• Bachelor’s degree or higher with 5-7 years of experience in business, marketing, public administration, government affairs, public and or community relations.
• Demonstrated success in external affairs and/or lobbying activity.
• Experience interacting with senior executives internally and externally.
• Substantive experience in collaboration and strategic connecting to build strong partnerships with stakeholders.
• Experience with successful Corporate Giving programs and their governance.
• Must possess strong management skills, excellent verbal, digital, written and narrative communications skills along with the ability to write reports and develop presentations for senior management as required.
• Experience in crisis or external emergency management.
• Must possess exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to provide positive influence in customer and community matters, as well as facilitate the resolution of internal and external issues/conflicts.
• In depth experience of working and influencing in a large organization, in an analytical and collaborative manner to embrace complex environments and demystify them to address stakeholder engagement.
• Understanding of the environment and key external industry and non-industry stakeholders which relate to and have an impact on the utilities sector (governmental, regulatory, communities, agencies, industry bodies) within the local, national and global context.
• Resiliency and ability to affect change while maintaining alignment with National Grid strategic direction and goals.
• Significant pre-existing network in the North Country of current relationships, including those with the Company’s key stakeholders. Ability to scale relationships to non-traditional stakeholders.
• Exceptional networking skills, including the ability to influence and negotiate with a range of external stakeholders (individuals, agencies and groups).