Government and Industry Affairs Specialist

US National Transportation Safety Board; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The US National Transportation Safety Board seeks a professional in the Office of Safety Recommendations & Communications to support congressional and government engagement. The role focuses on reviewing safety documents, drafting congressional testimony, and assisting with hearings and briefings for policy development.

Candidates should demonstrate experience with the congressional process, drafting responses, and maintaining congressional tracking.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in reviewing congressional and government agency transportation safety documents.
• Ability to draft and review congressional testimony, proposed bills, and correspondence.
• Experience supporting hearings and briefings, and responding to inquiries from Congress staff.

Responsibilities

• Review transportation safety documents and extract items of interest for the agency.
• Draft, review, and assist with congressional testimony and proposed legislation.
• Support hearings, briefings, and prepare correspondence for leadership.

Skills

Congressional liaison

Legislation tracking

Drafting congressional testimony

Job description

This position is located in the Office of Safety Recommendations & Communications, Government and Industry Affairs Division (GA). GA is the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) primary liaison with Congress, the White House, the Government Accountability Office, other federal agencies, and state and local government. GA supports interaction with the transportation industry regarding agency initiatives.

To qualify for this position, you must meet one of the following Basic Requirements:

To qualify at the GS-12 level:

To qualify for this position, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the federal service. Specialized experience is defined as:

• Reviewing congressional and government agency transportation safety documents for items or issues of interest to an agency or organization (i.e., Congressional Record, Committee reports, hearing transcripts, draft legislation, resolutions, and transportation agency proposed regulations and guidance);
• Assisting with drafting and reviewing congressional legislative testimony, proposed bills, and correspondence;
• Assisting support staff with the preparation for hearings and briefings;
• Responding to inquiries from members of congress, state legislators, and staff to include responses to correspondence and written requests for information regarding an agency's or organization's transportation operations, investigations, and policies.

To qualify at the GS-13 level:

To qualify for this position, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 in the federal service. Specialized experience is defined as:

• Reviewing and drafting transportation safety specific feedback on transportation related Congressional testimony, draft legislation, and proposed bills by applying knowledge of the congressional legislative process and Congress' structure;
• Composing and preparing correspondence and drafts of congressional testimony and maintaining congressional tracking systems;
• Providing reports to leadership on pending and/or proposed legislation related to transportation safety;
• Supporting Congressional members or senior leaders from an organization/agency on Congressional hearings, state testimony, and committee briefings regarding organization/agency's initiatives and policies.

For more information see link: Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series 0301 (opm.gov)

NOTE: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your resume must clearly show the specialized experience and competencies related to this position. Failure to demonstrate how you possess the education, specialized experience and/or competencies will result in an "Ineligible" rating.