Associate, Public Affairs

AWH is a vertically integrated cannabis cultivator, processor, and dispensary operator with assets in Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, and Ohio. We seek to foster a robust and inclusive cannabis organization through providing a premium, unmatched customer-focused retail experience and producing quality and mindfully created cannabis products. Our goal is to build a world class team that will continue our mission of helping to shape the future of cannabis and bettering our customers life with cannabis. How will we achieve this? By offering unrivaled quality, consistency and meticulously curated products that satisfy our customers unique, individual needs.

When it comes to customer service experience, our dispensaries will set a new standard of excellence, emphasizing health and wellness. As a team that is committed to our values, our people, and our communities; we are looking for people who are inspired by our vision and stay dedicated to our mission as we scale continuously.

WHY AWH?

Our people are our greatest asset. Our teams are comprised of a group of skilled and passionate professionals and partners from a diverse range of fields. We believe in not only building a diverse team but creating a space where ALL feel welcome and training our leaders to not only be inclusive themselves but to inspire their teams to be the same. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, age or disability. We believe in providing competitive compensation, quality benefits and a work environment that fosters creativity, hard work and leverage every one of our employees' unique skills while giving them what it takes to advance those said skills and learn new ones. We sweat the details to ensure our teams are confident and excited to provide best in class service to our customers and communities we serve.

JOB SUMMARY

The Associate, Public Affairs is responsible for documentation, comprehensive and dissemination of information,
policies and legislature changes that could impact Ascend. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment with daily challenges to
overcome and problems to solve. This individual will strive for curating effective relationships with partners at the state, local and regulator
level.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITES

• Attends meetings of cannabis trade associations as Ascends representative
• Leads analysis of proposed legislative actions and determines the potential impact on Ascend
• Monitors legislative and regulatory activities, promoting Ascends market position
• Track legislation and regulations, notifying appropriate departments of pending action items
• Monitor, report, and documents on multiple municipal, local, and regional legislative calendars
• Ability to identify influential proposals which could in turn impact Ascend
• Ability to foster and maintain relationships with all levels of government (State and local) officials, state regulators and other stakeholders
• Provide operational support and administrative duties for key leadership such as preparing regular reports, trackers, maintaining online file data bases, scheduling meetings, compiling notes
• Contribute to developing social media content
• Write and distribute basic communications materials including news releases, backgrounders, fact sheets, newsletter content, statements, and other press materials
• Handle and process media requests accordingly
• Assist in developing corporate communications strategy

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree required
• 5 + years' experience in Government Legislature with a minimum of 1 year in Cannabis
• Proficient in MS Office, Highly Proficient in MS Excel
• Must maintain a high level of integrity, personal motivation, and sense of urgency
• Must be 21 years of age or older to apply
• Must comply with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry
• Excellent interpersonal and social skills
• Willing to travel, frequency based on needs

• At Ascend, we care about the safety of our patients, customers, Ascenders and vendors. Therefore, AWH requires that all employees be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. If you are offered and accept a position, you will be required to prove your vaccination status prior to when your employment begins. Individuals with religious or medical accommodations may request an exemption.