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What role you will play in our team

• The Senior Advocacy Strategy Advisor will help develop and implement the strategy for the Issues & Advocacy team, helping coordinate advocacy and public affairs activities across the department and with other parts of the company
• This position reports to the Global Head of Issues & Advocacy and is based in Washington, DC

What you will do

• Help develop, implement and track progress on strategic priorities for the Issues & Advocacy team
• Support the design and execution of public affairs and advocacy campaigns across priority issues
• Track and analyze external policy, economic and policy developments
• Ensure there is clarity on issue priorities and advocacy plans across the team
• Oversee third-party and issue-specific public opinion polling on domestic and international issues and leverage insights in advocacy strategies
• Coordinate advocacy activities with the Government Relations and Communications teams
• Manage department budget and ensure resources appropriately allocated across issue priorities
• Oversee relationships with external consultants and vendors
• Maintain organizational systems to improve coordination across corporate issue management teams
• Manage special projects (unplanned policy developments or events significant to company; identifying resourcing needs for the team; etc)

About you

Skills and Qualifications

• An undergradate or graduate degree from an accredited university
• A minimum of 15 years of broad-based public policy advocacy experience at a corporation, think tank, consultancy or government agency
• Proven track record working effectively with senior management
• Experience managing public affairs campaigns and/or skill areas, such as policy communications, message development and stakeholder engagement
• Highly self-motivated, with excellent attention to detail and strong organizational and communication (oral and written) skills
• Analytical with the ability to synthesize complex data into easily understood information
• Ability to effectively multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal skills; team player
• Ability to work effectively as part of a global team as well as with internal business units and departments
• Manage quickly changing priorities and/or external events that impact business goals

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.

We offer you:

• Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life
• Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match
• Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as “Flex your Day”, providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing
• Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you
• Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you

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