OUTREACH AND EDUCATION COORDINATOR

The Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of Maryland. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has the general charge, supervision, and direction of the State’s legal business, acting as legal advisors and representatives of the major agencies, various boards, commissions, officials, and institutions of State Government. The OAG also protects the public by civil enforcement of antitrust, civil rights, consumer protection, and securities laws and regulations and by the prosecution of organized crime, Medicaid fraud, environmental crimes, insurance fraud, state tax evasion, and other statutorily assigned matters. As Maryland’s 47th Attorney General, Anthony G. Brown leads the Office with a critical focus on equity, justice, and fairness.

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Office of the Attorney General

The Office of the Attorney General is seeking applications for talented, hardworking individuals to serve as an Outreach and Education Coordinator in its Executive Division. Working alongside two existing Outreach and Education Coordinators and a Community Affairs Coordinator, this position will oversee the planning, staffing, coordination, and execution of community-based events for the OAG, bringing relevant publications, resources, and promotional items. The Outreach and Education Coordinator reports directly to the Deputy Chief of Staff and will work to support the outreach efforts of the Division, central agency divisions, client agency units, and in some cases, and the Attorney General. In addition to supporting the Executive Division’s priorities, this position will work closely with the Consumer Protection Division and other central agency units to staff, coordinate, attend, and present, at various community events, conferences, resource fairs, expos, etc.

• Plan, coordinate, and execute community-based events, including consumer protection workshops, community forums, expos, conferences, and educational seminars throughout the jurisdiction 

Education:   Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience: Three years of administrative staff or professional work.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute 30 college credit hours from an accredited college or university for each year up to two years of the required experience. 

2. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from a college or university for the required experience.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer involving staff work that included the regular use of independent judgment and analysis in applying and interpreting complex administrative plans, policies, rules or regulations or analysis of operational programs or procedures with recommendations for improvement on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.  

The ideal candidate will have:

Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

The successful candidate will be eligible for subsidized health benefits (medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage) and life insurance; leave, including annual (vacation), personal, sick, and paid parental leave; and will be eligible for participation in a contributory defined benefit pension plan in which they are vested after ten years. State employees are eligible to participate in two supplemental retirement plans: the 457 Deferred Compensation Plan and the 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan. The State also offers a free mass transit benefit for local bus and express bus services.