Federal Affairs Manager

Foundation for Government Accountability; Orlando (FL); Remote; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking a Federal Affairs Manager to enhance relationships with federal stakeholders. This fully remote role involves scheduling, tracking meetings, and maintaining communication, requiring strong interpersonal skills and knowledge of the federal policymaking process. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment and align with the organization's core values.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Retirement Match

Health Benefits

Generous Paid Leave

Home Office Setup

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years’ experience in federal policymaking.
• Knowledge of federal legislative process required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee scheduling and maintain communication with stakeholders.
• Track and report on meetings and manage federal email processes.

Skills

Communication

Political Savvy

Relationship Building

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Technology Platforms

Job description

Fully Remote • Washington, D.C. (fully remote)

The Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) is hiring a Federal Affairs Manager to help us build and foster strong relationships with federal stakeholders. In this role, you’ll join a seasoned federal affairs team—alongside another experienced scheduler—in a high-impact role that coordinates meetings across all corners of the federal government: the Hill, the White House, and key federal agencies. You’ll take ownership of scheduling and preparing collateral and logistics to facilitate seamless, productive meetings. You’ll also be responsible for tracking and reporting on meetings and deploying the federal affairs team’s email strategy.

The ideal candidate will have excellent written and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to pivot and adapt as needed in a fast-paced, often rapidly changing environment. You’ll need the ability to skillfully and strategically assess opportunities to build trust and credibility with stakeholders. The ideal candidate for this role should have extensive experience working within the federal policymaking process, and preference will be given to individuals with scheduling experience.

This role does not require you to live in or commute to Washington, D.C. FGA was built from the ground up as a remote organization, with the systems, culture, and leadership to support you from day one. You’ll work with some of the top policy minds in the country and help drive reforms that are improving the lives of millions of Americans.

Whether you’re looking to trade the Beltway grind for a better work-life balance, start a new chapter outside D.C., or expand your influence beyond a single office, this is your opportunity.

CULTURE AND FIT

The people who consistently succeed at FGA are those whose actions and behavior reflect our five Core Values. If you adhere to these values and answer “yes” to each of these questions, you may be a fit.

1) Candid to Solve: Being willing to have tough conversations in order to solve issues and build trust.

• Do you seek out constructive feedback—and provide it to others—to solve issues and build trust with coworkers?

2) Grow or Die: We don’t have a neutral gear; we must consistently challenge ourselves and each other to grow in our talents and skills.

• Are you aware of your strengths and weaknesses, and do you seek out complementary skills and growth in order to mitigate your weaknesses?

3) Politically Savvy: Policy doesn’t change in a vacuum, but in a political reality that we must understand and account for.

• Do you agree that embracing the realities of politics is necessary to change public policy?

4) Partnership-Oriented: Internal and external relationships are not transactional. That starts with our team members and the perspective that we need the rest of the team to succeed in order to win personally.

• Are you comfortable creating your own structure for work, such as setting work hours, your own priorities, and creating clarity and a workplan from a broad goal? Do you tend to be the one who initiates conversations with colleagues, rather than waiting for them to come to you?

5) Bought in to Win: We’re at FGA because we want to change policy. No one is counting hours or widgets, we are here to get results, and sometimes that will require going the extra mile or doing a job that isn’t technically ours.

• Do you wholeheartedly agree with the policies that we advocate and the underlying principles that people’s lives are made better through work, not government welfare, and that a free market creates greater freedom and equality than any command-and-control government system?

The vast majority of those who don’t get hired (or don’t last) at FGA are due to a lack of fit with these values. Be prepared to have very candid conversations about them in our interview process.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Federal Affairs Manager will have three primary roles, broken down into key responsibilities. They are:

Oversee Scheduling

• Utilize excellent communication skills to build and maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders and internal teams. The ability to maintain clear and candid communication while remaining politically savvy is essential.
• Schedule meetings, prepare necessary logistics and collateral, and maintain coordination with relevant external contacts with the ability to navigate rapidly changing schedules, legislative calendars, and the policy agenda needs of the organization.

Track and Report on Meetings

• Maintain organized, detail-oriented records to track and report on meetings scheduled and completed, producing reports as requested by the Senior Director of Federal Affairs.
• The ideal candidate should be able to manage many tasks at once, including engagement and outreach with stakeholders, tracking legislative calendars, and managing a high volume of email and internal communications.
• Respond to requests from the Senior Director of Federal Affairs for politically relevant stakeholder emails targeted at groups of policymakers.
• Manage the entire federal email process, from drafting content to overseeing the editing process from start to end, sending emails to targeted lists, and post-distribution analysis.
• Candidates should have demonstrated the ability to write about federal policy and distill complicated public policy issues into accessible language. Experience writing for or to federal lawmakers is also a must.

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of two years’ experience working within the federal policymaking process.
• Substantial work experience may be a substitute for a bachelor’s degree.
• Knowledge of and experience in the federal legislative policymaking process are required. Experience on Capitol Hill as a scheduler is preferred.
• A high comfort level using multiple technology platforms to track data, manage projects, and communicate internally and with external stakeholders.
• Match FGA’s Core Values (described above).

TIMING, LOCATION, AND COMPENSATION

FGA is seeking to fill this position as soon as possible. FGA’s headquarters are in Naples, FL, but nearly all of FGA’s staff work remotely. While this role requires experience working in the federal government, candidates are not required to live in the Washington, D.C. area. The role will allow you to work across the federal government with the day-to-day flexibility of a fully remote environment.

FGA has built a highly successful remote work culture over the past decade with systems and structures designed for clarity, flexibility, and great communication. Key elements of the environment include:

• Quarterly in-person team meetings at which you’ll build deeper relationships, set clear goals aligned with FGA’s big vision, and brainstorm how to seize new opportunities
• An intensive 90-day orientation to familiarize you with the FGA team, our policies, and how we operate
• Home office setup, including equipment and communication tools you need to hit the ground running

FGA offers a competitive salary range of between $75,000 and $95,000 for this position and a benefits package, including a six percent retirement match, health benefit, and generous paid leave plan.