Department: Governmental Relations

Job Location: 1001 K Street, 5^th Floor, Sacramento, CA

Reports To: CEO

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Grade:

Confidential Status: Confidential

Supervises

Director of Policy and Advocacy

Legislative Analyst

Position Summary

Under broad supervision, develops, coordinates, communicates, 并执行协会的州和联邦政策目标.  Based upon input from CASBO membership, 制定和传达政策重点和建议立法的立场, legislative issues, 和政策来影响公众对公共教育的支持.  定期向会员提供有关影响公共教育的拟议和颁布的加利福尼亚州和联邦政策和法规的反馈和信息.  这个职位需要对加州立法机关有广泛的工作知识, state administration, 以及联邦立法和行政程序.

Essential Functions

1. 为CASBO的政府关系工作提供战略监督，并负责推进CASBO的使命和目标, state, and federal elected officials.
2. 通过CASBO立法委员会制定短期和长期目标, objectives, 以及通过立法程序实施和监督其有效性的计划.
3. Directs, develops, and represents the CASBO position on bills, issues, 通过公开作证和与政府官员的私下会晤来制定政策.
4. 负责CASBO倡导网络的发展和拓展.
5. Contacts individuals, groups, 以及有相似利益的组织围绕共同利益协调战略.
6. 通过公开演讲与CASBO成员定期沟通, written and verbal legislative updates, news articles, reports, 与立法/问题以及与CASBO政府关系活动有关的演讲活动和其他材料.
7. Monitors, researches, analyzes, and drafts all CASBO position statements, correspondence, documents, bill language, 以及与政府事务有关的修正案.
8. Supervises departmental staff; ensures a competent, motivated staff through hiring, training, counseling, supervising, and reviewing performance of employees. 通过清晰的沟通，为员工的可交付成果设定目标和时间表.
9. 经常协助策划各种会议, 包括与常设委员会和特设委员会的会议, workshops and seminars.  Drafts documents and materials, contacts and books speakers, 并在活动结束后与与会者进行后续活动.
10. 完成分配的其他任务和特殊项目.

Minimum Qualifications

• 至少具有政治学学士学位, Pubic Administration, Communications, or related field. Advanced degree preferred
• 7至10年逐步负责的政府关系工作经验, 包括作为政策主管和/或说客的经验.
• Knowledge of current public education issues and concerns; the law, policies, 和程序的主要政策和项目领域内的任务.
• 能够分析，理解和沟通成员加利福尼亚州的k-12预算.
• 了解加州和联邦有关教育问题的法律、政策和要求.
• 了解联邦、州和地方政府组织.
• Knowledge of the legislative process, effective legislative advocacy procedures, methods, ad techniques.
• Ability to quickly predict, analyze, 并对影响国家决策过程的政治因素作出反应和制定战略.
• Ability to quickly analyze, evaluate, 并对立法和监管建议作出回应, complex data, 以及其他有关教育问题和立法的信息.
• 优秀的人际沟通能力，运用外交、合作、判断力和机智.
• 能够有效地回应最敏感的询问或投诉.
• Ability to hire, train, and discipline employees; appraise employee performance, reward and discipline employees, 处理员工关系投诉并解决问题.
• Demonstrated leadership, project management, team building, confidentiality, and time management skills.
• 能够使用原创或创新的技巧或风格快速起草有效的演讲和文章.
• 能够就有争议或复杂的话题向政府领导人进行有效和有说服力的演讲, public groups, and/or board of directors in a timely manner, often on short notice.
• 计算机知识，包括熟练使用电子表格软件, word processing, database, and internet applications.  Use of Microsoft Office Suite preferred.

Certificates Required

• Valid California Driver’s License
• 在州务卿处登记为说客
• Lobby Ethics course every two years

Physical Requirements

• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Keyboarding.
• 观看需要近距离视觉的电脑显示器.
• 长时间站立和行走.
• Extended periods of time speaking in public.

Work Environment

工作在商务办公环境中进行.  每年大约需要15次长途旅行.  需要经常出差到其他地方.