Program Director – State Government Relations

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🌾 Iowa – Remote

🌾 Iowa – Remote

💵 $120.000 - $135.000 / Jahr

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501 - 1000 Mitarbeiter

Gegründet 1959

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🤝 Non-Profit

💰 €30.000 Grant - ACT im 2022-01

Education • Non-profit

ACT ist eine gemeinnützige Organisation, die den ACT-Zulassungstest für Hochschulen durchführt und Bewertungen für K–12 und die Arbeitswelt, Testvorbereitungen, Ressourcen für die Hochschul- und Karriereplanung sowie verwandte Online-Dienste anbietet. Sie bietet schriftliche und computergestützte Tests, Nachteilsausgleiche, Ergebnisberichterstattung, Forschung für Pädagogen und Institutionen sowie Werkzeuge, die Schüler dabei unterstützen sollen, sich auf den Erfolg in Hochschule und Beruf vorzubereiten.

Beschreibung

• Develops and manages relations with various state entities including but not limited to: Governors Offices, State Legislatures, Jurisdictional Agencies, and State Boards of Education • Serves as the lead state lobbyist responsible for outreach and execution of the state strategy in assigned states. • Responsible for planning, execution and attainment of state revenue goals targeting state budgets and legislative appropriations. • Is accountable for and works with legislators and lobbyists to maintain current legislation that supports ACT State Contracts and grows existing revenue. • Is accountable for and works with legislators and lobbyists to introduce new legislation that will support the introduction of ACT State Contracts and drive revenue. • Is accountable for and works with legislators and lobbyists to suppress and defeat proposed legislation by competitors and other entities that would be detrimental to ACT. • Monitors, analyzes and communicates the impacts or potential impacts of state legislation or regulations. • Serves as a member of internal teams in support of strategic state goals. • Develops and maintains relationships with ACT internal departments and leadership to identify operational issues requiring legislative action. • Works with RFP teams to provide insight into RFP strategy and response development as appropriate based on legislative directives of given states. • Assists State Partnerships in developing comprehensive State Plans including but not limited to: incorporating legislative priorities, providing legislative landscape, and identifying legislative key players. • Analyzes competitive intelligence, local information, and strategic advantages in order to develop best strategies to drive future business opportunities from a policy/advocacy perspective. • Provides leadership, problem solving, and decision-making; works closely with state clients and contacts to identify and select solutions that best meet their needs. • Provides excellent customer service and stellar, professional communication to external audiences. • Responsible for strict compliance with all applicable lobbying, reporting, and gift laws.

🎯 Anforderungen

• Minimum of 7 years of experience required that includes: • State lobbying and engagement experience • State sales experience that includes successful attainment of revenue generation goals • Strong knowledge of state legislative processes • Knowledge of Sales Cycle and how to plan and execute on revenue generation goals • Ability to learn in depth product knowledge of ACT's products and services and how those products and services are collectively used to provide solutions to state customers • Strong working knowledge of education industry, workforce development, and assessment business • Exceptional legislative, lobbying, and state government advocacy experience and skills • Proven track record of having legislation introduced which led to state level contracts • Working knowledge of state legislative and policy processes, key competitors to ACT's products and services, and how the market perceives these competitors • Ability to learn competitors' products and ACT's differentiators • Outstanding presentation skills • Strong relationship skills • Strong analytical abilities • Competence in using computers, devices, and software including word-processing, spreadsheet, database, and CRM • Ability to determine logical solutions to complicated problems • Ability to set goals and priorities and manage campaigns to completion • Strong negotiation skills • Ability to travel domestically, within designated territory up to 30% of the time • Bachelor's degree in a related area of study, or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired.

🏖️ Vorteile

• Company paid life insurance • Medical, dental, vision • Flexible spending accounts • 401(k) with company contributions • Paid holidays • Paid time off