External Affairs Manager - American Electric Power : Job Details

**Job Posting End Date**

12-17-2024

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date

**Job Summary**

Responsible for oversight and implementation of local & county governmental affairs, media communications liaison, community relations and local/regional economic development operations. Also serves as AEP's primary community field contact.

**Job Description**

**ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:**

+ Provide strong, enabling leadership, serving as team lead in the development of company strategies and policies necessary to build effective community relations and economic development programs.

+ Serve as local legislative contact and liaison working with respective business units to advocate corporate positions and influence public policy.

+ Strategically build, maintain and manage key environmental, economic development and community contacts and relationships.

+ Manage, coordinate and facilitate solutions to emerging strategic community and business development issues, e.g. franchises, quality of service, ROW, permits, ordinances/resolutions, taxes, siting, commission complaints, environmental and other regulatory issues.

+ Manage, coordinate and support regional/local economic development activities including community preparedness, strategic recruitment and business retention.

+ Provide support to Distribution and Transmission in outage situations, serving as the primary community and public emergency management contact as per the OPCO's ICS Plan.

+ Serve as AEP's local grassroots facilitator; support legislative and regulatory initiatives of key importance to operating company and AEP's business and public policy needs and effectively advocate company positions. Maintain strong relationships with local executive management team, local distribution and transmission managers, corporate communications representatives, and regulatory and governmental affairs representatives.

+ Manage local level contributions and memberships. Assist in the developing, organizing and implementing corporate policy and strategy for overall effective state representation by educating the state legislators, their staff and the state government as to the goals, objectives and needs of the Corporation.

+ Must demonstrate the highest standards of ethical behavior and support the Company's Corporate Compliance Policies.

**MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:**

**Education requirements are listed below:**

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Engineering, Public Policy, Communications or other related degree. Master's degree desirable.

**Work Experience requirement listed below:**

Minimum of seven years' related experience in Customer Services, Community Relations, Economic & Business Development, Government Relations, Generation, Transmission or Distribution Utility Operations. Utility industry related experience preferred.

**Required License(s)/Certification(s) are listed below:**

Must have a valid Driver's license with an acceptable driving record.

**OTHER REQUIREMENTS:** Physical demand level is Sedentary

+ Demonstrated communications and presentation skills.

+ Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

+ Must be able to travel to various locations for extended periods and work late into the evenings.

+ Must possess demonstrated ability to successfully build strategic internal and external relationships, possess political acumen, and display strong initiative to manage resources, projects and issues across business units, committees and task forces (both internal and external to the Company).

+ Demonstrated successful leadership.

+ Must be able to see information on computer screen and use computer keyboard.

+ Must be able to hear spoken words via telephone, cell phone or during individual or group meetings

**Compensation Data**

**Compensation Grade:**

SP20-009

**Compensation Range:**

$110,656.00-143,853.50 USD

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It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the policy of American Electric Power (AEP) to provide Equal Employment Opportunity in all aspects of the employer?employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. When required by law, we must record certain information to be made part of an Affirmative Action Plan. Applicants for employment may also be invited to participate in the Affirmative Action Program by self-identifying their Race or Ethnic Identity.