Managing Director, Government Relations — Washington
Posted 02/22/2010
Job Description
Public Strategies offers clients a unique mix of talent combining corporate, government, policy, media, creative, and entrepreneurial experience. Through its patented Fifth Seat® discipline, Public Strategies ensures that public opinion is carefully considered and put to use as a strategic asset by its corporate clients. The firm employs the elements of winning political campaigns (sound research, finely honed strategy, and tactical implementation) to address its clients’ needs, whether for crisis preparedness and response strategy, strategic business management consultation, or public-opinion risk assessment.
The Managing Director, Government Relations, works under the general direction of the Consulting Practice Group Leaders at Public Strategies.
Responsibilities
- Direct client strategy.
- Meet growth and profitability targets established in annual goal-setting meetings.
- Instill account management best practices on client account teams to develop junior talent.
- Generate revenue (e.g., identify it, generate it, collect it).
- Establish and maintain relationships with Members of Congress, congressional staff and other federal government officials (requires registration as a lobbyist under the federal Lobbying Disclosure Act)
- Identify, analyze and track federal legislation and regulatory proposals that could affect client(s)’ business objectives
- Provide high-level strategic advice and counsel regarding policy trends and implications for the client(s)
- Manage government relations activities within the Washington office
- In-depth knowledge of Capitol Hill and regulatory agencies
- Excellent relationship building skills
- Demonstrated negotiation skills to advocate for client(s)’ initiatives with elected offices and regulatory agencies
- Management of 5-10 staff professionals
- Business planning, budgeting, and utilization/realization skills
- Ability to acquire new clients through network and contacts
- Ability to grow existing client accounts by value adds
- Provide high-level strategic advice and counsel regarding policy trends and implications for the client.
- Provide high-level strategic advice on relationship building and issue education of key policy makers.
- College degree or equivalent.
- 10+ years of experience in a leadership role in Congress (i.e., Chief of Staff, Senior Leadership Staff, Committee Staff Director, Senior Legislative Director); as a Vice President of Government Relations or Public Affairs in a corporation or trade association; or in a leadership role in an executive agency (i.e., Chief of Staff, Assistant Secretary, Senior Advisor).