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Job Summary
We are seeking a detail-oriented, systems & execution minded advocacy professional to join our Headquarters Local Government Affairs team as the Senior Director of Local Government Affairs Strategic Partnerships. In this role, you will be responsible for developing, shaping, and managing partnerships – internal and external – to support local advocacy in the regions covering the 39 states where we operate, as well coordinating the company’s significant corporate hometown presence.
Job Description
Core Responsibilities:
Manage HQ Local Government Affairs internal partnerships, including with Comcast Business, Community Impact, Corporate Communications, Digital Equity departments to support to local government affairs staff in our operations across the 39 states where we operate.
- Cultivate strong relationships across corporate headquarters partners departments to ensure alignment on goals, priorities, and resource allocation.
- Advocate for field-level insights during corporate decision making.
- Streamline the rollout of corporate initiatives to maximize adoption and impact on the field government affairs teams.
- Serve as HQ Local Government Affairs representative on Corporate initiatives such as Project Up, RISE, and LiftZones.
Manage HQ Local Government Affairs external partnerships including:
- Coordinate the company’s chambers of commerce engagement strategy, including effective company and board member engagement with chambers of commerce.
- Provide strategic oversight of company engagement with national local intergovernmental associations, e.g., US Conference of Mayors, National Association of Counties, and the National League of Cities.
- In partnership with region government affairs teams, develop and implement engagement strategies for regional intergovernmental associations, including state municipal leagues.
Collaborate with the appropriate business teams and Regional GA teams on local public sector engagement for business development and business growth.
- Utilize various association memberships to support business development opportunities.
Develop strategy for company corporate headquarters presence and manage collaboration among departments and business units.
- Serve as the connective tissue between the corporate office and various operating entities in Philadelphia for government affairs and civic engagement activities.
- Manage delivering support from an array of Corporate departments for local business priorities.
Qualifications:
- 10+ Years professional government relations strategy and planning experience, with a track record of managing corporate-field dynamics.
- A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- Experience working in a matrixed and/or complex organization.
- Thrives in fast-paced environments with competing priorities.
- Combines strategic thinking with a hands-on approach to project planning and execution.
- Proactive communicator who can keep stakeholders informed and aligned.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to navigate and resolve conflicts.
- Demonstrated capacity to work in a bipartisan manner.
- Excellent writing and presentation skills.
Employees at all levels are expected to:
- Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
- Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
- Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
- Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
- Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
- Drive results and growth.
- Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
- Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.
Disclaimer:
- This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.
Comcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Skills:
Leadership; Strategic Objectives; Strategy Implementation; Public Policies
Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
Education
Bachelor's Degree
While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.
Relevant Work Experience
10 Years +
