Government Relations Specialist

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Government Relations Specialist
 

Position Purpose:

The Specialist will facilitate operations of The Home Depot's Washington DC office, which entails providing primary support to assigned VP and working collaboratively with the Government Relations and External Communications teams to support various projects. The role will handle building management and event logistics, oversee external partnerships and internship programs, political compliance, executive visits, presentation support and other duties as needed. Ideal candidates have a strong customer service and teamwork mindset, creative problem-solving skills and the ability to multitask. 

Key Responsibilities:

35% Administrative:

• Identifies needs and initiates projects independently
• Sets priorities and procedures for accomplishing work, delegating responsibility as needed
• Acts as gatekeeper for VP with regard to scheduling, visitors, and correspondence; maintains confidentiality
• May supervise a single or group of non-exempt support secretary staff interns, including hiring, training, and performance appraisal
• Reviews and questions where necessary expense reports of VP's direct reports
• Makes complex domestic or international travel arrangements
• Operates a variety of office equipment
• Progressively uses the features of one or more standard business software packages
• Assists VP with special projects as needed
• Compile/edit department submission for the Weekly Report of the General Counsel
• Draft fundraising invites/thank you letters from ELT
• Collaborate on social media campaigns
• Create/compile/edit presentations
• Plan/track budget spending
• Maintain department finance records (e.g. contacts, invoices, receipts, etc.)
• Submit budget items for payment

25% Policy and Research:

• Conduct research on issues relevant to the company's business
• Work with team to establish policy positions
• Write/maintain one-pagers and white papers
• Attend coalition meetings
• Follow Congressional hearings/track legislation
• Assess company ROI on GR-driven policy initiatives

20% Events Planning and External Relation:

• Maintain external partnership and sponsorships
• Request/approve THD sponsorship ads/write program copy
• Logistics coordination for executive visits/trips (e.g. Ford's Annual Gala, Store Managers Meeting)
• Provide guidance to interns on the following:
• Plan/coordinate receptions/dinners/fly-ins/meetings
• Schedule PAC Member DC tours/events

20% Internship Program:

• Write/post internship requisitions
• Schedule/conduct intern interviews
• Conduct intern on-boarding
• Approve intern timesheets and expenses
• Task interns with duties as appropriate

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• This position reports to the VP, Government Relations.
• This position has 0 direct reports.

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

• No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 3

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Customer Focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
• Optimizes Work Processes - Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done with a focus on continuous improvement