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Manager, Legislative Affairs

Aerospace Industries Association
  • Location
    Washington, D.C.
  • Sector
    Non Profit
  • Experience
    Mid Career
  • Posted
    Oct 25

Position description

Looking to join a leading organization that serves as the voice of the American aerospace and defense industry? The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) located in Rosslyn, VA has been the voice of the A&D sector for over 100 years. AIA is dedicated to shaping policy that strengthens the industry’s ability to improve the safety of air transportation, drive innovation, and ensure a vibrant industrial base.

 

AIA is growing the legislative team, and we are seeking a dedicated individual to manage a dynamic portfolio of legislative initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity to join our legislative affairs division and contribute to shaping AIA’s advocacy efforts.

 

Reporting to the Vice President, Legislative Affairs, the Manager, Legislative Affairs will assist with the Association’s legislative program related to civil aviation, commercial, and national security space. You will collaborate with the Legislative Affairs team to prepare and present the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry’s priorities before Congress and advocate for those priorities; support AIA events and informational sessions on Capitol Hill; and inform AIA members of congressional actions and potential impacts to the A&D industry. In this role, you will assist with the preparation of AIA positions and strategic advocacy on legislation, primarily related to civil aviation, commercial, and national security space. The Manager is expected to partner with the leadership team and AIA members to develop and execute AIA’s legislative strategy and advocate those positions before Congress. It is expected that this position may involve registration and reporting as a federal lobbyist, as required by law, but not registration as a lobbyist before any state.


 

Qualifications

Our ideal candidate must have a strong working knowledge of the federal legislative process, the current organization of Congress, and the legislative timetable for annual appropriations and policy legislation. Recent and relevant experience on Capitol Hill is required.

Desired Skills/Experience

  • Minimum of two years on Capitol Hill (civil aviation, space and/or defense experience preferred).
  • In-depth and demonstrated knowledge of the federal legislative process.
  • Proven ability to consistently make sound judgments.
  • Ability to independently prioritize, multi-task duties, and collaborate across AIA. In addition, possesses well-developed interpersonal and time management skills.

Job Requirements:

  • Ability to represent the industry effectively before congressional staff, and senior industry partners and collaborate with individuals across various levels of the association’s hierarchy within a diverse organization.
  • Native understanding and extensive work within the Microsoft Office environment (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project planning programs, SharePoint) is required.

Education Requirement

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Application instructions

To Apply, please send the following documents to [email protected]:

  • Resume
  • Cover Letter

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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