Congressional Affairs Specialist
Patent and Trademark Office · Department of Commerce
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Can you apply?
Only if you belong to one of these groups:
- Displaced federal employeesFederal employees who lost or are losing their job through a reduction in force (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).
- Federal employees (competitive service)Current or former federal employees with competitive status (career or career-conditional).
- Special hiring authoritiesGroups with a special hiring authority listed in the announcement.
- Peace Corps and AmeriCorps VISTAFormer Peace Corps volunteers and AmeriCorps VISTA members within their eligibility period.
- Military spousesSpouses of active-duty service members, and some spouses of service members who were disabled or died on duty.
- People with disabilitiesPeople with a documented disability, hired through the Schedule A authority.
- VeteransPeople who served on active duty and left under honorable conditions, through the veterans' hiring authorities (VEOA, VRA, 30% disabled veterans).
Do you qualify for GS-12 (up to GS-14)?
For a GS-12 job you usually need 1 year of specialized experience at GS-11 (education alone is rarely enough at this level).
This is OPM's general rule. Some occupations require a specific degree, license or certification: the “Qualifications” section of the announcement is what counts.
Job details
- Salary
- $102,415 – $133,142 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- GS-12 (up to GS-14) · General Schedule
- Location
- Alexandria, Virginia
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Full-time
- Service
- Competitive
- Openings
- 1
- Security clearance
- Other
- Travel
- Not required
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- No
- Occupation
- Miscellaneous Administration And Program (0301)
- Announcement
- TMCO-OGA-26-13076614-MP