Senior Director Issue Management
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Role summary
Manages, directs, or supervises staff and identifying important current and emerging government relations and public policy related issues that could impact an assigned organization or business group within the broader company, and for developing a variety or responses to them. May serve as a practice leader on a particular aspect of Issue Management. Specific activities to inform and influence various audiences may include: organizing grass roots campaigns, building coalitions with external parties having a common interest in the issues identified, developing support material and talking points for spokespeople, directly supporting the Federal and State Government Relations departments in their advocacy efforts, writing and giving speeches and an array of other activities. Typically based at Headquarters or Washington DC. May, depending on the organization structure, manage and direct a subgroup of Issue Management staff performing a variety of roles including: issues research, coalition building, legislative analysis, and grassroots organization.
Job summary sourced from the Empsight benchmark job library.
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