American Bankers Association · 4 hours ago
Senior Director, Strategic Engagement
US DC Main Office
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$165K/yr - $175K/yr
10+ years expThe American Bankers Association is the banking industry's champion, seeking an experienced public policy professional for their advocacy team. The Senior Director of Strategic Engagement will manage relationships with external stakeholders and lead high-priority advocacy campaigns, while ensuring effective communication with members.
AssociationBankingFinanceFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Building coalitions and interfacing with external stakeholders: A critical component of ABA's advocacy campaigns involves updating external stakeholders on efforts and partnering on various initiatives. The Senior Director will strengthen relationships with third-party organizations and develop new opportunities for collaboration
Leveraging advocacy infrastructure: ABA has a comprehensive set of advocacy tools that must be efficiently and effectively deployed in pursuit of our policy objectives. As a membership organization, ABA’s priorities are our members’ priorities, so effective communication with our members in each OSE priority area is critical. The Senior Director must ensure key membership constituencies are positioned effectively and supported with the information they need to maximize advocacy impact – both in everyday interactions with policymakers, and at our flagship advocacy events
Crafting compelling advocacy narratives: The Senior Director will work closely with subject matter experts throughout the organization to define and prioritize policy objectives. For key policy priorities, OSE will help facilitate internal deliberations on strategic direction, including the use of data analytics, messaging, coalition building, and member outreach to craft compelling advocacy narratives and achieve objectives. The successful candidate will help create an environment of seamless coordination between ABA departments and drive a cohesive approach to the work product of the organization
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in government, political science, public policy, or related field preferred or equivalent experience
10+ years of experience in financial services policy or related areas preferred
10+ years of working with Congress and/or the Executive Branch preferred
10+ years of experience working with senior executives
Large, active personal network within the policy and financial services communities
Significant experience meeting/exceeding performance goals
Experience supporting successful policy issue advocacy campaigns with a focus on collaboration and problem-solving
Ability to successfully take ownership and initiative in a fast-paced, tight-knit environment where flexibility, organization, and teamwork are essential
Strong project management skills to ensure the timely execution of complex action plans
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and management skills
Ability to travel (20 – 50%)
Preferred
Membership organization experience preferred
Familiarity with financial services issues strongly preferred
Knowledge of advocacy strategies and tactics is strongly preferred
Experience with strategic communications preferred
Benefits
Competitive pay
An outstanding benefits package
Company
American Bankers Association
ABA is a banking trade association of community, regional, and money center banks, holding companies. It is a sub-organization of American Bankers Association.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$0M2014-01-13Seed· $0M
Leadership Team
Carolyn Criscitiello
Chair, ABA Payment Systems Administrative Council
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