Associate, Government Affairs

About the role

As an Associate, Government Affairs – Central, you will focus on Invenergy's government affairs activities, primarily in the legislative and executive branch, across the Midwest. This position will support the overall Government Affairs initiatives and report to the Senior Manager, Government Affairs. You will work collaboratively with members of all departments within the company and external stakeholders including trade organization leadership, lobbyists, and peer companies. The position involves policy analysis, budgeting, preparing strategy documents, and weekly reporting and will be on-site at Invenergy's Chicago office.

Responsibilities

• Support advocacy efforts across the region by developing relationships with necessary stakeholders and decisionmakers.
• Serve as a liaison with Invenergy contract lobbyists and direct their activities.
• Support coordination efforts with external stakeholders and interest groups to assist in achieving company objectives.
• Work closely with internal subject matter experts to develop positions on legislative proposals.
• Support efforts to develop and pass legislation to promote company objectives.
• Assist leadership in identifying potential legislative threats to the company.
• Communicate the Company’s position during trade organization meetings.
• Review statutory and regulatory requirements and develop comprehensive background reports on priority issues across key states.

Requirements

• 4+ years of relevant professional experience with 2+ years of legislative or energy related experience (i.e., utility, trade organization, government agency, independent power producer, etc.).
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Ability to travel 30% of the time or as needed (travel will ebb and flow based on legislative activity).
• Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, comfortable in public speaking roles.
• Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to identify and solve problems.
• Able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive and proprietary information.

Pay

Base Pay: $82,000.00 - $95,000.00 USD annual.

Bonus: 20% - 30% of base pay, based on individual and company performance.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401k retirement plan.
• Paid time off.