About this role
Job Description
ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please click the submit button and follow the next steps. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site"
Legislative Affairs Analyst
Location: Herbert R. Temple Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington, VA (some work at the Pentagon)
Start date: ASAP
Salary Range: $95,000 to $105,000
Travel: Occasional CONUS travel may be required in support of congressional or public affairs events
Why Vectrona
Vectrona is a mission-driven systems, technology, and operational solutions company built for people who want their work to matter. As proud Americans, we support national security missions that strengthen our institutions and help safeguard our nation’s security and prosperity. We challenge assumptions, seek out hard problems, and bring together people, processes, software, technology, training, and operational expertise to create solutions that simplify the complex and help others succeed. Our culture values integrity, ownership, personal leadership, sound judgment, teamwork, curiosity, and the willingness to step up when something important needs to get done.
Why This Work Matters
The Legislative Affairs Analyst helps ensure the National Guard communicates clearly, accurately, and effectively with Congress and other key stakeholders on issues that directly affect the mission. This position sits at the intersection of legislative engagement, strategic communication, stakeholder coordination, and senior leader priorities. By turning complex information into clear, polished products and coordinating input across the organization, the Legislative Affairs Analyst helps ensure NGB leaders are prepared to respond to congressional requirements and communicate the Guard’s priorities with consistency and credibility. This work helps strengthen understanding of the National Guard’s mission while supporting the relationships and decisions that shape its ability to serve the nation.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- -Support development of CNGB strategic communications and legislative deliverables, including responses to congressional taskings
-Coordinate with NGB divisions and external stakeholders to gather required data and comments
-Manage a Comment Resolution Matrix (CRM) to adjudicate input and track revisions across stakeholders
-Draft and edit information papers, reports, and communication products for congressional and public audiences
-Assist in the design and implementation of surveys or reporting tools to collect stakeholder input
-Provide final formatting, version control, and submission of approved deliverables in compliance with NGB protocols
-Maintain awareness of ongoing congressional engagements, hearings, or inquiries affecting the National Guard
-Ensure messaging aligns with CNGB guidance and NGB Joint Staff priorities
Preferred Experience
Preferred Education/Degree
-Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Political Science, Public Affairs, or a related field *(Specify if in progress)
-Master’s degree or experience in federal legislative affairs preferred
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Qualifications
- -5+ years of experience in strategic communications, congressional liaison, or public affairs within a federal agency or defense organization
-Demonstrated ability to manage high-visibility stakeholder deliverables under tight deadlines
-Experience using comment resolution tools, tracking matrices, or collaborative editing platforms
-Excellent writing and editing skills, including the ability to translate technical content into plain language for public consumption
-Strong understanding of federal legislative processes and congressional reporting requirements
-Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with document control best practices
-High attention to detail and strong sense of message discipline in sensitive political environments
-Knowledge of National Guard missions and Joint Staff communications processes is preferred
Certificates/Security Clearances/Other
-Secret Clearance will be required for the position. Candidates must be able to obtain Secret clearance.