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Job Description
Summary: The Government Affairs Senior Manager for Portfolio
Companies and New Business Initiatives coordinates activities associated
with government and public affairs for state and federal activities that
impact Stride\'s portfolio companies and new business initiatives.
Reporting to the Vice President, Public Affairs, this high visibility
role effectively coordinates Stride\'s interests through developing and
maintaining communications between Executive Directors for Government
Affairs, lobbyists, consultants, and employees with Portfolio Companies
and new business initiatives within the company.
Essential Functions
: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential duties.
Cross-functional support of the company\'s portfolio companies and
new lines of business impacted by government policies at the state,
federal, legislative, administrative and regulatory levels;
Monitors proposed state and federal legislation and rules to
determine possible effects on the company\'s portfolio companies and
new lines of business;
Supports strategy and tactics for a diversified team of executive
directors for government affairs, lobbyists, consultants and
employees from portfolio companies and new lines of business within
the company;
Develops and maintains strategic relationships with legislators and
other public officials through participation in local, state and
national events and meetings of legislative, administrative, policy
organizations and campaigns;
Identify potential business opportunities in policy changes for the
company\'s portfolio companies and new lines of business;
Monitor several projects and track progress while moving them along
effectively with a variety of interested parties and outside
resources;
Assists in the preparation of press releases and messaging
collateral in order to state the company\'s views and to inform
policymakers of impacts of proposed legislation considered desirable
or undesirable for the company\'s portfolio companies and new lines
of business;
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no formal
supervisory responsibilities.
Minimum Required Qualifications
:
Bachelor\'s degree in Political Science, Public Policy, Business
Administration, Management or related discipline AND
Five (5) years of successful leadership experience in lobbying,
political campaigns, legislative affairs, and regulatory policy,
including extensive experience identifying and building
relationships/working with key policymakers OR
Equivalent combination of education and experience
Certificates and Licenses: None required.
OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
A keen interest/knowledge of policy as it relates to workforce and
education technology. Familiarity with the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (WIOA) a plus.
Strong interpersonal, influencing, negotiation and communication
skills (written and verbal) along with considerable tact and
diplomacy to effectively address all levels
Exceptional personal and professional integrity
Strong people management skills and open leadership style with
ability to effectively lead/manage multiple projects
Actively seeks out, participates in and accepts collaborative
thinking and problem solving
Extremely organized, ability to prioritize, self-directed,
process-oriented and hands-on with the ability to dig into the
details when necessary
Strategic thinker able to position the organization for the future,
conceptualize critical trends, identify changing market demands and
implement tactically
Creative, innovative and \"out-of-the-box\" thinking skills; Systems
thinker; Understands impacts of decisions on all aspects of the
business
Strong business acumen, intelligence and capacity
Proactive, high energy, problem solving mentality, data driven with
strong analytical and decision-making skills
Strong work ethic, achievement oriented with a \"failure is not an
option\" mentality
High level of commitment to team and company values
Professional appearance and presentation
Ability to travel domestically 50% or more of the time
Ability to pass required background check
Work Environment
: The work environment characteristics described here are
representative of those an employee encounters while performing the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made
to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
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This position is remote and open to residents of the 50 states, D.C.
Compensation & Benefits: Stride, Inc. considers a person\'s
education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position\'s
work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel
(if any), external market and internal value when determining a new
employee\'s s
