GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ASSOCIATE
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY
ABOUT THE FIRM
Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc. (Cornerstone) is a full-service, bipartisan consulting firm specializing in federal and state government relations, public affairs and strategic communications, and business advisory services. Utilizing a shared vision, philosophy, and complete team approach, Cornerstone – with 18 offices and over 225 professionals – stands as one of the industry’s most effective and respected consulting firms. We are proud of our professional standards and team culture that provide clients with the full depth and breadth of our expertise, experience, and relationships, resulting in meaningful and highly valuable partnerships.
POSITION OVERVIEW
Cornerstone seeks a full-time professional to support our client accounts. All individuals in our Kentucky office manage a variety of administrative tasks and support one another in client service activities. Additionally, administrative tasks are necessary to support both new and existing government relations clients. This position is based in our Frankfort, Kentucky office.
This position is responsible for several client service, administrative, and direct advocacy tasks, including, but not limited to:
Executive & Administrative Support
- Manage executive calendars, scheduling, and meeting logistics
- Coordinate office administration, compliance filings, billing support, and vendor relationships
- Track and follow up on internal and client action items
- Coordinate internal team meetings, develop and organize meeting agendas, document action items, and assist with follow-up on team priorities.
Client Communications
- Prepare, proofread, and distribute client newsletters, legislative updates, memorandums, and reports
- Ensure all client-facing communications are accurate, polished, and professional
- Provide timely legislative updates and reports to client teams, including weekly client newsletters during session
Legislative Monitoring & Reporting
- Track legislation, committee activity, bill actions, and regulatory developments
- Support legislative research and monitoring efforts during session
- Attend and monitor legislative committee and subcommittee meetings during the legislative session, as needed, and provide relevant updates to the team.
Event & Meeting Coordination
- Coordinate meetings, events, legislative receptions, and other client- or firm-related activities.
- Manage logistics including scheduling, venues, accommodations, and event support
Office Management
- Maintain a professional, organized, and client-ready office environment
- Serve as a welcoming and polished representative of the firm
Qualifications
COMPETENCIES
Key qualities for candidates in this position include:
- Dependability: Arrives to work on time, follows instructions, pays close attention to detail, responds promptly, and solicits feedback to improve performance;
- Adaptability: Able to adapt to changes in the work environment on a day-to-day basis, comfortable with ambiguity, and manages relationships with multiple client service professionals in the office;
- Flexibility: Able to work early mornings and late evenings;
- Teamwork: Able to work within a team, is approachable, and willing to help others.
- Communication: Possess strong written and verbal communication skills; and
- Time Management: Thrives in a fast-paced environment and can manage competing priorities;
- Proactiveness: Works independently in a busy environment;
KEY REQUIREMENTS
The ideal candidate will have:
- Excellent writing, organizational, and communication skills;
- Ability to prioritize competing tasks, work with minimal supervision, work well under pressure, and anticipate schedule demands to meet deadlines;
- Flexibility to accommodate the demands of the legislative session, including occasional early mornings and evenings.
- The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment; and
- A basic understanding of government relations or relevant work experience in a related field;
- Experience using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, and Excel), Microsoft Teams, and Adobe Acrobat; and
- Proficiency with web browsers (Explorer, Chrome) and virtual platforms.
Skills Required
- Excellent writing, organizational, and communication skills
- Ability to prioritize competing tasks and work with minimal supervision
- Ability to work well under pressure and anticipate schedule demands to meet deadlines
- Flexibility to accommodate occasional early mornings and evenings during the legislative session
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Basic understanding of government relations or relevant experience in a related field
- Experience using Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel
- Experience using Microsoft Teams and Adobe Acrobat
- Proficiency with web browsers, including Internet Explorer and Chrome
- Proficiency with virtual platforms
- Dependability, adaptability, flexibility, teamwork, proactiveness, and strong time management
What We Do
Cornerstone Government Affairs is a bipartisan, employee-owned consulting and public affairs firm serving organizations nationwide. It advises clients on federal and state government relations, including lobbying, policy strategy and engagement with policymakers, as well as public affairs and strategic communications. Its services also include political and grant consulting and business advisory work, helping clients advance policy, advocacy and business objectives across a range of industries.
