Coordinator, Political Affairs

Scope of Responsibilities:

• Coordinates day-to-day administrative operations of the AGC PAC
• Provides administrative support to Senior Director of Political Affairs for all advocacy activities, including those related to AGC PAC and the Construction Advocacy Fund
• Acts as liaison among the AGC national office, AGC Townhouse, and congressional fundraisers
• Organizes and executes the planning of congressional jobsite tours for AGC staff, chapters, and members
• Works with the Public Affairs Team to provide media support for government affairs activities including Member of Congress tours at member sites and during Congressional hearings where AGC members/key staff testify
• Monitors state and local construction policy trends

Duties:

Coordinates day-to-day administrative operations of AGC PAC

• Coordinates the day-to-day operations of AGC PAC which includes overseeing the recording and maintaining of database records of PAC prior authorization forms and contributions
• Determines appropriate acknowledgement, composes, and processes appropriate letters
• Serves as liaison to the Finance Department for AGC PAC receipts and disbursements; processes AGC PAC receipts and submits weekly to Finance Department
• Prepares and processes check requests for AGC PAC disbursements; executes appropriate liaison with member contractors and chapters regarding check delivery; prepares letters of transmittal
• Coordinates the development and execution of direct mail, electronic, and in-person fundraising initiatives for the AGC PAC
• Represents AGC at fundraising, political, and townhouse events
• Distributes weekly email to Department that includes action alert activity, jobsite tour scheduling, congressional fundraisers, and townhouse events
• Produces and compiles background material for AGC PAC Board of Trustees and national AGC meetings; prepares PAC-related reports as required for AGC officer meetings with chapters
• Provides staff support for fundraising efforts and PAC contributor recognition programs at AGC national meetings
• Maintains and tracks lobbyists’ fundraiser attendance in the PAC budget spreadsheet
• Produces the AGC PAC Advocate newsletter

Provides administrative support to Senior Director of Political Affairs & Government Relations Department

• Assists with drafting, editing, uploading and sending grassroots alerts and legislative communications to members and Capitol Hill, respectively
• Reviews issue papers, legislative testimony and regulatory comments
• Maintains a record of AGC LD-1/LD-2 reports for lobbyists as well as LD-203 for AGC PAC
• Maintains all issue “one-pagers” and works with Department to update, as needed
• Assists with the scheduling of Capitol Hill visits between members of Congress and AGC chapters/members/staff.
• Maintains the advocacy systems, including the platforms for the AGC PAC, Construction Advocacy Fund, and grassroots efforts
• Assists with fundraising initiatives for the Construction Advocacy Fund
• Updates the AGC, Advocacy, and Construction Advocacy Fund websites and assembles the Construction Advocacy in Action newsletter
• Works with the Public Affairs Team to conduct media outreach and provide media support during Congressional tours of member sites and AGC-involved Congressional testimony

Acts as a liaison among AGC National Office, AGC Capitol Hill Headquarters, and congressional fundraisers

• Coordinates AGC Townhouse schedule with fundraising firms/personnel and AGC staff
• Acts as a liaison between AGC PAC and congressional fundraisers. In this role, the Coordinator will:
• Act as a point of contact for townhouse usage for events, making recommendations to the Director of Political Affairs and Vice President of Government Relations, who must sign off on Townhouse usage requests
• Act as a point of contact—as appropriate—for candidates seeking AGC PAC funds or meetings, and making recommendations to the Senior Director of Political Affairs and Vice President for their ultimate approval/disapproval
• Tracks guest events at AGC Townhouse; processes invoices and payments

Organizes and executes the planning of congressional jobsite tours for AGC staff, chapters, and members

• Fields all requests for jobsite tours involving members of Congress and communicates activities to chapter staff, congressional offices, and Department
• Works with Government Relations and Chapter Support Teams to identify states to target for such events
• Assists chapters in the selection of projects and execution of events, including logistics, topics of discussion, member background, agenda, media, attendees, etc.
• Assembles briefing memos and drafts press releases for chapters and members of Congress
• Assists Public Affairs Department with social media activities pertaining to government relations and jobsite tour media

Monitors state and local construction policy trends

• Monitors and tracks significant state and local policy trends impacting the construction industry; such policies may include but are not limited to state-wide ballot initiatives or city council ordinances involving infrastructure funding/financing, prevailing wage laws, paid leave and stormwater
• Responsible for developing and updating one-pagers, charts, infographics and other tools necessary to help communicate such significant state and local policy trends
• Disseminates information to AGC Chapters and members as appropriate
• Assists with AGC of America organized events/webinars/calls with chapter government relations in-house staff

Other

• Other job-related duties as assigned

• Results-oriented with high attention to detail, strong multitasking abilities, and a proven ability to meet deadlines in a dynamic, fast-paced team environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to liaise with policymakers, fundraisers, and internal stakeholders required.
• Understanding of PAC operations, campaign finance regulations, legislative process, and political advocacy strongly desired.
• Experience planning and executing meetings, tours, or fundraising events with a strong attention to detail preferred.
• Ability to monitor and analyze state and local policy trends affecting the construction industry required.
• Experience with PAC management systems like Quorum PAC, customer relationship management databases like Fonteva/Salesforce, and advocacy tools like Quorum Federal/Grassroots preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office 365 required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, Public Policy, Communications, or related field preferred.
• 1-3 years of experience in political affairs, government relations, PAC management or a similar advocacy role required. Experience with trade associations, nonprofits, or Capitol Hill offices is a plus.