Committee Assistants

Committee Assistants provide clerical and administrative support to House policy, legal, and fiscal staff and the committees of the House of Representatives. During the legislative session, most committees are assigned a team of Committee Assistants: a Committee Document Specialist (CDS) and a Hearing Room Specialist (HRS).

The CDS assists with creating and proofreading committee documents, meeting planning, and maintaining committee files. The HRS schedules Zoom webinars for each meeting, maintains files, assists with meeting planning, and is present at each committee meeting to run audio and video equipment in the hearing room. 

Depending on their role, Committee Assistants may be expected to:

• Create, proofread, and/or edit documents as requested by OPR research staff
• Operate hearing room audio, video, and recording equipment.
• Schedule Zoom webinars and maintain participant lists
• Provide clerical and administrative support to OPR research staff and House committees
• Prepare and maintain official committee meeting materials and files
• Assist with the planning and organizing of committee meetings
• Track the progress of bills
• Provide information to legislators, staff, lobbyists, media, and the general public, via phone and email
• Work independently as well as collaboratively with OPR research staff and other legislative and agency staff
• Meet office standards for nonpartisanship, objectivity, and confidentiality

The ideal candidate will have:

• Knowledge of clerical and administrative procedures
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Adobe, Chrome, and Zoom
• Ability to quickly learn specialized computer applications designed for committee support
• Excellent proofreading skills and attention to detail, and a commitment to producing high-quality documents
• Proven ability to multi-task and use organizational and planning skills to prioritize tasks within competing deadlines
• A proactive, creative, flexible, and service-oriented approach to work
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with varied audiences and deal with the complex situations found in the fast-paced, high pressure legislative environment
• Willingness to work the long, irregular hours that are common during a legislative session

An undergraduate degree is preferred, but not required.

Diverse backgrounds in education and experience could be successful in this role and will be considered. Candidates with any combination of experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the work will be considered.