Lobbying Advisor

Join the Clean Energy RevolutionBecome a Lobbying Advisor at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you will join our Corporate Affairs Organization within the State Public Affairs unit. In this leadership role, you will be a senior lobbyist, driving SCE's legislative policy goals with a focus on California legislation. As a vital member of our interdisciplinary team, you will manage high-priority legislative issues, develop strategic plans, and execute advocacy initiatives. Your responsibilities will span legislation portfolio management, advocacy, education, and external affairs.If you are a self-starter with exceptional communication skills, a talent for building collaborative partnerships, and a strategic influencer recognized as a trusted advisor, we invite you to help shape the future of energy policy at SCE. Join us in advancing our corporate objectives and making a significant impact on California's legislative landscape.As a Lobbying Advisor, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?Responsibilities• Represents the organization to the government bodies that are vital to the business, including (Governor's Office, State Legislature and State Agencies) Executive Office of the President, Department of Energy, Department of Treasury, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of the Interior, in industry coalitions, and at other policy functions• Assists in defining advocacy priorities, managing budgets, and tracking project deadlines• Provides written and oral advocacy to further the organization's strategic priorities with the State Legislature and State Agencies• Develops and nurtures durable and credible partnership with legislatures, government leaders and/or national agencies, state and local decision makers and elected officials• Monitors and tracks legislation and public policy issues related to the organization's business interest and leads legal and policy research• Coordinates development of the organization's positions and engagement strategies on state government issues and state/local regulations, rulemakings, and activities that impact the organization's operations• Facilitates the communication of policies and positions with government officials and appropriate parties• Attends legislative committee meetings and hearings to stay current with latest policy development, drafts policy updates and issues papers for distribution to clients and external audiences• Analyzes and assesses background information and communications including political analysis, advantages of support or opposition, bill analysis and legislative highlights for internal audiences and comment letters to legislators and regulators• Collaborates with the internal Corporate Affairs team to ensure alignment of goals and that the goals are supported, strengthened and measured• 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 public affairs experience, including federal and/or lobbying experience.Preferred Qualifications• Bachelor’s degree or higher in such fields as Political Science, Public Policy, Public Administration, Communications, Business, or Economics.• Five years of experience in the legislative, public affairs, government affairs, regulatory or communications arenas in which duties include policy analysis, advocacy and/or written and verbal communication with elected officials and staff (preferably the California Legislature).• Experience leading and managing the development of California legislative strategies and policies.• Experience in dealing with highly sensitive, political inquiries through coordination and extensive communications.• Ability to work in high volume, high pressure situations, with an emphasis on policy advocacy and project management experience.• Experience gathering documents, performing analyses, and drawing conclusions on legislative policies.• Experience with broad issues management.• Experience in dealing with highly sensitive, political inquiries through coordination and extensive communications.• Ability to work in high volume, high pressure situations, with an emphasis on policy advocacy and project management experience.• Strong oral and written communication skills.• Strong organizational skills with high level of initiative and ability to effectively interface, collaborate, and partner with stakeholders, senior management, clients and team members to help drive solutions and ensure stakeholder buy-in.• Sound leadership skills to set priorities, achieve desired actions and outcomes through negotiation and influence.Additional Information• This position’s work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days.  Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and 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.• Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more!• 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• The primary work location for this position is Sacramento, CA.• Relocation does not apply to this position.About Southern California EdisonThe people at SCE 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 SCE, you’ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.At SCE, 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.We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at (833) 343-0727.