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

• Chief Technology Officer 
• Director, Department of Employment Services (DOES)
• Executive Director – Commission on the Arts and Humanities

 

Senior Management/Policy Positions 

• Chief of Staff - Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining
• Chief Operating Officer – Department of General Services
• Deputy Director, District Department of Transportation
• Deputy Director- Mayors Office of Legal Counsel (MOLC)
• General Counsel, Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity
• Senior Deputy Director - Health Emergency Response Preparedness Administration (HEPRA)

Policy and Program Specialist 

• Budget Analyst - Office of Budget and Finance
• Associate Director for Advance – Mayor’s Office of Scheduling and Advance

 

Specialty Positions

 

Internship Program

 

 

 

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.