State & Local Government Relationship Manager

If interested in this role please email me at alfred.donovan@walgreens.com with a good day and time you can speak.

Job Description:

Preferred Locations:

Nashville, New Orleans, Memphis, St. Louis, Kentucky

Job Summary:

Responsible for assisting the Director with the development of state & local government relations strategy; developing political strategy for geographic area of responsibility; communicating with contract lobbyists, associations of which Walgreens is a member, elected officials and their staff members, interest groups and agencies to convey the company positions on issues.

Job Responsibilities:

• Tracks, monitors and acts on pending and enacted legislation and governmental activities based on input from appropriate internal departments, business units, lobbyists and associations.
• Proactively identifies and communicates legislative issues and trends that impact the company including preparing memoranda and briefing materials.
• Proactively identifies and communicates legislative issues to external parties similarly situated in order to build coalitions.
• Monitors hearings; builds relationships with key individuals in state & local legislatures, Administrations, Governors, and the implementation of policies that could influence the growth and competitiveness of Walgreens.
• Communicates with contract lobbyists.
• Writes memos and prepares briefing materials; drafting grassroots messaging and monitors results.
• Effectively coordinates activity to ensure that issues are communicated quickly and accurately to appropriate internal personnel.
• Leads, mentors, and manages assigned staff; Supports talent development of organization.
• Engages in political activity representing Walgreen Co. as approved by management parties. 

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of experience in government as legislative or executive staff OR High School Diploma/GED and at least 7 years of experience in government as legislative or executive staff. 
• Knowledge of the state and local legislative process.
• Experience attending to variable legislative issues while meeting time-sensitive deadlines.
• Basic level skill in Microsoft Office 2003 or later: Word (for example: creating documents, entering and formatting text, page layouts, creating tables, and adding graphics), Excel (for example: creating worksheets, entering data, creating basic formulas, working with cells and rows) and PowerPoint (for example: creating a new presentation from a design template, adding and removing slides, entering and formatting text, adding speaker notes, and viewing presentations).
• Willing to travel up to 35% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).