Government Relations Manager/Public Affairs Advisor

About the role

Become a Government Relations Manager/Public Affairs Advisor at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this role, you’ll support the development and implementation of engagement plans that result in favorable policy and infrastructure project outcomes primarily in Kern County and parts of Kings County, to help safely deliver reliable, clean, and affordable electricity.

Responsibilities

• Engages with a broader set of officials and maintains existing relationships; leads smaller strategic relationship building projects focusing on select SCE initiatives.
• Proposes and shapes the content and topics of discussion, ensuring relevance to business activities; engages directly with government officials at gatherings.
• Prepares and proofreads correspondence, forms, and other documents, and coordinates the communication of information from the Government Affairs office to internal stakeholders interested in topics related to strategic initiatives, agency actions, and legislative proposals.
• Manages sections or specific aspects of the reports; reviews data for accuracy ensuring all report criteria are met, and verifies that the reports adhere to the guidelines set by LDA and FEC.
• Drafts and delivers reports for the corporate office as well as briefing notes for senior management to outline issues that may impact the company's operations and project developments.
• Develops multiple pieces of policy content ensuring coherence and consistency; engages with internal and external stakeholders to refine content.
• Implements and acts on opportunities to streamline administrative processes associated with managing the office.
• Supports outreach to industry lobbying coalitions on priority issues.
• Incident Management Team (IMT) Participation: When needed, incumbents in this job are required to serve as members of the Incident Management Team (IMT) to support emergency response and business continuity efforts. This essential function includes on-call availability on a rotating basis (approximately every four to six weeks), the ability to work extended hours up to 12-hour shifts during IMT activations, flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as operationally necessary during emergency events, readiness to report in person to the Irwindale location on short notice, completion and maintenance of required IMT training and qualifications, and the performance of assigned IMT duties that may differ from regular responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of experience working in public affairs, government relations, or community relations.
• A Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Political Science, Business, or related field.
• Experience in helping to manage candidate, ballot measure and/or issue advocacy campaigns.
• Experience managing infrastructure and public involvement activities.
• Experience working closely with local governments.
• Strong strategic, analytical, and planning skills.
• Effective decision making, results delivery, and team building.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Experience working in the energy industry.
• Ability to analyze, summarize and recommend ideas and concepts to senior management in a clear, concise, and persuasive manner.
• Strong ethics, people skills, and the ability to optimally manage stress and engage in continuous learning.
• Strong organizational skills with an elevated level of initiative and ability to effectively interface and collaborate with partners to help drive solutions and ensure stakeholder buy-in.
• Ability to handle and support multiple projects concurrently.
• Familiarity with social media tools for monitoring and engaging with stakeholders.

Skills

• Ability to follow Edison safety protocols and safe work practices.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

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