Project Management Coordinator

Summary

The Library of Congress shares its vast collections of books manuscripts photographs maps audiovisual materials and priceless artifacts to cultivate curiosity and spark imagination. We engage inspire and inform Congress and the American people with a universal and enduring source of knowledge and creativity.

We seekhighly talentedprofessionals to join a vibrant and collaborative community. Your work here will have lasting impact on theLibraryand its users well into the future.

Duties

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) Editorial and Review Office (ERO) is seeking a Project Management Coordinator to oversee project management program evaluation and outreach and liaison duties of the Editorial and Review Office (ERO). The selectee will be a member of the management team in order to plan and implement office-wide projects.

As the Project Management Coordinator you will:

• Coordinate interagency activities including hosting periodic interagency coordinating meetings and maintaining the Services interagency contact list.
• Support internal and external outreach functions of the office.
• Track the offices progress in meeting performance goals; gather and analyze metrics and draft progress reports. Conduct program and outreach studies and other special assignments.
• Design review and update workflows to improve administrative processes.

CRS works exclusively for the United States Congress providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate regardless of party affiliation. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress CRS has been a valued and respected resource on Capitol Hill for more than a century.

CRS is well known for analysis that is authoritative confidential objective and nonpartisan. Its highest priority is to ensure that Congress has immediate access to the nations best thinking on public policy issues of interest to its Members and committees.

Appointee must meet eligibility requirements to hold a public trust position.

The position description number for this position is 389876.

The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustments for the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area.

This is a non-supervisory non-bargaining unit position.

Relocation expenses will not be authorized for the person(s) selected under this vacancy announcement.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

Conditions of Employment

Library of Congress employees are prohibited from using illegal drugs including marijuana. The Library is part of the Federal Government and abides by federal law so regardless of individual state or District of Columbia laws marijuana use is illegal considered criminal activity and can affect your employment at the addition past or current drug use and activities (e.g. selling or distributing) may deem you ineligible for employment.

Qualifications

Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision.

Ability to manage projects.**

Ability to analyze problems and make recommendations.**

Ability to conduct consultation and liaison activities.**

Ability to interact collaboratively with others.

Ability to convey information and effectively communicate other than in writing.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

The Congressional Research Service within the Library of Congress is part of the Legislative Branch of the federal government. As such all positions are in the excepted service.

Although it is the Librarys policy to afford the maximum pay benefit to employees when setting rates of pay a new appointee who has had no previous Federal service will generally be paid at step one of the grade.

The Library of Congress is an equal opportunity employer.

Applicants must submit a complete application package that is received by the closing date of this announcement.

Appointment/retention is subject to a favorable evaluation of an appropriate personnel security/suitability investigation. For more information please see: Vetting Process

This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process please email The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

The Library of Congress is the national library of the United States and is part of the Legislative Branch of the Federal government. As such all positions are in the excepted service.

The Library reserves the right to fill a lesser or greater number of vacancies indicated during the life of this vacancy announcement.

Initial permanent appointments to the Library of Congress require completion of a one-year probationary period. Probationary periods served at other Federal agencies do not count toward this requirement.

The Library of Congress may offer repayment for all or part of federally insured student loans. However not all service units within the Library of Congress participates in the repayment of federally insured student loans. Therefore determination to repay a federally insured student loan is subject to approval by the appropriate service unit.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Required Experience:

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