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:

 

Mayor Bowser’s Resume Raiser

• Monday, October 22, 2018
• Mayor Muriel Bowser Fall 2018 Resume Raiser photos

Executive Service/Cabinet Positions

• Director, Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA)
• Director, Department of Behavioral Health (DBH)
• Director, Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR)
• Director, Office of Public Private Partnerships (OP3)
• Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity
• Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services
• Executive Director, Mayor’s Office on Women’s Policy and Initiatives (MOWPI)
• Secretary of the District of Columbia

 

Senior Management/Policy Positions 

• Deputy Commissioner for Market Compliance
• Deputy Commissioner for Market Operations

Policy and Program Specialist

• Public Information Specialist – Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (MOAPIA)
• Communications Specialist, Mayor’s Office of Communications
• Community Outreach Specialist, Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs:
• Public Information Office – Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs (MOLA)

 

Speciality Positions and Independent Agencies

• Poet Laureate of the District of Columbia

 

Internship Program

• Mayor's Winter/Spring 2019 LEAD Internship

 

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.