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)

Excepted Service Positions

• Communications Specialist – Deputy Mayor for Education (DME):
• Associate Director – Office of Federal and Regional Affairs
• Associate Director for Scheduling-Executive Office of the Mayor
• Deputy Director- Mayors Office of Legal Counsel (MOLC)
• Community Outreach and Relations Specialist, Mayor’s Office on African Affairs
• Senior Budget Analyst - Office of the City Administrator
• Senior Deputy Director - Health Emergency Response Preparedness Administration (HEPRA)
• Deputy Director, District Department of Transportation
• General Counsel, Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity

 

Specialty Positions

• Family Services Administrator - Department of Human Services (DHS)
• Director of Open Government: Board of Ethics and Government Accountability

 

Internship Program

• Mayor's Summer 2018 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.