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, Department of Small and Local Businesses (DSLBD)
• Director, District Department of Transportation (DDOT)
• Director, Office of Budget and Finance
• Director - Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA)
• Executive Director - Workforce Investment Council (WIC)

Excepted Service Positions

• Associate Director of Legislative Affairs - Office of Policy and Legislative Affairs (OPLA)
• Executive Director - Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
• Press Assistant - Executive Office of the Mayor

Specialty Positions

• Community Outreach Specialist (Bilingual) - Mayor's Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (MOAPIA)

Internship

• Mayor Bowser's LEAD Winter/Spring 2018 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.