Government Relations Assistant

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinates daily administrative and operational projects for Government Relations team, maintains calendars, schedules travel arrangements, and prepares and submits expense reports.
• Coordinates professional staff to ensure NRECA representation at various meetings and conferences.
• Under guidance from Directors, assists the Government Relations team with policy work, providing analysis and feedback of pending regulatory action which may impact electric cooperative members.
• Conducts research on regulatory topics of interest to electric cooperatives.
• Plans and coordinates unit meetings with others in Association and with external audiences, including preparing agendas, coordinating logistics, reserving meeting rooms, ensuring appropriate set ups, ensuring that appropriate people are attending, audio‑visuals, and food and beverage.
• As requested, develops draft presentations, edits and refines PowerPoint presentations and handouts for meetings and assembles materials to be distributed for the meetings.
• Maintains ongoing knowledge of NRECA issues, department work priorities and resolutions and supports and participates in Regional and Annual meetings as assigned.
• Acts as staff resource for technical support and skills development for new administrative staff.
• Supports and participates in assigned annual conferences as applicable, including staffing registration area, participating in preparation of materials and other duties as assigned.
• Completes administrative processes required for all stages and aspects of assigned annual conferences, as applicable based on assigned unit.

• High School diploma or GED.
• 2+ years of work or leadership experience with progressive levels of responsibility.
• 1+ year of experience in government relations or as an administrative assistant working for mid‑to‑upper level executives.
• Preferred:
  Bachelor’s degree.
• Preferred:
  Experience working in an advocacy organization, on Capitol Hill or the Administration.
• FLSA Status:
  Non‑Exempt.

• Interpersonal skills, member service orientation and ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to perform and work on multiple tasks while being flexible and able to cope with changing conditions/policies/procedures in a fast‑paced and sometimes intense working environment, while staying productive and maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to prioritize conflicting needs, escape when necessary and reprioritize and required.
• Ability to handle matters expeditiously, proactively, and with successful follow‑through, often with deadline pressures.
• Ability to work well within a team of professionals.
• Ability to identify opportunities for improvement and make constructive suggestions for change as demonstrated by prior work experience.
• Ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, with a diverse membership, employees and/or vendors in a clear and precise manner.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) and to operate various office equipment such as personal computer, copier, printer, fax machine or other job‑related equipment.
• Ability to provide service excellence by building relationships, being resourceful, responsive and respectful.

The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal and extensive reading. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status. NRECA is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. NRECA will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay.

NRECA is required to participate in the E‑Verify Program to confirm eligibility to work in the United States.