Description

What this job is about:
The Office of the Governor has six Regional Representatives, based in Vancouver, Olympia, Seattle, Bellingham, Tri-Cities, and Spokane. Each representative is a member of the External Relations team and represent the governor and serve as primary liaison between the Governor’s Office and the region. As a representative, you are responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with various community organizations and groups, elected officials, local governments, and citizens throughout your region.

When Governor Inslee visits your region, the Northwest Washington R egional Representative will be responsible for maximizing the governor’s time and staffing the governor at events and meetings. This position reports to the Deputy Director of Policy and Outreach and works closely with other members of the governor’s staff, including communications and policy.

Duties

What you'll do:

• Staff the Governor at events and meetings around the state, including coordinating with event organizers, scheduling, policy, and communications.
• Perform advance work for Governor’s public appearances.
• Work with communities and staff to develop, leverage, and implement the Governor’s events and meetings.
• Assist with development of internal large-scale events, including town halls, summits, and statewide tours.
• Notify local community leaders concerning Governor’s visits and appearances.
• Conduct research into history, traditions, philosophy, and issues of concern for targeted groups, organizations, and communities.
• Develop and coordinate statewide events and functions and identify opportunities for gubernatorial visits.
• Oversee preparation and coordination of the Governor’s briefing book memos.
• Develop and maintain relationships with various community organizations and groups, elected officials, citizens, and targeted constituency groups.
• Communicate the Governor’s agenda to community leaders, elected officials, and organizations.
• Assist Boards and Commissions staff in gathering input on potential appointees.
• Maintain accomplishments briefing papers by county.
• Responsible for annual event planning of Governor’s State of the State Address.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Five years of outreach or similar experience.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to establish and maintain relationships with a diverse set of stakeholders.
• Ability to manage and motivate constituencies and coalitions.

Desired Skills and Abilities:

• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage large quantities of data quickly and accurately.
• Outstanding verbal, written, and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet established deadlines.
• Ability to work creatively under impactful deadlines in both a team environment and independently.
• Ability to manage sensitive situations with good judgement.

Per Governor Inslee’s Directive 22-13.1, state employees must be fully vaccinated effective November 4, 2022. Providing proof of being fully vaccinated is a condition of employment and your vaccine status will be verified prior to starting work. Being fully vaccinated means two weeks after you have received the second dose in a two-dose series of a COVID-19 vaccine or a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use, licensed or otherwise authorized or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or listed for emergency use or otherwise approved by the World Health Organization. Please reach out to the HR Office if you need information on medical or religious accommodation.

Note: If you have an approved exemption with your current agency, you will still be expected to go through the exemption process with OFM by submitting your request through the OFM HR office for appropriate processing and approval.

Supplemental Information

Application Process
How to Apply
Interested? We would love to hear from you. Click “Apply” at the top of this page to start your application (you can save the application and come back to it, if needed).

To be considered for this position, please include the following along with your application:

• Letter of interest: describing your specific qualifications.
• Resume: that details your applicable experience and education.
• References: at least three professional references with current telephone numbers.

We will directly contact the top candidates to interview for this position. Because we base our selection on the information you provide, it is in your best interest to identify the knowledge, skills and abilities that address the required and desirable qualifications we described above.

Questions:
For questions about this recruitment or to request reasonable accommodation in the application process, please email William at TalentAcquisition@ofm.wa.gov. For TTY service, please call the Washington Relay Service at 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.

The Office of the Governor is an equal opportunity employers. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and gender identity diversity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of disability, persons over 40 years of age, and disabled and Vietnam-era veterans are encouraged to apply.