Associate, Government Affairs

Salary Range:
$75,000.00 To $110,000.00 Annually

Position Title: Associate, Government Affairs

Supervisor: SVP Government Affairs
Role Type: Full-Time, salaried (40 hours work week)
Location: Washington, DC (Hybrid, with 3 days in office)
Salary Range: $75,000 – $110,000 (exclusive of bonus & 401k)

Position Overview:

Reporting to the SVP of Government Affairs, the Associate of Government Affairs will be at the very center of CEBA’s Government Affairs team. To leverage the voice of our 400+ members, whose combined market capitalization exceeds $20T, requires world-class stakeholder management.

The Government Affairs team needs to manage and leverage relationships with some of our corporate members’ Government Affairs teams, members of Congress and their staff, a significant coalition of NGOs and policy think tanks, our retained lobbyists, Governors, state legislators, regulatory authorities, and the administration.

This role requires excellent verbal and written communication, highly disciplined data management, the ability to think strategically while operating tactically to improve processes, and the ability to manage a large stakeholder community to both schedule advocacy engagement opportunities and track engagement in pursuit of CEBA’s mission. The Associate will assist senior staff in creating advocacy engagements, preparing for advocacy engagements, and tracking engagement outcomes. The role includes the management and production of advocacy talking points in collaboration with CEBA’s Policy and Communications teams.

This role is hybrid and requires in-office presence at least three days per week.

Core Responsibilities:

Policy Projection

• Work closely with the SVP to actively seek advocacy opportunities, primarily with a target list of members of Congress, requiring a solid understanding of Congressional processes, behaviors, and norms.
• Develop advocacy talking points, policy and legislative objectives, and summaries of historical engagement in preparation for advocacy engagements.
• Understand CEBA’s Government Affairs strategy and work to maintain the scope, objectives, and approach with the Policy Team, External Affairs, and the CEO’s Chief of Staff.

Engagement Management

• Build and maintain close working relationships with conservative Congressional staff, typically schedulers and legislative aides.
• Maintain an awareness of and professional contact with senior Congressional staff.
• Keep abreast of current and pending legislative issues as they relate to CEBA’s policy objectives.
• Manage Quorum application and stakeholder records for CEBA member companies as it relates to Government Affairs.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and detailed records of all advocacy engagements, including discussion topics, participants, and any intelligence gathered.
• Follow up on, or ensure CEBA follows up on, actions coming from advocacy engagement.
• Develop, maintain, and aggressively manage advocacy tasks assigned to CEBA staff using internal project management tools.
• Support budget management for an unconnected political action committee for both corporate and personal executive donations, working closely with the company responsible for regulatory filing.
• Maintain an accurate and up-to-date list of Congressional legislation related to CEBA’s policy objectives in the Quorum application.

Metrics, Communication, and Reporting

• Consolidate and report on legislative and regulatory movement to the executive team on a weekly basis and more frequently when necessary.
• Work closely with CEBA’s Policy team to assist in developing policy advocacy papers and talking points.
• Summarize Quorum’s social media listening intelligence related to CEBA’s policy objectives into daily emails for the executive team.
• Prepare regular communication to the government affairs offices of CEBA membership.
• Track and report engagement metrics to the executive team and prepare board reports.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree plus five years’ experience, or Master’s degree plus 2.5 years of experience.
• Minimum of two years’ experience tracking, researching, and analyzing federal legislation, executive action and policy, regulatory changes, upcoming congressional hearings, bill mark-ups, speeches, political media, and social media.
• Direct experience with conservative policymakers.
• Knowledge of the federal political process and demonstrable skills in producing lobby materials.
• Demonstrable data management experience with a CRM solution.
• Solid understanding of Congressional behaviors and norms and a working knowledge of regulatory agencies, Governors, state legislators, and the administration.

Additional:

• Experience with climate and energy issues.
• A professional and personal commitment to CEBA’s vision and core values of respect, integrity, service, and excellence (RISE).
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment balancing structure, process, and urgency.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal communications, including experience in creating high-quality presentations.
• Experience with relationship management of large stakeholder communities.
• A strong desire to help others, balanced with an ability to communicate directly and forcefully when necessary.
• Independently determine efficient and effective work methods.
• A calm approach to managing multiple tasks and ability to independently prioritize.
• The ability to think strategically while acting tactically.
• Willingness to travel.
• Eligible to work in the United States.

To Apply:

To be considered for this opportunity, please provide a resume and cover letter.

Our Salary and Benefits:

We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that aims to develop a world-class team by holistically supporting the individual. CEBA also offers eligibility to participate in our annual bonus/incentive plan based on both organizational and individual performance. CEBA believes that supporting all employees to have a full life, inside and outside of work, results in a team that feels personally engaged in CEBA’s success.

Benefits We Offer You (Generous Policy, Not Comprehensive):

• 401(k) with 5% employer match
• Highly Flexible PTO
• Quality Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance with substantial employer subsidy, including domestic partners
• Life, AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Generous Parental and Guardianship Leave
• Wellness Benefits

At CEBA You Belong:

CEBA knows that inclusiveness not only makes our organization stronger but also is foundational to our mission’s success. Our commitment to inclusiveness is embodied in company policy and the way we do business at CEBA.

CEBA provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, results of genetic testing, caregiver status, and past, present, or prospective service in the military, in addition to any other protected categories required by state, federal, or local regulations.

About the Organization:

The Clean Energy Buyers Association is a business association with a mission to activate a community of energy customers and partners to advance low-cost, reliable, carbon emissions-free global energy systems. The Clean Energy Buyers Institute is an affiliated public benefit charity that advances low-cost, reliable, carbon emissions-free global energy systems.

Our guiding values and tenets include respect for people and the planet, integrity in our conduct, service to our mission and stakeholders, and excellence in our programs and work. CEBA fosters a mission-oriented, strategic, and innovative culture, encouraging respectful discourse to drive impactful solutions.