Must-Haves

1. Advocacy experience and the ability to build relationships

2. Connections to the Democratic leadership and CBC

3. Experience working for elected officials, i.e., congressional representatives

Nice-To-Haves

1. Familiar with the chemical industry

2. Understanding of the legislative process

Job Description

The position is responsible for managing the American Chemistry Council (ACC)’s sustainability, chemical management, plastics and environmental advocacy efforts and sharing responsibilities for supporting ACC’s product panel groups and understanding their interests in active and proposed legislation. The position is also responsible for policy strategy, and scheduling and facilitating meetings with legislators on behalf of assigned product panel groups and responding to regulatory inquiries and requests to testify at public hearings. The position collaborates with appropriate in-house ACC colleagues and reports to the Vice President, Federal Affairs.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Primary ACC liaison to Democratic members of Congress and Democratic congressional leadership.
• Acquires a working knowledge of ACC and the Federal Affairs Department’s issues and activities.
• Prepares and implements advocacy strategies for ACC sustainability, chemical management, plastics, climate and/or environment policies and positions.
• Assists in preparation and implementation of advocacy strategies for product panel group policies and positions.
• Responds to ACC member and public inquiries and provides substantive answers and materials, as needed.
• Lobbies members of Congress and staff, which includes building strategic and long-term relationships.
• Engages the Administration and federal agencies, as needed.
• Advocates policies favorable to assigned product panel groups and ACC generally to members of legislature and other holders of public office, for purposes of persuading them to support or oppose legislation, as appropriate.
• Studies proposed legislation to determine possible effect on interest of sustainability, chemical management, plastics and/or environment advocacy and assigned product panel groups.
• Attends and represents ACC at state and national meetings, hearings, and conferences.
• Plans and coordinates meetings between ACC members and elected officials to discuss legislative issues and proposals and to allow officials to respond to membership concerns.
• Prepares issue summaries for internal and external clients, as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in political science, communications, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years’ advocacy or relevant experience.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to aggressively build and maintain strong relationships and advocate on behalf of applicable customer.
• Ability to provide strategic counseling, develop plans, and execute supporting tactics.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects with competing priorities and exercise sound judgment in evaluating such situations and issues.
• Ability to demonstrate creativity and take initiative.
• Proven ability to work in a team environment.

Preferred

• Congressional staff experience.
• Environmental/sustainability regulatory or legislative experience.