Government Affairs Coordinator (Office of Government Affairs [OGA Dept.], Unclassified Position)

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Job Summary

• Under general supervision, promotes the City's strategic partnerships between local, regional, state or federalgovernments by monitoring legislation affecting the City of Dallas operations, coordinating citywide grants, and a varietyof special projects and initiatives from the Mayor and City Council.
• Job Description

Overview

The Government Affairs Coordinator supports the promotion of the City's international and policy partnerships by assisting Senior Government Affairs Coordinators in all initiatives to strategically position the City across the local, state, federal, and international levels.

Essential Functions

1 Coordinates with foreign counterparts, peer departments and external stakeholders at the direction of Senior Government Affairs Coordinators to coordinate and achieve a cohesive international affairs strategy and support the work of the Dallas International District.

2 Assists Senior Government Affairs Coordinators in handling international meetings and activities, including helping to schedule opportunities for the city leadership to deliver international messages and providing logistical support to visiting international trade and business delegations.

3 Contacts outside entities to ensure appropriate officials are present at City meetings and international-related functions.

4 Plans events and performs related administrative functions to support the City’s global affairs engagement.

5 Drafts presentation materials and correspondence for intergovernmental meetings, City Council meetings, and other critical projects.

6 Conducts research on policy or program recommendations for City leadership on assigned programs.

7 Supports the Office of Government Affairs in strengthening the City’s ties to the Consuls General who are accredited to Dallas and provides support in implementing the City's strategy to increase the number of trade offices and consulates represented in Dallas.

8 Works closely with the Senior Government Affairs coordinators on a strategy for Sister City and City-to City relations of Dallas Serve.

9 Helps develop and evaluate issues and initiatives through the study of international policy and standards that impact the City of Dallas and its positioning as a global leader.

10 Prepares and coordinates communications to ensure international affairs work to support strategic external media coverage.

11 Provides support to Senior Governments Affairs on all policy work in the Office of Government Affairs.

12 Performs other work as needed or assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

1 Knowledge of City government and related activities.

2 Knowledge of international affairs and protocols.

3 Knowledge of City organization, Dallas City Charter and departmental responsibilities and policies impacting the City of Dallas.

4 Knowledge of the state and/or federal legislative process that determines the City's authority and responsibilities.

5 Ability to identify and respond to community and City Council issues, concerns, and needs

6 Ability to prepare presentation materials for intergovernmental meetings, and council meetings.

7 Ability to consider complex problems, translate insight and gained knowledge from internal and external sources into insights, and distill into easily digestible language for the team; ability to research and prepare white papers on a range of topics.

8 Ability to manage, direct, and lead staff and resolve challenging issues.

9 Ability to deal with a system of real numbers; practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios/proportions, and measurement.

10 Establish and maintain effective working relationships.

11 Ability to create direction when confronted with ambiguity, assimilates new areas of knowledge quickly to provide leadership and strives to always put people first.

12 Proven ability to work cross functionally and interact at all levels of the organization

13 Excellent communication skills in both written and presentation methods; fluency in Spanish, additional language skills beneficial but not a must

14 Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a strong level of initiative and assertiveness.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration, Political Science, Business Administration or other related field.

Experience

Three (3) years of experience in Public Administration or Business Management, community organization and outreach or other related experience.

Licenses and Certifications

None

Equivalency

Degree in required field in progress and four (4) years of required experience would qualify experience and education requirements.

Salary Range

$25.12 - $28.85

The salary listed on this job posting is the starting salary range; amount offered will depend upon qualifications.

City of Dallas is an Equal Opportunity Employer.