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The Coordinator, Government
Relations – will report to the Vice President, Head of Government Relations for
Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa (CEMEA).  The successful candidate will be a
self-starter with strong organizational and writing skills, comfortable
covering multiple assignments at once, and capable of quickly and efficiently
producing high-quality deliverables on a daily basis. S/he should have some
experience working in the public, private, or not-for-profit sectors, ideally
with a focus on government relations or public policy issues.

This position will be
involved in all aspects of Visa’s government relations work, including
providing essential support to our GR team across CEMEA, doing extensive
research and writing to further Visa’s policy agenda, and assisting with office
administrative responsibilities relating to our advocacy work.  The role includes a broad range of project
management work related to the analysis of public policy, development of
stakeholder management tools, issue tracking, executive correspondence, and issue
advocacy position papers.

As the Coordinator will
be frequently called upon to meet time-sensitive needs for important internal
and external stakeholders, the successful candidate must be an excellent
listener capable of quickly developing and executing plans accurately from the
top lines down to the smallest details.

This primary
support role is a great development opportunity for someone with a can-do
attitude who is seeking to grow and learn in a fast-paced work environment on a
highly efficient team of government relations professionals.

Specific responsibilities
include:

• Extensive
  writing, including content development and production of periodic government
  relations reports to internal stakeholders, including biweekly and monthly
  newsletters, as well as weekly activity reports for executives.

• Support
  Visa’s legislative agenda by helping prepare policy briefings, position papers
  and presentations.

• Monitor
  and coordinate legislative tracking and meeting engagements.

• Coverage
  and reporting of external hearings and meetings in support of Visa’s public policy
  engagement.

• Provide
  extensive assistance in support of Visa’s broader global government relations
  agenda, including regular written reports and updates to company senior
  leadership and preparing executive briefings for engagements by senior executives.

• Develop
  and manage the government relations team’s document repository on Share Point,
  including internal presentations, briefings, policy papers, and correspondence.

• Assist
  with content management for Visa’s government relations intranet site for employees.

• Supporting
  engagement with third-party organizations and trade associations to help
  advance Visa’s policy agenda.

• Assist
  with special projects including presentations to executives; research on policy
  initiatives, and support of external advocacy-related events.

   

Qualifications

 
• Bachelor’s degree in business
       administration, public policy, economics, political science, or related
       discipline. 

 
• A minimum of 1-2 years of
       experience working on policy and business issues in the private sector or
       in government. 

• Outstanding
  written, oral, and interpersonal communications skills with a particular
  emphasis on English writing skills. 

 
• Ability to exercise good judgment
       regarding information, which may be confidential or material, non-public.

 
• Proven ability to operate
       effectively and efficiently in a challenging, fast-paced environment.

 
• Ability to multi-task and independently
       manage and prioritize work, while meeting key deadlines.

 
• Strong attention to detail with
       a focus on high quality work and consistent performance over time is
       essential.

 
• Exercise good judgment in
       setting priorities and interacting with internal and external contacts.

• Excellent
  relationship management skills and ability to work collaboratively with others.

 
• Proven experience acting in a
       proactive, solutions oriented manner, looking for ways to add value and
       assist the team.

 
• Advanced proficiency in
       Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word) and SharePoint (all
       applicants subject to Microsoft skills testing).