Mayor Bowser established the Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments (MOTA) to conduct aggressive outreach and engagement to identify energetic community and business professionals to fill critical appointed roles in District government. This included members of the Mayor’s Cabinet, Agency Directors, and special staff positions as excepted service appointees.
Below are Excepted Service* positions currently being recruited by MOTA:
Executive Cabinet
- Director - Office of Policy and Legislative Affairs (OPLA)
- Associate Director of Legislative Affairs - Office of Policy and Legislative Affairs (OPLA)
- Director - Office of Federal and Regional Affairs
- Director, Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (ONSE)
- Director, Department of Forensic Sciences (DFS)
- Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments (MOTA)
- Director - Office of Human Rights
- State Superintendent of Education - Office of the State Superintendent of Education
- Executive Director - Mayor's Office on African-American Affairs (MOAAA)
- Executive Director - Mayor's Office of Religious Affairs (MORA)
- Director: Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA)
- Director - Mayor's Office on the Clean City
Independent Agency Appointed Leadership
Policy, Operations and Support Positions
Education
Government Operations
Economic Development
Public Safety and Justice
Executive Office of the Mayor
- Staff Assistant - Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs - Mayor's Office of Talent and Appointments (MOLA)
- Grants Management Specialist - Mayor's Office on Volunteerism and Partnerships (Serve DC)
- Beverly Perry Fellow, Executive Office of the Mayor
- Workforce Development Specialist - Mayor’s Office on Returning Citizen Affairs (MORCA)
- Community Outreach and Relations Specialist, Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services (MOCRS)
- Peer Navigator - Mayor's Office on Returning Citizen Affairs (MORCA)
- Public Information Officer - Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs (MOLA)
- Associate Director - Mayor's Office of Talent and Appointments (MOTA)
- Interpreter - American Sign Language
- Director of Operations - Mayor's Office of LGBTQ Affairs (MOLGBTQA)
- Press Assistant, Executive Office of the Mayor
- Community Outreach Manager - Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs (MOLA)
- Director of Operations - Mayor’s Office of Latino Affairs (MOLA)
- Director of Operations - Serve DC
- Language Access Coordinator - Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs (MOLA)
- Associate Director for Scheduling - Mayor's Office of Scheduling and Advance (MOSA)
*Excepted and Executive Service employees serve in an “at-will” capacity, are eligible for the District of Columbia Government’s employee benefits programs, and can earn and accrue leave. Those serving in Excepted Service positions serve at the pleasure of the Mayor (or the appointing authority) and are subject to the domicile requirement. Under the domicile requirement, Excepted Service appointees must either be a District resident at the time of their appointment or become a District resident within 180 days of their appointment date (start date).
Excepted Service is a distinct type of employment within District Government. Please note, Excepted and Executive Service are different from Career Service and Management Supervisory Service positions. For all Career and Management Service positions, please visit the Department of Human Resources (DCHR) careers opportunities website.