Powered by our dedicated team, we are seeking an enthusiastic advocate for our Regional Public Affairs Manager position located in Washington State (Pullman). Join us today!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Educate and inform Washington state policymakers, agency officials, and organizations about the impacts of regulations, laws, and policies on our operations.
Identify, analyze, and provide strategic recommendations on public policy issues primarily affecting our regional operations.
Build and manage relationships, acting as a liaison with state officials, staff, and local and regional policymakers and government entities.
Manage relationships with various regional trade associations, state chambers, and other industry stakeholders; drive policy development with these groups to align with our legislative and regulatory policies.
Identify opportunities for executives and subject matter experts to share company experience and knowledge for key policy development.
Regularly update employees and leaders on potential, imminent, and current government impacts on business operations.
Serve as an integral and participative member of the SEL public affairs team.
Advocate for fair, free, flat, and open business environments.
Model and teach SEL values, Principles of Operations, and World-Class Manufacturing principles.
Understand. Create. Simplify.
Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a related field
Extensive experience in government relations, public affairs, or a similar field or related industry
Willingness to travel approximately 25% of the time
Superior written and verbal communication skills
Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities
Satisfactory background check results
Preferred Qualifications
Strong organizational, networking, leadership, and time management skills
Previous public affairs experience in Washington state
Competitive pay. Superior benefits. Inspiring work.
People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners. We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees.
We're 100% employee owned. Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401K options.
We offer top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 10 paid holidays, annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay.
We foster growth and development of our employees through avenues such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.
Ask our team about other benefits including wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.
Pay Range Data
We base our starting pay offer on location and job-related factors such as candidate experience, training, knowledge, and skills. Pay range for position is $76,900 - $120,300. Our pay ranges are determined by job, responsibility, and location.
Communication with Applicants
We communicate with all applicants. If you do not receive a response about your application, please check your SPAM filter or reach out to us at careers@selinc.com.
SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.
