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Government Relations Specialist I

2 months ago

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

The Government Relations Division is seeking a Government Relations Specialist to perform complex legislative and consultative work. As a liaison between a state agency and governmental and legislative entities, this role will provide guidance to others and participate in agency activities related to the legislative session.

Key Responsibilities
  • Participate in agency activities related to the legislative session
  • Attend legislative hearings and meetings with legislators, legislative staff, and other legislative liaisons
  • Coordinate responses to legislative inquiries and reviews and edits 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; prepares 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