Executive Director - Missouri Petroleum Council

Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree or greater in business, management, political science or in a technical/environmental discipline.  Master’s or Law degree preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in government affairs, state government or with a major trade association.  Professional experience or specialized training may be given over required experience
• Excellent written and verbal skills, basic skills at conflict resolution and ability to work under deadline pressure required.
• Knowledge of the state legislative process and of the state’s regulatory agencies, especially those impacting the petroleum industry.
• Demonstrated ability to deal with a variety of significant issues at the local, state and federal levels.
• Knowledge of the petroleum industry and its operations a plus.

Essential Functions:

• Serve as chief administrative officer of the state office.  Includes developing, advocating or fulfilling the objectives of API, its member companies and the council through effective management of the council’s resources and employees.  Ensure that the financial affairs of the office are properly managed; the office operates within budget; and, required financial reports are accurate and submitted in a timely fashion.
• Anticipate and identify legislative and regulatory issues at the state and local levels and direct industry effort to secure adoption of industry priorities or to mitigate proposals harmful to the industry.  This includes monitoring issues, identifying emerging issues, and communicating results to API, appropriate member companies and others.
• Develop and carryout appropriate plan of action, including reviewing and approval of member companies, in issues of significance to the petroleum industry. 
• Serve as industry representative when called upon for testimony of for appointments to committees, commissions, and advocacy groups, on issues affecting the petroleum industry.
• Maintain and develop an effective public relations program following industry priorities to promote a better understanding of the industry by the media and general public.  Serve as statewide spokesperson for the petroleum industry especially as it pertains to issues of importance to API and member company goals.

To apply for this position:

Please send your resume to Human Resources Manager by e-mail to hr@api.org, by fax to 202-682-8569 or by mail to API, 1220 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005