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)
- Director - Office of Federal and Regional Affairs
- Director, Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (ONSE)
- Director, Department of Forensic Sciences (DFS)
- Director, Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA)
- 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)
Independent Agency Appointed Leadership
Policy, Operations and Support Positions
Education
Government Operations
Economic Development
Public Safety and Justice
Executive Office of the Mayor
- Community Outreach Specialist (Bilingual) - Mayor's Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs
- Beverly Perry Fellow, Executive Office of the Mayor
- LGBTQAI+ Veterans Outreach Specialist, Mayor’s Office on Veterans Affairs
- Program Coordinator - Mayor's Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs
- Press Assistant, Executive Office of the Mayor
- Workforce Development Specialist - Mayor’s Office on Returning Citizen Affairs (MORCA)
- District Veterans Service Officer - Mayor's Office of Veterans Affairs
- Constituent Services Manager, Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services (MOCRS)
- Community Outreach and Relations Specialist, Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services (MOCRS)
- Peer Navigator - Mayor's Office on Returning Citizen Affairs (MORCA)
- Associate Director, The Mayor's Office on Women's Policy and Initiatives (MOWPI)
- Correspondence Management Specialist - Mayor's Correspondence Unit
- Re-entry Program Specialist - Mayor's Office on Returning Citizen Affairs
- Associate Digital Director - Executive Office of the Mayor
- Supervisory Case Manager, Mayor's Office on Returning Citizen's Affairs (MORCA)
*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.