Senior City Council Aide - Denver City Council - District 7

City and County of Denver
Denver, CO, USA
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Job Description

About Our Job
This position is expected to stay open until January 8, 2024. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than January 8, 2024 at midnight to ensure consideration.
The office of Councilmember Flor Alvidrez is seeking a Senior Council Aide with prior experience working for an elected official, government agency or other public-facing organization. This individual is a self-starter with an inherent high work ethic. The desired candidate should be capable of maintaining a positive attitude in a high pressure, confidentiality-sensitive and fast-paced, politically charged environment.
This is an at-will position. Please note this position requires regular work outside of normal business hours, including evenings and weekends.
Primary Job Duties include but are not limited to:
Administrative Activities
  • Complete and maintain budget documents, forms, and other paperwork
  • Liaison with City departments
  • Handles confidential matters for city council member
  • Serves as a proxy and represents the council member in their absence at meetings and is the spokesperson or public information officer to the media for the council office
  • Assists in the development and tracking of district budgets and expenditure control
Constituent Services and Community Engagement
  • Answer constituent calls and emails
  • Interface with city agencies and others to resolve issues
  • Attend meetings of Registered Neighborhood Organization and other city-related groups
  • Attend external meetings, public meetings, project team meetings with the Councilmember
  • Working directly and developing relationships with the community
Marketing & Communications
  • Assist with social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter)
  • TV/News/Radio/Print Media engagement (including press releases)
  • Maintain website
  • Assistance in distribution or delivery of marketing/informational materials
  • Write competently in a variety of styles to communicate agendas, briefs, summaries for notifications and a variety of events/meetings
Policy/Legislative Research
  • Identifying issues and solutions particularly in advocating for district programs, policy, and legislation
  • Track Legislation
  • Prepares and presents reports and findings on legislative and district issues.
  • Drafting formal and official language on behalf of the office
  • Working with racially, linguistically, and socioeconomically diverse populations
Management:
  • May supervise lower level staff in the council member office
The budgeted amount for Senior Council Aide position is $68,000-$76,000 annually.
About You
The ideal candidate is either familiar, or has a desire to learn, to navigate municipal government departments and agencies while remaining well-informed of current Council and community activity. This position requires a solid rapport with the district team and developing familiarity with district constituents, community actors, and area stakeholders.

We realize your time is valuable, so please do not apply unless you have at least the following minimum qualifications:
  • Education: Bachelor's Degree
  • Experience: Three (3) years of experience in the public sector
  • Education/Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education. A combination of appropriate education and experience may be substituted for the minimum education and experience requirements

To be considered for this position, you must include the following on your job application (upload the attachment(s) to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab):
  • Resume
  • Cover Letter
About Everything Else
Job Profile
YA2246 City Council Aide Senior
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Position Type
Unlimited
Position Salary Range
$68,905.00 - $113,693.00
Starting Pay
$68,000 - $76,000/year, based on experience and education
Agency
City Council
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