Deputy Assistant Director, Knowledge Services Group (Vacancy#: VAR002976 - A)

This position serves as head of the Knowledge Services Group (KSG), the division at CRS responsible for general and legal reference and research, knowledge management, acquisition and collections, and technical services. In this capacity, and reporting directly to the Assistant Director of the KSG, the Deputy Assistant Director assists in leading, planning, directing and evaluating KSG services to congressional users and CRS staff, and ensures that it is of the highest quality and consistently meets the Service's standards of objectivity, nonpartisanship, timeliness, authoritativeness, and confidentiality.

The Deputy Assistant Director assists with leading the delivery of general reference and legal research support activities in CRS. This includes demonstrating personal intellectual leadership in monitoring congressional needs for information research across a broad spectrum of policy areas and assures the availability of the intellectual capacity needed to meet the current and changing needs of the United States Congress at a sustained level of excellence. In addition, the incumbent helps oversee the management of institutional knowledge, instruction in the use of information tools, maintenance of authoritative research materials, and development of knowledge bases.

The Deputy Assistant Director also serves as one of the advisors to the Director, counseling the Director on all aspects of the research management and operations of CRS and recommending specific policies and procedures for improving the Service's overall quality, efficiency, and effectiveness. The Deputy Assistant Director serves as a member of the Director's senior management team and serves as a CRS representative to Members, committees, and officers of the United States Congress.