Senior Congressional and Public Affairs Specialist/Advisor

Position Description:
Senior Congressional and Public AffairsSpecialist/Advisor (PPBE)

Location: In-Person- National Capital Region
Employment Category: Full Time / Exempt
Travel: Yes, some travel required.
Deployment: No
Drug screening: Yes

Security Clearance / Citizenship:
Active TS with immediate SCI eligibility upon award / Must be US Citizen

Required Education:
Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution

Preferred Education:
Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, with a focus on Communications, Political Science, Psychology, English or relevant field.

Salary: Negotiable based on experience

Required Qualifications:

• Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with tight deadlines and competing requirements. Strong organizational, planning, and time management skills.
• Strong written and oral communications skills. Have the ability to identify stakeholders, foster collaboration, lead groups, develop and advocate positions, and negotiate compromises in a multifunctional environment.
• Senior level operations management, administrative management, or project management experience within the past five years.
• Demonstrated understanding of DoD interactions with the Executive Office of the President, Congress, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the IC and other U.S. Government entities
• Minimum of 5-10 years of experience in collecting, reviewing, assessing, and managing congressional information, correspondence and documentation or in drafting legislation and legislative appeals, analyzing legislative proposals and enacted legislation.
• Demonstrated understanding of legislative processes and procedures and Congressional organizations and relationships.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional experience in Public Affairs, with responsibility for advocacy campaigns or developing Public Affairs or communications strategies.
• Minimum of 5-10 years of experience preparing personnel for hearings, staff reviews, GAO audits, public engagements, or other congressional activities.
• 10+ years of demonstrated experience in collecting, reviewing, assessing, and managing congressional information, correspondence and documentation.
• 10+ years of demonstrated experience drafting legislation and legislative appeals, analyzing legislative proposals and enacted legislation.
• Ability to develop and maintain personal and professional contacts with senior civilian and military leaders and officials within DoD, the IC, National Security council, executive branch appointees, members of Congress and their respective staffs, and other Non-DoD Federal Departments and Agencies (NDFDAs).
• Knowledge and experience with the Planning, Program, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) phases of the DoD budget and with the Congressional appropriations process.

Responsibilities:

Sancorp Consulting, LLC is seeking a Senior Congressional and Public AffairsSpecialist/Advisor to support the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (OUSD(I&S)). The following are examples of responsibilities:General:

• In coordination with OSD Legislative Affairs (OSD/LA), OUSD(I&S) Congressional Affairs, the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs (ATSD/PA), and other DoD stakeholders, provide subject matter expertise and analysis to review, interpret, and monitor Congressional Affairs, Public Affairs, and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) processes, issues, and interests.
• Advise, support, coordinate, and prepare the Director, and other officials for external engagements with the Executive Office of the President, National Security Council, non-DoD Federal Departments and Agencies, Foreign Partners, and U.S. or foreign publics.
• Develop and coordinate OSD staff packages, including for time-sensitive requirements, for Senior Leader support and approval.

Congressional Affairs:

• Research, review, interpret, and monitor Congressionally Directed Actions, reporting requirements, and Congressional authorizations and appropriations.
• Research, review, interpret, and monitor past, current and draft legislation.
• Support the DoD review of draft and pending legislation related to the mission.
• Support the development, review, approval, submission, and monitoring of Legislative Proposals.
• Support the preparation, review, coordination, and approval of briefings, reports, updates, hearings, and notifications to Congress.
• Prepare Senior Officials for meetings with Congressional committees and staff members.

Affairs (PA):

• Support the development and coordination of PA talking points and PA plans.
• Support the development and coordination of responses to media queries, requests from media, and preparation and scheduling for media engagements.
• Shape Public Affairs strategy and synchronize internal, congressional, and Public messaging with broader DoD themes.

Sancorp Consulting LLC shall, in its discretion, modify or adjust the position to meet Sancorp’s changing needs. This job description is not a contract and may be adjusted as deemed appropriate in Sancorp’s sole discretion.

Sancorp Consulting, LLC, is an SDVOSB and SBA 8(a) company seeking highly motivated and qualified professionals. We offer an attractive salary and benefits package that includes: Medical, Dental, life and Disability Insurance; a matching 401K retirement program; and paid time off including federal holidays. Please visit our website for more information at www.sancorpconsulting.com.

Sancorp Consulting, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. At Sancorp Consulting, LLC we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic as defined by applicable law. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Security clearance:

• Top Secret (Required)

Work Location: In person