District Legislative Aide — Policy & Constituents Liaison

Florida Legislature; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

The Office of State Senator Brian Nathan in Tampa, FL seeks a District Legislative Aide to support the Senator with administrative and public relations duties, requiring a solid understanding of Florida's legislative process. The role may involve travel to Tallahassee.

Responsibilities include managing district office operations, liaising with constituents, drafting correspondence and reports, researching bills, and preparing press releases.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and one year of administrative experience.
• A master’s degree from an accredited college or university can substitute for the one year of required experience.
• Professional or nonprofessional administrative experience can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education.

Responsibilities

• Manages or assists in managing a district office and supervises other staff in all functions performed by district office.
• Serves as a liaison for constituents.
• Responds to inquiries by seeking solutions to problems or assisting in the communication with appropriate agency.
• Performs research to gather and assemble information for drafting of bills, speeches, or special reports.
• Attends various local functions and meetings with supervisor to gather information, or on behalf of the supervisor, as a representative of the staff.
• Prepares and distributes press releases and other public information data.
• Supervises maintenance of district office files including selection of newspaper articles and other source materials for files.
• Manages district office expense account.
• Formulates replies to correspondence in draft or final form depending on the complexity of the issue.
• Advises supervisor of issues and projects in the district that require involvement to better serve the district.
• Reviews all correspondence, reports, and legislative proposals for accuracy and quality of content.
• May perform extensive background research on a bill in working it through the committee process.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Skills

Office procedures

PC software

Data organization

Florida legislative process

Verbal and written communication

Independent judgment

Planning and coordinating

Discretion and confidentiality

Supervisory ability

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 1 year admin experience

Master’s degree can substitute for experience

Experience substitutes for education

Job description

The Office of State Senator Brian Nathan in Tampa, FL seeks a District Legislative Aide to support the Senator with administrative and public relations duties, requiring a solid understanding of Florida's legislative process. The role may involve travel to Tallahassee.

Responsibilities include managing district office operations, liaising with constituents, drafting correspondence and reports, researching bills, and preparing press releases.