Legislative Coordinator

State of Colorado; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PERA retirement benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Disability Coverage

Life and AD&D Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Paid Holidays and Annual Leave

Work-Life Employment Discount Program

Job summary

The Office of the Governor in Colorado seeks a Legislative Coordinator to manage bill tracking, coordinate with legislative staff, and support the Deputy Chief of Staff. This role ensures timely analysis of proposed legislation affecting executive agencies and helps execute the Governor’s legislative agenda.

Ideal candidates will have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, experience with the state legislative process, and strong communication skills to work with diverse stakeholders and maintain

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant field or work experience.
• Experience with the state legislative process and public service preferred.
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail are essential.
• Initiative and ability to work independently in a political environment.
• Ability to build relationships with legislators, local governments, advocates, and the media.

Responsibilities

• Manage bill tracking, review and analyze legislation affecting executive agencies.
• Provide administrative and scheduling support for the Deputy Chief of Staff.
• Coordinate with legislative liaisons and staff to analyze bills.
• Plan and execute bill-signing events and liaison meetings.
• Draft memos on issues important to the Governor and legislative team.
• Attend hearings, take notes, and coordinate presentations.

Skills

Strong communication

Attention to detail

Initiative

Stakeholder relationship building

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Experience with state legislative process

Job description

Who We Are

Colorado Governor-elect Phil Weiser is committed to an administration that represents all of Colorado, and serves and protects every Coloradan. Governor-elect Weiser and his team will lead State government to ensure that we serve the people of Colorado, working to make their lives better, and together, we meet opportunities and challenges with creativity, collaboration, and compassion. His commitment to serve as the People’s Governor means that he and his team will have a sustained focus on how to make Colorado safer, more affordable, more sustainable, and a great place to live, build a business, and raise a family.

We Have Strong Core Values

Our core values drive our actions. We are: 1) principled, maintaining the highest ethical standards, acting with integrity, and operating transparently; 2) public servants, who are always ensuring our work is not about us, but instead is about improving the lives of the people of Colorado; 3) innovative, by seeking to solve problems creatively and operate with a continuous improvement mindset; and 4) "better together," by working to support each other as a team and collaborate effectively.

Department Information

The Office of the Governor oversees the operation of the executive branch of state government, including the coordination, direction, and planning of agency operations. The Governor’s staff includes offices for budgeting, communications and outreach, legal counsel, legislative liaison, operations, policy and research, and scheduling.

Department: Office of the Governor

Position Title: Legislative Coordinator

Summary of Functions:

The Legislative Coordinator manages the processes and the calendar that keep the Governor’s legislative team running, and provides general and administrative support to the team. The position manages bill tracking and the final bill action workflow, schedules and plans liaison meetings and bill-signing events, and partners with the legislative assistant. The position also helps coordinate the various department liaisons, assists them with communication with the Office of Legislative Affairs, and provides support as needed to accomplish their goals. The team’s goal is to achieve passage of the administration’s and the departments’ proposals during the legislative session.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage bill tracking, including review and analysis of legislation and proposed legislation that affects executive agencies, and track legislation during the session, including department bills

• Provide administrative and scheduling support for the Deputy Chief of Staff

• Manage internal processes to ensure comprehensive analysis of each bill

• Manage the process for final bill action by the Governor, coordinating with the Governor’s Office legal, budget, policy, and communications staff to determine and execute final action on bills

• Coordinate with the General Assembly caucus and enrolling staff on processing of bills to be sent for the Governor’s consideration

• Coordinate bill memos and briefs regarding legislation

• Plan and execute bill-signing events, including the annual bill-signing tour, and support the strategic scheduling, calendar coordination, communications, and staffing that go with them

• Plan regular liaison meetings and provide assistance and support to agency legislative liaisons on specific legislation and proposed legislation

• Draft memos on issues important to the Governor and the legislative team

• Attend and take notes in hearings and meetings, and coordinate legislative presentations

• Collaborate with the communications team on applicable press releases and on Governor visits to member districts

• Stand up and manage internal processes throughout the different cycles in the office

• Oversee the legislative assistant and delegate responsibilities

Organizational Relationships:

Director of Legislative Affairs; Office of Legislative Affairs; Deputy Chief of Staff; legislative liaisons; communications team; Governor’s Office; General Assembly

Preferred Education/Experience:

• A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent amount of education and relevant work experience

• Experience working with the state legislative process

• A demonstrated interest in legislative affairs and in public service

• Strong communication skills and careful attention to detail

• Strong individual initiative and work ethic

• The ability to responsibly handle and participate in confidential work

• A strong commitment to good government and nonpartisanship

• Experience building relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders with varying perspectives and interests, including legislators, local governments, advocates, and the media

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and schedule in an efficient, productive manner and to focus on key priorities

• Experience providing scheduling support to an executive

• Demonstrated ability to quickly understand and absorb new information and to maintain stable performance under pressure

• Experience finding opportunities to increase efficiency and improve processes

Conditions of employment:

Applicants must pass a thorough background check prior to employment and reside in Colorado once employed

Benefits

The State of Colorado offers a competitive benefits package to permanent employees:

• PERA retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan, PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401K and 457 plans

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance coverage

• Automatic Short-Term and Optional Long-Term Disability Coverage

• Life and AD&D Insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) job protection and State of Colorado Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML)

• 11 Paid Holidays Annually and Accrued Annual and Sick Leave

• Variety of discounts on services and products available through the State of Colorado's Work-Life Employment Discount Program

To learn more about State of Colorado benefits visit: https://www.colorado.gov/dhr/benefits.

ADAAA Requests

The State of Colorado is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our office will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator at [e-mail].

We believe that diverse teams produce better results and encourage people of a variety of backgrounds and qualifications to apply.