Assistant Director of Community and Government Relations

Assistant Director of Community and Government Relations

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• 3-5 years of relevant experience
• Ability to forge effective and efficient working relationships and to function as a consensus builder
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills
• Exceptional listening and facilitation skills
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Ability to build and grow relationships with University leadership, alumni, and other important external and internal constituencies and audiences
• Team oriented with excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent persuasive skills with the ability to be calm and professional under pressure

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of AU’s 2021 Campus Plan requirements and Strategic Plan goals to grow the AU Neighborhood Partnership Steering Committee and Working Groups and sustain the quarterly Community Liaison Committee meetings, through both in-person and virtual events, by coordinating all logistics
• Scheduling, room reservations, calendar invitations, meeting notices, catering menus, site set-up, agenda development, slide deck preparation, Eventbrite event creation/management, note-taking, and post-event follow-ups
• Coordinate with the Community and Government Relations team to develop and support events and programming to enhance AU’s relationships with key governmental and community stakeholders, including neighbors, public sector alumni, education policymakers, and appropriators
• Help to identify and manage special projects, as assigned, which support the University’s mission and goals, and leverage event and program sponsorship/co-sponsorship opportunities within AU and with external partners
• Work with the AVP Community and Government Relations to support the University’s federal government relations efforts
• Conducting legislative and policy research, tracking legislative and regulatory developments, building relationships with stakeholders, representing AU in coalition meetings, assisting in drafting testimony, comments, and correspondence, and preparing advocacy materials
• As needed, this role may also perform similar functions in support of AU’s local and regional government relations

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with the neighborhoods surrounding American University preferred as well as experience with federal education issues, agencies, and regulatory processes