Chief, Legislative Affairs Division

Summary

Chief, Legislative Affairs Division

Help This position is located under the Office of Public and Governmental Affairs, Legislative Affairs Division in Washington, DC. The major duties of the Chief, Legislative Affairs Division position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Ensure that congressional inquiries are responded to timely and accurately while always keeping their sights on the frequent sensitivities surrounding these and the associated requirements that may come from the Department
• Advise Bureau executives on a legislative strategy to accomplish Bureau goals and objectives and develops and promotes a legislative liaison program to accomplish those goals.
• Developing and implement nationwide legislative affairs strategies, activities, policies and programs and representing the Bureau in meetings and discussions with the member of Congress, their staff and top level offices from the Department of Justice and ATF.
• Stay aboard of newly proposed or enacted legislation affecting Bureau programs and servs as technical advisor to the AD and DAD, PGA and the Bureau Director and Deputy Director, providing authoriative analysis regarding new or revised legislatoin and intiatives having natioal or internatonal implications.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other top Department and Bureau officials and keeps abreast of problems of a politcally sensiteve nature, areas of special or urgent Congressional interest, and any developments or problems relating to Bureau programs and budgetary needs

Job Description

Chief, Legislative Affairs Division

Help This position is located under the Office of Public and Governmental Affairs, Legislative Affairs Division in Washington, DC. The major duties of the Chief, Legislative Affairs Division position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Ensure that congressional inquiries are responded to timely and accurately while always keeping their sights on the frequent sensitivities surrounding these and the associated requirements that may come from the Department
• Advise Bureau executives on a legislative strategy to accomplish Bureau goals and objectives and develops and promotes a legislative liaison program to accomplish those goals.
• Developing and implement nationwide legislative affairs strategies, activities, policies and programs and representing the Bureau in meetings and discussions with the member of Congress, their staff and top level offices from the Department of Justice and ATF.
• Stay aboard of newly proposed or enacted legislation affecting Bureau programs and servs as technical advisor to the AD and DAD, PGA and the Bureau Director and Deputy Director, providing authoriative analysis regarding new or revised legislatoin and intiatives having natioal or internatonal implications.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other top Department and Bureau officials and keeps abreast of problems of a politcally sensiteve nature, areas of special or urgent Congressional interest, and any developments or problems relating to Bureau programs and budgetary needs