Director of Policy and Legislation; NCS; Comptroller's Office

THIS IS A NON-CIVIL SERVICE POSITION Salary Range: $89,994.00 - $ Annually Hiring Salary Range: $89,994.00 - $ Annually

Welcome to the City of Baltimore! Experience the reward of a fulfilling career and enjoy the added element of excitement in a vibrant, diverse atmosphere. The City of Baltimore offers limitless opportunities to help drive social impact, both on the job and in the community, while serving its citizens. Join us in making Baltimore a great place to live and work.

In the City of Baltimore, we hire great people and provide them with the skills and opportunities to grow toward their career aspirations. We are excited to have you as a part of the City of Baltimore Team!

• The city offers medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, optional life, AD&D, and FSA plans.
• This office also supplies wellness programs, support groups, and workshops. You can learn about our benefits here: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./benefits

The office of the Comptroller of Baltimore City leads efforts to modernize systems and to increase transparency, information accessibility, government accountability and efficiency. The Comptroller’s Central Office and its teams work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to continuously improve and modernize government processes, demystify City business, make information available to the public, and communicate clearly and proactively with our internal and external customers.

Our Team, of which this position is an important part, adds value through attention to detail, timeliness and thoughtful responses to our customers and the everyday challenges our administrative and analytical work presents – all in service to the people of Baltimore City. The Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs supports the Chief of Staff and Comptroller directly and reports to the Deputy Chief of Staff on matters of legislative affairs, special projects, community affairs and policy initiatives.

This is a non-civil, at-will position of trust.

• Provides oversight, administration and coordination of all aspects of policy work for the Office of the Comptroller.
• Collaborates internally and externally to inform and implement policies that enhance the transparency, accountability and effectiveness of City government.
• Acquires subject matter expertise through research, experience and internal and external relationships.
• Collects, organizes and interprets information for persuasion and presentation in both formal and informal reports.
• Prepares and/or coordinates with a team of colleagues, quantitative reports on a wide range of City government policy, practice and policy issues.
• Evaluates policies, programs and procedures that address issues of transparency, accountability and efficiency of government for comparative and best practice assessment purposes, those of other municipalities.
• Undertakes literature reviews on a range of governance issues and prepares written and verbal reports on the subject.
• Collaborates with the Comptroller’s Data Manager to examine, manipulate, format and query existing City government and external databases to produce narrative reports and thematic mapping efforts.
• Designs, plans, implements and prepares special research projects as directed.
• Prepares correspondence and works with the Deputy Director of Communications to inform speaking notes on a range of governance issues, problems and resources for elected officials and agency staff.
• Represents the agency at meetings and events.
• Provides oversight, administration and coordination of legislative affairs on behalf of the Comptroller and office of the Comptroller.
• Develops and maintains relationships with City Council members and staff and other elected officials to facilitate the exchange of information and support the Comptrollers legislative and policy priorities.
• Serves as liaison with Baltimore City Council and Maryland General Assembly on legislative issues.
• Monitors and analyzes proposed legislation and initiatives that may impact City government policies and operations; recommends actions and leads response.
• Collaborates with other City…