Director, State Government Affairs

CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers around the world. We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world. Most of our 10,000 employees are in the United States, but today we have employees in 19 countries.

At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture.
Summary

CHS Government Affairs
The government affairs team works to educate, inform, and influence government decision makers on issues important to our business, agriculture and rural America. Government Affairs promotes a political and regulatory environment favorable to CHS’s growth and innovation, while managing legislative and regulatory risk.

Responsibilities
We are seeking a Director of State Government Affairs to develop, lead and execute strategies to influence state-level public policy and legislation. The Director will identify legislative and regulatory developments that impact CHS, create opportunities for engagement, and drive positive policy outcomes. This role will report to the Vice President of Government Affairs, with a preference for the Director to be based at headquarters in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota (in the greater Twin Cities region).
Responsibilities

Develop a proactive state and local policy strategy with business leaders, policy, communications, legal and operations experts
Build and maintain CHS relationships with key government officials and manage state consultants in key operating states
Represent and maximize CHS’ involvement in coalitions and trade associations to advance CHS interests and shape their respective agendas.
Develop a deep understanding of business priorities to anticipate and provide timely updates and analysis of emerging trends
Work with internal teams to evaluate business impact and guide reactive and proactive work on state legislative and regulatory actions
Work with issue experts to draft testimony, comments and advance policy positions on priority issues
Work collaboratively on advocacy events and high-impact initiatives within the state to ensure a cohesive approach to policy issues and messaging

Minimum Qualifications (required)

Bachelors degree in a relevant field (e.g., Public Policy, Political Science, Business Administration) or equivalent practical experience
Minimum of 10+ of managing policy issues at the state and local level (in-house role or combined experience in state government, state lobbying or relevant trade associations)
Additional Qualifications

Understanding and deployment of state advocacy and engagement strategies
Strong communication, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
An operational mindset for managing internal and external processes and experience providing strategic counsel to senior leaders
A collaborative approach to working across teams. Our team’s success depends on effective coordination and drawing on the resources of the full government affairs team
Familiarity with public policy issues related to agriculture and energy are a plus.
Hybrid work schedule with 3 days a week in office at the Inver Grove Heights Corporate and up to 15% travel.
Pre-employment screening is based on the job requirements and industry guidelines and may or may not be required for the position. If required, selected candidates must pass pre-employment screenings to include all or a combination of drug, criminal, motor vehicle check, physical requirements and FMSCA Clearinghouse. #LI-JM1

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CHS offers a competitive total rewards package. Compensation includes base wage and, depending upon position, may include other earnings such as bonus, incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary based on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, experience, education, training, specialized skills and certifications, minimum wage/salary requirements under local law.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, life insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, paid time off, 401(k), pension, profit sharing, short- and long-term disability, tuition…