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Description: The Coordinator of Government Relations (State and Federal) will track, assist with monitoring, and conduct research on legislation, pending legislation and issues based on input from appropriate internal departments, business units, lobbyists and associations; track and assist with monitoring political activity; communication with contract lobbyists, internal department government relations professionals and appropriate internal departments/business units; writing memos and preparing briefing materials; monitoring hearings; maintaining legislative and grassroots databases; drafting grassroots messaging and monitor results; effectively coordinate activity to ensure that issues are communicated quickly and accurately to appropriate internal personnel and external interested parties; develops weekly reports and analyses on government relations activities as required for use by management.
Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree
• 5 years experience working in a legislature/legislative office
• Experience communicating both verbally (on phone, one-on-one, to groups) and in writing (emails, letters, reports, presentations) to various audiences (work group, team, company management, external clients)
• Experience developing ways of accomplishing goals with little or no supervision, depending on oneself to complete objectives and determining when escalation of issues is necessary.
• Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
SOURCE: PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL 08/17/10
Description: The Coordinator of Government Relations (State and Federal) will track, assist with monitoring, and conduct research on legislation, pending legislation and issues based on input from appropriate internal departments, business units, lobbyists and associations; track and assist with monitoring political activity; communication with contract lobbyists, internal department government relations professionals and appropriate internal departments/business units; writing memos and preparing briefing materials; monitoring hearings; maintaining legislative and grassroots databases; drafting grassroots messaging and monitor results; effectively coordinate activity to ensure that issues are communicated quickly and accurately to appropriate internal personnel and external interested parties; develops weekly reports and analyses on government relations activities as required for use by management.
Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree
• 5 years experience working in a legislature/legislative office
• Experience communicating both verbally (on phone, one-on-one, to groups) and in writing (emails, letters, reports, presentations) to various audiences (work group, team, company management, external clients)
• Experience developing ways of accomplishing goals with little or no supervision, depending on oneself to complete objectives and determining when escalation of issues is necessary.
• Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
SOURCE: PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL 08/17/10
