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.