About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until 11:59PM on Thursday, February 5. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than Thursday, February 5 at 11:59 PM.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers competitive pay commensurate with education and experience.  The hiring range for this position is $74,276/year - $82,000/year, based on experience. This is an at-will position.

We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include, but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service

• 457B Retirement Plan

• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year

• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Find out more about the benefits we offer our employees to find balance and build a mile high career.

Location & Schedule

This is primarily an in-person role. In this position, you can expect to work on-site at the City and County of Denver Building (1437 Bannock Street) in downtown Denver and 4685 Peoria Street. This position may work off-site 1-2 days per week. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

Please note this position requires regular work outside of normal business hours, including evenings and weekends.

Who We Are & What You’ll Do

The office of Councilmember Paul Kashmann, District 6, is seeking a Senior Council Aide with prior experience working for an elected official, government agency or other public-facing organization. Your responsibilities will include policy, community engagement, communications, and administrative work across Council District 6.

More information about Councilman Kashmann and District 6 can be found on District 6’s webpage.

We are looking for a highly skilled individual to advise on legislative and policy processes, community engagement, and communications. The successful candidate will possess excellent communication skills and be able to maintain a high level of trust with the Councilmember. They will also be able to implement the Councilmember's priorities with decisive and precise skill.

This is an at-will position. Please note this position requires regular work outside of normal business hours, including evenings and weekends.

Senior Council Aide duties can include, but are not limited to:

Policy Research and Legislative Process

• Advise on all policy items, communicating to all members of the team

• Develop, track, and help implement office policy priorities

• Serve as the lead with departments and stakeholders on key policy priorities as needed

• Review letters, reports, surveys, summaries, and other policy materials

Community Engagement and Constituent Services 

• Advise on all community engagement and constituent items, communicating to all members of the team

• Support key community engagement initiatives from the office

• Track office outreach and engagement efforts to ensure strong community ties

• Assist in casework as a liaison between Councilmember and constituents

Marketing & Communications

• Develop communication plans and implement strategies

• Advise on communications items, communicating to all members of the team.

• Help maintain the brand and social image

• Review newsletters, social media, mail, press relations, and other communications efforts

Administrative and Office Management

• Advise on all administrative items, communicating to all members of the team

• Review letters, memos, reports, and other office materials

• Liaison with City departments, including attending briefings on city projects

What You’ll Bring

Our ideal candidate is comfortable with identifying issues and solutions concerning equity and access in city programs, policy, and legislation; possesses excellent interpersonal and professional communication skills; maintains a consistently high attention to detail and excellent work product; and collaborates well with other team members, offices, and community members.

Because of the community that the office represents and the importance of this role, we place high value on:

• Experience infusing social, racial, and environmental justice; equity; and accountability into policy priorities for an elected official or policymaking body

• Experience processing, consolidating, and delivering large amounts of information into digestible formats

• Experience channeling and maintaining the voice and tone of a public official

• Demonstrated ability to maintain and execute multiple priorities across various topics and areas of work

• Work experience at the federal, state, or local government level; current or previous connection to Denver

• Experience working with diverse populations along with under-represented/underserved communities and experience navigating government systems

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree

• Experience: Five (5) years of public sector experience or similar professional experience that includes office management, constituent services, community outreach, public relations, or communications which must include one year as a city council aide, legislative aide, or an equivalent position

• Education/Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education. A combination of appropriate education and experience may be substituted for the minimum education and experience requirements.

• License/Certifications: None

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