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 – Office of Nightlife and Culture
• Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity
• Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services
• Director, Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining
• Executive Director, Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH)
• Executive Director, Corrections Information Council (CIC)
• Chancellor, District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS):
• Chief Technology Officer 

 

Senior Management/Policy Positions 

• Deputy Commissioner for Market Operations
• Deputy Commissioner for Market Compliance
• Chief of Staff, Department of Insurance Securities and Banking (DISB)

Policy and Program Specialist 

• Community Outreach Specialist, Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (MOAPIA) 
• Mandarin or Korean Bilingual Community Outreach Specialist - MOAPIA
• Program Analyst, Mayor’s Office of Nightlife and Culture
• Public Information Officer – Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (MOAPIA)
• Program Analyst, Commission on Fathers, Men and Boys (CFMB)
• Program Analyst, Mayor’s Office on the Clean City

Speciality Positions and Independent Agencies

• Commissioner - Public Service Commission
• Poet Laureate of the District of Columbia

 

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.