Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Location: Residence in the State of South Carolina highly preferred.

The Government Relations Director is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to advocate enterprise and state specific legislative and regulatory positions in less complex legislative and/or regulatory environments.

How You Will Make an Impact

Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Develops and implements strategies to advocate enterprise and state specific legislative and regulatory positions to support business goals and objectives.

• Represents the enterprise and its specific businesses in advocacy efforts.

• Establishes and maintains strong relationships with legislators, regulators, other policymakers and their staff.

• Develops strategies for utilizing PAC and/or corporate political contributions.

• Maintains coalitions and target grassroots capabilities.

• Consults with SBUs and CEEs to inform and support business planning processes and proactively raise and address issues of concern.

• Makes internal and external written and oral presentations on behalf of the company.

• Develops and carries out tactics and strategies to influence trade associations and other advocacy organizations.

• Generally works with legislative sessions of less than 6 months and/or in less complex legislative and/or regulatory environments.

Minimum Requirements

• Requires a BA/BS in a related field; 8 years of legislative, regulatory, political, public affairs or industry experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.