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Salary Range: $156,000.00 - $280,800.00

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, education, skills, and experience as well as market demands. These factors impact the salary/wage offered.

Benefits: FlightSafety offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes vacation, sick leave, a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits.

About FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International is the worlds premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the worlds largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.

Purpose of Position

We are seeking a Director, Government Relations to develop and manage a comprehensive Federal and state and local government affairs campaign for FSI Defense. Position will report to Vice President, Government Relations for FlightSafety International.

This position will be based in Washington, DC. This role will include travel to other FSI Defense locations as needed.

Tasks And Responsibilities

• Responsible for Federal, state and local government affairs and legislative support for FSI defense programs.
• Support the creation and execution of specific government relations strategies to build the companys reputation, enhance the strategic positioning in the industry and increase the understanding of the company and its business objectives at the Federal, state and local level.
• Coordinate state and local government relations strategy in coordination with FSI Defense business development teams.
• Coordinate a cross-functional team spanning legal, communications, regulatory, and business development as well as coordination with outside consultants to identify business and policy opportunities and advise them on legislative and policy objects to achieve company-wide goals at the Federal, state and local level.
• Represent the Company before various administrative, regulatory, legislative, and executive levels of Federal, state government, and local jurisdictions.
• Coordinate visits by members of Congress and local elected officials to FSI-Defense facilities.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with regulators, elected officials, civil servants, and other key stakeholders.
• Develop and collaborate on the production of high-quality written recommendations, briefings, publications, presentations, and other collateral that communicate complex messages clearly and effectively to audiences, with a focus on government stakeholders.
• Coordinate strategy with consultants and trade association representatives to ensure active engagement on the areas of interest.
• Participate, serve, and assume leadership positions on industry-related associations, steering committees, and networking organizations to protect & promote the Company interests.

Minimum Education

Bachelor's and/or Advanced degree, Political Science, Public Policy, preferred or applicable comparable experience.

Minimum Experience

• 10+ years of Government Relations experience.
• Experience operating in a highly matrixed, fast-paced environment.
• Working knowledge of the White House and interagency process.
• Broad base of professional experience in legislative policy, and the private sector.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Ability to build coalitions and to develop and maintain relationships with key Congressional and executive branch officials and industry and trade associations.
• Working knowledge of the federal legislative process (House and/or Senate).
• Knowledge of or worked various defense related issues.
• Prior government and industry experience requiring interaction with elected officials and senior staff.
• Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work and communicate in a bi-partisan manner.
• Active Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a Top-Secret clearance.
• Held a senior legislative position in the federal government.
• Worked on Capitol Hill for House/Senate Armed Services Committee or Appropriations Committee, Defense Subcommittee or member on these Committees.
• Ability to work and respond in a high pressure and fast paced environment.
• Individual has to be a self-starter, a team player, and possess keen analytical skills.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met and or encountered 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee may be required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must regularly lift and or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and or move up to 25 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

FlightSafety is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Airlines and Aviation

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