Stakeholder Engagement Representative

APS • Phoenix, AZ

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Stakeholder Engagement Representative supports the company's stakeholder and political engagement initiatives by developing and maintaining relationships with grassroots advocates, political and party leaders, activists, and policy-focused organizations throughout Arizona. Advances corporate policy priorities through stakeholder outreach, policy education, engagement campaigns, issue analysis, political monitoring, and strategic communications. Also helps strengthen the company's advocacy efforts by coordinating stakeholder engagement and mobilization activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field OR a minimum of 3 years' experience in government, stakeholder engagement and/or party politics including developed relationships with elected officials, party activists and grassroots leaders, and/or policy focused organizations at the federal, state, county and local level.

Responsibilities

• Monitor public sentiment and political/policy trends including, but not limited to energy, large customer growth, environment, growth policy, infrastructure siting and economic development that directly affects Pinnacle West corporate mission and goals.
• Attend political, business community and other relevant stakeholder events to ensure APS continues to remain visible with key constituencies throughout Arizona.
• Cultivate and manage relationships with external stakeholders; map stakeholder influence and engagement priorities. Mobilize stakeholders to support the company¿s key public policy and infrastructure initiatives at the Federal, state and local level.
• Develop policy and politically themed content (newsletters and other communication pieces) to support stakeholder engagement and public policy initiatives.
• Educate key stakeholders on public policy issues and infrastructure projects important to the company to promote awareness and dispel misinformation.
• In conjunction with Public Affairs¿ leadership, execute grassroots engagement and mobilization strategies that support APS public policy and infrastructure objectives that are pending before governmental bodies.
• Perform research on policy issues to support the company's political and policy goals.
• Assist with recruitment efforts in support of the Pinnacle West PAC.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level