Government Affairs Officer for American Chamber of Commerce

The person will have the following responsibilities:
Policy / Advocacy:
• Policy Networking: liaising with Slovak government officials, parliamentarians, state authorities, EU institutions, MEPs, and other relevant stakeholders; preparing VIP lists for individual AmCham events; providing ideas/advice for development of personal contacts and assisting the Executive Director with access to all relevant Slovak government and EU-level decision-makers; preparing talking points for AmCham meetings with high-level public officials
• Monitoring and Issue Identification: monitoring of Slovak and EU legislation which impacts business – daily monitoring of all relevant media and information sources with focus on issues relevant to business, and subsequent reporting to the Policy Team; preparation of the regular bi-weekly AmCham Legislative and Policy Update (together with the Research Coordinator); identifying issues of interest to AmCham members (both proactive and reactive approach); coordinating the necessary membership and Board support (together with two other members of the Policy Team)
• Assisting with organization of AmCham policy-related Events: proposing topics, outlines and points for discussion, liaising with the speakers, co-drafting background materials for AmCham representatives
• Coordinating the work of AmCham Committees and Task Forces: liaising with relevant member companies, preparation of agendas and minutes, preparation of background materials, proposing and inviting experts and speakers, follow-up actions (together with two other members of the Policy Team)
• Developing lobbying strategies and advocacy plans, including selection of appropriate lobbying tools, target audience, timeframes and actions (together with two other members of the Policy Team as well as AmCham members and experts)
• Formulating and coordinating AmCham Policy Briefs and Position Papers (together with the Policy Team as well as AmCham members and various experts)
• Preparation of policy-related Press Releases and statements for the media on various policy issues; planning of media coverage of AmCham’s policy activities; coordination and execution of AmCham’s policy-related PR
• EU Affairs: planning and coordination of the AmCham Member Tour to Brussels; liaising with all relevant EU-level decision-makers; regular communication (regarding policy issues and publications) with sister organization in Brussels – AmCham EU
• Connection magazine: overseeing policy-related content
• Staff Liaison to Policy/Advocacy Standing Board Committee

Public Relations:
• External communication and promotion of AmCham activities: PR of various AmCham events; preparation of Press Conferences and new PR-focused events; preparation of promotional materials; ad hoc media partnerships (e.g. IDC IT Security Roadshow, The Economist Conference); contributing to the US Chamber of Commerce Dispatch Schedule; contributing to the ECACC members’ publications; preparing and sending out Press Releases, invitations for journalists and Press Packages; monitoring of AmCham‘s media coverage; arranging of and preparing background for media interviews with the Executive Director; preparation of articles for relevant media
• Media relations: maintaining the database of media contacts; frequent communication with journalists; preparation of media barter agreements (SITA, Slovak Spectator and others)
• Content advice on AmCham website: responsible for content advice / supervision and some daily updates.

The successful candidate will enjoy:
• Working with a highly respected organization
• A challenging and interesting job
• Working with a talented and dynamic team
• Contacts with the most influential people in Slovakia and in other countries
• All necessary and reasonable tools for performing the job at desired level

If this job seems (1) attractive to you, (2) matches your skills, capabilities and experiences, and (3) you strongly believe that you would like to perform this job for a minimum of 3 years please send your resume with cover letter to [email protected]. Thank you for your interest. Please note that only those applicants who pass the initial screening process will be contacted.

Non-governmental organisations, civic associations

American Chamber of Commerce is the most active foreign chamber of commerce in Slovakia.