Policy & Advocacy Communications Manager

bp • Washington, DC

1d • $141,000 - $215,000

About The Position

At bp, we are seeking a Policy & Advocacy Communications Manager who will be a part of our US communications team in the US Communications & External Affairs (C&EA) organization. This leadership role on the advocacy communications team will be based in Washington, DC, and will lead bp’s integrated policy and advocacy communications strategy, including: Developing advocacy campaigns that advance bp’s US policy objectives at the federal, state and international levels. Running license-to-operate and trust-building campaigns that reinforce bp’s role as a responsible operator, employer and energy partner. Crafting high-impact content and materials that articulate bp's positions to policy-focused audiences. It serves as a proactive, engaged integrator between the communications, federal, state and international affairs teams, strategically aligning efforts to advance bp’s policy priorities, and protect and enhance bp’s reputation with the audiences who influence our business.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, political science or related field.
• Confirmed experience in critical communications, public affairs or advocacy within corporate, government or agency environments.
• Confirmed ability to develop and complete coordinated advocacy campaigns and reputation strategies.
• Strong understanding of US energy policy landscape and regulatory environment.
• Critical thinking and ability to connect policy priorities with business objectives.
• Outstanding writing and storytelling skills for policy-focused audiences.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Professional track record in a large organization and evidence of leading projects from concept to completion using a number of tools and solutions.
• Excellent coordination, communication, project management and networking skills; proven analytical, problem-solving and budget management skills.
• Very strong interpersonal skills and the ability to adapt quickly to changing circumstances.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the energy industry, especially oil and gas.
• Results-oriented with ability to prioritize under pressure.
• Proactive and forward-thinking.
• Collaborative mentality – a natural ability to work across businesses and through various teams within C&EA.
• Consistently meets high standard of quality, performance, and productivity.
• Produce desired results in a timely and highly proficient manner without supervision.
• Seeks additional responsibilities and uses innovation to improve job knowledge and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Translate bp’s complex US policy priorities into compelling narratives that drive understanding, support and influence across federal and state audiences, including: Leading communications for bp’s integrated advocacy campaigns that advance our policy objectives. Collaborating across federal, policy, media and digital teams to build how bp’s positions are perceived by policymakers and stakeholders. Developing campaign strategies and KPIs that effectively measure advocacy impact. Equipping spokespeople and trade associations with clear, aligned advocacy messaging and materials.
• Build proactive campaigns and response strategies that reinforce bp’s role as a responsible operator, employer and energy partner, including: Leading license-to-operate and reputation-building campaigns at regional and site levels. Monitoring policy, media and social sentiment to identify and handle emerging risks; lead proactive or reactive communications interventions as the need arises, working with other C&EA teams. Collaborating with site-based C&EA teams to integrate community engagement, sponsorships and local storytelling to highlight bp’s investments in America and demonstrate bp’s social value. Working strategically with the media relations and digital communications teams to amplify bp’s position on key advocacy and reputation issues.
• Unify bp’s US messaging around policy, business performance and social impact across all audiences and platforms, including: Leading bp’s advocacy and reputation messaging, ensuring consistency across C&EA, businesses and trade associations. Leading the production of high-impact content and collateral that connect bp’s policy positions with its operational and societal footprint, Developing international and site-level communications to ensure alignment between US and global narratives. Collaborating with the digital communications team to track narrative penetration, message consistency and stakeholder resonance through regular insights and reporting to leadership.

Benefits

• This position offers paid vacation depending on your years of relevant industry experience and will range from 120 – 240 hours of vacation per year for full times employees (60 - 240 hours of vacation per year for part time employees).
• You will also be eligible for 9 paid holidays per year and 2 personal choice holidays.
• Bp has a parental leave policy as well, which offers up to 8 weeks’ paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child.
• We offer a reward package to enable your work to fit with your life. These offerings include a discretionary annual bonus program, long-term incentive program, and generous retirement benefits that include a 401k matching program.
• These benefits may include a pension for eligible employees.
• As part of bp’s wellbeing package, bp offers access to health, vision, and dental insurance, as well as life and Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees