Open:
1/10/2020 – 2/28/2020
Salary:
$131,239 to $197,300 per year
The Congressional Research Service (CRS)
seeks a senior manager to lead its American Law Division (ALD), one of CRS’
five research divisions. CRS provides objective, nonpartisan, and authoritative
legislative research, analysis, and consultative support exclusively to the
U.S. Congress.
This position serves as
head of the American Law Division, a major CRS research division. In this
capacity, and reporting directly to the Director of CRS, the Assistant Director
leads, plans, directs, and evaluates the work of a team of attorneys in its
production of written products and consulting services in support of the U.S.
Congress. Working directly with congressional committees and Members of
the House and Senate, ALD attorneys contribute to an informed national
legislature as it considers legal and policy issues of importance to the
American people. Areas of research, analysis, and consultative support
include all facets of law in the United States, including administrative,
business, civil rights, constitutional, energy, environmental, health,
immigration, intellectual property, international, labor, military, national
security, procurement, tax and trade law. The Assistant Director ensures
that both written and consulting work is of the highest quality and
consistently meets the Service’s standards of objectivity, nonpartisanship,
balance, timeliness, legislative relevance, authoritativeness, and
accessibility.
The Assistant Director
leads implementation of the Service’s agenda for legal issues within the
division’s areas of responsibility, including approaches, frameworks, and
methodologies for addressing policy and legislative issues. This includes
demonstrating personal intellectual leadership in monitoring congressional
needs in the policy areas for which the Assistant Director has direct
management responsibility and assuring access to the intellectual capacity
needed to meet the current and changing needs of the United States Congress at
a sustained level of excellence. This also includes exercising overall
responsibility and delegated authority for the oversight and management of the
division’s human, financial, material, and information research assets,
including a staff of approximately 70 employees. In performing these
activities, the Assistant Director is responsible for ensuring that the
research, analytical, and consulting activities of the division are fully
aligned with the legislative needs of Congress and with the priorities, goals,
and policies of CRS for meeting those needs.
The Assistant Director
also serves as one of the chief advisors to the Director, counseling the
Director on all aspects of the research management and operations of CRS and
recommending specific policies and procedures for improving the Service’s
overall quality, efficiency, and effectiveness. The Assistant Director serves
as a member of the Director’s senior management team and serves as a principal
CRS representative to Members, committees, and officers of the United States
Congress.
CRS is fully committed to
workforce diversity. Interested applicants must apply online https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/556274200.
