Research & Business Development Assistant (Downtown Los Angeles)

Supporting the government relations needs of our clients and their varied business interests requires an understanding of public policy, an understanding of how to access information and key decisionmakers and interacting at higher levels of business and government to form and build critical relationships to support our clients and their goals.

a) Independent research and information gathering;
b) Supporting the development of proposals for new client development
c) Leveraging this information to support development of projects on behalf of clients
d) Maintaining and managing the firms internal database of contacts and leveraging it to develop new opportunities
e) Assist in the development of marketing and business promotion efforts of our clients
f) Develop briefing books and other background materials for use by the Principal or clients of the firm
g) Engage in coherent professional conversation with senior business and government leaders and their assistants
h) Bring a sense of order to document management, filing and retrieval for use by the team on its various projects

a) Bachelors degree from a reputable college or university - economics, government, public policy are preferred areas of study -- but will consider talented, sharp individuals with other areas of concentration
b) 3 - 5 years professional experience
c) willingness to learn
d) great writing and communications skills
e) the ability to multi-task -- handling several projects at the same time
f) the ability to bring a sense of humor to a sometimes tense, deadline driven project
g) the ability to pick up a phone and place a call (sending an email and waiting is not acceptable....)
h) great technology knowledge, skills and interest and opportunity to use that knowledge to benefit the organization and its clients
i) really strong sense of organizational skills and order and focus

This is a contract opportunity - at first - to work on projects thru June 30th, at which time we will review status of projects and mutual interests in forming a longer term relationship. Posting ID: 3599706947

Posted: 2013-02-06, 9:38PM PST

Edited: 2013-02-06, 9:38PM PST

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