TITLE: GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COORDINATOR
GRADE: 16
JOB CODE: 0248
FLSA: ADMINISTRATIVE
Job Summary
Assists the Associate Vice Chancellor
Public Affairs and
Director of State Relations in establishing and maintaining
communication with
governmental and community organizations, and with political advocacy
networks
on federal, state, and local levels. Plans and directs the Student
Public
Policy forum – a comprehensive student leadership program with student
activities and special events to promote student success.
Directs, coordinates and develops specific
alternative mode programs and coordinates the administrative and
marketing
programs which support the district trip reduction program.
Scope
This position works in the area of
government relations and
trip reduction. Work contacts include
administrators, faculty, staff, students, federal, state and local
elected
officials, governmental staff members, community agencies, District
Governing
Board members, executives, outside lobbyists, and general public.
Supervision Received
This position reports to the Director of
State Relations;
this position receives broad direction as to the goals and objectives
to be
achieved; receives general direction regarding routine and standard
matters;
specific instructions regarding non-routine and highly sensitive
matter, with
broad latitude given for development of program objectives.
Supervision Exercised
This position directs the work of Trip
Reduction
Coordinator, staff, interns, and students in ongoing and special
programs,
projects and events.
Representative Duties
Assists in the implementation of District
policies and
procedures, planning, organization, and administration of activities;
negotiates with state/county elected officials and staff to obtain
additional
funding, reform community college education and/or preserve programs,
and
protect the District; analyzes complex political and legislative
problems and
develops appropriate strategies, solutions, and recommendations; drafts
bills
and amendments for introduction in the Arizona legislature; represents
District
as an authorized spokesperson both on an individual basis and before a
variety
of elected bodies and legislative committees; develops and maintains a
network
of constituencies, including congressional members, the governor,
legislators,
local elected officials, their respective staffs, and lobbyists;
advises
congressmen, legislators, and their respective staffs, governing board
members,
District Legislative Team, and District management on political and
legislative
issues; develops, identifies, analyzes, compiles, and monitors proposed
and
recently passed federal and state legislation and determines potential
impact
on the District; assists in the development of the District’s
legislative
platform; requests data and verifies documentation submitted to Arizona
legislators; prepares complex narrative, statistical reports for state
and
national elected officials and organizations; develops and prepares a
report of
laws affecting District programs; plans, designs, directs and
administers
student leadership program – Student Public Policy Forum (SPPF);
develops and
implements specific trip reduction program tasks; directs and
coordinates a
full range of trip reduction services; advises other college personnel
in
planning programs and services; participates on college and District
committees
and task forces related to trip reduction, supervises utilization of
the trip
reduction amenities; recommends and reviews policies for student and
employee
use of trip reduction amenities at the college; oversees the production
and
distribution of trip reduction handbooks, bulletins and other
publications;
makes recommendations in matters of student discipline; develops and
monitors budgets;
reviews and controls expenditures; coordinates and presents workshops
and
seminars related to the trip reduction and SPPF; advises students in
eligibility and academic issues related to SPPF; attends trip reduction
and
SPPF events; supervises assigned staff; provides liaison with
community, state
and conference organizations related to trip reduction and SPPF;
prepares
reports, proposals, narrative and statistical reports; conducts
research on
national and local legislative and regulatory issues as required;
monitors,
modifies and maintains office website; performs related duties as
assigned.
Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of: activities operations,
local, state, and
federal legislative bodies, community and governmental agencies;
Arizona
legislative process; legislation affecting community college districts;
techniques of legislative research and impact analysis; Arizona Revised
Statutes; student leadership/development theory and practices; student
governance; student outcomes assessment; special funding guidelines and
regulations applicable to program; conflict resolution and crisis
intervention
techniques; federal, state, and local policies and procedures; current
practices in the delivery of student and trip reduction programs at
post-secondary
institutions; student issues; supervision techniques; basic budgeting
and
financial recordkeeping and control procedures; program and partnership
development.
Ability to: negotiate effectively; perform
complex
legislative and budget analysis, conduct analytical research; develop
and
maintain an effective advocacy network; analyze data, assess needs,
diagnose
problems; design and perform research activities; organize and manage a
college
student program; plan, organize and manage multiple activities; develop
and
monitor budgets; supervise the work of assigned staff and train
students and
staff in a variety of labor intensive activities; develop and provide
trip
reduction services to meet the needs of a wide variety of students and
employees; communicate effectively orally and in writing and establish
cooperative working relationships with persons contacted in the course
of
performing assigned duties.
Training and Experience
Any combination of education, training and
experience that
provides the required knowledge and abilities.
An example of this would be a college degree and/or experience
in public
administration, administrative experience in the management of student
services
functions, public affairs, political science, or governmental relations
with
emphasis on the legislative process.
Special Conditions of Employment
This position requires some travel and
some extended/flexible
work hours.
Working Conditions
This class specification is intended to
indicate the basic
nature of positions allocated to the class and examples of typical
duties that
may be assigned. It does not imply that
all positions within the class perform all of the duties listed, nor
does it
necessarily list all possible duties that may be assigned.