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. 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.
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).
Below are Excepted Service positions currently being recruited by MOTA:
Executive Service/Cabinet Positions
- Director - Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA)
- Director of Communications - Executive Office of the Mayor
- Executive Director - Workforce Investment Council (WIC)
Excepted Service Positions
- Case Manager - Mayor's Office on Returning Citizen's Affairs (MORCA)
- Communications Director - Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED)
- Community Outreach Assistant - Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services (MOCRS)
- Deputy Director - Mayor’s Office on African Affairs (MOAA)
- Executive Director - Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
- Executive Director, Professional Development Bureau - Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)
- Deputy Secretary of the District of Columbia
- Preservation Officer – Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)
- Press Assistant - Executive Office of the Mayor
Specialty Positions
MOTA always seeks talented individuals. While there might not be a current excepted service position of interest, please click this link to be added to our talent pool.