Public Administrative Associate, Grade N16

About the Position

WHO WE ARE

The Office of the County Council is seeking a non-merit Public Administrative Associate to support Councilmember Dawn Luedtke’s office, District 7 representative. The position will perform a variety of legislative duties relating to office and constituent services.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The ideal candidate will have a detail-oriented approach, focus on organization, and ability to manage and to respond to changing work priorities in a fast-paced legislative environment.

This is a term position scheduled to expire on December 2, 2025. Continued employment is contingent on regular renewal of the term (all positions in Councilmember offices are term positions).

What You'll Be Doing

Key Responsibilities:

• Organizing and promoting public events, town halls, community meetings, and public appearances for Councilmember representing approximately 150,000 residents;
• Researching and drafting briefing memos, talking points, and preparatory materials for Councilmember;
• Supporting communications, scheduling, and constituent outreach efforts of the Chief of Staff and Constituent Services Manager, including social media, press releases, letters of congratulations to constituents, certificates, and proclamations;
• Researching and responding to inquiries from constituents, residents’ groups, County government officials and business organizations;
• Using and maintaining databases; and
• Representing the Councilmember in meetings and at public events.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience: None

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree.

Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

Qualified candidates should submit a Cover Letter, Resume, References, and a One-page Writing Sample when applying for this position.

Preferred Criteria, Interview Preferences

All applicants will be reviewed by OHR for minimum qualifications. Those applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be rated "Qualified," placed on the Referred List, and may be considered for interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade or higher will be placed on the Referred List as a "Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.

The applications of those individuals meeting the minimum qualifications will be reviewed to determine the extent, relevancy of training, and experience in the following areas:

• Experience in public affairs, organizing, political campaigning, event management, or legislative affairs broadly;
• Experience in setting priorities and organizing work assignments within deadlines;
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and elected officials;
• Experience in working effectively with constituents, community groups, and nonprofit organizations;
• Experience with or ability to learn: Google Suite, Zoom, Microsoft Office Products including Teams, constituent correspondence systems (Indigov/IQ), Canva, and social media applications; and
• The ability to draft or edit correspondence, proclamations, and certificates on behalf of the Councilmember

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position.

Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference.

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.

This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code. Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.