Legislative Affairs Specialist

Key Role: 
Provide legislative affairs support to an Intelligence Community client. Leverage expertise with legislative and regulatory documents and a knowledge of the legislative and regulatory process. Monitor the status of defense legislation, pertinent hearings, markups, and floor actions. Support the preparation of client staff, including logistics, for congressional hearings, briefings, and engagements. Provide a weekly summary of workforce engagements with Congress, upcoming hearings, and active legislation to agency senior leadership. Research and write background papers, talking points, and written and verbal statements for leadership and agency employees when preparing to brief Congress or working engagements. Support the briefing team in updating and giving training to employees on ways to improve verbal and written congressional interaction skills.

 Basic Qualifications: 

• 7+ years of experience in the legislative affairs field or congressional affairs 

• Experience with legislative and regulatory documents and process 

• Experience with researching and writing background papers, talking points, and verbal and written statements, including providing legislative briefings to leadership

• Experience with synthesizing complex information into clear understandable written formats

• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam

• Bachelor’s degree 

Additional Qualifications:

• Possession of strong critical thinking skills

• Possession of strong written and verbal communication skills

• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph

Clearance: 

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation

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Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $54,000.00 to $123,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

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Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

EEO Commitment

We’re an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change – no matter their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.