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Government Relations Specialist

2 months ago

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

The Government Relations Specialist will serve as a liaison between CAPPS, Inc. and government and legislative entities. This position will perform advanced legislative and consultative work, providing guidance to others and coordinating responses to legislative inquiries.

Key Responsibilities
  • Participates in agency activities related to the legislative session, attending legislative hearings and meetings with legislators, legislative staff, and other legislative liaisons.
  • Coordinates responses to legislative inquiries, reviews and edits legislative correspondence, and coordinates agency interaction and testimony before legislative committees.
  • Effectively communicates agency policies and procedures to elected officials, staff, and other state agency personnel in a prompt and professional manner.
  • Monitors standing, interim, and special committee schedules and agendas, and communicates relevant information to agency management; prepares reports and summaries of meetings and hearings.
  • Assists with preparing reports on newly enacted laws and pending state and federal legislation.
  • Assists in drafting bills and amendments for legislative consideration.
  • Performs related work as assigned.
  • Maintains relevant knowledge necessary to perform essential job functions.
  • Attends work regularly in compliance with agreed-upon work schedule.
  • Ensures security and confidentiality of sensitive and/or protected information.
  • Complies with all agency policies and procedures, including those pertaining to ethics and integrity.
Requirements
  • Education: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university required.
  • Experience: Full-time experience working two legislative sessions on an elected official's staff, performing legislative research, communicating legislative analysis, legislative monitoring, or closely related activities is required.
  • Extensive knowledge of Texas' legislative process, agency rulemaking, and the appropriations/finance process; including an understanding of agency budget and accounting procedures.
  • 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 CAPPS, Inc. work location, perform all assigned tasks at designated CAPPS, Inc. work space within CAPPS, Inc. 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: Full-time experience working three legislative sessions on an elected official's staff, performing legislative research, communicating legislative analysis, legislative monitoring, or closely related activities is preferred.