Director of Intergovernmental Affairs*
Director of Intergovernmental Affairs*
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- Language Incentive
- Referral Bonus
- Tuition Assistance Program
Description
Under general direction from the Chief Administrative Officer the Director of Intergovernmental Affairs conducts intergovernmental liaison services with other government entities on behalf of the City of Richmond. The incumbent advocates for the City of Richmonds interests before the Virginia General Assembly state officials federal agencies and other decisionmaking bodies. The office serves as the liaison to government and nongovernment organizations and facilitates the communication of legislative priorities between key stakeholders and the city.
Supervision Exercised/Received:
Exercised:This classification typically supervises other employees.
Received:This classification typically reports to the Chief Administrative Officer.
Note:Other reporting relationships may apply.
Duties include but are not limited to
Duties may include but are not limited to:
- Work collaboratively as a strategic member of the Executive Team to advocate policy and formulate operational objectives in accordance with federal and state statutes and consistent with city policies
- Develop and proposes federal state and local legislative agendas. Cultivates personal relationships with members of the citys legislative delegation serving as a source of information on city policies and issues and serves as a liaison between legislators and city elected officials and staff
- Provide senior and executive level expert advice
- Perform lobbying activities for the city through oneonone meetings with legislators and policy staff providing testimony at hearings on bills attending policy development and stakeholder meetings making the case for the citys legislative position maintaining contact and influence with regional players and representing the citys views
- Establish relationships with key members of the executive staff legislative members and state agencies.
- Assist with the development and implementation of the citys legislative agenda
- Work closely and collaboratively with city leadership to effectively promote all legislative positions and policy strategies to critical stakeholders.
- Respond to a wide variety of inquiries from elected officials offices
- Monitor local state and federal legislation observing other cities actions and conducting other research especially through regional agencies.
- Formulate legislative strategies using sound expert analyses and independent judgment
- Analyze research drafts and edit legislative responses. Estimate effects of changes in legislation or public policy and present recommendations based on sound analyses
- Write and edit content for legislative memos and correspondence to and from elected officials
- Advocate for the citys interests with the Virginia Executive branch Virginia General Assembly and congressional members.
- Utilize federal state and local legislative and budget development processes to effectively achieve results
Qualifications Special Certifications and Licenses
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
- 10 years of experience working in a professional environment in government relations with seven of them in a supervisory capacity
- A Bachelors Degree in political science public policy political affairs or a related field
- An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification
LICENSING CERTIFICATIONS and/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS- Some departments and positions may require or prefer licenses or certifications in area of focus.
PREFERRED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:- A Masters Degree in political science public policy political affairs or a related field is preferred
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES: TYPICAL KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES: These are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.
Knowledge (some combination of the following):
- Negotiations and advocacy
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Established relationships with Virginias legislative bodies
- Working knowledge of Virginias political and government structures
- Professional experience in government affairs professional or local government advocacy
Skills (some combination of the following):
- Effective communication and strong presentation skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and can work in team environment
Abilities (some combination of the following):
- Communicate complex issues in a user friendly and understandable manner
- Work under pressure against tight deadlines and prioritize projects
- Conduct comprehensive research analyze and problemsolve
- Multitask in a fastpaced environment and work on timesensitive priorities
- Work with people at all levels of an organization
- Exercise sound expert independent judgment and display discernment when communicating confidential material
Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts electrical currents vibrations etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes odors dusts gases and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people imminent danger and a threatening environment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:Due to the nature of work assignments incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple concurrent tasks with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly finger talk hear see and perform repetitive motions; frequently walk; and occasionally stoop reach stand push pull lift grasp and feel. The working conditions may contain environmental hazards. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties this classification is considered to be sedentary exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.
* Internal use: HR Generalist to review.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process please contact Jessica McKenzie Human Resources Manager by email at .
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruitment hiring placement promotion termination layoff transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
