Job Description

REVISED 08 / 26 / 2024

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Government Relations Division (GRD) serves as the Attorney General's primary liaison to federal, state, and local governments.

This includes legislators and their staff; agency executive directors and their staff; and city and county officials, as well as lobbyists, advocacy groups and other outside groups with a legislative agenda.

The Government Relations Division is seeking a Government Relations Specialist that performs advanced legislative and consultative work.

The OAG is a dynamic state agency with over 4,000 employees throughout the State of Texas. As the State's law firm, the OAG provides exemplary legal representation in diverse areas of law.

OAG employees enjoy excellent benefits (https : / / ers.texas.gov / Benefits-at-a-Glance) along with tremendous opportunities to do important work at a large, dynamic state agency making a positive difference in the lives of Texans.

ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS

• Participates in agency activities related to the legislative session. Attends legislative hearings and meetings with legislators, legislative staff and other legislative liaisons
• Coordinates responses to legislative inquires, and reviews and edits legislative correspondence
• 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

Qualifications :

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education : Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university required
• Experience : Full-time experience working two legislative sessions on an elected officials' 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, 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 : Full-time experience working three legislative sessions on an elected officials' staff, performing legislative research, communicating legislative analysis, legislative monitoring, or closely related activities is required.

TO APPLY

To apply for a job with the OAG, electronic applications can be submitted through CAPPS Recruit. A State of Texas application must be completed to be considered, and paper applications are not accepted.

Your application for this position may subject you to a criminal background check pursuant to the Texas Government Code.

Military Crosswalk information can be accessed at

https : / / hr.sao.texas.gov / Compensation / MilitaryCrosswalk / MOSC InformationandCommunication.pdf

THE OAG IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Last updated : 2024-08-30