Special Assistant to Director

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Prince George’s County Government provides a dynamic and inclusive workplace where employees can thrive, learn, and grow across its 30 diverse agencies, all dedicated to serving the County's residents with essential resources and services. Nestled just minutes away from Washington, DC, Prince George's County combines urban vibrancy with serene surroundings, offering an ideal setting to live, work, and enjoy life.

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Prince George’s County Government provides a dynamic and inclusive workplace where employees can thrive, learn, and grow across its 30 diverse agencies, all dedicated to serving the County's residents with essential resources and services. Nestled just minutes away from Washington, DC, Prince George's County combines urban vibrancy with serene surroundings, offering an ideal setting to live, work, and enjoy life.

The Executive Administrative Aide, serving under the working title of Special Assistant to the Director, provides high-level executive, administrative, operational, and project management support to the Director of the Office of Community Relations. This confidential position serves as an extension of the Director’s Office, ensuring the efficient coordination of executive initiatives, departmental operations, strategic priorities, and community engagement efforts.

The Office of Community Relations ensures that County residents connect with government resources, agencies and personnel. Our responsibility is to serve as a bridge between government and its people. We do so by using data driven analysis and input received from constituents. We are dedicated to a world class service delivery model and ensuring Prince George’s County residents know that they can count on the Office of Community Relations to be highly visible, accessible and accountable.

• Analyzes, interprets, and reports research findings and recommendations, both orally and in writing, to support executive decision-making and departmental operations.
• Conducts independent research on issues raised by employees, governmental officials, community stakeholders, and the public and prepares summaries, findings, and recommendations as appropriate.
• Assists in preparing organizational charts, plans, forms, reports, and related administrative data.
• Drafts memoranda, letters, correspondence, briefing materials, and other documents for the signature of the County Executive, Director, and other leadership staff.
• Reviews correspondence and written materials to ensure they are accurate, error-free, professionally prepared, responsive to identified concerns, and consistent with applicable County administrative procedures, including Administrative Procedure 190.
• Manages and prioritizes the Director's calendar; confirms and schedules appointments, meetings, and engagements as applicable.
• Schedules conference rooms, promptly notifies meeting participants, prepares meeting materials, and arranges catering and other logistical requirements when necessary.
• Delivers telephone messages and other urgent communications promptly, clearly, and concisely.
• Serves as a knowledgeable resource regarding the programs, services, and operations of the Office of Community Relations and appropriately refers inquiries to the responsible OCR staff member or external agency.
• Resolves routine constituent and caller inquiries independently when possible, using knowledge of OCR programs and County services to provide accurate information and eliminate unnecessary referrals to other staff.
• Maintains the Director's and OCR's files in an orderly manner and ensures that filing and document management are completed accurately and timely.
• Purges office files in accordance…