Associate Director - Mayor'S Office On Women'S Policy And Initiatives (Mowpi) REF 6263164814

Dc Mayor Muriel Bowser

a year ago

Expired On02 Jul 2025

Entry Level

Onsite

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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    Job description & requirements

    POSITION: Associate Director

    OFFICE: Mayor's Office on Women's Policy and Initiatives (MOWPI)

    OPEN: March 10, 2025

    CLOSED: March 28, 2025

    GRADE: Excepted Service, Grade 5 (ES-5)

    SALARY: $79,392.16

    This is an Excepted Service position. Selected candidate must be a District resident or establish residency within 180 days of hire.

    Current District of Columbia residents will receive priority and advanced preference for screening and interviews.

    BACKGROUND

    The Mayor's Office on Women’s Policy and Initiatives (MOWPI) is committed to enhancing the quality of life for all women and their families within the District of Columbia. MOWPI, working in conjunction with the DC Commission for Women, is in a unique position to serve as a liaison between the public and private sectors and the Executive Office of the Mayor. The office tracks local women’s issues, concerns and proposals and presents these ideas to the Mayor and officials in the Bowser Administration.

    To learn more about MOWPI please visit here: https://communityaffairs.dc.gov/mowpi

    MAJOR DUTIES

    • Working with the Director, serves as a liaison to community based organizations, associations, and businesses.
    • Participates in community meetings, activities and programs to further the Office’s mission and reach.
    • Serves as a liaison and engage with programs to develop policies and program and lead outreach activities to support the Mayor’s vision.
    • Support internal and external communication as PIO and social media management, including Twitter, Facebook.
    • Coordinates services among District agencies to ensure timely responses to community concerns.
    • Develops and coordinates community workshops, and other relevant programs aimed at bridging gaps and linking residents with services and resources.
    • Performs other related duties as assigned.

    Competencies, Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

    • Superior knowledge of critical needs of the women in the District of Columbia.
    • Strong background in program development and implementation.
    • Demonstrated track record of community outreach and engagement experience.
    • Proactive and ability to work well under pressure, meet tough deadlines in a fast-paced, demanding environment.
    • Strong writing and public speaking abilities.
    • Experience with social media platforms.
    • Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences including senior government officials.

    WORK ENVIRONMENT

    The work is performed primarily in-person in an office setting, and fieldwork is required.

    Minimum Qualifications

    • Minimum of two years working in community outreach and advocacy on women's issues, public policy.
    • Demonstrated knowledge and/or connections to women's issues.

    RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT

    There is a legal requirement that each new appointee to the Excepted Service either:

    • be a District of Columbia resident at the time of appointment; or
    • become a District resident within one hundred eighty (180) days of appointment.

    The law also requires that Excepted Service employees remain District residents during the duration of the individual’s appointment. Failure to remain a District resident for the duration of the appointment will result in forfeiture of employment.

    If you are interested in this role, please upload your resume and answer the questionnaire. Only the candidates deemed most suited for the position based on resume will receive a call to schedule further discussion.

    Experience :

    Entry Level

    Job Domain/Function :

    Government Administration

    Job Type :

    Onsite

    Employment Type :

    Full-Time

    Number Of Position(s) :

    1

    Educational Qualifications :

    Students & Fresh Graduates

    Location :

    washington, dc 20004, us, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20004

    Dc Mayor Muriel Bowser


    Muriel Bowser is the seventh elected mayor of Washington, DC. She has a strong record of creating a bold urban policy agenda, making tough decisions in a high stakes environment, and shaping a diverse economy.


    Mayor Bowser has served her hometown in elected office since 2004 as Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner (2004-2006), Member of the DC Council (2007-2015) and now Mayor since 2015. On November 8, she became only the second person elected three times as mayor of Washington, DC. She is the first African American woman to be elected to three, four-year terms as mayor of an American city.


    Since taking office, Mayor Bowser has boldly reset DC’s global and national competitiveness, sped up affordable housing production, diversified the DC economy, oversaw consistent enrollment growth across the District’s public schools to its highest enrollment since Home Rule, increased satisfaction in city services, refocused our efforts around achieving statehood, and invested in programs and policies that allow more families to live and thrive across the city.


    Mayor Bowser is a strong leader and crisis manager with 25 years of management and financial experience balancing budgets, achieving AAA bond ratings, and clean audits. Faced with the health and economic challenge of the century, Mayor Bowser guided Washington, DC through COVID-19, racial and justice protests, pandemic-spawned crime and unemployment increases, and the events of January 6th.


    Mayor Bowser has served as a Board Member of the Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, chaired the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Transportation Planning Board and serves on the Advisory Boards of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the African American Mayors Association. She is a graduate of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative and of Leadership Greater Washington. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Chatham University and a Master of Public Policy from the American University.


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