Legislative Affairs Specialist - Mid

Join the Nalley Consulting team as Legislative Affairs Specialist.

Position: Legislative Affairs Specialist
Level: Mid
Location: Fort Meade, MD

Required clearance: TS/SCI and willingness to take CI polygraph
Required experience and education: : Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of experience in the legislative affairs field or with department-level planning or execution .

Description

• Provide support for a DoD client.
• Review and analyze congressional hearing transcripts and prepare and submit Questions for the Record ( QFR ) and Inserts for the Record ( IFR ) .
• Monitor the status of defense legislation, pertinent hearings, markups, and floor actions. Prepare client staff for congressional hearings, and respond to congressional inquiries.
• Coordinate with appropriate government offi cia ls to obtain review and approval.
• Research and write background papers, talking points, and written and verbal statements, including providing legislative briefings to senior leadership.

Basic qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in the legislative affairs field or with department-level planning or execution
• Experience with legislative and regulatory documents
• Knowledge of the legislative and regulatory process
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
• Bachelor's degree.

Desired qualifications

• Ability to prepare leadership for testifying to and meeting with government members and pertinent staff members
• Ability to work independently and be self-motivated
• Ability to act in a proactive manner with actions focused on problem-solving and analyzing the implementation of systems and procedures, to ensure that projects and documents are kept on track and internal and external deadlines are met
• Possession of excellent organizational skills
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Current CI polygraph conducted in the past seven years .

ABOUT NALLEY CONSULTING

Nalley Consulting is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business working with prime partners to staff Department of Defense and Intelligence Community positions. Created by a U.S. Navy intelligence veteran, Nalley Consulting has grown to include multiple IDIQ vehicles in several states.

Nalley Consulting fringe benefits include:

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits
• PTO
• 11 paid federal holidays
• Tuition assistance
• Paid military-reserve leave
• Paid parental leave for birth or adoption
• 401k matching up to 5 percent of the base salary
• Flex time
• Company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.