Congressional Affairs Analyst

Fortis Industries, Inc. DBA - LTS, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PCI Native Solutions seeks a Congressional Affairs Analyst to support AMC at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL. You will analyze congressional processes, prepare leadership-ready analyses, and coordinate inquiries and staff actions while applying Army branding and style guidelines across communications.

You will develop communications plans, conduct stakeholder analyses, and produce decision-ready products for senior leaders, ensuring timeliness and accuracy in a politically sensitive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 7 years of applicable experience.
• Active DoD Secret clearance required and maintainable.
• Experience analyzing complex bill text, policy materials, or hearings.
• Knowledge of U.S. Army and Army Materiel Command missions and priorities.
• Ability to translate mission and policy data into concise reports for leaders.
• Strong writing, editing, fact-checking, and quality-control skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Monitor congressional processes, calendars, hearings, and legislative milestones.
• Summarize bill text, amendments, and committee reports; identify equities and risks.
• Produce concise headlines and 1–2 page analyses for leadership.
• Prepare weekly analyses in Word and other decision-support products.
• Coordinate constituent casework and congressional inquiries through closure.
• Develop and revise strategic communications plans with timelines and measures of success.
• Conduct stakeholder analyses and tailor messages for AMC audiences.
• Create business cases addressing purpose, ROI, milestones, and risks.
• Analyze media trends and advise media strategies for AMC equities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Discretion and judgment

Written communication

Verbal communication

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Time management

Independent work

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Teams

SharePoint

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

ETMS2

Job description

Congressional Affairs Analyst

PCI Native Solutions is seeking a Congressional Affairs Analyst to support the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) at Redstone Arsenal. The role helps AMC communicate how its installation, logistics, and materiel-readiness capabilities support the Army and joint force. Combining congressional affairs analysis, strategic communications planning, executive-level research, and disciplined action tracking, the strategist will apply knowledge of AMC programs, missions, functions, priorities, and management channels to deliver accurate, time-sensitive recommendations and decision-ready products for senior leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor congressional processes, calendars, hearings, markups, legislative milestones, published material, and engagements across AMC and on Capitol Hill; identify and explain potential effects on AMC equities.
• Quickly review and summarize bill text, amendments, committee reports, authorization and appropriations measures, and other congressional materials; identify relevant equities, risks, opportunities, and required follow-up.
• Establish clear objectives for congressional monitoring, capture key points from legislative hearings and publications, and produce concise summary headlines and one- to two-page analyses for leadership review and organizational records.
• Prepare recurring weekly congressional analyses in Microsoft Word, as well as executive summaries, briefings, talking points, read-aheads, responses to questions, and other decision-support products requested by the customer.
• Coordinate constituent casework, congressional inquiries, requests for information, and formal staffing actions from receipt through closure, maintaining accurate records, deadlines, approvals, and disposition.
• Develop and revise customized short- and long-range communications plans with goals, timelines, milestones, and measures of success.
• Conduct stakeholder analysis that identifies and prioritizes AMC audiences; develop targeted messages and recommend the most effective channels and tactics for reaching each stakeholder group.
• Develop business cases for recommended communications activities that address purpose, anticipated impact, return on investment, implementation approach, milestones, success measures, and potential risks.
• Analyze published media and broader industry trends for their effect on AMC equities and recommend appropriate media and press strategies.
• Create and edit accurate communications materials, including articles, reports, presentations, newsletters, brochures, and supporting content, aligned with command themes and key messages.
• Apply Army branding guidance, the Army.mil Style Guide, and Associated Press style to communications products, using peer review and quality-control processes before delivery.
• Work across Army organizations and offices, including congressional liaison, budget, public affairs, and technical stakeholders, to gather inputs, reconcile information, and ensure products reflect current Army and AMC priorities.
• Maintain organized, version-controlled files, trackers, contact lists, source materials, and searchable records in Microsoft Teams and SharePoint; communicate status, schedule changes, issues, and recommended resolutions promptly.
• Evaluate communications activities and products for timeliness, effectiveness, stakeholder impact, and customer satisfaction; document lessons learned and recommend improvements.
• Handle sensitive, time-critical work with discretion while maintaining a strictly apolitical, professional bearing in all interactions with congressional offices, Government leaders, partners, and colleagues.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 7 years of applicable experience
• Must have and maintain an active DoD Secret Clearance
• Demonstrated working knowledge of congressional processes, terminology, stakeholders, and legislative timelines.
• Experience analyzing and summarizing complex bill text, policy materials, legislative hearings, congressional publications, and engagement activity for organizational equities and leadership action.
• Working knowledge of the U.S. Army and Army Materiel Command missions, organizations, programs, functions, management channels, equities, and priorities.
• Experience developing strategic communications plans, stakeholder analyses, targeted messaging, implementation recommendations, milestones, timelines, and measurable success criteria.
• Experience supporting congressional inquiries, requests for information, constituent casework, executive correspondence, or comparable time-sensitive staffing actions.
• Strong ability to translate complex mission, policy, operational, and legislative information into concise, accurate products for senior leaders and varied stakeholder audiences.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge of Army branding guidance, the Army.mil Style Guide, and Associated Press style, with demonstrated writing, editing, fact-checking, and quality-control skills.
• Exceptional organization, research, analytical, and project-management skills, with close attention to detail, source accuracy, deadlines, and version control.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and short-notice requirements, communicate project status and risks, and deliver quality products in a time-sensitive environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior leaders, action officers, public affairs professionals, technical subject-matter experts, and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to remain objective, nonpartisan, and professional in a politically sensitive environment.
• Ability to work independently, collaborate across organizational boundaries, and produce decision-ready work with limited supervision.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a favorable background investigation and an active Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience with Army congressional processes and timelines.
• Experience analyzing defense-related authorization, appropriations, or other legislation.
• Experience working with the Office of the Chief Legislative Liaison (OCLL) and/or the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller, Budget Liaison (SAFM-BUL).
• Experience using the Enterprise Task Management Software Solution (ETMS2) to staff, track, and close actions.
• Experience building dashboards, reports, or data visualizations in Microsoft Power BI.
• Experience using the Army Vantage data analytics platform.
• Prior support to a Department of Defense or federal headquarters organization in a congressional affairs, legislative affairs, strategic communications, public affairs, policy, or executive-support role.
• Experience monitoring legislative hearings and publications and producing concise headline summaries and one- to two-page analyses for decision-makers.

Work Location and Security Requirements

This position performs work on-site at AMC at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. The employee must be eligible for installation and Government network access, obtain and maintain a favorable background investigation and Secret security clearance, safeguard Government information, and mark and handle applicable work products as Controlled Unclassified Information.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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