Executive Vice President, Chief Member & External Affairs Officer

MINNKOTA POWER COOPERATIVE

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF MEMBER & EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER

 

Position Summary

The Executive Vice President, Chief Member & External Affairs Officer plays a pivotal role in the executive leadership team, responsible for overseeing public & governmental affairs, and driving the company's strategic vision. This position requires a deep understanding of business operations, exceptional leadership skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with other executives to achieve the organization's goals. This position works closely with the CEO and Board of Directors to heavily influence business operations to achieve long term success for Minnkota Power Cooperative and provide affordable cooperative advantages to its members.

The pay range for this position begins at $282,735 per year. Appropriate compensation will be determined based on a candidate's skills, education, and any previous relevant experience. 

 

Reporting Relationship

• Reports To:   Chief Executive Officer
• Supervises:   VP of Government Affairs & Communication
                         Economic Development Manager

 

Essential Responsibilities

•  Demonstrates strong understanding of member cooperative operations and advocates for MPC and member cooperatives' best interest; provides leadership to member services to assure the success of business relationships with MPC member-owners.
• Oversees and directs strategic, value-driven economic development services and initiatives to support economic vitality throughout the MPC member-owner service territory.
• Uses strong business acumen to develop and direct the strategy to set reliable and affordable energy rates for MPC’s member’s; communicates directly with member-owners, MPC Board of Director, and industry leaders.
• Communicates performance expectations, job responsibilities, coaches and develops direct reports; removes barriers and partners with HR to create specific development and training plans for key employees.
•  Oversee all corporate media relations communications; maintain positive working relationships with key media, reporters, state, regional, and national industry personnel.

 

Organizational Competencies

• Safety
• Integrity
• Teamwork
• Innovation
• Reliability

 
Job Competencies

• Customer / Member Focus
• Business Acumen
• Organizational Agility
• Strategic Agility
• Managing Vision and Purpose
• Developing Direct Reports
• Motivating Others

 

Goals and Objectives

An employee filling this role is expected to meet changing and unique goals and objectives, as established by their supervisor, related to the broader area in which the employee is assigned.

 

Job Qualification Standards

• Position requires a minimum of Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 10 years of experience working for an electric cooperative, with increased levels of responsibility and authority.
• Extensive experience with all areas of management, leadership, ability to motivate, decision making, problem solving, analytical thinking, time management, interpersonal skills, and written and verbal communication.

 

Physical and Mental Demands

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands: While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is primarily required to sit, stand, walk, stoop, bend and frequently utilize a keyboard/computer. Specific vision abilities include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental demands: Mental demands: While perform