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<p>Are you a dreamer, innovator, thinker and a do-er who believes in contributing to something that makes difference?<br><br>Pursue your passion. Join PMI.</p><p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Remote Position - Must be Located Near Washington DC Metropolitan Area</span></strong></em></p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">How You’ll Make a Difference</span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">You will serve as the organization’s primary advocate and strategist for U.S. federal and state policy engagement, advancing public policy and government funding initiatives that support workforce development, professional certification, and training standards for Project Management.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <br>As the sole U.S. government affairs professional, this individual will independently develop and execute advocacy strategies to expand recognition of project management as a critical profession, increase access to federal and state workforce funding, and strengthen relationships with key policymakers and stakeholders, aligning our approach to PMI’s impact strategy and PMI regional priorities. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What You’ll Bring to the Role</span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"> <li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy, Political Science, Government, Business or related field; Master’s preferred. </span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"> <li style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">5–7+ years of experience in government affairs, legislative relations, or public policy—preferably in workforce development, education policy, professional certification, or a related association/nonprofit setting.</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Demonstrated ability to independently develop and execute government relations strategies without the support of a large internal team or outside lobbying firm. </span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Strong knowledge of federal workforce and education policy, including familiarity with programs such as WIOA, DoD COOL, and federal grantmaking processes. </span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Excellent communication, writing, and presentation skills, with the ability to distill complex certification and workforce issues into compelling advocacy messages. </span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Proven success in building bipartisan relationships and navigating both legislative and regulatory processes. </span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Success partnering and communicating across matrixed organizations to drive change and accountability. </span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Self-motivated, relationship-driven professional with strong policy instincts and the ability to translate the value of project management credentials into actionable government engagement.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Experience of working in an agile, dynamic, and customer-centric environment.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Excellent communication, collaboration, presentation, and negotiation skills.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Proficiency in the business language for PMI (English)</span></li> </ul><div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p style="line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What you can expect from us</span><br><br></span></span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="white-space: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We value and nurture an environment of inclusivity and diversity, and a culture of communication and collaboration. Your health, safety and well-being come first, and we believe that you should have time for your work, but you should also have time for you..<br><br></span></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="white-space: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Join us and you’ll get:<br><br></span></span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="white-space: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">• an excellent total package, with compensation and benefits based upon your geographic location.</span></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="white-space: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">• skill development opportunities, to help you grow now and into the future.</span></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="white-space: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">• access to a global network, to enrich your professional experience.</span></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="white-space: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">• flexible options to help balance work time and your time</span></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="white-space: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">• award and bonus opportunities.</span><br> <br><span style="font-family: Arial; letter-spacing: 0.266667px; background-color: #ffffff;">The salary offer will be based on several factors, including the candidate’s demonstrated skills, qualifications and relevant experience.</span> </span></p> <p><strong><span style="white-space: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="white-space: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.12px;">Let’s help make the world work better for everyone. Apply today!<br> <br></span></strong><em><span style="white-space: normal; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #242424; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', system-ui, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Web', sans-serif; font-weight: inherit; background-color: #ffffff; margin: 0px;">Project Management Institute, Inc.</span><span style="white-space: normal; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #242424; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', system-ui, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Web', sans-serif; font-weight: inherit; background-color: #ffffff; margin: 0px;"> is committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.</span></em></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

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