Government Relations Director
Company: Internet Law & Policy Foundry
Location: Washington
Posted on: September 20, 2023
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Job Description:
***Summary***
The Center for AI Policy is looking for a Government Relations
Director with extensive experience in political strategy, lobbying,
and/or advocacy.
Apply here by September 30, 2023.
***Duties and Responsibilities***
As Government Relations Director, you'll work closely with our
executive team to design and execute on a strategy for persuading
Congress of our legislative agenda. You'll help us build key
relationships in and around Congress; weigh the trade-offs between
policy effectively addressing AI risks and being likely to pass;
identify obstacles to our policy passing; and creatively solve
them.
A typical week would involve:
- Meeting with members of Congress and their staff
- Drafting short memos aimed at explaining the political and policy
benefits of our bill(s)
- Working with our external lobbyists to develop our political
strategy
- Providing and/or supporting testimony at committee hearings
- Hosting and attending happy hours, briefings, roundtables, and
other networking events
- Building relationships with leaders of tech companies, small
businesses, labor unions, civil society groups, and academia
***Ideal candidate***
An ideal candidate will have the experience and drive to advocate
for CAIP's legislative agenda with a growing coalition of
supporters. Some of the qualifications we are looking for
include:
- 5+ years of relevant experience
- Demonstrated ability to support a legislative agenda
- Interest in proactively crafting a political strategy
- Deep understanding of DC culture and the political process
- Ability to creatively work around constraints to make our policy
sufficiently comprehensive and likely to pass
- Sincere concern about safety risks posed by advanced AI
- Ability to understand and work with a diverse and bipartisan set
of stakeholders
- Excited about joining a small new team
- Commitment to integrity
We encourage you to apply even if you don't have every
qualification.
***Logistics***
- Limited Remote Work: You will need to frequently take meetings on
Capitol Hill in person in order to be effective in this role, but
on days when you have no such meetings, we support remote work.
- Flexible Hours: We are open to full-time and part-time roles; you
would largely set your own hours.
- Immediate Availability Preferred: We are looking for candidates
who can start work in the next couple of months (or immediately),
so it is unlikely that we would be able to sponsor a visa.
- Compensation & Benefits: The annual salary range for this role is
$100,000 - $140,000, depending on experience. For part time roles,
the salary will be prorated based on the number of hours worked. We
also provide benefits including flexible time off and
healthcare.
***About Us***
The Center for AI Policy is a new DC-based organization developing
and advocating for policy to mitigate catastrophic AI risks.
Our current focus is building capacity in the US government to
monitor and safeguard AI development. Our proposed legislation
would establish a federal authority to monitor hardware and license
frontier AI development, ensuring we can identify and respond to
risks. It would also create strict liability for severe harms
caused by AI systems, promoting accountability and improving
incentives.
Our team includes Thomas Larsen (Executive Director), who has a
background in technical AI safety; Jason Green-Lowe (Legislative
Director), who has a legal background; and Jakub Kraus (Operations
Director), who has a computer science background. We're also
advised by experts from other organizations and supported by
several volunteers.
You would be a key voice in our developing organization.
Tagged as: advocacy, AI, Congress, emerging technologies,
government affairs, government relations, Policy
Keywords: Internet Law & Policy Foundry, Washington DC , Government Relations Director, Government & Protective Services , Washington, DC
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