Legislative Analyst

• Assists the Deputy Director in coordinating, responding to and advising on legislative initiative established by the Department or which affect the Department.
• Develop, coordinate and execute legislative strategy in alignment with the Department’s mission and priorities.
• Prepares and administers briefings on legislative initiative as requested and ensure leadership remains informed about any associated legislative deadlines.
• Prepares timelines for internal review, discussion and submission. Consolidates and edits legislative responses, ensuring that they are complete and formatted appropriately.
• Serve as primary liaison to the Office of the County Executive and related governmental affairs partners on legislative matters.
• Ensures legislative response packages are submitted through the relative chain of commands within DPW&T for review and concurrence, forwarding to the Council Liaison or their designee as required.
• Drafts position statements, as requested by the Office of the County Executive, for agency leadership review, and forwards /coordinates with the Council Liaison or their designee.
• Coordinates preparation of testimony, talking points and briefing materials for executive leadership.
• Tracks, review and analyze proposed federal, state and local legislation for potential impacts.
• Performs special projects and policy analysis as assigned by the Deputy Director in support of the Department’s mission, goals and strategic plans.
• Reviews various Departmental policy, as requested, and assesses the scope, content and narrative application of procedures implied or specifically written to ensure consistency and compliance with County Laws and Administrative Procedures.
• Assist with providing technical assistance and research into subjects that affect the Department’s policies and procedures and advises on appropriate courses of application, to include editing and amending as necessary for policy sufficiency.
• Serves as the Policy Liaison for the Department and represents DPW&T to Federal, State and local area governmental agencies whose policies, laws, regulations and guidance impact upon the Department’s operations, activities, projects and programs.
• Liaises with County and other jurisdictional entities as required or assigned, to discuss and collaborate on policy initiatives.
  

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, mathematics, business or public administration or a closely related field. 
• Three (3) years experience in managing product or service testing, monitoring service levels, inspections, benchmarking, creating metrics, evaluations, IV&V, quality reports, auditing, assessments, quality control activities, interfacing with configuration management, release management, troubleshooting, problem resolution, data or information analysis, in which at least one (1) year must have involved lead/supervisory duties.

• 5-7 years of experience with state governmental operations.
• Thorough knowledge of federal, state and local legislation.
• Extensive knowledge analyzing federal, state and local legislation.
• Extensive knowledge developing and executing legislative strategy.
• Thorough knowledge of policy creation and enforcement.
• Knowledge of the policies, practices, methods, objectives, and goals of the department.
• Knowledge and use of the English language with proper structure, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Ability to demonstrate methodical planning skills, think analytically with keen attention to detail, apply proven. problem-solving skills, and to exemplify diplomacy and strong negotiation skills.
• Ability to provide expert advisory and guidance to executive staff on legislative initiatives.
• Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment in a variety of work situations.
• Ability to research various topics and compile facts and data accurately.
• Ability to make oral presentations before large groups of people.
• Ability to establish and maintain working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.
  

Job Location: 9400 Peppercorn Place, Suite 300, Largo, Maryland 20774

Conditions of Employment: Upon selection, the candidate must:

• Meet all training and performance standards and demonstrate proficiency as required by the agency. 
• Wear and use agency protective apparel and equipment in the performance of their assigned duties, if applicable.
• Successfully pass preemployment checks which may include reference checks, background investigations, and drug screenings, where applicable.
• Be willing and able to serve as an essential employee. Essential employees are expected to report during standard or non-standard hours as operations necessitate, or during emergencies. Essential employees are expected to report or remain at work when other County employees are granted Administrative Leave.
  

ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED

Eligibility to Work:  Under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, an employer is required to hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers. Applicants who are selected for employment will be required to provide and verify authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
 
This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S., only after an offer has been accepted and the Form I-9 is completed. For information on E-Verify, or if you believe the County has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or visit their website at dhs.gov/E-Verify.

INTERNAL APPLICANTS:  If you are a current Prince George's County Government employee and seeking a promotion, in accordance with Section 16-200 of the Personnel Law, you have the right to appeal a rejection rating within five (5) working days of receiving a rejection notice.  Union employees should refer to their respective collective bargaining agreement and/or union representative for their grievance procedure.

Prince George's County Government is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Committed to Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace