subjects for discussion, suggests alternatives and researches new material for future discussion.
In cooperation with the President, develops, implements, and manages marketing plans and fundraising strategies.
Coordinates donor relations and communications with potential USADF supporter, establishes and maintains relationships with key contact within donor agencies.

Conditions of Employment

US Citizenship is required.
Suitable for Federal employment, determined by background investigation.
Direct Deposit of pay is required.
Selective Service registration required for male applicants, unless exempt.

Qualifications

At the GS-13 level, you must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes conducting legislative research and interpretation, providing analysis, and developing materials and presentation for briefings to Congress, federal and state partners, and stakeholder groups by senior officials. Coordinating activities and evaluating the overall public and congressional affairs and donor engagement programs. Researching and analyzing proposals and responses to congressional and stakeholder inquiries regarding donor engagement programs, and; developing and maintaining effective communication and relationship with internal and external contacts to gather and share information.
Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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Education

There is no educational substitution for this announcement.

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Required Documents

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:

1. Your Resume listing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment mm/yy and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted, only the most current resume will be reviewed for qualifications.
2. Other supporting documents:

College transcript(s), if qualifying based on education or if this position has a basic education requirement
Veterans’ Preference documentation, if applicable (e.g. DD-214 Member Copy 4 showing type of discharge/character of service, SF-15 Form and related documentation, VA letter, etc.)
Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program Documentation: If you are applying under CTAP or ICTAP, you MUST submit proof of eligibility under 5 CFR 330.602(a) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of your most recent performance rating, and a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your position, grade level, and duty location. Please annotate your application to reflect that you are applying as a CTAP or ICTAP eligible
Cover Letter, optional

If you are a veteran with preference eligibility and you are claiming veterans’ preference, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility. If applicable, you must also submit an SF-15, “Application for 10-Point Veterans’ Preference” plus the proof required by that form. Failure to provide this documentation may result in a non preference determination. For more information on veterans’ preference (see https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/veterans-employment-initiative/vet-guide/). Do not submit photographs with your application package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials – you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc.

Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency’s staffing offices.

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It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted prior to the closing date of the announcement.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section of this vacancy.

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include the initial online assessment and submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section of this vacancy.

The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date to receive consideration. The application process is as follows:

To begin the application process, click Apply Online button.
Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. You may preview the Application Questionnaire at:https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12448605
Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59PM (ET) on the announcement closing date.
Read the Eligibility questions carefully. The questions address if you are eligible to apply to this JOA. Your responses will affect your consideration for the position. You may qualify for more than one eligibility, so please choose carefully. You will only be considered under the options you have selected. If you respond that you do not meet any of the eligibility questions, you will not be considered for this position.
After submitting an online application, you will be notified whether or not you are required to take additional online assessment through the USA Hire Competency Based Assessment system. This message will be delivered to you via email notification. The email may be routed to your “Spam” or “Junk” folder.
If you are asked to take the USA Hire Competency Based Assessment, you will be presented with a unique URL to access the USA Hire system. Access to USA Hire is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Be sure to review all instructions prior to beginning your USA Hire Assessment. Click here for Computer System Requirements.
Note, set aside at least 3 hours to take the assessment; however, most applicants complete the assessment in less time. If you need to stop the assessment and continue at a later time, you can re-use the URL sent to you via email and also found on the Additional Application Information page that can be located in the application record in your USAJOBS account.

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This position is being advertised concurrently with vacancy announcement # 12448606 using Merit Promotion procedures. If interested, refer to that announcement to determine if you meet merit promotion requirements and can apply to that announcement. NOTE: You must apply separately to each announcement in order to be considered under both.

To update your application, including supporting documentation, at any time during the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login). There you will find a record of your application, the application status, and an option to Update Application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed.

To verify the status of your application both during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account: https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login . All of your applications will appear on the Welcome page. The application record in your USAJOBS account provides an Additional Application Information page that provides information regarding the documentation you submitted and any correspondence we have sent related to this application, including the invitation to take the USA Hire assessment. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/howto/application/status/.