The principal mission of SIIA is to:
- Promote the Industry: SIIA promotes the common interests of the software and digital content industry as a whole, as well as its component parts.
- Protect the Industry: SIIA protects the intellectual property of member companies, and advocates a legal and regulatory environment that benefits the entire industry.
- Inform the
Industry: SIIA informs the industry and the broader public by serving as a
resource on trends, technologies, policies and related issues that affect
member firms and demonstrate the contribution of the industry to the broader
economy.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Vice President, Public Policy (VP) is responsible for SIIA's legal and public policy agenda and is a key member of the SIIA management team. The VP is responsible for a broad array of policy issues affecting SIIA members, including intellectual property, education, e-commerce and trade, privacy, competition, e-government and information policy. The VP respresents SIIA before Congress and Executive Branch agencies, as well as foreign government agencies responsible for legislative and policy issues, especially in Brussels and Beijing. The VP reports directly to the President of SIIA, supervises the Government Affairs staff in its work, and is a primary leader for member companies, policy makers and the media on the issues on SIIA's public policy agenda. A copy of the latest SIIA policy priorities can be found at http://www.siia.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Item....
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Policy and Regulatory Advocacy. The VP supervises and is ultimately accountable for the implementation of SIIA's policy priorities, and effectively advocates on behalf of members before relevant government authorities. The VP serves as SIIA's primary spokesperson before government officials, the media and at industry events on all public policy matters. This requires the VP to testify before government bodies, stay abreast of rapidly developing policy initiatives across myriad jurisdictions, and to ensure high quality written submissions and comments on behalf of SIIA. The VP holds regular and frequent meetings with SIIA's Government Affairs Council (GAC) and works with the GAC to establish SIIA's policy objectives and priorities.
- Coalition Building and Media Communications. The VP works closely with other industry and advocacy groups on issues of common interest and, where appropriate, creates, manages and participates in coalitions to pursue SIIA's policy priorities.
- Strategic Understanding of Industry Dynamics and Economics. The VP is expected to have a solid strategic understanding of the rapid economic and technological changes occurring in the software and digital content industry, and a solid grasp of the business models that are evolving in the industry. The VP should demonstrate thought leadership through written and oral communication on how these changes affect the policy environment.
- Membership Recruitment and Retention. Working closely with SIIA's President, the VP has a significant role in recruiting and retaining member companies in an increasingly competitive high-tech association membership environment.
- Organizational Management. The VP, as a key member of SIIA's management team, demonstrates leadership within and externally to the SIIA organization. The VP is responsible for the budgeting and financial oversight of SIIA's public policy program. The VP oversees the SIIA government affairs team, including a group of senior lobbyists each with expertise and responsibility in their given specific areas.
- Other duties as assigned by SIIA's President.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum of 10 years experience working effectively with governments and other stakeholders domestically and globally on public policy agencies, preferably in the technology sector.
- Firm grounding in the policy issues affecting the software and digital content industry, including especially data privacy and security, e-commerce and trade, and industry competition policy.
- Demonstration of outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal, including, for example, testifying before Congress or other government authorities, public speaking and preparing substantive comments in response to government notices.
- Innate ability to work in a fast paced, competitive environment and manage multiple priorities while delivering high quality product and services in the public policy arena. Experience in working on management teams, supervising and motivating direct reporting personnel, and operating across departments or divisions to achieve organizational goals.
- A bachelor's degree is required. A law degree is preferred but is not required for a candidate with extensive subject matter expertise in the critical issues of interest to SIIA and its members.
- Demonstrated ability to master critical issues and operate in a multi-jurisdictional legal environment.
For consideration, send resume with salary requirements to: employ@siia.net ; Attn: HR, SIIA, 1090 Vermont Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington DC 20005, fax (202) 289-7097 or Visit our website: www.siia.net
SOURCE: PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL 01/03/11
