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Critical Infrastructure Associate

Venn is seeking an Associatewith familiarity and interest in critical infrastructure policy and programs, including critical minerals, energy, transportation, and national security. The ideal candidate will possess1-3 years of relevant experience to support our growing critical infrastructure practice group. A strong candidate will have a proven track record with federal policymaking, the political process, project management, and/or experience especially in one or more of the following issue areas: critical minerals, defense, energy, infrastructure security, environmental, transportation, manufacturing, and economic development.

About the Critical Infrastructure Practice Group

Venn Strategies’ Critical Infrastructure practice group creates and implements government and public affairs strategies to meet our clients’ diverse needs, including cultivating meaningful relationships with Congress, the White House, and Federal Departments and Agencies, providing regulatory analysis, developing policy recommendations, facilitating stakeholder partnerships, and building coalitions that amplify client voices.

The group covers several high profile and emerging policy issues, including physical and cyber security, technology innovation, manufacturing, trade, federal funding mechanisms, and infrastructure development across critical minerals, transportation, energy, environmental, and other technology and infrastructure sectors.

About Venn Strategies

Venn Strategies is a fast-paced, nationally recognized full-service government and public affairs firm based in Washington, DC. Our track record of success is a function of our broad array of working relationships, our strategic expertise and our impeccable bipartisan reputation across the policy and political spectrum.

We offer our clients a wide range of deliverables focused on advocacy, issue management, coalition management, grassroots engagement, alliance development and strategic advisory services. Specializing in matters of health care, tax, economic policy, financial services, trade and critical infrastructure, our firm strikes a critical balance providing the depth and breadth of a major political powerhouse, combined with the personal attention and engagement that only a principal-driven boutique can offer.

Experience

• 1-3 years of relevant policy experience.
• Minimum bachelor’s degree (master’s preferred or comparable experience).

Responsibilities

• Support multiple client teams with complex and fast-moving projects and tasks.
• Research, analysis, and writing on client priorities to produce in-depth memos of relevant policy issues.
• Watch hearings and other key Congressional, Administration, and stakeholder meetings and prepare summaries relevant to client needs.
• Organize fly-in and fly-out events, including preparing background materials, managing attendees, and coordinating event logistics.
• Monitor key actions on the Hill and at relevant agencies (e.g., U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Department of Energy) that may affect client business.
• Administer client team coordination, including tracking Hill, agency and other stakeholder outreach, preparing agendas and materials for regular client calls and communication, summarizing calls and identify action items, tracking progress and implementation of actions.
• Help clients in drafting, reviewing, and submitting comments and applications to federal funding opportunities and regulatory proceedings.
• Build positive working relationships with clients.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Required

• Must have 1-3 years of relevant experience to support growing critical infrastructure practice.
• Be enthusiastic and hardworking, capable of multi-tasking and working simultaneously on multiple projects.
• Must be able to function well on a team.
• Knowledge of Congressional and regulatory processes and major policy initiatives in Congress and the executive branch.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Uphold a professional image with external and internal business contacts.
• Work ethically and with integrity, including maintaining client and firm confidentiality.
• Maintain the highest level of discretion with confidential and sensitive information.
• Effective problem-solving to resolve routine client questions and critical thinking skills to anticipate client needs.
• Ability to follow instructions, including a strong adherence to meet deadlines.
• Excellent organizational skills to prioritize and complete work efficiently.

EEOC Statement

Venn’s employment practices are in accordance with the laws that prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran’s status, marital status, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation or any other status protected by applicable law. Venn is an equal opportunity employer.

If you require an alternative method of application or screening, please contact Human Resources.