Government Affairs Associate

## Government Affairs Associate Apply:
Denver, CO:
Full time:
Posted Today:
R3550
** Who Are We?
** SSR Mining Inc. is an intermediate gold company with four producing assets located in the USA, Canada, and Argentina, combined with a global pipeline of high-quality development and exploration assets in the USA and Canada.  SSR’s commitment to safety, collaboration, and excellence allows us to continue building upon our already strong foundation. With an industry-leading pipeline of projects, strong financial positioning, and talented employees, we look forward to our bright future!
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* Job Description:

** The
** Government Affairs Associate
** supports the Director of Government Affairs in advancing the company's public policy, regulatory, and stakeholder engagement objectives. This role assists with federal and state government relations activities, policy research, industry advocacy initiatives, and stakeholder outreach efforts that support the company's mining operations and business objectives.  The ideal candidate is a motivated professional with strong communication, research, and organizational skills who is interested in public policy, natural resource development, and the mining industry.

This position provides an opportunity to gain exposure to federal legislative and regulatory processes, industry associations, and strategic stakeholder engagement while supporting key Government Affairs initiatives.

This is a hybrid role based in Denver, Colorado, with an expectation of 2 days per week in the office.  The anticipated start date for this position is January 5, 2027.

** The Day-to-Day:
** Government Affairs Support
* Support the Director of Government Affairs in implementing government relations strategies.
* Monitor and analyze federal and state legislative, regulatory, and policy developments.
* Research issues related to mining policy, permitting, public lands, sustainability, workforce development, taxation, trade, and natural resource development.
* Prepare briefing materials, issue papers, presentations, and executive summaries.
* Assist with the development of advocacy strategies and policy position materials.
* Support engagement with offices of elected officials and federal and state agencies.
* Assist in coordinating meetings, site visits, and outreach activities with government stakeholders.
* Help prepare materials and logistics for advocacy activities, trade association meetings, and stakeholder engagement efforts.  Industry Association and External Stakeholder Engagement
* Coordinate participation in mining, business, and natural resource industry associations.
* Support company involvement in policy coalitions and advocacy initiatives.
* Monitor industry trends and emerging policy issues affecting the mining sector.
* Assist in stakeholder engagement efforts with industry partners, business organizations, and other external stakeholders.  Communications and Reporting
* Draft correspondence, talking points, presentations, fact sheets, and background materials.
* Prepare government affairs reports and policy updates for company leadership.
* Maintain legislative tracking systems, stakeholder databases, and engagement records.
* Support reporting of advocacy activities and stakeholder interactions.
* Assist in management of consultants and tracking of performance metrics.  Cross-Functional Collaboration
* Partner with environmental, legal, communications, sustainability, operations, and site-based community relations teams to support business priorities.  
** Is This You?
** Required* Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Public Policy, Public Administration, Communications, Business, Engineering, Environmental Studies, or a related field.
* 5+ years of professional experience in government…