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Manages regulatory affairs and policy implementation efforts to
encourage engagement among KFB members and leaders.
**Duties and Responsibilities**
- Monitors regulatory and legislative issues of importance to KFB
members through coordination with KFB leadership, advocacy team
staff, contract lobbyists and members.
- Writes, coordinates, and distributes comments and other regular
communications to ensure that KFB policy is implemented and known
among agencies, legislators, regulators, and members.
- Advances local, state, regional, and national priority issues and
other concerns of our membership and KFB leadership.
- Promotes, encourages and enhances member engagement and issue
knowledge through Action Alerts, white-papers, town hall meetings,
farm tours, and other opportunities.
- Manages tours and events to highlight relevant topics and issues to
decision makers and association members.
- Assists with the planning and execution of advocacy events,
including trips to Washington, DC, and events/tours throughout
Kansas Farm Bureaus State Districts.
- Delivers various forms of communications throughout the organization
and assists with providing opportunities for the education and
engagement of members.
- Supports the mission and strategic objectives of the organization
through participation in other Agricultural Industry, American Farm
Bureau, state and regional organizations, or community service
activities.
- Assists with the development and lobby engagement of the
organizations advocacy policy and implementation of new
advancements.
- Cooperates in staffing Resolutions Committee, Ag Advisory Committees
and other committees.
- Serves as a member or staff of committees and organizations, as
requested by KFB leadership or peers.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
**Requirements**
- Bachelors degree or higher and a minimum of 3 years of experience.
- Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Must be able to maintain a current, up-to-date command of
legislative and regulatory changes and their effects on our
organization.
- Must possess excellent organizational skills and demonstrate a
proven ability to meet deadlines.
**Authority**
- Makes recommendations to the Senior Director of Public Policy.
- Recommends and follows through with the implementation of advocacy
strategies, research, programs and campaigns.
- Operates within an annual Advocacy Division budget, may provide
input.
**Relationships**
- Serves as a liaison between contractors, organizers, management and
grassroots members with regards to all facets of programs and
events.
- Works with KFB President, organizational leadership, contract
lobbyists, Field Services Managers, and staff to advance KFB
priorities.
- Has frequent contact with elected officials, regulatory personnel,
Kansas Farm Bureaus membership, outside agricultural organizations,
and government officials.
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