Precinct One’s Mission
Precinct One’s mission is that we are committed to become a national model for delivering responsive public service utilizing inclusive, innovative, and collaborative approaches to improve the quality of life, advance equality of opportunity, and promote the fair treatment of all people in Harris County.
What you will do at Precinct One
Policy Division team members are responsible for advancing, developing and defending policies consistent with the Precinct One mission.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Conducting research and analysis
Drafting policy briefs and recommendations
Monitoring and tracking developments
Developing actionable solutions
Proposing and implementing strategic plans in relevant areas of public policy to aid in advancing reforms
Educating and organizing relevant stakeholders
Performing skilled and highly detailed research on various issues and specific interests while working within the organization and across specific interest groups is a vital part of this role
Attending meetings, hearings and functions as a Precinct One liaison
Other duties as assigned
Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net
This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.
Position Type:
Work Environment and Physical Demands:-
This is an active position that requires moderate physical activity. Ability to exert up to 20+ pounds of force frequently and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
About the Policy Department:
The Policy Department is committed to racial, social, and economic justice, and ask that team members believe deeply that economic, and social and racial justice are important and that they are driven to act on this belief. To engage effectively with our mission, team members must recognize ways that economic and social justice issues intersect and play out in the work, especially with communities we serve, and that team members are continually able to hear, reflect, and act on feedback regrading identity and equity with the aim to learn.
The Policy Department serves as a conduit for the research and vetting of information to assist in decision-making. The goal of the department is to ensure that every decision is well informed, evaluated and executed in the manner that best serves the constituents. The Policy Department is responsible for building out longer-term issue campaigns and designing roadmaps to implementation, in collaboration with community engagement and communications teams at the Precinct.
What you get in return
You will be surrounded by coworkers who bring their best to work each day. Passionate people who want to make a difference in the communities Precinct One serves along with Harris County as a whole.
Harris County employees receive a competitive salary plus medical, dental, and vision insurance at no cost to the employee after the first two months of full-time continued employment. Vacation, sick time, and floating holidays allow our employees to recharge and balance work and personal time. Mandatory participation in our retirement program allows employees to save for retirement. Various other benefits and discounts lead to the satisfaction and engagement of our employees.
About Precinct One
There are four precincts in Harris County. The four elected commissioners, along with an elected county judge, serve as members of the Harris County Commissioners Court, the administrative head of the county’s government.
With approximately 1.1 million residents, Harris County Precinct One is a diverse, urban precinct that covers 363 square miles. Precinct One’s multi-racial, multi-ethnic population is roughly 39 percent African American, 37 percent Latino, 18 percent Anglo, 5 percent Asian, and 1 percent other.
Precinct One, which includes 876 miles of road, stretches south to Brazoria County and reaches into eastern and northern sections of Harris County. The Precinct’s territory includes a large section of Downtown Houston, including the Downtown Harris County Courthouse Complex, Toyota Center, Minute Maid Park, and the BBVA Compass Stadium. Other notable landmarks include the 263-acre NRG Park Complex and the renowned Texas Medical Center. The Precinct is also the higher educational home to Houston Community College, Rice University, Texas Southern University, the University of Houston, and the University of St. Thomas. Precinct One manages more than 20 parks, 11 community centers, numerous hike-and-bike trails, three maintenance service centers, and several area offices, all of which provide an array of services to Precinct One residents.
Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.
Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.