Director of Public Policy Services
Manufacturing Association
$75,000k-$85,000k (DOE)
Permanent Opportunity!
Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm
Columbus, Ohio (onsite)
What the position offers:
- Medical, Dental, & Vision insurance
- 401K - company matches 100% up to 6% deferral
- Hours are Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5:00pm (1 hr. lunch); 37.50 work week
- Paid parking
What you'll be doing:
- Manage tax, safety, and workers' compensation policy committees, including monitoring state legislation and administrative actions, and developing policy recommendations with members and senior staff.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key policymakers, following relevant thought leadership and creating communications such as letters and testimony.
- Plan and conduct quarterly member meetings, including preparing committee documents and recruiting relevant speakers.
- Oversee issue areas including food and beverage, trade, transportation, aviation and aerospace, and building codes policy on behalf of membership.
- Support the managing director on assigned policy issues, including human resources, labor relations, economic development, business law, and health care.
- Manage selected federal issues, reviewing and monitoring federal actions within assigned areas and developing related communications content.
- Create content for publications and the organization's website related to assigned issue areas.
- Cultivate productive relationships with industry peers and provide leadership to industry coalitions with aligned objectives.
- Ensure compliance with Joint Legislative Ethics Committee requirements and assist with PAC reporting.
- Collaborate with the PAC Chair and managing director on fundraising efforts, including organizing PAC events, soliciting donations, identifying potential donors, and implementing - strategies to boost PAC engagement and contributions.
Who we're looking for:
- Must be a registered lobbyist and have completed the LSC fellowship program
- Experience with campaign and elections
- Analytic skills used to interpret public policy events and their effect on the manufacturing industry
- Verbal and written communication skills. Competent in in-person meetings, public speaking, and written communication, including newsletters, letters, and testimony. Ability to tailor audience-specific content
- Knowledge of state regulations regarding Joint Legislative Ethics Committee compliance
- Understanding of key lawmaking processes including those associated with: state legislative, state administrative, PUCO, federal administrative and federal legislative
- Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills
- Familiarity with business and employers issues related to assigned policy issue areas