POSITION RECLASSIFICATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M00165A002900210008-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 7, 2004
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: April 1, 1976
• Content Type: MF

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1 April 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Position Management and Compensation Division/OP
SUBJECT : Position Reclassification
It is requested that Position Number AC35, Legislative Specialist
GS-11, Office of the Legislative Counsel, be reclassified to Executive
Assistant GS-13. A current statement of the functions of this position
is attached.
ministrative Officer, DCI
Attachment
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Executive Assistant, OLC
CVS-13
I. SKILLS
Knowledge of the organization, function and mission of CIA and
its support structures, their relationships to one another and key
personnel in the various organizational units.
General knowledge of the intelligence community, the entities
which make up the intelligence community and their relationships to
one another.
Knowledge of the Congress, the similarities and differences. in
the operations of the two Houses of Congress, the titles anl. functions
of the key officers of the Congress, its committees and its members.
Knowledge of good management and operating principles,
practices and techniques.
Knowledge of the responsibilities of the various professional
staff members of the Office of Legislative Coi'nsel, the committees
with whom they are conducting liaison contacts, the organizational
components within the Agency to whom they are primarily responsible
and the particular substantive areas of responsibility which have been
assigned to them.
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Awareness of the Legislative Counsel's and Deputy Legislative
Counsel's personal and official position regarding the Agency's relation-
ships with the Congress and the general principles under which these
relationships are conducted.
Ability to organize and supervise an efficient office operation.
II. RESPONSIBILITIES
Reviews action documents addressed to the Office of Legislative
Counsel and assigns initial action to staff members in accordance with
their assigned responsibilities and/or as the Executive Assistant (in
consolation with the Legislative Counsel) determines on the basis of
office workload.
Establishes deadlines, requests preparation. of required staffing
papers, assures that staff members are informed of actions pertaining
to their areas of responsibility and assures that necessary coordination
between staff personnel is achieved prior to review by the Deputy Legislative
Counsel and the Legislative Counsel.
Supports the Legislative Counsel and Deputy Legislative Counsel in
the management of the office including organizational, personnel,
logistics, security, training and other administrative support matters.
This includes planning, preparing, coordinating and implementing administrat:ivi
and management support for the office. Serves as Of.'.ice of Legislative
Counsel approving officer in these arez. s.
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Supervises the Office of Legislative Counsel. Registry and has
overall responsibility for the maintenance of an effective suspense
system on all actions assigned to Office of Legislative Counsel.
Provides general supervision and guidance to the secretarial
Submits staff papers and recommendations for the Legislative
Counsel and Deputy Legislative Counsel on office policy and procedural
matters as indicated.
Handles requests from the Congress on a variety of topics.
Reviews the Congressional Record for items of interest to Agency
components.
III. DECISIONS
Subject to policy guidance from the Legislative Counsel. and
the Deputy Legislative Counsel, makes day to day management and
support decisions affecting staff resources and activitie"s.
Makes decision on reassignment of action responsibilities
within the office when necessary because of absences, workload or
other relevant factors.
Reviews staff member responses from the standpoint of adequacy
and responsiveness and makes recomnendations to the Legislative
Counsel and his Deputy as appropriate.
Makes judgment > about the adequacy of procedures and management
techniques and initiates modifications i.s necessary.
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IV. CONTACTS
Agency officers at all levels as necessary to carry out the
responsibilities enumerated herein.
Continuing contact with CIA Executive Secretary and with,
the Administrative Officer. /DCI.
Members and officers of the Congress directly or on behalf
of the Legislative Counsel.
Executive Assistants and persons of comparable level within the
legislative liaison officers of the White House and other departments
and agencies.
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