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Job Description:
ABA's Office of Strategic Engagement is seeking a VP to join its state legislation team. The VP will develop ABA’s state advocacy posture based on legislation happening at the state level. The VP is responsible for supporting ABA members and state bankers association lobbying activity including, developing talking points, advocacy materials, and partnerships with national state policy organizations.
The VP will identify national overlays of state-focused legislative matters and expand ABA state and municipal working groups to develop resources used in response to emerging policy issues.
Key Responsibilities:
Raise awareness among ABA membership of recent state law developments and trends and lead ABA’s response. This can include:
Briefing state banker associations and member banks
Drafting comment letters, talking points, or other advocacy materials
Drafting or editing written communications material, including op-eds, tweets, articles, and advertisements
Giving speeches; and,
Developing and presenting other written and verbal communications.
Collaborate effectively with federal legislative affairs, regulatory policy, communications, and the Office of the Chief Economist to ensure seamless coordination between state and federal policy priorities.
Manage ABA working groups focused on state and local legislative issues.
Develop state banking law resources including comparative law charts.
Monitor, engage and influence the activities of national state policy organizations by informing policy debates, engaging working groups, and drafting comment letters.
Other duties as assigned by business need.
Requirements:
Juris Doctorate/Law degree and admission to a state bar is strongly preferred.
Strong communications skills and ability to build relationships with multiple stakeholders.
Ability to analyze state legislation and identify issues relevant to ABA members.
Ability to effectively communicate information via weekly conference calls, email updates, website postings, comment letters and in-person presentations.
American Bankers Association (ABA) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, marital status, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected Veteran status, personal appearance, political affiliation, family responsibilities, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
ABA encourages and celebrates diversity so if you are motivated, hardworking and want to make a difference, come as you are!
The American Bankers Association is the united voice of America’s hometown bankers—small, regional and large banks that together employ more than 2 million women and men, hold nearly $17 trillion in assets, safeguard $12.8 trillion in deposits and extend more than $9 trillion in loans. ABA believes that government policies should recognize the industry’s diversity. Laws and regulations should be tailored to correspond to a bank’s charter, business model, hometown markets and risk profile. This policymaking approach avoids the negative economic consequences of burdensome, unsuitable and inefficient bank regulation. Through a broad array of information, training, staff expertise and other resources, ABA supports America’s hometown bankers as they perform their critical role as drivers of America’s economic growth and job creation.
