Government Relations Position

ABOUT THE FIRM

Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc. (Cornerstone) is a full-service, bipartisan consulting firm specializing in federal and state government relations, public affairs and strategic communications, and advisory services. Utilizing a shared vision, philosophy, and complete team approach, Cornerstone – with 15 offices and over 160 professionals – stands as one of the industry’s most effective and respected consulting firms. We are proud of our professional standards and team culture that provide clients with the full depth and breadth of our expertise, experience, and relationships, resulting in meaningful and highly valuable partnerships.

At our core, we are a professional services consulting firm that focuses on solving problems and creating opportunities for our clients.

Summary/Objective

Cornerstone seeks a full-time professional to support out client accounts. All individuals in our Iowa office manage a variety of administrative tasks and support each other with client service activities. In addition, administrative tasks are necessary to support new and existing government relations clients. This position is based in Des Moines, Iowa. 

This position is responsible for several client service and administrative tasks including, but not limited to: 

• Assisting with administrative and support duties including scheduling.
• Assisting with legislative fundraising, scheduling meetings, organizing annual events and legislative  receptions. 
• Attending subcommittee and committee meetings during the legislative session as needed.
• Inputting Bill declarations for all clients during the legislative session.
• Drafting weekly newsletters with bill charts during the legislative session/monthly newsletters during the months of May-December.
• Preparing daily clips sheet during session.
• Organizing and managing political calendar for public viewing.
• Providing legislative research & policy analysis through issue papers and bill summaries.
• Drafting newsletters, memorandums and other client related documents.

Competencies

Key qualities for candidates in this position include:

• Proactiveness: Works independently in a busy environment.
• Responsiveness: Works with a large portfolio of clients, responds on a timely manner, and with effective communication skills
• Flexibility: Able to work early mornings and evenings during Legislative Session.
• Dependability: Arrives to work on time, follows instructions, pays strong attention to detail, responds promptly, and solicits feedback to improve performance.
• Adaptability: Able to adapt to changes in the work environment on a day-to-day basis, manage relationships with multiple client service professionals in the office and juggle schedule to organize competing priorities.
• Time Management: Thrives in a fast-paced environment and able to manage competing priorities and self-motivate. 

Key Requirements 

The ideal candidate for the position has a base understanding of government relations and has a bachelor’s degree in a related field. Experience with the Iowa legislative process is ideal. Excellent writing, organizational and communication skills are essential, and the ability to thrive in a fast pace environment is vital.

Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, and Excel), Microsoft Teams, and Adobe Acrobat are required.