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The position reports to the Director, National Gallery of Art (NGA). The incumbent initiates and directs liaison duties for the Gallery and for the Director regarding Congress, the Administration, and special constituency development initiatives.
10/25/2019 to 11/06/2019
$127,914 - $192,300 per year
SL SL
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Occasional travel - Some travel may be required.
No
Permanent
Full-time - Full time
Competitive
SL
Yes
No
NGA-20-18A
549679500
As the Congressional Liaison and Special Projects, you will:
Develop and maintain congressional relations with Members of the House and Senate as well as with key personal and committee staffs central to the NGA’s successful operation and funding. Initiate and serve as primary liaison for contacts with Congress and the Director and NGA Senior Executives on Federal funding and other legislative issues. Responsible for collaborating with senior Gallery managers to develop and implement strategies for expanding the NGA’s reputation and presence in Congress and in key Administration Departments within the Gallery's guidelines, including creation of Gallery events, projects and programs to generate interest from members and/or their constituents. Serve as NGA’s contact regarding Congressional hearings in which the Director or other Gallery staff are to testify; works closely with key committee staff in coordinating all aspects of NGA's involvement and writes the Director's testimony in consultation with the NGA Senior Executives . Develop proposals, budget submissions, strategy, and evaluations for NGA’s Federal funding and other legislative issues with the respective NGA Senior Executives . Monitors legislation moving through Congress with relevance to NGA and briefs the NGA Senior Executives as to the status of such legislation and its effect on NGA, its operation and funding. Advise the Director and the NGA Senior Executives on issues and priorities that directly impact NGA’s Federal funding and on numerous constituency development initiatives. Establish and direct initiatives, developed in coordination with other senior managers and Gallery programs, to reach local, national, and international constituencies to expand NGA’s influence as a cultural resource. Evaluate the success of these initiatives and makes necessary recommendations and revisions. Organize and oversees all arrangements for the special constituency development initiatives as they related to Congress. Work closely with the department heads regarding these initiatives to ensure success from their various perspectives, and for their participation. Exercise delegated authority in establishing short- and long-term goals for the Congressional Liaison office staff and ensures effective implementation of the work in order to achieve those goals and objectives.
Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to this job opportunity. 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). Your resume must include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week.
All applicants must have 1 year of experience. Experience is directly related to the duties and responsibilities of this position, referenced in the technical qualifications, that equipped the candidate with the scope and level of knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work. This level of responsibility is typically found at the GS-15 or equivalent level in the Federal Government. Eligibility will be based upon a clear showing that the applicant has had professional training and experience of the scope, level and quality sufficient to carry out the responsibilities of the position effectively. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.
MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs): Address each of the following MTQ's separately. MTQ Statements must provide specific examples that address relevant experience, accomplishments and evidence that you possess demonstrated superior technical and senior professional qualifications. Please note that the MTQs must be addressed individually and in narrative form. (Please see 'Required Documentation' section for more information)
(Maximum of 2 pages per MTQ):
Note: Your experience must be detailed in your resume and MTQ responses to receive full credit.
Mandatory Technical Qualification Statements - MSWord or PDF document. The Qualification Statement must be formatted using size 12 font, with 1-inch margins and should not exceed two (2) pages for each mandatory qualifications statement. Do not use/list a Social Security Number on this document. When uploading to your USAJOBS account, select “Qualification Statement” as the document type.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applications will be evaluated against the resume and mandatory qualifications requirements. The candidate's total background, including experience, education, awards, self-development and training will be reviewed in determining the degree to which he/she possesses each of the qualification requirements. You will not be considered for this position if you fail to submit qualification statements specifically addressing each mandatory technical qualifications requirement. Please do not say "see resume." Failure to meet any one of the mandatory qualifications requirements will eliminate a candidate from further consideration. A preliminary review will be made by NGA Human Resources. Candidates will be evaluated for this position by a screening panel composed of a diverse mix of senior level executives and/or equivalent selected for organizational and/or functional backgrounds relevant to this position. The panel discusses each application and reaches consensus as to the Best Qualified, Well Qualified, Qualified or Not Qualified candidates. Only the individuals in the Best Qualified category will be referred to the hiring official for interview.
If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses you provided in your online questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score may be adjusted accordingly.
Please carefully review the following list to determine what documentation you need to submit.
Some documents may not apply to all applicants. If you are unsure, click the link for each document type to read more.
ALL APPLICANTS: You must submit a resume supporting your specialized experience and responses to the online questionnaire.
Mandatory Technical Qualification Statements - MSWord or PDF document. The Qualification Statement must be formatted using size 12 font, with 1-inch margins and should not exceed two (2) pages for each mandatory qualifications statement. Do not use/list a Social Security Number on this document. When uploading to your USAJOBS account, select “Qualification Statement” as the document type.
If specific educational requirements are indicated for this vacancy or you desire to submit transcripts : Documentation verifying your educational claims which can include unofficial transcripts or any report listing institution, course title, credits earned and final grade. Please see the Education section for more information.
Current and former Federal employees: Most recent SF-50 (Standard Form 50 - Notice of Personnel Action).
To properly verify status eligibility, your SF-50 must show the following. If you do not submit an appropriate SF-50, we cannot verify your status eligibility!
Applicants claiming CTAP/ICTAP Eligibility (Displaced Federal employees) must also submit:
Applicants claiming VETERANS PREFERENCE must also submit:
Please do not submit any additional information not requested above. Extraneous materials WILL NOT be considered.
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.
To be considered for this position, you must submit your complete application, including all required supporting documentation (see "Required Documentation" section) no later than 11:59pm U.S. Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to submit a complete application prior to the closing time (regardless of when you started) the application system will not allow you to finish! Requests for extensions will not be granted, so please begin the application process allowing yourself enough time to finish and submit your application before the deadline. Our application system displays a countdown timer in the top-left corner of the screen for your reference.
Steps to submit a complete application:
After each step in the recruitment process, your status will be updated in our application tracking system. Once this happens, if you have elected to receive e-mail updates, you will be notified through your USAJOBS registered e-mail address. If you have not elected e-mail updates, you can review your current application status in USAJOBS at any time. Please check that your USAJOBS profile contact information is current and correct each time you apply to a job--this will ensure we are able to contact you as quickly as possible.
In addition to changing your status online, we will send you e-mail notifications at each major step in the process, to include: application received, eligible or not eligible, referred or not referred, selected or not selected.
We expect to make a selection within 30 to 90 days of the closing date of this announcement.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/549679500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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The National Gallery of Art was conceived and given to the people of the United States by Andrew W. Mellon (1855–1937). Mellon was a financier and art collector from Pittsburgh who came to Washington in 1921 to serve as secretary of the treasury. During his years of public service he came to believe that the United States should have a national art museum equal to those of other great nations.
