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Senior Intergovernmental Affairs Specialist

Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs
Philadelphia, PA Other
POSTED ON 4/20/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/26/2026
This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Please note that this JOA will close at 11:59PM on the date that the 100th application has been received.

Qualifications:

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service performing at least ALL of the following:
  • Serving as an advisor or consultant on trends/issues affecting policies and/or programs associated with areas such as healthcare or human services;
  • Developing and presenting information to a variety of stakeholders on program initiatives/policies;
  • Representing and interacting with officials in or out of the government to explain, promote, and resolve issues relating to an agency's mission.
Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.

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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited.

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Responsibilities:

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY

As an Senior Intergovernmental Affairs Specialist , you will use your knowledge and experience to optimize business results and customer experience by:
  • Consults, local, and Tribal elected officials, including legislative bodies, regional clients and interest groups to assess the need for new HHS initiatives, regulations or statues.
  • Prepares hot issues and briefing materials for the White House, Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Director of IEA and the RD.
  • Serves as senior advisor to the RD on external relations with elected and appointed government officials at the State, local and Tribal levels, including both legislative and executive branches.

Salary : $138,595

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