Support the Department of Fish & Wildlife’s legislative priorities and advance the mission of conserving fish and wildlife, along with providing recreational and commercial opportunities.

Provide coordination support to agency leadership to advance legislative/strategic initiatives and to develop and coordinate state budget proposals.

Come join a close-knit, collaborative team that values diversity and each member for their strengths and works together to solve challenges and issues with consistent results.

With that in mind, 

Picture yourself facilitating the development of and tracking the Department of Fish & Wildlife’s state legislative requests.

With your experience, you will lead internal teams to develop bill ideas, scope language, and develop outreach strategies.

This is an opportunity to be responsible for providing cross program and region advice, as well as promoting high quality customer service with both internal and external partners, especially legislative offices.

The optimal applicants are customer service driven leaders, with strong self-awareness skills, understanding and relating to different personalities and cultures in a manner that fosters collaboration, trust, and solution-oriented thinking.

We are seeking a candidate, who respects and values the opinions of others, creating an inclusive team environment where every member feels they contribute value to the project and WDFW.

Our Legislative Coordinator, 

Legislative Strategy Development and Coordination: 

• Facilitates agency Legislative Coordination Team meetings to keep executive management and programs organized during the legislative session.
• Trains and provides technical assistance to Legislative Coordinators and program managers on the legislative process to ensure efficient workflow during the legislative session.
• Prepares weekly hearing schedules and helps ensure staff coverage at legislative hearings and meetings.

Coordinates Agency Bill Development Process: 

• Leads bill development and outreach teams for agency request legislation – coordinating internal subject matter experts, conducting research on policy and fiscal impacts and formulating recommendations for the Legislative Director, Director of Budget and Government Affairs, and Executive Management Team.
• Develops and maintains timeline, proposal forms and guidance documents for the development of agency legislation.

Bill Tracking:

• Serves as the agency’s administrator of the Bill Analysis Tracking System, LobbyGov and other legislative tracking systems.
• Ensures systems are up-to-date and staff are trained in how to use them.

Legislative Outreach and Coordination: 

• Reviews documents, reports, and legislative assignments to ensure consistency and accuracy within RCWs, WACs, and Departmental policy.
• Resolves legislative customer complains – assigns, tracks, prioritizes and reviews correspondence from Legislators and Governor’s Office and monitors status of response.

Administrative Operations and Management: 

WORKING CONDITIONS: 

• Work Setting, including hazards:    
  1. Work environment is a very busy office setting.
  2. The duty station for this position is in Olympia, WA. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of our positions do remote work or telework (a combination of office and remote).  When the workforce is approved to return to an office setting, remote or telework may be considered.
• Schedule:   
  1. Typically, Monday – Friday – 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  2. Workload demands may require work outside the assigned work hours/days and adjustment of work schedules, especially during legislative session.
• Travel Requirements: 
  1. Some travel may be required throughout the State to attend trainings, meetings, and conferences.
• Customer Interactions: 
  1. Legislators, Legislative and Congressional staff, Agency staff, and Stakeholders.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

          AND 

Please Note: Professional experience conducting research and analyzing policies, laws, rules, or regulations may substitute, year-for-year for the education requirement.

Ability to:

• Read, understand, and interpret policies and procedures.
• Develop written reports.
• Communicate effectively, both in writing and in speech.

Key Competencies:

• Facilitation and Negotiation Skills – being tactful and sensitive when dealing with people with strong held opposing viewpoints and when addressing “politically sensitive” matters.
• Written Communication – exceptional writing skills are required, letters, memos, and e-mails should be organized, clear and concise, use principles of “plain talk”, and effective, yet tactful communication.      

Certifications/Licenses: 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

Please note: Failure to follow the instructions below may lead to disqualification. 

In order to successfully apply for this position, you MUST complete your profile at www.careers.wa.gov and attach the following to your profile before completing the online application:

• A cover letter describing how you meet the qualifications of this position (Generic cover letter will not be accepted).
• A current resume. 
• Three professional references. 

IMPORTANT NOTES:  

All new employees must complete an Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9 Form) on their first day of work. If hired for this or any position at WDFW, you will be required to provide documentation proving you are eligible to work in the United States. For a list of acceptable documents, please use the following link:  https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

The Department of Fish and Wildlife’s priority during the Covid-19 health crisis is to keep our staff, candidates, and the public safe.  We are hiring and encourage you to apply to open positions. We have transitioned to a virtual recruitment process, to include web-based interviews.

JOIN THE WDFW TEAM:

Learn about our agency and the perks of working for WDFW!

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has some of the most talented people in the natural resource field.  We celebrate and value diversity, appreciating that a workforce composed of those from different backgrounds and experiences creates an inclusive environment, strengthens positive relationships with the local community, and brings new perspectives and approaches to fulfilling the agency’s mission. We value demonstrated skill in living WDFW values of professionalism, accountability, empathy, integrity, service, and respect.

WDFW employees may be eligible for the following:

Medical/Dental/Vision for employee & dependent(s), Public Employees Retirement System (PERS),   Vacation, Sick, and other Leave, 11 Paid Holidays per year, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Tuition Waiver,   Long Term Disability & Life Insurance, Deferred Compensation Programs, Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP),  Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA), Employee Assistance Program, Commute Trip Reduction Incentives (Download PDF reader), Combined Fund Drive, SmartHealth.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Employer

VETERAN PREFERENCE NOTICE:

To take advantage of veteran preference, please do the following:

• Subject line should include recruitment number, position and Vet (for example: #10155 Biologist 1 – Veteran)
• Include your name as it appears on your application in careers.wa.gov

MILITARY SPOUSE PREFERENCE NOTICE: 

To take advantage of military spouse preference, please do the following:

• Notify us of your military spouse status by email at RecruitmentTeam@dfw.wa.gov.
• Subject line should include recruitment number, position and MS (for example: #10155 Biologist 1 – MS)
• Include your name as it appears on your application in careers.wa.gov

Note: Please blackout any PII (personally identifiable information) data such as social security numbers. For further information, please contact us at RecruitmentTeam@dfw.wa.gov.

As part of WDFW’s efforts to advance respectful and inclusive work environments, the Agency expects inclusivity as part of our professional interactions and communications.  Therefore, we want to ensure that all individuals feel welcome, are treated fairly and respectfully.  All staff are empowered to fully contribute to serving their work unit, Agency, and the citizens of Washington.

The Department of Fish and Wildlife is an equal opportunity employer.  We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and gender identity diversity.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status and are encouraged to apply. 

 Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this announcement in an alternative format may call (360) 902-2276 or the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (800) 833-6388.

If you are having technical difficulties creating, accessing or completing your application, please call NEOGOV toll-free at (855) 524-5627 or support@neogov.com.

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