SUMMARY

Serves as a strategic representative of CAE CAE USA to stakeholders at the highest levels of the US Government, specifically including leaders within the Executive Office of the President; at the Departments of Transportation, Education, State, and Labor; and within Congress. Serves as CAEu2019s primary professional staff liaison to the political leaders at the Department of Transportation (DoT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Congressional transportation committees (Members and staff), and aviation industry representatives. In addition, position serves as a strategic representative to foreign officials and embassy personnel, as necessary to support Civil Aviation business. Also, serves as a strategic representative to aerospace industry officials and trade associations. Maintenance of strong, current, professional relationships with consultants and key stakeholders within the entities listed is a primary and daily duty. Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance. Frequent domestic and occasional international travel required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Direct Lobbying Strategic Engagements u2013 Leads, facilitates, supports, and executes strategic legislative engagements and campaigns with collaboration of senior government relations team members; Serves as a representative to State and Local officials and stakeholders
• Legislative, Budget, Policy Analysis u2013 Identifies, analyzes, and disseminates timely and thorough analysis of impactful legislation, budget, appropriations, and policy to company stakeholders
• Subject Matter Expertise u2013 Domain knowledge u2013 including strategic, budgetary, and policy expertise u2013 of aviation and aerospace. Knowledge of and relationships with key industry stakeholders
• Business Development u2013 Leads, facilitates, supports, and executes U.S and international business development strategies and campaigns with collaboration of senior government relations team members
• Strategic Planning u2013 Develops, supports, and executes strategic plans for business development, communications, events, and advocacy with collaboration of Civil Aviation leadership and government relations team members
• Strategic Communications u2013 Develops, supports, and executes strategic communications efforts to government, foreign, and industry stakeholders with collaboration of Civil Aviation leadership and government relations team members
• Cross Functional Support u2013 Serves as a representative to government officials and stakeholders regarding CAEu2019s additional business units and core functions as needed (e.g., Defense Security, CAE Healthcare, marketing communications, global executive management committee, etc.)
• CAE-US PAC Management u2013 Serves as a strategic advisor to the CAE Political Action Committee (CAE-US PAC) oversight and management committee. Serves as a CAE-US PAC representative internally to PAC-eligible employees and externally to CAE-US PAC recipients (including regularly attending CAE-US PAC events)

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Experienceu2013 Experienced professional with 8-12+ years working in senior government functions related to aviation, transportation, and other agencies, with specific experience in budget, strategic planning, industry relations, oversight, and support for agency and political leaders. Specific, demonstrated, and successful experience working with the DoT/FAA and relevant stakeholders of the United States Congress is required. USG service as well as business development and industry experience are strongly preferred.
• Education u2013 Bacheloru2019s degree in political science, policy, business, international relations, engineering, or similar required. Postgraduate degrees in business, political science, policy, engineering, international relations, law, or similar are preferred.
• Expertise u2013 Demonstrated expertise in government processes; federal budget and appropriations; aviation policy; and regulatory matters is required. Demonstrated, successful experience in working professionally with and relating to senior leaders, including government leaders, political appointees, elected officials, and/or foreign diplomats, is required. Demonstrated ability to work in a demanding team environment is required. Demonstrated expertise in government-industry interactions.
• Office Skills u2013 Competency in using modern office functions and basic, professional information technology systems (including, but not limited to word processing, analytical, presentation, communications and database software) is required.
• Alignment with the CAE Behaviors u2013 Demonstrated performance congruent with CAE professional behaviors and team-oriented culture
• Professionalism and Composure u2013 Ability to sustain a professional, respectful, and composed demeanor at all times and with officials at every level of seniority in both government and industry. Ability to sustain such a demeanor with colleagues, supervisors, subordinates, and customers
• Communications u2013 Ability to provide clear and concise written and verbal summaries from complex materials required. Critical thinking and sound judgment in politics as it pertains to impacts upon aviation and aerospace industry.
• Range u2013 Ability to work across multiple functions, at all levels. Ability to support CAE business interestsacross functions.
• Adaptability u2013 Solutions oriented with an ability to adjust to adverse and challenging circumstances, including shifting political dynamics and learning/mastering new skills.
• Travel u2013 Ability to support frequent domestic and occasional international travel.
• Teamwork u2013 Ability to work successfully within a small, highly-focused team. Ability to work with international teams with diverse backgrounds.
• Work Ethic Drive u2013 Ability to work at the highest levels of output, efficiency, and multi-tasking
• Vision u2013 Ability to fully evaluate the status quo, identify challenges, present plans for improvement and further development, and then implement and manage positive change aligned to desired objectives

SECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES

Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures.

• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Must be able to sit or stand and operate a personal computer for long periods.