Assistant Legislative Representative - The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California - Sacramento, CA
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Company: The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
As the Assistant Legislative Representative you will be responsible for assisting with the implementation of Metropolitan's state legislative program. In this role, you will help schedule meetings, track the legislative calendar, monitor and report on legislative and administrative hearings, draft position letters, analyze legislation, prepare background materials and respond to requests from legislative and administrative offices and Metropolitan management.
The successful candidate must possess a strong political acumen with a demonstrated ability to achieve desired results. This individual must have excellent analytical and communication skills and be effective in building strategic coalitions and publicly advocating through written and oral testimony.
This position is located in Sacramento.
This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification / job.
To view the full job description click here: Assistant Legislative Representative
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and four (4) years of relevant experience of which two (2) years must have been providing support in a legislative office; or a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of relevant experience.
Relevant experience is defined as: experience working on California policy issues.
CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
License(s): Valid California Class C Driver’s License or equivalent (required at time of application) that allows you to drive during your employment.
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Benefits:
• Competitive compensation
• Excellent medical, dental, life, vision plans.
• Deferred compensation in the form of a 401(k) plan (with matching contribution) and a 457 plan.
• Retirement benefits under the California Public Employees' Retirement System
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training and advancement opportunities
• Excellent working environment
• Public transportation reimbursements
For more information on MWD benefits, please use the following link: Benefits Regular FT PT Employees (Represented)
ABOUT MWD
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a consortium of 26 cities and water districts that provides drinking water to nearly 19 million people in Southern California. Metropolitan’s mission is to provide its service area with adequate and reliable supplies of high quality water to meet current and future needs in an environmentally and economically responsible way. Metropolitan’s facilities include the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct, five water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 2.3 billion gallons per day, nine surface water reservoirs, 830 miles of pipeline, and 15 hydroelectric power plants.
MWD is a Federal and State EO employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.
Application Filing Period: Closes at 4:30 pm PST on the date stated in the job announcement. However it may close prior to the filing end date if sufficient applications have been received. If sufficient applications have not been received, then the filing period end date may be extended.
Sponsorship: Applicants for employment with The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B or other employment-based immigration case).
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities, who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process, please call (213) 217-7738 or [email protected].
MWD is a Federal and State EO employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.
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