Executive Assistant & Budget Policy Liaison

State of Connecticut; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth opportunities

Healthy work/life balance

State employee benefits overview

Job summary

State of Connecticut’s Office of Policy and Management (OPM) seeks a Legislative Liaison (Executive Assistant 1) in Hartford to coordinate policy development, track budget impacts, and advocate the Administration’s positions on bills and actions. The role partners with the Governor’s Office and state agencies to shape state policy and budget decisions.

The executive assistant will support the Secretary and Legislative Affairs, monitor appropriations, prepare correspondence and briefs, and

Qualifications

• Two (2) years of experience working on large-scale budget development process for a statewide or equivalent government organization.
• Experience coordinating the development of state governmental policies and/or programs with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience drafting, tracking, and advocating for legislative proposals and administrative actions to improve state government.
• Experience providing administrative and operational support in a legislative office.
• Experience interacting with the public, executive, and legislative branch employees, and legislators.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the development of state governmental policies and/or programs with OPM staff, the Office of the Governor, state agencies, quasi-public agencies, municipalities, and other stakeholders.
• Draft, track and advocate Administration’s position on legislative proposals and administrative actions to improve and/or implement state governmental policies and/or programs.
• Support the Office of the Secretary, particularly the Legislative Affairs office.
• Monitor, track, and analyze legislative appropriations and finance budget bills and other legislative committee bills.
• Interact with the public, executive, and legislative branch employees, and legislators.
• Compile and coordinate data for action by leadership.
• Draft responses to legislative inquiries.
• Prepare a wide variety of correspondence, notes, memorandums, drafts, transcripts, charts and forms.
• Research, review, and report on the effectiveness of existing or proposed state governmental policies and/or programs.
• Compile data and background information for the Secretary and provide briefings to support deliverables or meetings.
• Attend meetings and operationalize action items and next steps.
• Draft communication documents, meeting summaries, Excel data, and PowerPoint presentations.
• Represent the Secretary on various boards and commissions or in various meeting capacities.
• Related duties as required.

Skills

Budget experience

Legislative liaison

Policy analysis

Stakeholder coordination

Public sector experience

Job description

State of Connecticut’s Office of Policy and Management (OPM) seeks a Legislative Liaison (Executive Assistant 1) in Hartford to coordinate policy development, track budget impacts, and advocate the Administration’s positions on bills and actions. The role partners with the Governor’s Office and state agencies to shape state policy and budget decisions.

The executive assistant will support the Secretary and Legislative Affairs, monitor appropriations, prepare correspondence and briefs, and