Congressional Affairs Analyst

Remote Status: On-Site

PCI Native Solutions is seeking a Congressional Affairs Analyst to support the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) at Redstone Arsenal. The role helps AMC communicate how its installation, logistics, and materiel-readiness capabilities support the Army and joint force. Combining congressional affairs analysis, strategic communications planning, executive-level research, and disciplined action tracking, the strategist will apply knowledge of AMC programs, missions, functions, priorities, and management channels to deliver accurate, time-sensitive recommendations and decision-ready products for senior leaders.

• Monitor congressional processes, calendars, hearings, markups, legislative milestones, published material, and engagements across AMC and on Capitol Hill; identify and explain potential effects on AMC equities.
• Quickly review and summarize bill text, amendments, committee reports, authorization and appropriations measures, and other congressional materials; identify relevant equities, risks, opportunities, and required follow-up.
• Establish clear objectives for congressional monitoring, capture key points from legislative hearings and publications, and produce concise summary headlines and one- to two-page analyses for leadership review and organizational records.
• Prepare recurring weekly congressional analyses in Microsoft Word, as well as executive summaries, briefings, talking points, read-aheads, responses to questions, and other decision-support products requested by the customer.
• Coordinate constituent casework, congressional inquiries, requests for information, and formal staffing actions from receipt through closure, maintaining accurate records, deadlines, approvals, and disposition.
• Develop and revise customized short- and long-range communications plans with goals, timelines, milestones, and measures of success.
• Conduct stakeholder analysis that identifies and prioritizes AMC audiences; develop targeted messages and recommend the most effective channels and tactics for reaching each stakeholder group.
• Develop business cases for recommended communications activities that address purpose, anticipated impact, return on investment, implementation approach, milestones, success measures, and potential risks.
• Analyze published media and broader industry trends for their effect on AMC equities and recommend appropriate media and press strategies.
• Create and edit accurate communications materials, including articles, reports, presentations, newsletters, brochures, and supporting content, aligned with command themes and key messages.
• Apply Army branding guidance, the Army.mil Style Guide, and Associated Press style to communications products, using peer review and quality-control processes before delivery.
• Work across Army organizations and offices, including congressional liaison, budget, public affairs, and technical stakeholders, to gather inputs, reconcile information, and ensure products reflect current Army and AMC priorities.
• Maintain organized, version-controlled files, trackers, contact lists, source materials, and searchable records in Microsoft Teams and SharePoint; communicate status, schedule changes, issues, and recommended resolutions promptly.
• Evaluate communications activities and products for timeliness, effectiveness, stakeholder impact, and customer satisfaction; document lessons learned and recommend improvements.
• Handle sensitive, time-critical work with discretion while maintaining a strictly apolitical, professional bearing in all interactions with congressional offices, Government leaders, partners, and colleagues.

• 7 years of applicable experience
• Must have and maintain an active DoD Secret Clearance
• Demonstrated working knowledge of congressional processes, terminology, stakeholders, and legislative timelines.
• Experience analyzing and summarizing complex bill text, policy materials, legislative hearings, congressional publications, and engagement activity for organizational equities and leadership action.
• Working knowledge of the U.S. Army and Army Materiel Command missions, organizations, programs, functions, management channels, equities, and priorities.
• Experience developing strategic communications plans, stakeholder analyses, targeted messaging, implementation recommendations, milestones, timelines, and measurable success criteria.
• Experience supporting congressional inquiries, requests for information, constituent…