Senior Legislative Liaison - Foreign Affairs & Policy

NANA Regional Corporation; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Retirement plan

Job summary

Tuvli, an Akima company, is seeking a Congressional/Legislative Coordinator II to support the DoS client in Washington, DC. The role requires coordinating congressional reports, briefings, and budget tasks while liaising with State’s legislative and foreign assistance offices.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree with at least 3 years in international politics or related fields, proficiency with SharePoint and Power BI, and an Active Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field with at least 3 years’ experience in international politics/foreign policy, legal, communications, business management, social science, information technology, accounting, or other related fields.
• At least 1 year or more experience working with Congress or Congressional staffers/liaison on U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives as they relate to U.S. foreign assistance efforts in the region.
• Experience coordinating, drafting, and tracking documents/papers.
• Experience with Microsoft SharePoint, Excel, Power Automate, Power BI applications/functions, intermediate or advance level.
• English language (written and spoken) communications skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, coordinate activities in multiple locations, act decisively in daily work, and work well in a multi-cultural team environment.
• Strong organizational, communication, interpersonal, and computer skills.
• Ability to work independently to assess priorities and manage daily coordination of details with minimal supervision.
• Excellent project management and interpersonal skills with basic knowledge on interrelated issues such as Military, Cybersecurity, Trafficking in Persons, Democracy, Rule of Law, Independent Media, and/or Economic Growth etc.
• Excellent writing, speaking, and research skills to produce independently prepared, authoritative documents under tight deadlines for consideration by senior managers
• Active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Track and coordinate Congressional reports, inquiries, and briefings for the office.
• Manage the CN process includes routing and tracking the status of CNs, as well as assist with other reprogramming documents in coordination with the budget team.
• Assist in drafting talking points and other official and/or Congressional documents and taskers. Liaise with ACE, intra- and interagency partners on clearances.
• Interface and coordinate directly within the office and front office leadership on drafting, scheduling, clearances, and process management.
• Advise office on Foreign Affairs committees and issues that recurring and arising with Congress;
• act as primary liaison with the Department of State Legislative bureau coordinating and communicating with Senior Congressional Advisors.
• Assist with the budget/resource planning, reporting, and execution processes
• Store and maintain files and documentation in SharePoint, including but not limited to approved Operational Plans, CNs, F memos, etc.
• Perform office support duties to include but not limited to assembling documents in orientation binders for new staff, delivering documents to various Department offices.
• Prepare briefing checklists, letters, reports, agendas, talking points, meeting minutes, and responses to congressional and interagency inquiries.

Skills

Congress liaison

Foreign policy knowledge

Writing skills

Project management

Multicultural teamwork

Independent work

Organization skills

Communication skills

Clearance knowledge

Interagency coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (in related field) or higher

Tools

SharePoint

Excel

Power Automate

Power BI

Job description

Tuvli, an Akima company, is seeking a Congressional/Legislative Coordinator II to support the DoS client in Washington, DC. The role requires coordinating congressional reports, briefings, and budget tasks while liaising with State’s legislative and foreign assistance offices.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree with at least 3 years in international politics or related fields, proficiency with SharePoint and Power BI, and an Active Secret clearance.