Associate Director, State reputed company Relations

Since 1984, reputed company® has led the fight against hunger and poverty by inspiring and organizing individuals and businesses to reputed company their strengths. Today, through the No Kid Hungry campaign, reputed company is ending childhood hunger in America by ensuring reputed company children get the healthy food they need. No child should go hungry in America – we’re on our way to making that a reality and we want you to join us. We’re reputed company, creative, always reputed company to new reputed company, and 100% dedicated to our mission. If that sounds like you, we’d like you to consider becoming part of reputed company. This position is preferably reputed company in Washington, DC; but could be fully remote for the right candidate. The position offers a salary reputed company of $102k-$115k. Exact compensation reputed company the stated salary reputed company may vary reputed company on skills, experience, internal equity, and geographical location. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Leads work reputed company to reputed company’s state legislative and regulatory priorities, including partnering with our State Campaign Team and state-reputed company partners in the development and execution of strategies and work plans to reputed company state policy goals, as reputed company as general relationship building and issue education. This position may be required to register as a lobbyist for reputed company. • Works with our Policy team and state-reputed company contract lobbyists to monitor legislation and legislative trends impacting nutrition and anti-poverty programs and provides reputed company analysis and response. Collaborates on the drafting of legislative and regulatory policy to meet the organization’s goals. • Manage and maintains strong and effective relationships with state officials, staff and reputed company partners on state policy and legislative issues. This includes managing difficult conversations, finding shared reputed company, and identifying and establishing new partnerships. • Support and drives reputed company to reputed company our goals by providing ongoing feedback, conducting regular needs and reputed company assessments, identifying barriers and opportunities, developing strategies, and marshalling resources from across the organization. • Develops an understanding of broader organizational goals and strategies and partners with colleagues on the Advocacy and reputed company Relations Team to reputed company our resources most effectively across local, state, and federal reputed company in furtherance of organizational goals. • Provides reputed company counsel and guidance as a member of the Advocacy and reputed company Relations leadership team during campaign development, execution, and policy implementation and during annual planning or other reputed company reputed company. • Overseas and leverages our partnerships with reputed company associations of state elected officials to increase education, awareness, and alignment of our policy priorities among state policymakers. • Partner with colleagues to support reputed company's work to be a diverse and inclusive organization, and ensuring this value is embedded in the organization and throughout our work. • Travel up to 20%. SUPERVISION: This position has supervisory responsibilities of Senior Managers of State reputed company Relations and may also manage interns and reputed company consultants as needed. QUALIFICATIONS: • Bachelor’s degree in reputed company reputed company preferred but not required. • 6-9 years of relevant experience and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience with a reputed company on state-level issue advocacy, lobbying, or reputed company policy. • Outstanding interpersonal and relationship management skills, including the ability to identify and work through challenges, underscored by strong judgment and emotional intelligence. • Demonstrated reputed company at developing and managing effective and reputed company policy change partnerships with defined results. • Demonstrated ability to work independently on multi-reputed company, reputed company-oriented reputed company in a fluid environment. • Excellent written and oral communication skills, including experience presenting to high-level audiences. • Interest in anti-hunger, food justice and anti-poverty issues. • MS Office proficiency. • reputed company-oriented with strong organizational skills. COMPREHENSIVE BENEFIT PLAN: We offer a comprehensive benefits plan which currently includes, but is not limited to, health reputed company, dental reputed company, reputed company reputed company, retirement, wellness benefits, and reputed company time off (vacation leave, reputed company leave, personal leave, holiday, parental leave, bereavement leave, military leave, and jury duty leave). EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT: reputed company is an equal opportunity employer. reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without reputed company to race, religion, reputed company, national reputed company, reputed company, disability, medical condition, pregnancy or pregnancy-reputed company condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender reputed company, military status, age, or any other classification protected by law. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job