Description:
- The Plant Based Foods Association represents over 160 company members including many of the nation’s leading brands. Our mission is to build a solid foundation for the plant-based foods industry to succeed and thrive.
- We are seeking a talented, outgoing, experienced policy analyst, who can build on our early momentum and support our growing community of passionate business leaders. You will help advance our state policy agenda, with a focus on agriculture, in coordination with PBFA’s state-level lobbyist and reporting to the executive director. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to help grow this young industry.
Duties:
- Research and maintain data to identify top agricultural ingredients in PBFA members’ foods
- Develop and maintain robust tools to map locations of PBFA members and ingredient supply chain
- Research potential agricultural policy levers to support input ingredients
- Develop relationships with key contacts in states to advance agricultural opportunities
- Develop relationships with PBFA ingredient supply members and non-members
- Assist with mobilizing members and non-members to support our state-level policy agenda.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in political science, law, agriculture policy; graduate degree preferred
- At least three years of experience in legislative advocacy or similar policy experience
- Extensive knowledge of food and agricultural policy issues, especially at the state level
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships with multiple stakeholders and in across political spectrum
- Exceptional writing and oral presentation skills, superior ability to communicate policy concepts
- Experience with mapping tools, or demonstrated ability to manage complex mapping projects
- Self-motivated, creative problem solver with ability to prioritize under multiple deadlines
- Passion for promoting plant-based foods.
- Must be able and willing to work remotely.
- Some travel required, may be extensive at times depending on activity.
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