Director of Government and Public Affairs

Minimum Qualifications (Required – Candidates must have experience and/or training relevant to these areas in order to be considered for this position): 1. Legislative, statutory or administrative rule tracking, research and interpretation, including analysis of the impact of proposed legislation on an organization. 2. Developing and lobbying for an organization’s position on proposed legislation, including experience with drafting written testimony for legislative presentations. 3. Serving as an organization’s liaison on legislative issues with outside political entities and stakeholders, including experience reviewing and responding to congressional and legislative inquiries. 4. Communicating orally and in writing with stakeholders with diverse backgrounds and needs (e.g., responding in writing or by phone/virtually to concerns, developing reports, writing policies, drafting talking points, presenting to groups, or similar). 5. Ability to build successful working relationships with individuals and organizations with diverse perspectives, goals, and backgrounds. These could include executive leaders and/or executive offices, state or federal legislators and/or legislative offices, the Governor's office, county and judicial officials, or other executive leadership. Preferred Qualifications: 1. Experience working within the legal and/or criminal legal system. 2. Experience working with and/or serving as a resource for disadvantaged communities. 3. Experience with drafting legislation at the state or federal level. 4. Experience coordinating on state or federal legislation with multi-agency impact. 5. Researching and analyzing programs, policies, and/or laws then developing policies accordingly. 6. Knowledge of the budget process and experience advocating for an organization’s budget.