Legislative Affairs

The Senior⠀Director⠀of⠀Legislative⠀Affairs⠀supports⠀development⠀of the⠀Association’s⠀legislative⠀program,⠀communication⠀of the⠀aerospace⠀and⠀defense⠀(A&D)⠀industry’s⠀concerns⠀and⠀priorities⠀to⠀Congress,⠀support⠀for AIA⠀events and⠀informational⠀sessions⠀on Capitol⠀Hill, and⠀apprising⠀AIA⠀members of⠀congressional⠀actions⠀and their⠀impacts to⠀the A&D⠀industry.⠀The⠀position⠀is⠀responsible⠀for⠀monitoring⠀and⠀reporting⠀on pending⠀legislation⠀affecting⠀the⠀industry⠀on a broad⠀range of⠀aerospace⠀and⠀defense⠀issues,⠀recommending⠀and⠀implementing⠀AIA⠀positions⠀and⠀strategies⠀in their⠀regard,⠀and⠀advocating⠀those⠀positions⠀before⠀Congress.⠀The Senior⠀Director⠀will⠀manage the⠀AIA⠀legislative⠀team and⠀their work⠀in the⠀absence of⠀the Vice⠀President,⠀Legislative⠀Affairs.⠀It is⠀expected⠀that this⠀position⠀will⠀involve⠀registration⠀and⠀reporting⠀as a⠀federal⠀lobbyist,⠀as⠀required⠀by law,⠀but not⠀registration⠀as a⠀lobbyist⠀before any⠀state.

Key⠀Responsibilities:

This⠀position⠀reports⠀directly⠀to the⠀Vice⠀President,⠀Legislative⠀Affairs,⠀and⠀provides⠀legislative⠀support to⠀more than⠀one AIA⠀policy⠀division.⠀Core⠀duties and⠀responsibilities⠀are as⠀follows:

• Monitors⠀Congressional⠀activity⠀pertaining⠀to defense⠀and⠀international⠀activities⠀and⠀regulatory⠀actions⠀stemming⠀from⠀legislative⠀initiatives.⠀Provides⠀timely⠀feedback⠀to AIA⠀members;⠀and⠀recommends⠀AIA⠀positions⠀and⠀strategies⠀for⠀AIA’s⠀legislative⠀advocacy.
• Represents⠀AIA at⠀regular⠀meetings⠀of⠀industry⠀and⠀agencies⠀on⠀specific⠀legislative⠀and⠀regulatory⠀activities.⠀Arranges⠀congressional⠀briefings⠀and⠀coordinates⠀industry⠀presentations⠀and⠀responses⠀with⠀member⠀company⠀representatives.
• Develops⠀and⠀maintains⠀strong⠀working⠀relationships⠀with⠀Congressional⠀staff and⠀Members of⠀Congress;⠀meets⠀regularly⠀with⠀Congressional⠀Members⠀and staff,⠀both⠀independently⠀and with⠀others.
• Works⠀closely⠀with AIA⠀member⠀senior-level⠀company⠀representatives,⠀industry⠀coalitions,⠀and other⠀associations⠀to⠀develop,⠀promulgate⠀and⠀advance⠀industry⠀positions.⠀Serves as⠀the⠀coordinating⠀director⠀for⠀Washington⠀Procurement⠀and⠀International⠀Legislative⠀Committee⠀activities.
• Coordinates⠀with other⠀staff and⠀assists in⠀preparation⠀of AIA⠀activities⠀at⠀internal⠀and⠀external⠀strategic⠀calendar⠀events.⠀May⠀include⠀international⠀air shows,⠀AIA Board⠀of⠀Governors⠀meetings,⠀Congressional⠀briefings⠀or⠀receptions,⠀and other⠀events as⠀needed.
• Reviews⠀and⠀contributes⠀to⠀articles,⠀blogs,⠀reports,⠀electronic⠀communications,⠀and other⠀written⠀materials⠀reporting⠀on⠀legislation⠀and⠀advancing⠀industry⠀positions.
• Drafts⠀Congressional⠀testimony⠀and⠀statements/letters⠀for the⠀record to⠀be⠀presented⠀by AIA⠀executives,⠀and⠀coordinates⠀AIA’s⠀Congressional⠀hearing⠀activities⠀to ensure⠀successful⠀and⠀responsive⠀presentations.
• Leads⠀the⠀legislative⠀staff in⠀the⠀absence of⠀the VP,⠀Legislative⠀Affairs.

Qualifications and Experience:

Experience Required

• Minimum of⠀6 years’⠀experience⠀on Capitol⠀Hill or 8⠀years of⠀relevant⠀legislative⠀experience⠀(international⠀trade⠀and/or⠀defense⠀experience⠀preferred).
• In-depth⠀and⠀demonstrated⠀knowledge⠀of the⠀federal⠀legislative⠀process;
• Excellent⠀interpersonal,⠀research,⠀and⠀communications⠀skills⠀(verbal⠀and⠀written);⠀and
• Proven⠀skills in⠀making⠀presentations⠀before⠀small and⠀large⠀groups.
• Ability⠀to execute⠀work and⠀meet⠀deadlines⠀in a⠀fast-paced⠀environment.
• Proven⠀ability to⠀consistently⠀make sound⠀judgments.
• Ability⠀to⠀coordinate⠀multiple⠀projects⠀simultaneously.
• Proficient⠀in⠀applicable⠀technology⠀programs⠀and⠀applications.
• Demonstrated⠀experience⠀working in⠀a highly⠀collaborative⠀environment⠀while⠀developing⠀and⠀maintaining⠀positive⠀work⠀relationships.

Education

• Four-year⠀college⠀degree⠀required;⠀degree in⠀political⠀science or⠀related⠀concentration⠀preferred.
• The⠀physical⠀demands⠀and work⠀environment⠀characteristics⠀described⠀are⠀representative⠀of those⠀that must⠀be met by⠀an⠀employee⠀to⠀successfully⠀perform⠀the⠀essential⠀functions⠀of this⠀job.⠀Reasonable⠀accommodations⠀may be⠀made to⠀enable⠀individuals⠀with⠀disabilities⠀to perform⠀the⠀essential⠀functions.