Government Relations Specialist

The Home Depot

135d

About The Position

The Specialist will facilitate operations of The Home Depot's Washington DC office, which entails providing primary support to assigned VP and working collaboratively with the Government Relations and External Communications teams to support various projects. The role will handle building management and event logistics, oversee external partnerships and internship programs, political compliance, executive visits, presentation support and other duties as needed. Ideal candidates have a strong customer service and teamwork mindset, creative problem-solving skills and the ability to multitask.

Requirements

• Must be eighteen years of age or older
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
• Minimum of 3 years of work experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction

Responsibilities

• Identifies needs and initiates projects independently
• Sets priorities and procedures for accomplishing work, delegating responsibility as needed
• Acts as gatekeeper for VP with regard to scheduling, visitors, and correspondence; maintains confidentiality
• May supervise a single or group of non-exempt support secretary staff interns, including hiring, training, and performance appraisal
• Reviews and questions where necessary expense reports of VP's direct reports
• Makes complex domestic or international travel arrangements
• Operates a variety of office equipment
• Progressively uses the features of one or more standard business software packages
• Assists VP with special projects as needed
• Compile/edit department submission for the Weekly Report of the General Counsel
• Draft fundraising invites/thank you letters from ELT
• Collaborate on social media campaigns
• Create/compile/edit presentations
• Plan/track budget spending
• Maintain department finance records (e.g. contacts, invoices, receipts, etc.)
• Submit budget items for payment
• Conduct research on issues relevant to the company's business
• Work with team to establish policy positions
• Write/maintain one-pagers and white papers
• Attend coalition meetings
• Follow Congressional hearings/track legislation
• Assess company ROI on GR-driven policy initiatives
• Maintain external partnership and sponsorships
• Request/approve THD sponsorship ads/write program copy
• Logistics coordination for executive visits/trips (e.g. Ford's Annual Gala, Store Managers Meeting)
• Provide guidance to interns on the following: Plan/coordinate receptions/dinners/fly-ins/meetings
• Schedule PAC Member DC tours/events
• Write/post internship requisitions
• Schedule/conduct intern interviews
• Conduct intern on-boarding
• Approve intern timesheets and expenses
• Task interns with duties as appropriate

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees