GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DIRECTOR

DESCRIPTION** In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways.
+ Engage, maintain and nurture relationships with government, associated authorities and all committees, legislatively representatives to protect organization interests.
+ Represent the organization’s interests at the highest levels of the country of assignment’s government at all levels including national, provincial, regional, and local government.
+ Establish rapport with government officials, industry associations and trade organizations to ensure representation of Cummins’ interests.
+ Work with industry and trade groups to develop and advocate for common industry positions.
+ Compile and ensure compliance with all laws, regulations, and ethical concerns within area of jurisdiction and broadly across the organization.
+ Speaks at external and internal meetings regarding public policy issues and activities; serves as an external spokesperson with public policy stakeholders for the company, particularly for the country or business of assignment.
**RESPONSIBILITIES** To be successful in this role you will need the following competencies.
+ Business insight - Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.
+ Strategic mindset - Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
+ Instill trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
+ Regulatory Compliance - Champions compliance with environmental regulatory requirements imposed on industry by local, state, provincial, national, and international organizations.
+ Manage complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
+ Build networks - Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
+ Ensure accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
+ Political Acumen - Compares and contrasts the interests of key stakeholders (individuals, political parties, media, and outside groups such as NGOs, organized labor, PACs, etc.) to form effective and persuasive advocacy strategies and communications.
+ Lobbying Strategy and Management - Formulates comprehensive advocacy plans that identify stakeholders, timelines for action, local and federal level engagement and communication tools to drive positive results; assess effectiveness of strategy by monitoring progress/awareness and adapt to ensure preferred policy outcome.
+ Government Advocacy - Demonstrates deep understanding of the mechanics of how the legislative, executive and judicial branches enact law or policy changes at the national, state/provincial and local government level in the country of assignment; identifies engagement opportunities and legal obligations relating to lobbying and political activities at the national, state/provincial and local levels.
**QUALIFICATIONS** Our culture believes in **_POWERING YOUR POTENTIAL_**.
We provide global opportunities to develop your career, make your community a better place and work with today’s most innovative thinkers to solve the world’s toughest problems.
We believe in flexibility for you to explore your passions while making an impact through meaningful work within our inclusive workforce.
That’s what **_\#LifeAtCummins_** is all about.
We are looking for a **Government Relations Director** to join our team based in **Ciudad de México, México.** In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways.
+ Engage, maintain and nurture relationships with government, associated authorities and all committees, legislatively representatives to protect organization interests.
+ Represent the organization’s interests at the highest levels of the country of assignment’s government at all levels including national, provincial, regional, and local government.
+ Establish rapport with government officials, industry associations and trade organizations to ensure representation of Cummins’ interests.
+ Work with industry and trade groups to develop and advocate for common industry positions.
+ Compile and ensure compliance with all laws, regulations, and ethical concerns within area of jurisdiction and broadly across the organization.
+ Speaks at external and internal meetings regarding public policy issues and activities; serves as an external spokesperson with public policy stakeholders for the company, particularly for the country or business of assignment.
To be successful in this role you will need the following competencies.
+ Business insight - Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.
+ Strategic mindset - Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
+ Instill trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
+ Regulatory Compliance - Champions compliance with environmental regulatory requirements imposed on industry by local, state, provincial, national, and international organizations.
+ Manage complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
+ Build networks - Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
+ Ensure accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
+ Political Acumen - Compares and contrasts the interests of key stakeholders (individuals, political parties, media, and outside groups such as NGOs, organized labor, PACs, etc.) to form effective and persuasive advocacy strategies and communications.
+ Lobbying Strategy and Management - Formulates comprehensive advocacy plans that identify stakeholders, timelines for action, local and federal level engagement and communication tools to drive positive results; assess effectiveness of strategy by monitoring progress/awareness and adapt to ensure preferred policy outcome.
+ Government Advocacy - Demonstrates deep understanding of the mechanics of how the legislative, executive and judicial branches enact law or policy changes at the national, state/provincial and local government level in the country of assignment; identifies engagement opportunities and legal obligations relating to lobbying and political activities at the national, state/provincial and local levels.
**Job** Government Relations **Organization** Cummins Inc.
**Role Category** Hybrid **Job Type** Exempt - Experienced **ReqID** **Relocation Package** No