Congressional Affairs Specialist

Title: Congressional Affairs Specialist

Location: Washington, DC 20004

Schedule: Full-time

Pay: $160,000-$190,000 annually, commensurate with experience

KMRG, LLC (KMRG) is a federal services company that hires talented professionals to support Government agencies and the communities they serve. We are hiring an experienced Congressional Affairs Specialist to support the Inter-American Foundation (IAF).

• Serve as a subject matter expert on federal and IAF reporting requirements and U.S. national security alignment
• Provide technical advice and assistance on IAF engagement with Congress and interagency stakeholders
• Track and communicate congressional and interagency updates, contacts, emerging issues, and stakeholder interests
• Monitor laws, legislative history, hearings, OMB circulars, regulations, and controls affecting IAF reporting and oversight
• Prepare and coordinate congressional RFIs, reports, and related materials for leadership review and approval
• Facilitate engagement with Congress, the Department of State, OMB, and other interagency stakeholders as needed

• Advise IAF leadership on congressional and interagency matters
• Draft and edit executive briefings, talking points, memoranda, testimony, Q&A materials, and sensitive communications
• Coordinate with the Communications Team on external-facing publications and materials
• Develop an annual external-affairs workplan covering key reports, projects, and engagement milestones
• Prepare monthly status reports on projects, priorities, milestones, and completed tasks for IAF leadership
• Support congressional and interagency oversight travel and external-facing events when delegated and approved
• Prepare a final close-out report and transition memo covering completed work, key contacts, files, and ongoing tasks
• Participate in kick-off, orientation, routine check-ins, and other required meetings with staff and external stakeholders

• U.S. citizenship
• Fluency in English and Spanish, oral and written
• Bachelor’s degree in political science, public administration, public policy, law, international relations, communications, or a related field
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience working with Capitol Hill and U.S. executive agencies
• Strong understanding of legislative and executive branches, including appropriations, budgeting, congressional oversight
• Experience analyzing legislation, statutory language, and committee reports for operational, legal, or budgetary impacts
• Experience drafting sensitive executive briefings, testimony, and Q&A materials for congressional or interagency engagements
• Strong plain-language writing skills and ability to distill complex information into concise executive materials under tight deadlines
• Experience preparing and clearing responses to Congressional Letters of Inquiry, RFIs, and annual reporting requirements
• Ability to build effective relationships with cross-agency teams, congressional staff, White House liaisons, and interagency partners
• Ability to stay current on laws, hearings, OMB guidance, regulations, and controls affecting federal reporting and oversight
• Strong analytical judgment and the ability to provide timely technical guidance to senior leadership
• Strong computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheet programs, and contacts database management
• Ability to manage recurring reports, deadlines, meetings, and stakeholder requests with accuracy and continuity
• Ability to comply with IAF security, privacy, IT, and operational requirements

• Experience in the foreign assistance or international development space
• Regional familiarity with Latin America and the Caribbean

• Washington, DC 20004

• Local travel in the Washington, D.C. area is expected 1-2 times per week
• 2-3 week-long trips per year beyond local travel radius to support congressional and interagency oversight visits

• Must successfully complete, at minimum, a National Agency Check with Written Inquiries (NACI)
• Must complete required identity verification, fingerprinting, suitability screening, and PIV credentialing before receiving unsupervised access to IAF facilities or systems
• Must complete IAF IT Security Awareness Training before accessing IAF computers or networks
• IAF systems and data may only be accessed using authorized Government-furnished equipment (GFE)

KMRG, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA)…