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 the Executive and Excepted Service* positions currently being recruited by MOTA:
Executive Cabinet
- Director - Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA)
- Director - Department of Forensic Sciences (DFS)
- Director - Mayor's Office on the Clean City
- Executive Director - Mayor's Office of Religious Affairs (MORA)
- Director - Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (ONSE)
- State Superintendent of Education - Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Independent Agency Appointed Leadership
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We are currently not hiring but check back for future opportunities.
Policy, Operations and Support Positions
Education
- We are currently not hiring but check back for future opportunities.
Health and Human Services
- We are currently not hiring but check back for future opportunities.
Internal Services
Planning Economic Development
- We are currently not hiring but check back for future opportunities.
Public Safety and Justice
Executive Office of the Mayor
- Associate Director of Budget and Performance Management - Executive Office of the Mayor (EOM)
- Associate Director for Messaging - EOM Office of Communications
- Press Assistant - Executive Office of the Mayor
- Staff Assistant - Executive Office of the Mayor (EOM)
- Correspondence Management Specialist - Mayor's Correspondence Unit (MCU)
- Community Outreach and Relations Specialist, Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services (MOCRS)
- Director of Operations - Mayor's Office on African Affairs (MOAA)
- Community Outreach Manager - Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs (MOLA)
- Grants Monitor - Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs (MOLA)
- Language Access Coordinator - Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs (MOLA)
- Public Information Officer - Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs (MOLA)
- Staff Assistant - Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs - (MOLA)
- Grants Management Specialist - Mayor's Office on Volunteerism and Partnerships (Serve DC)
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*Executive and Excepted Service employees serve in an “at-will” capacity and are eligible for the District of Columbia Government’s employee benefits programs, including paid leave. Executive Service employees utilize the universal leave system while Excepted Service employees can earn and accrue leave.
Those serving in Executive and Excepted Service positions serve at the pleasure of the Mayor (or the appointing authority) and are subject to the residency requirement. Under the residency requirement, 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). They must also maintain residency in the District for the duration of their service.
Executive and Excepted Service are distinct types of employment within District Government. Please note, Executive and Excepted Service are different from Career Service, Educational Service, Legal Service and Management Supervisory Service positions. For Career, Educational, Legal and Management Supervisory Service positions, please visit the Department of Human Resources (DCHR) careers opportunities website.