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Associate Director
3 months ago
**NATURE OF WORK**:
Advance the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) legislative priorities for military retirement and service member affairs issues. Meet with Administration and congressional officials, deliver testimony before congressional committees; influence congressional and federal officials to achieve VFW goals. Inform and update VFW and Auxiliary membership on veterans' issues and work with the VFW Action Corps to motivate VFW and Auxiliary membership to be involved in accomplishing the VFW’s Legislative Priority Goals.
**TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:
Analyze and advocate for federal legislation regarding military quality of life programs, TRICARE, military health system, military housing, military retiree benefits, concurrent receipt, USERRA, Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and other programs to ensure it properly meets the needs of veterans, service members, and their families.
Develop and maintain a thorough knowledge and understanding of Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs programs as well as current issues to ensure effective implementation of short
- and long-term VFW legislative priority goals. Direct and conduct research, assist in the formulation of VFW goals and legislative mandates (resolutions) to effectively address service members and veterans' needs.
Testify at congressional hearings, speak with and write to members of Congress and their staffs to formulate and advance VFW-supported legislation and defeat legislation that would harm service members, veterans, survivors, or their families.
Work with the VFW Action Corps to communicate on a regular basis with VFW and Auxiliary membership and motivate members to assist in advancing the VFW’s legislative priority goals.
Research, prepare, write, and present congressional statements, position papers, magazine and newspaper articles, correspondence, speeches, etc.
Actively develop and maintain professional communication network on Capitol Hill and within the federal government.
Represent the VFW at public functions to advance VFW priority goals, cast credit on the organization, and further develop professional contacts and expertise. Address VFW groups and committees as well as other concerned group, organizations, and associations.
**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED**:
Must be VFW member eligible to attend the National Convention as a member in good standing and represent the National Organization at regional or state meetings.
Superior skills in human relationship management, analysis, research, writing, and legislative procedure to achieve a strong, directed, and cohesive legislative advocacy effort.
Excellent writing skills to provide accurate, concise, and readily understandable renderings of complex legislative language for dissemination and to carry out written assignments.
Familiarity with the federal legislative process, Department of Defense, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Baccalaureate degree or equivalent and one to three years of direct experience.
**SCOPE OF POSITION**:
The position is Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exempt.
Reports to the Director, National Legislative Service (NLS). Directly responsible for orchestrating and carrying out VFW actions in support of military retirement and service member affairs issues. Discerns and recommends alternatives to the Director, NLS, as appropriate, pursues the advancement of VFW legislative goals on own initiative to include the preparation, presentation, or assignment of legislative research.
Position requires superior ability to analyze and immediately respond to complex legislative issues while testifying before congressional committees, in meetings with Administration Officials, and when providing responses to VFW membership; superior level critical thinking involved in analyzing complex legislation to discern relative merits and engage in long-term and strategic planning as well as realizing short-term goals.
**WORKING CONDITIONS**:
In the course of advancing VFW legislative goals, typical contacts are with members of congress and congressional staff, 25 percent of time; VFW staff and researching/writing deliverables on VFW and veterans' issues, 45 percent of time; VFW membership concerning veterans and VFW issues, 20 percent; and administration officials and other professional contacts concerning VFW goals, 10 percent of time.
Initiates and implements broad organizational priorities such as strategic planning, preparation in presentation of congressional testimony, researching issues, and providing oral and written responses to congressional and VFW inquiries. This position functions within a normal office environment 80 percent of time and involves travel for speaking engagements and VFW functions.
**MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES**:
Advance the VFW’s legislative priority goals.
Ensure that VFW membership is informed of congressional activity and VFW positions.
Produce and review NLS research
