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City of Austin - JOB DESCRIPTION

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Deputy Intergovernmental Relations Officer
FLSA: Standard/Exempt EEO Category: (20) Professionals
Class Code: 12506 Salary Grade: BB9
Approved: October 21, 2013 Last Revised: November 27, 2023

Purpose:
 

Directs the function and daily operation of the Intergovernmental Relations Office; liaises with other governmental agencies, building and maintaining relationships, and ensuring effective communication; secures funding sources and ensures passage of the City’s legislative agenda.
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
  Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
  1. Responds to and resolves sensitive inquiries and complaints from both internal and external sources and provides solutions to complex problems and works to resolve difficult issues between involved parties including Council, City Executives, media and the general public.
  2. Researches and monitors legislative impact, consults with the City’s Legal Department, provides bill analysis, develops and advocates the City’s legislative agenda,
  3. Manages the preparation of operating budgets, the financial forecasts and business plan requirements and reports, including financial reports and performance measures reports.
  4. Develops and implements short-and-long-range plans, policies, procedures, and programs.
  5. Acts as Intergovernmental Relations Officer in their absence to include serving as official departmental representative to other City departments, City Manager’s Office, elected officials and outside agencies.
  6. Prepares business planning reports, memoranda, and correspondence on departmental policies and activities.
  7. Secures funding from federal and state appropriations.
  8. Develops City wide legislative programs and directs the filing of legislation and prepares recommendations for City Council approval.
  9. Provides oral and written testimony.
  10. Manages legislative lobbying team.
Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
 

Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
  • Knowledge of legislative practices and procedures
  • Knowledge of supervisory and management techniques and principles
  • Knowledge of legislation tracking systems
  • Knowledge of contract language, terms, conditions, etc.
  • Skill in oral and written communication
  • Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing
  • Skill in using computers and related software
  • Skill in legal analysis and impact
  • Skill in planning and organizing
  • Ability to accurately summarize and evaluate factors relating legislation
  • Ability to negotiate
  • Ability to coordinate with various departments
  • Ability to evaluate political conditions and make appropriate recommendations
  • Ability to give public presentations
  • Ability to recommend procedural changes
  • Ability to exercise good judgment, tact and diplomacy in all public dealings
  • Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with other city and government agency employees and the public
Minimum Qualifications:
 

Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university plus four (4) years of experience in a related field, of which two (2) years were in a management capacity
Licenses and Certifications Required:
 

None.

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.