RENK America Hiring for Vice President Washington Operations at Muskegon, MI Full Time

Executive level position located in Washington DC that advocates for company interest with all relevant government agencies and organizations. Establishes government relations by surveying public policy influences, political issues, and trends; summarizing impact on the organization; developing government affairs strategies; presenting information, observations, opinions, and arguments to federal, state, and local legislative and regulatory agencies; directing staff.

• Advocates RENK’s interests toward the US Government, Department of Defense, relevant US state governments, and foreign embassies.
• Supports RENK America and central functions in regulatory affairs, defense procurement, exports, and Congressional funding.
• Establishes & maintains RENK’s Governmental, Political, Department of Defense, and Industry Government Relations networks.
• Leads DoD and defense industry engagements in the Washington DC area.
• Manages consultants, representatives, and partners as necessary to and maximize value and support.
• Organizes and participates in industry and political events to grow company presence.
• Establishes government affairs organizational strategies by contributing information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction; establishing functional objectives in line with organizational objectives.
• Establishes government affairs operational strategies by evaluating trends; establishing critical measurements; determining production, productivity, quality, customer-service, safety, security, and health strategies; developing systems concepts, implementation criteria, and integration methods; accumulating resources.
• Determines government affairs requirements by surveying public policy influences, political issues, and trends; tracking announcements and actions of legislative proposals and public interest organizations; summarizing impact on the organization.
• Develops government affairs strategies by identifying and evaluating proposed organization actions.
• Represents the organization by presenting information, observations, opinions, and arguments to federal, state, and local legislative and regulatory agencies, other organizations and individuals whose actions might affect organization interests; initiating legislative proposals.
• Supports industry trade organizations by volunteering for committee assignments and offices.
• Improves government affairs and management job knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to government affairs and organization success by welcoming related, different, and new requests; helping others accomplish job results.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 12 years Comprehensive Government Relations and DoD experience. 5 years or more leading Government Relations or related team. Retired service member (colonel) or higher rank (General or SES).

RENK America is an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.