| Assistant Vice President, National Security Space Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) Department: Space Systems Date: 19 October 2019 About AIA https://www.aia-aerospace.org/about-aia/ Position Summary: Space systems and technologies are a critical part of our nation’s economic, scientific, and national security capabilities. AIA’s Space Systems Division coordinates, formulates, and advocates for space policies and programs important to the U.S. space industry and supports efforts to foster U.S. space leadership and capabilities. We are looking for an Assistant Vice President for the Space Systems division to support the Vice President of Space Systems and provide policy leadership on national security space issues. Primary duties include representing industry views and interests through regular writing and speaking opportunities, developing consensus industry positions on national security space matters, and managing the membership and activities of AIA’s national security space committee. AIA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression or Veteran status. Consistent with our AIA’s commitment to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly believe that diversity contributes to a broader collective perspective that will consistently lead to a better organization and better results. We are working hard to increase the diversity of our team wherever we can and we actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of it. Core Duties and Responsibilities: - This position reports to the Vice President of Space Systems and works directly with staff at all levels across the Association, as well as Member Companies.
- Closely follows development and maintains subject matter level expertise on U.S. and global national security space policy events and activities
- Provides thought leadership on national security space issues, including regular writing and speaking at public and AIA member specific activities
- Regular interactions with Executive Branch, Congress, and other stakeholders in national security space arena
- Coordinates, participates, and attends AIA national security space meetings, conferences, and Congressional events
- Develops and provides national security space content for regular communications to member companies
- Maintains ties with AIA membership companies to ensure AIA national security members are active and updated
- Responsible for quarterly meeting convening AIA members and government officials to discuss national security space architectures
- Responsible for maintaining awareness of member programs and milestones in national security space
- Coordination lead with AIA National Security division on all national security space activities and all AIA divisions active on cyber issues
- Attends local national security space policy events and may be required to travel nationally and internationally to support events.
- Fills in for the Vice President for Space Systems at internal and external meetings or events as needed
- On occasion, as needed, provides support for other functions in the office including but not limited to division and AIA-wide special events and meetings.
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