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Government Outreach Manager
Location
New York
Business Area
News and Media
Ref #
10053112

Description & Requirements

Smarter, Faster, and as always - First. That's our philosophy. Bloomberg Media empowers global business leaders with breaking news, expert opinion and proprietary data distributed on every platform, across every time zone. Like our products and solutions - our teams are agile, dynamic, and innovative. We work hard, and we work fast - while keeping up the quality and accuracy for which we're known. It's what keeps us inventing and reinventing, all the time. Our culture is wide open, just like our spaces. We challenge each other. And through our countless volunteer projects, we help bring out the best in our communities as around us, too. You can do amazing work here. Work you couldn't do anywhere else. It's up to you to make it happen.

WE'LL TRUST YOU TO:
  • Work with senior executives and multiple stakeholders within Bloomberg to identify target government outreach for Bloomberg's annual Global Forums, Summits, and year-round convenings.
  • Research, invite and manage outreach to public sector officials by maintaining a robust (and ever changing database) of current government sector leaders
  • Develop relationships with government offices - including embassies, high commissions, multilateral agencies, and the offices of cabinet officials and ministers - to communicate the value of Bloomberg's global events and platform to their key stakeholders
  • Coordinate with the internal Bloomberg government affairs teams to maximize internal relationships with government officials to ensure participation
  • Work closely with the our editorial team and the Associate Editor and Head of State/Government Coordinator to coordinate speaking invitations, manage protocol details, registration completion, and credentialing, and identify custom onsite engagement opportunities
  • Create custom itineraries for government officials highlighting onsite engagement opportunities and outlining important, high-level logistical details
  • Be responsible for the RSVP management of designated government audience segment including real time database updates
  • Provide weekly reports to Managing Director on government outreach status
  • Manage delegate/delegation experience pre-event, on-site and post-event; in alignment with Head of Protocol
  • Develop protocol ticktocks and facebooks for each event for internal use throughout Bloomberg, aligning information with confirmed delegate schedules and registrations
  • Engage in discussions with delegates in real time noting recurring themes, troubleshooting, and elevating insights and issues to stakeholders;
  • Be tech-savvy, with the ability to multitask, handle volumes of information and work under timelines across different aspects of the business
  • Ensure government delegate participation is maximized across global Bloomberg events
  • Maintain and develop new relationships with government sector leaders and their teams
YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE:
  • Bachelor's degree
  • 4+ years experience in government and/or community relations with general knowledge of all levels of government
  • Superior attention to detail and exceptional organizational
  • Impeccable writing skills with an awareness of honorifics and protocol for communicating with government leaders and their staff
  • Proficiency in Salesforce, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Willing to travel internationally to attend convenings
  • Ability to work outside standard business hours - including early mornings, evenings, and weekends, as needed
  • Ability to manage difficult situations with calm and courtesy with internal and external stakeholders and clients
  • A collaborative and positive "can-do" approach to your work
WE'D LOVE TO SEE:
  • Interest in geopolitics and international affairs
  • Fluency in a second language preferred
  • Proven flexibility/adaptability to change in a dynamic environment
  • Successful track-record building productive relationships internally and externally
IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE YOU:

Apply if you think we're a good match. We'll get in touch to let you know that the next steps are, but in the meantime feel free to have a look at: https://www.bloomberg.com/company/careers/working-here/media/?tactic-page=588594

Salary Range = 85,000 - 105,000 USD Annual + Benefits + Bonus

The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.


We offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available and offer a range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation (exempt roles only), paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, life insurance, and various wellness programs, among others. The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns.
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