• Job Description

  Req#: R0071009

  About Our Job

  With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills, and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive, and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

  What We Offer

  The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $82,540.00 - $136,191.00/year. Our starting hiring range is $82,540.00 - $122,779.00/year, based on experience and education.

  We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

  • A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
  • 457B Retirement Plan
  • 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 11 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday and 1 volunteer day per year
  • Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

  Location

  The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

  In this position you can expect to work on site at least three days a week at the Wellington E. Webb Building- 201 W. Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80202.

  This position will require attending off-site community, City Council, and external stakeholder meetings after hours, and some weekends, on a weekly basis.

  What You’ll Do

  Denver Economic Development and Opportunity (DEDO ) is creating an economy that works for everyone. We work to ensure the success of Denver’s economy is shared by our residents, businesses, and neighborhoods – because everyone deserves the opportunity to build a future. We do this through multiple divisions: Denver Workforce Development , Neighborhood Equity & Stabilization (NEST), Division of Small Business Opportunity (DSBO ), and Business Development, Innovation & Global (BIG ).

  DEDO’s Executive Office is dedicated to advancing operational effectiveness and customer service, advancing its programs and initiatives, and creating an economy the works for everyone. Key activities include supporting DEDO’s four operating divisions in achieving their missions, establishing DEDO’s goals, objectives, and performance/forecasting metrics; establishing, monitoring, and enforcing allocated budget; policy development and direction; and marketing and communications, including community outreach.

  We are seeking an experienced and government-relationship-building professional to serve as Assistant Director of Governmental and External Affairs. Reporting to the Chief of Staff, the Assistant Director of Governmental and External Affairs will represent the City and County of Denver, working closely with City Council and Denver’s neighborhood districts.

  As Assistant Director of Governmental and External Affairs you will be responsible for representing DEDO, and its executive leadership, regarding legislative affairs and community engagement. A successful candidate will be able on day 1 to engage with and create positive relationships across City Council, agencies, and with key stakeholders. This role navigates complex subject matter through associated communications to achieve DEDO’s priorities ensuring the agency is following all requirements and protocols, including federal and state regulations, Denver Revised Municipal Code and fiscal rules, and Departmental policies and procedures.

  Specifically, as Assistant Director of Governmental and External Affairs, duties include:

  • Support executive management and DEDO staff with City Council activity, including briefings, correspondence, training, and coaching.
  • Attend weekly City Council committee and regular meetings for which DEDO has any agenda items, and coordinates with other DEDO staff who need to be present. Take notes and coordinates any necessary follow up.
  • Present on behalf of DEDO about our legislative requests and priorities, including to community groups, other governmental entities, business organizations, and as part of DEDO’s annual strategic planning and budgeting processes.
  • Track DEDO’s policies and convene internal stakeholders to discuss policy changes and recommendations. Track and provide feedback on local, state, and federal policy and legislation that is relevant to DEDO’s work. Anticipate challenges/obstacles our business community and agency could face as policy landscape evolves.
  • Coordinate the department’s resolution and ordinance requests through City Council, in close coordination with DEDO executive leadership, legislative staff from the Mayor’s Office, and City Council central office. This includes working with DEDO staff to track upcoming requests, training program staff in the drafting of legislative requests and reviewing them, scheduling committee and other meeting dates, drafting presentations with program staff, preparing staff for presentations, and fulfilling related requests from Council for information.
  • Project manage high profile initiatives, both short and long-term by creating and leading detailed workplans. Serve as the lead project manager for the Executive Office, supporting various initiatives or policy analysis work to prioritize programming and support the Agency’s direction.
  • Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment between business priorities and policy goals. Help develop strategies to share information internally and with external partners about ongoing and potential activities with DEDO.
  • Help manage and coordinate external affairs efforts and key initiatives in concert with business objectives. Tracks DEDO’s community engagement efforts and coordinating across divisions to integrate the voice of the community into the work of the Department.

  What You’ll Bring

  We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.

  Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

  • At least 5 years of progressive experience working in legislative affairs, communications, and community engagement.
  • Passion for building community and a strong commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
  • Ability to manage multiple processes simultaneously, with thorough attention to detail.
  • Ability to navigate and synthesize complex subject matter and execute associated written and verbal communications.
  • Adept at creating relationships across departments and organizations with a variety of stakeholders.
  • Strong working knowledge of local government and regional collaborative efforts.

  Required Minimum Qualifications

  • Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree in a related field based on a specific position(s).
  • Experience Requirement: Five (5) years’ experience performing full performance professional level duties within a specialized, functional area. (This does not include clerical experience.)
  • Education/Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.

  Application Deadline

  This position is expected to stay open until January 17, 2025. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than January 17, 2024, at 11:59 PM.

  To be considered for this position, you must include the following on your job application (upload the multiple attachment(s) to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab):

  • Resume.
  • Cover Letter about your professional-level government experience with legislative affairs, community engagement, and communications.

  About Everything Else

  Job Profile

  CA2308 Administrator II

  To view the full job profile including position specifications, physical demands, and probationary period, click here.

  Position Type

  Unlimited

  Position Salary Range

  $82,540.00 - $136,191.00

  Starting Pay

  $82,540.00 - $122,779.00/year, based on experience and education

  Agency

  Denver Economic Development & Opportunity

  The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law.

  It is your right to access oral or written language assistance, sign language interpretation, real-time captioning via CART, or disability-related accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you, please contact Jobs@Denvergov.org with three business days’ notice.

  Applicants for employment with the City and County of Denver must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.

  For information about right to work, click here for English or here for Spanish.

• About the company

  Denver, officially the City and County of Denver, is the capital and most populous municipality of the US state of Colorado.

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