Government Relations Advisor

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become a Government Relations Advisor at Edison International (EIX) and build a better tomorrow. The core work associated with this position is critical to the success of the enterprise-wide Political Activities Compliance program, managed by Corporate Public Affairs.

You will have a key role in managing the coordination, tracking, and reporting on Edison’s political compliance program. This role ensures appropriate and specific controls are in place to mitigate any significant non-compliance activity.  It has interface with senior executives across the enterprise and close partnerships and collaboration with key internal partners, including state and federal public affairs teams.

You will be responsible for supporting Edison’s political engagement and compliance with existing laws, policies, and recommendations as it relates to established political activities programs, including identifying opportunities for streamlining and automation of political compliance support processes.

Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Responsibilities

• Engages with a broader set of officials and maintains existing relationships; leads smaller strategic relationship building projects focusing on select SCE initiatives
• Proposes and shapes the content and topics of discussion, ensuring relevance to business activities; engages directly with government officials at gatherings
• Prepares and proofreads correspondence, forms and other documents, and coordinates the communication of information from the Government Affairs office to internal stakeholders interested in topics related to strategic initiatives, agency actions, and legislative proposals
• Manages sections or specific aspects of the reports; reviews data for accuracy ensuring all report criteria are met, and verifies that the reports adhere to the guidelines set by LDA and FEC
• Drafts and delivers reports for the corporate office as well as briefing notes for senior management to outline issues that may impact the company's operations and project developments
• Develops multiple pieces of policy content ensuring coherence and consistency; engages with internal and external stakeholders to refine content
• Implements and acts on opportunities to streamline administrative processes associated with managing the office
• Supports outreach to industry lobbying coalitions on priority issues
• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Seven or more years of experience working in public affairs, government relations, or community relations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with project management.
• Experience with managing multiple critical business objectives across compliance and other programs.
• Familiar with political reporting requirements at the state and federal levels.
• Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, Public Administration, or business related majors.

You should know

• This position’s work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an EIX facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days.  Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to reside in the state of California.  Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
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• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About Edison International

The people at EIX don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We’re fueling the kind of innovation that’s changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At EIX, you’ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.

At EIX, we celebrate our differences. We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected status.

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