Senior Manager of Government Affairs

1 week ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States Feeding America Full time
Job Title: Senior Manager of Government Affairs

At the Greater Chicago Food Depository, we are committed to addressing the root causes of hunger and food insecurity in our community. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Manager of Government Affairs to join our team.

Job Summary:

The Senior Manager of Government Affairs will be responsible for advancing the Food Depository's legislative agenda and relationship goals with local, state, and federal elected officials. This role will require strong relationships with elected officials and their staff, as well as the ability to execute a legislative strategy for priority bills.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Create and maintain strong relationships with elected officials and their staff.
  • Advance the Food Depository's legislative agenda at the local, state, and federal levels.
  • Execute the Food Depository's government affairs relationship strategy with local, state, and federal representatives.
  • Implement all outbound communications and meeting coordination with elected officials and their offices.
  • Maintain strong working knowledge to accurately and strategically represent Food Depository programs, operations, and policy goals.
  • Strategically deploy Food Depository staff, advocates, partners, board members, and other stakeholders to advance legislative and government relations goals.
  • Organize engagement events, including legislator breakfasts, site visits, volunteer events, and similar experiences.
  • Represent the Food Depository at public and private events, including elected officials and prepare other staff throughout the organization to engage with elected officials at events, as needed.
  • Collaborate with a variety of Food Depository functional areas to advance advocate, partner, and elected official engagement.
  • Monitor legislative action, identify impacts on Food Depository and partner advocacy and operations, and report to key stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with the Manager of Advocacy and Greater Chicago Food Depository staff and teams to build proactive advocacy partnerships with individuals and organizations within target districts for key elected officials.
  • Represent the Food Depository at policy-related meetings, events, and conferences.
  • Support the planning, promotion, and execution of key advocacy events, including the annual Illinois End Hunger Now Lobby Day in Springfield, smaller Springfield lobby days with partners, and an annual Lobby Day in Washington D.C.
  • Maximize existing systems for tracking organization-wide engagement with elected officials at the federal, state, and local levels, and complete data entry of all legislator engagement by the Policy & Advocacy team.
  • Support technical assistance with our statewide network of Feeding Illinois food banks, as needed, to encourage their government affairs outreach.
  • Manage budgets and participate in budget planning and reporting process.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree plus Master's Degree or graduate level work in public policy, social work, public health, urban planning, or a related field is preferred.
  • Minimum of 7 years of work experience with at least 3 years of experience in lobbying, advocacy, public policy, community organizing, political campaign, or similar experience.
  • Expert knowledge of federal, state, and local legislative processes.
  • Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills.
  • Strong people skills, including ability to establish and maintain effective, collaborative relationships with diverse stakeholders and influence others toward a common goal.
  • Strong knowledge of the advocacy and political landscape in Chicagoland, including trusted relationships at the federal, state, and local levels, and a track-record of collaboration with other civic, advocacy, or community organizing groups or coalitions.
  • Proven record of generating buy-in from stakeholders and advancing legislative solutions.
  • Ability to work in political environments requiring a high degree of tact, discretion, and political savvy with keen political and interpersonal judgment.
  • Ability to effectively adjust communications for audience and situation.
  • Strategic thinking with robust analytical/problem solving skills and organizational agility.
  • Ability to advance multiple projects simultaneously and leverage opportunities to achieve multiple objectives.
  • Ability to effectively manage complex projects and work with limited supervision.
  • Action-oriented, entrepreneurial leader with significant creative capacity and flexibility.
  • Proficiency in MS Office-Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and any client relationship management (CRM) database.
Benefits:
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage
  • Employer-paid life and disability insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • 403(b) retirement plan with employer contribution
  • Generous paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • On-site gym
  • $3,000 annual employer-paid ThrivePass lifestyle and wellness benefit program
  • $250 employee referral bonus

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