New Hampshire Associate

POSITION OVERVIEW

SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE

Cornerstone seeks a full-time professional to support our client accounts. All individuals in our New Hampshire office manage a variety of administrative tasks and support each other with client service activities. In addition, administrative tasks are necessary to support new and existing government relations clients. This position is based in Concord, New Hampshire.

This position is responsible for several client service and administrative tasks including, but not limited to:

• Assisting with administrative and support duties, including lobbying reporting and compliance.
• Assisting with scheduling meetings, organizing events, and legislative receptions.
• Attending subcommittee and committee meetings during the legislative session as needed.
• Monitoring and updating our legislative tracking service each morning during the legislative session. 
• Providing clients with weekly legislative reports from our legislative tracking service during the legislative session. 
• Attending client-related events as needed.
• Drafting weekly newsletters with legislative bill reports during the legislative session.
• Drafting monthly newsletters during the months when there are no legislative sessions.
• Drafting memorandums and other client-related documents. 
• Participating in team client calls to memorialize tasks assigned.
• Assisting with overseeing internship program.
• Coordinating internal staff meetings and agendas and assist with listing action items needed. 

COMPETENCIES

Key qualities for candidates in this position include:  

• Proactiveness: Works independently in a busy environment;
• Flexibility: Able to work early mornings and late evenings;
• Dependability: Arrives to work on time, follows instructions, close attention to detail, responds promptly, and solicits feedback to improve performance;
• Adaptability: Able to adapt to changes in the work environment on a day-to-day basis, comfortable with ambiguity, and manage relationships with multiple client service professionals in the office;
• Time Management: Thrives in a fast-paced environment and able to manage competing priorities;
• Communication: Possess strong written and verbal communication skills; and
• Teamwork: Able to work within a team, is approachable, and willing to help others.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent writing, organizational, and communication skills; 
• Ability to prioritize competing tasks, work with minimal supervision, work well under pressure, and anticipate schedule demands to meet deadlines; 
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment; and 
• A basic understanding of government relations or relevant work experience in a related field; 
• Experience using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, and Excel), Microsoft Teams, and Adobe Acrobat; and 
• Proficiency with web browsers (Explorer, Chrome) and virtual platforms.