Government Affairs Director
Government Affairs Director
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26-04-2025
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26-04-2025
Job Description
Atyes. every kid.our purpose is to transform education to be as diverse as the kids its designed to serve. Instead of allowing politicians and special interests to rule education we can unleash the extraordinary potential of every kid by treating them with dignity and empowering them to make decisions that are best for them. Join us as we give a voice to every parent student and teacher who shares that goal.
yes. every kid. is part of the Stand Together philanthropic community.
The Government Affairs Director oversees efforts in a portfolio of key states across the country. The Director works with the leadership team internal and external partners and other stakeholders to develop and implement strategies that advance the vision of the organization.
The yes. every kid. team is remote with an optional inperson office in Arlington VA.
How Youll Contribute:
- Develop and execute a multisession state government affairs strategy to advance policies that increase education freedom and achieve business objectives in assigned jurisdictions
- Hire and directly manage contract lobbyists
- Identify and build relationships with policy champions policymakers and key stakeholders
- Collaborate with internal team members and external partners
- Direct and engage in public affairs campaigns including but not limited to lobbying legislative advocacy market research implementation of programs policy development and coalition management
- Develop and manage a portfolio of spending to deliver strong returns on investment
- Ensure 100 compliance and record keeping with all relevant state laws including but not limited to rules and lobbying registration and reporting requirements
What You Will Bring:
- Experience in government affairs lobbying government relations or managing legislative advocacy campaigns.
- Familiarity with the legislative process political structures and policymaking
- Demonstrated experience bringing an idea from formation to fruition in the public policy space
- Ability to comprehend and engage with policy concepts and legislative language
- Ability to work independently in a fastpaced deadlinedriven remote environment
- Ability to travel up to 50 of the time depending on need
- Excellent verbal and written communicator strong attention to detail and high professionalism
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Entrepreneurial aptitude
- Commitment to the vision of yes. every kid.
Standout Candidates Will Bring:
- Relationships with state policymakers
- Experience in education policy
- Supervisory experience
What We Offer:
- Competitive benefits:Enjoy a 6 401(k) match with immediate vesting flexible time off comprehensive health and dental plans plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
- A meaningful career:Join a passionate community of over 1300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
- Commitment to growth:Thrive in a nonhierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover develop and apply their unique talents.
- Competitive compensation:Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities allowing you to share in the success you help drive.
Our Values:Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management (PBM) a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress such as dignity openness and bottomup empowerment. PBM empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial to innovate and to continually drive transformation.
We believe diversity fuels creativity broadens knowledge and helps drive success and that is why were proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty dignity respect and sensitivity.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
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