Job Number:
MEM-062-26
Date Posted:
March 9, 2026
Position Title:
Chief of Staff
Party:
Democrat
Office Code:
NY-03
Office/Company:
Rep. Tom Suozzi
Reports To:
Location:
Washington, DC
Contact:
NY03.jobs@mail.house.gov
Salary:
Primary Role
Chief Of Staff
Secondary Role:
Job Type:
Full-Time
Description:
The Office of Congressman Tom Suozzi has an immediate need to hire a dynamic leader to
fill the Chief of Staff role for the Washington, D.C. office in a full-time capacity.
Responsibilities:
• Serves as the confidential and strategic advisor for the Member to support
legislative and administrative operations
• Serves as the Member's chief policy advisor to develop all policy objectives,
strategies, and operating plans for the Member’s office
• Leads and oversees all legislative, policy, communications, and constituent
services strategies to support the office's legislative operation
• Acts as the Member's principal liaison and representative with key stakeholders,
including executives from the public, private, non-profit, and academic
communities
• Manages differing perspectives and opinions to navigate conflicts and develop
solutions effectively
• Organizes workload to prioritize tasks in accordance with varying deadlines and
ensure work is completed in an efficient and effective manner
• Oversees the hiring, training, and orientation processes of new employees and
evaluates employee performance to ensure goals, activities, and objectives are
accomplished
• Delegates tasks to staff and supervises the efforts of employees including the
legislative, press, and constituent service staffs to maintain effective office
operation
• Maintains oversight responsibility for salary decisions to assist with personnel
management
• Understands and navigates differing perspectives and opinions to resolve conflicts
and develop solutions effectively
• Sets office goals, policies, and procedures, and monitors the oNice budget
Qualifications:
Featured Skills:
• Coalition Building: Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across
groups or organizations to gain cooperation, build strategic relationships, and
achieve common goals.
• Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives
the impact and implications of decisions. Commits to action to accomplish
organizational goals. Maintains appropriate levels of confidentiality.
• Advising: Provides guidance and persuades others; utilizes give and take to make
sure input is considered on important decisions; considers the legislative and
political situation to provide valuable guidance.
• Managing Others: Plans, distributes, and monitors work assignments of others;
evaluates work performance and provides ongoing feedback to others on their
performance and opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods.
• Political Acumen: Identifies the internal and external politics that impact work.
Perceives organizational and political reality and acts accordingly
Instructions:
Interested candidates are encouraged to submit a resume to NY03.jobs@mail.house.gov with
the subject line “[Last name] – Chief of Staff.” No phone calls or drop-ins please.
Other:
Candidates of all educational backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The office is an equal-opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, disability, military status, age, marital status, or parental status.
