Government Relations Specialist

4 days ago

Austin, Texas, United States CAPPS, Inc. Full time
Job Summary

CAPPS, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Government Relations Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our organization, you will serve as a liaison between our agency and governmental and legislative entities, providing guidance and support to ensure effective communication and collaboration.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Participate in agency activities related to the legislative session, attending legislative hearings and meetings with legislators, legislative staff, and other legislative liaisons.
  • Coordinate responses to legislative inquiries, and review and edit legislative correspondence.
  • Coordinate agency interaction and testimony before legislative committees.
  • Effectively communicate agency policies and procedures to elected officials, staff, and other state agency personnel in a prompt and professional manner.
  • Monitor standing, interim, and special committee schedules and agendas, and communicate relevant information to agency management; prepare reports and summaries of meetings and hearings.
  • Assist with preparing reports on newly enacted laws and pending state and federal legislation.
  • Assist in drafting bills and amendments for legislative consideration.
  • Perform related work as assigned.
  • Maintain relevant knowledge necessary to perform essential job functions.
  • Attend work regularly in compliance with agreed-upon work schedule.
  • Ensure security and confidentiality of sensitive and/or protected information.
  • Comply with all agency policies and procedures, including those pertaining to ethics and integrity.
Qualifications:
  • Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university.
  • Experience working one legislative session on an elected official's staff, performing legislative research, communicating legislative analysis, legislative monitoring, or closely related activities.
  • Strong knowledge of Texas' legislative process, including the appropriations process, and agency rulemakings.
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, and Texas Legislative Service Software.
  • Extensive skill in exercising sound judgment in the release of information.
  • Extensive skill using a personal computer for word-processing and data entry/retrieval.
  • Skill in effective oral and written communication.
  • Skill in handling multiple tasks, prioritizing, and meeting deadlines.
  • Ability to receive and respond positively to constructive feedback.
  • Ability to work cooperatively with others in a professional office environment.
  • Ability to provide excellent customer service.
  • Ability to work in person at assigned OAG work location, perform all assigned tasks at designated OAG work space within OAG work location, and perform in-person work with coworkers (e.g., collaborating, training, mentoring) for the entirety of every work week (unless on approved leave).
  • Ability to work more than 40 hours as needed and in compliance with the FLSA.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience working two legislative sessions on an elected official's staff, performing legislative research, communicating legislative analysis, legislative monitoring, or closely related activities.

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