Washington Representative - Federal Relations

Qualifications:

• College degree with 10-plus years of public policy or legislative advocacy experience.
• Requires aptitude for and an interest in lobbying Congress and the Executive Branch.
• Must be skilled at gathering information, making recommendations to respond to legislative and regulatory initiatives and reporting on assigned issues.
• Working knowledge of industry federal policy issues particularly relating to international oil and gas policy and energy markets.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential.
• Must have the ability to work effectively, with flexibility and personal diplomacy, in a team environment.

Essential Functions:

• Represent the petroleum industry before the Congress and Executive Branch, and promote the interests of the industry on matters relating to international oil and gas policy and energy markets.
• Work with API staff and representatives from API member companies to coordinate and implement strategy on priority federal policy issues.
• Staff appropriate federal relations subcommittees to develop effective strategies to advance the interests of the petroleum industry. 
• Work effectively within API departments and issue management teams to provide federal policy expertise in developing and pursuing advocacy objectives.
• Work with all relevant outside groups to promote support for API initiatives and policies.
• Provide support to the Vice President of Government Affairs and other API staff members on assigned issues.

Please send your resume to Human Resources Manager by e-mail to hr@api.org, by fax to 202-682-8569 or by mail to API, 1220 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005.