Senior Manager, Government Affairs

About the Job

Benefits Overview

A career at CoBank can offer you the opportunity to make a personal impact on the people and communities where we do business. When you choose a career with CoBank, you make a difference by standing for something that matters. In order to be the best, we hire the best!

Remarkable Benefits Offered By CoBank

• Careers with a purpose.

• Time-Off Packages, 15 days of vacation, 10 paid sick days, and 11 paid holidays

• Competitive Compensation & Incentive

• Hybrid work model: flexible arrangements for most positions

• Benefits Packages, including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, Disability, AD&D, and Life Insurance

• Robust associate training and development with CoBank University

• Tuition reimbursement for higher education up to $10K

• Outstanding 401k: up to 6% matching and additional 3% non-elective contribution

• Community Impact: United Way Angel Day, Volunteer Day, and Associate Directed Contribution

• Associate Resource Groups: creating a culture of respect and inclusion

• Recognize a fellow associate through our GEM awards

Job Description

Responsible for analyzing, lobbying, and drafting responses to legislative, regulatory, and other policy matters to advance the interests of the bank and the industries it serves, particularly with respect to the rural infrastructure sector – rural electric, telecommunications, community facilities, and rural water and wastewater. Participates in managing policy and public relationships with federal and state agencies, key strategic partners, and other stakeholders to advance the bank’s legislative, regulatory, public-private partnerships, industry advocacy, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts.

Essential Functions

• Analyzes legislative, regulatory, and other policy proposals and their impact on the bank, with particular emphasis on rural infrastructure matters. Prepares and drafts letters and memoranda expressing the bank’s position, including regulatory comment letters.

• Maintains relationship with National Telephone Cooperative Association, National Rural Water Association, and other trade associations to maintain current knowledge of industry, issues, and positions.

• Monitors Administration actions and establishes relationships with key stakeholders to advance CoBank interests.

• Monitors state legislative activities and makes recommendations to advance the bank’s policy, legislative, regulatory, public-private partnership, and CSR efforts.

• Coordinates strategic Corporate Social Responsibility and industry support with CSR staff to support the bank’s policy, legislative, and regulatory agenda, public/private partnerships, and relationships with political and policy stakeholders.

• Facilitates the CoBank District Farm Credit Council bi-annual meetings.

• Facilitates monthly meetings with affiliate Farm Credit associations and collaborative team meetings.

• Ensures compliance with relevant political and election law requirements, filling reports on behalf of the government affairs team.

• Prepares briefing books and other materials, including updates of CoBank “national and state sheets” for use by management, CoBank directors, and CoBank’s ACA representatives.

• Assists in onboarding advocacy class for the yearly CoBank Ambassador Program, helping with website creation and content development.

• Performs minor administrative tasks, including office bill processing.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree required

Work Experience

6 years of experience in public policy, government affairs, and/or regulatory affairs, preferably in the rural infrastructure or agriculture sectors at the federal and state level, required.

Prior Experience in Policy Analysis, Advocacy, Strategic Communications Preferred

Physical Exertion Details

Sedentary: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Travel Requirement Details

Frequent Travel occurs very often (typically, multiple times a week or several times a month).

About CoBank

The typical base pay range for this role is between $108,400 – $133,280. Compensation may vary based on individual job-related knowledge, skills, expertise, and experience. This position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance.

The listed salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. This job will be posted for a minimum of five (5) business days or until the position is filled. CoBank reserves the right to adjust compensation for all positions and to modify or discontinue benefits programs at any time in its sole discretion, subject to applicable law.

CoBank is a cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. The bank provides loans, leases, export financing, and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power, water, and communications providers in all 50 states. The bank also provides wholesale loans and other financial services to affiliated Farm Credit associations serving more than 76,000 farmers, ranchers, and other rural borrowers in 23 states around the country. CoBank is a member of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of banks and retail lending associations chartered to support the borrowing needs of U.S. agriculture, rural infrastructure, and rural communities. Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, CoBank serves customers from regional banking centers across the U.S. and also maintains an international representative office in Singapore.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

We are committed to ensuring that our online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all applicants, including qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are an applicant with a disability, or are assisting an applicant with a disability, and require accessibility assistance or would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the application process, including completing an application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please submit a request by emailing [email protected]. Include your contact information and specific details about your requested accommodation.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

CoBank is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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