Government & Regulatory Affairs Specialist

Company: GROWMARK, Inc.

City:
Bloomington

State: IL

SALARY RANGE: $61,600.00 - $84,700.00

GROWMARK is an agricultural cooperative serving almost 400,000 customers across North America, providing agronomy, energy, facility engineering and construction, and logistics products and services, as well as grain marketing and risk management services. Headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois, GROWMARK owns the FS trademark, which is used by its member cooperatives. GROWMARK also owns and operates SEEDWAY, the largest full-line seed company in the United States.

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URPOSE AND SUMMARY STATEMENT

Responsible for the monitoring and response to regulatory issues and the coordination of communications, research, and events on legislative and regulatory efforts impacting the GROWMARK/FS System.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Coordinates the GROWMARK/FS System response to regulatory issues, including researching and drafting formal comments and correspondence, meeting and communicating with regulatory agencies, building consensus with industry trade associations, collaborating with regulatory compliance personnel across the System, and providing education to the System on regulatory changes.

Plans and coordinates System fly-ins to Washington, DC, including interacting with congressional offices to arrange legislative meetings for employees, leadership, and members.

Maintains and develops internal and external resources utilized by the Government Relations Division and the System, including priorities, fact sheets, reference materials, databases, etc.

Represents the organization in ongoing engagement with assigned trade associations, contributing to industry discussions, policy initiatives, and stakeholder collaboration.

Facilitates System grassroots advocacy efforts, including action requests and GOTV efforts. Contributes to team objectives by representing colleagues at industry events, meetings, and stakeholder engagements as needed.

Develops, drafts, and edits congressional and association correspondence for the Government Relations Division.

Supports Government Relations Division communication efforts, including contributing to the division’s newsletter and other published communications.

Presents at System events and meetings.

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS

Follows GROWMARK’s Code of Conduct and Corporate Compliance Program, Environmental Health and Safety, OSHA and DOT policies and procedures, as they apply.

Performs all other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

Normally requires a bachelor’s degree, preferably in Political Science or Communications, or related experience demonstrating government affairs knowledge and business writing skills.

Normally requires knowledge and understanding of federal and state government, contemporary political issues, and public policy formation, along with business writing skills and the ability to research, comprehend, interpret, summarize, and draft formal comments and correspondence on complex regulatory and legislative issues.

Demonstrates essential abilities including business knowledge, collaboration, communication, customer focus, decision-making, and skill development.

Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record.

Proven professional communication, public speaking, interpersonal, and customer service skills and the ability to build relationships with external trade associations and government agencies.

Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to work under time limitations with “attention to detail” skills.

Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.

Proven computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint,…