Manager, Government Affairs

Summary of the Opportunity

The Financial Services Forum (Forum) seeks a professional to assist the Government Affairs group in research, writing, and development of advocacy materials on behalf of trade association members before the Administration, Congress, and government agencies. The successful candidate will be a member of a small Government Affairs group and work closely with the Forum’s public affairs and policy research groups.

The Organization

The Forum is an economic policy and advocacy organization whose members are the eight largest and most diversified financial institutions headquartered in the United States. The Forum promotes policies that support savings and investment, financial inclusion, deep and liquid capital markets, a competitive global marketplace, and a sound financial system.

As the lead advocacy organization for the largest US global banks, the Forum supports CEO member engagement with top policymakers, establishes and coordinates large global bank priorities for purposes of advocacy and messaging, and provides thought leadership and a strong and credible industry voice on its policy agenda.

The Government Affairs Group

The Government Affairs group is responsible for defining, supporting, and furthering the trade association’s legislative and regulatory agenda and public policy initiatives through education and personal contacts with Administration personnel, legislators and their staff, and regulatory agency officials. The Government Affairs group’s primary mission is to support public policies that promote members’ business goals and oppose those that would restrict their businesses or result in a competitive disadvantage for their customers or industry.

The Government Affairs group accomplishes this by leveraging the Forum’s and members’ business expertise and understanding of the industry, the economy and local markets, as well as the Forum’s strong commitment to educate legislators on complex financial issues.

Role Description

As a member of a small advocacy group, you will work in a collaborative environment that results in thoughtful development of consistent policies and developed priorities. In this role, you will assist the Government Affairs group in research, writing, and the development of advocacy and board materials to help advance Forum member policy priorities. Moreover, you will work collaboratively alongside Forum members’ Washington, D.C. offices and staff at other trade associations to which they belong.

Specific Responsibilities

• Monitor developments in the legislative and regulatory space related to large bank priorities.
• Produce advocacy materials as needed including meeting memos, background documents, one-pagers, and transcript excerpts.
• Monitor or attend congressional hearings relevant to large banks, synthesize key points, and provide takeaways to GA team.
• Develop questions and talking points on large bank issues in consultation with the GA team.
• Provide research assistance to the GA team.
• Draft materials for board meetings and assist in the planning and preparation of Congressional, Administration, and regulatory meetings and testimony.
• Demonstrate proficient knowledge of large bank priorities including the regulation of capital and liquidity and post-crisis reforms.
• Support Communications and Research functions with various projects as needed.
• Assist in the preparation of quarterly Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies

• Ability to think critically, act independently, and engage professionally.
• Exceptional research, writing, editing, and oral communication skills.
• Excellent PowerPoint skills.
• Ability to adapt to an ever-changing environment.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously while prioritizing important issues.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to high quality.
• Passionate about progress and implementing change.
• Possess an analytical approach to interpreting and reporting data.
• Possess a positive attitude, eagerness to learn, and teamwork skills.

Qualifications

Applicants should have a 4-year college degree, and 2+ years of experience working in the political or financial services industries. Applicants should also have demonstrated experience managing complex financial services industry public policy issues and working collaboratively with large financial services companies and trade associations.

Reporting Relationship

This position will report to the Head of Government Affairs.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Salary and Benefits

The anticipated salary range for this position is $70,000 to $85,000. Additionally, the Forum provides a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, retirement plan with matching contribution, FSA/HSA, and paid time off.

Work Environment

This position is based in a professional environment in Washington, D.C. and requires work to be performed within the Forum’s office or in accordance with any remote work policy that may be offered by the Forum. The role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones, in addition to virtual meeting platforms such as MS Teams and Zoom. The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to safely and successfully perform the essential functions of this job consistent with federal, state, and local standards.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Persons with mental or physical disabilities as defined by the Americans With Disabilities Act are eligible for this position if they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodations are made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible for this position.

The Financial Services Forum provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals. We do not discriminate based on race, color, genetic information, religion, creed, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), age, marital status, citizenship status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, disability, matriculation, political affiliation of any individual, or any other category protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

The above-referenced job description is a guideline designed to present an overview of the position and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of responsibilities and requirements.

HR Contact

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to [email protected]. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. No phone calls, please.