(Senior) Government Relations Manager for NY (m/f/d)

Created on 05-12-2018

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Description

• You identify, negotiate, and attain optimal bus stop locations for passengers, drivers, and the local communities
• You establish operational compliance with national, regional, and local authorities, navigating complex legal and political environments
• You conduct research on applicable standards and regulations pertaining to processing and obtaining licenses, permits, and filings
• You lead the “authorizations” pipeline and ensure that they are obtained in a timely manner
• You regularly communicate with government agencies, community organizations, local businesses and institutions, and other key stakeholders
• You develop a public affairs presence across the FlixBus network and represent FlixBus at external meetings and events
• You collaborate with FlixBus international and local teams, including business development, operations, and network planning

- PLEASE ATTACH A COVER LETTER AND TWO WRITING SAMPLES (The writing samples do not need to address a specific topic or be in a certain format. Samples from college courses, previous jobs or internships, news articles, etc. will all suffice.) • Bachelors degree required: public policy, public administration, international relations, political science, economics, law, transportation science or related fields of study
• 3-5 years of relevant experience, including government, public affairs, public policy, regulatory compliance, transportation planning, land-use, law, or other related industries
• Affinity for car-alternative, environmentally friendly modes of transportation
• Able to manage staff and work collaboratively within and across teams
• Comfortable in a startup environment: entrepreneurial spirit, full of ambition and a roll with the punches attitude
• You are focused on developing concrete solutions to fix root-cause problems and/or foresee them before they even happen

- PLEASE ATTACH A COVER LETTER AND TWO WRITING SAMPLES (The writing samples do not need to address a specific topic or be in a certain format. Samples from college courses, previous jobs or internships, news articles, etc. will all suffice.)