Job Opening: ICANN VP Govt Affairs Wash DC

Vice President, Government Affairs (Americas)
Tracking Code
OHVPGOVTAFFRS
Job Description

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The newly created position of Vice President, Government Affairs
(Americas) will have primary responsibility for policy development and
advocacy before the U.S., Latin America, and Canadian governments.
This position will oversee all levels of government affairs activities
for both legislative and regulatory issues.

He/she must have extensive leadership and political experience as well
as the ability to successfully organize and execute ICANN’s policy,
political and business objectives at the federal and international
levels.

The successful candidate will lead the design and execution of
government affairs strategies to advise and educate Members of
Congress, Congressional staffers, key policy makers, and federal
regulatory officials about ICANN.

The Vice President will be required to develop and implement an
aggressive strategic plan for successfully achieving specific
legislative and policy results that are favorable to ICANN. The
successful candidate must possess significant political acumen and
have established bi-partisan contact with Members of Congress,
Congressional staff, agency legislative affairs offices, and have
contacts in the Administration specifically in the Department of
Commerce and at The White House. He/She must have a proven ability to
build strong internal working relationships while serving as an
advocate for Government Affairs and supporting ICANN’s business
objectives.

The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of
telecommunications, technology, and internet policy. A keen
familiarity with intellectual property and intelligence issues is also
highly desirable. Moreover, the Vice President, Government Affairs
will be charged with preserving and enhancing ICANN’s critically
important relationships on Capitol Hill, with federal agencies, as
well as with relevant trade associations and top policy makers.

Specific Responsibilities include:

• Serving as head of government affairs responsible for the
direction and supervision of the organization's government affairs
staff, and outside vendors/contractors.

• Ensuring that activities are in full compliance with applicable
laws, and adhering to the highest ethical standards.

• Identifying public policy issues, opportunities and challenges of
interest and concern to ICANN and developing programs and actions in
response to those issues.

• Providing sensible counsel to senior management on the impact of
North American government policies, laws, and regulations.

• The ability to research and identify political operational risks
and reputational risks to the organization arising from federal
political discourse and policy changes.

• Advise management on any legislative and regulatory policy
changes requiring management action to implement new organization-wide
policies.

• Serving as the main spokesperson for ICANN government affairs
activities.

• Providing significant organizational brand visibility with key
government decision makers in Washington, DC. This includes the
responsibility for assuring effective government affairs
communications with key politicians, regulators, federal agencies,
trade associations and other influential individuals and groups in
order to listen to their concerns about ICANN and to provide them with
timely and effective, credible communications on policy issues and
legislation.

• Acting as a visionary who can formulate and communicate the
public policy and government affairs direction of the organization,
set strategy and manage the government affairs division’s continued
evolution and growth. Must have the ability to translate the overall
vision into practical plans that promote the organization’s objectives
through compelling advocacy and consensus building in government
affairs.

• The ability to persuasively communicate complex concepts and
programs at the highest levels of government and business.

• A proven ability to work comfortably and effectively with top-
level government officials along the entire political spectrum.

• Executive presence, a dynamic professional style and the ability
to inspire confidence in senior managers within the organization and
with external constituencies.

• Providing leadership and mentoring to one professional staff
member, as well as overseeing the administrative management of the
department; i.e. staffing, budgeting and office operations.
Developing an annual budget, review/approve expenses.