Legislative Outreach Coordinator

bipartisanpolicy; United States; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

403(b) matching

Education benefits

Professional development

Vacation days

Holidays

Metro benefits

Job summary

BPC Action (BPCA), the 501c4 affiliate of the Bipartisan Policy Center, is seeking a Legislative Outreach Coordinator to manage signature engagements with Congress, including events, briefings and educational meeting series on Capitol Hill. Located in Washington, DC, the coordinator will focus on engagement and event logistics to support bipartisanship.

Responsibilities include organizing events, coordinating logistics with the BPC events team, and working with congressional offices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; 1–2 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Organize and execute public and private events and briefings on Capitol Hill.
• Assist event team with planning and execution of public events and high-profile signature events.
• Coordinate educational outreach across issue areas with team members.
• Manage event design details and Capitol Hill room reservations; liaison with offices and caterers.
• Create staffing plans, run‑of‑show documents, and logistics memos for engagements.

Skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Independent work

Diplomatic collaboration

Capitol Hill experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Position

BPC Action (BPCA), the 501c4 affiliate of the Bipartisan Policy Center, is seeking a Legislative Outreach Coordinator to manage signature engagements with Congress, including events, briefings and educational meeting series on Capitol Hill. Located in Washington, DC, the coordinator will focus on engagement and event logistics on Capitol Hill to support the BPC mission of fostering bipartisanship.

Responsibilities

• Organize and execute public and private events and briefings for BPCA’s audience on Capitol Hill, including advising colleagues on event best practices and working with BPC events team colleagues.
• Assist BPC event team with planning and execution of public events on the Hill, including high profile signature events, full‑day summits, and report rollouts.
• Partner with team members on design, conduct, and track educational outreach across a range of issue areas.
• Manage event design details and Capitol Hill room reservation process, serving as internal point of contact and external coordinator, working with congressional offices and outside caterers.
• Create and execute staffing plans for engagements, including leading pre‑event briefings, drafting run‑of‑show documents, load‑in schedules, logistics memos, seating charts, and related materials.
• Manage onsite execution of Capitol Hill events including set‑up, tear‑down, registration, and overseeing photographers, in preparation for and during events.
• Interact directly with VIPs including BPC leadership, elected officials, and corporate executives to ensure satisfactory event experience.
• Work with colleagues to complete event follow‑up, including post‑event forms, budgets, recording all pertinent data, and final invoice payments.
• Collaborate with BPC Digital and Social Marketing teams on event‑related marketing efforts.
• Develop event email marketing strategy for Hill audiences, drafting and sending invitations, reminders, and post‑event surveys, and work with program staff to build invitation lists.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage large projects, multitask, and communicate status updates to team members and supervisors.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Capable of working independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to work diplomatically with a wide spectrum of viewpoints.
• Bachelor’s Degree; 1 to 2 years of relevant experience.
• Experience working on Capitol Hill a plus.

Benefits

BPC offers a highly competitive salary and provides generous benefits. The base salary range for this Coordinator position is $55,000 – $65,000.

Health insurance benefits include a choice of open‑access HMO, POS, or PPO plan, with monthly premium cost‑shares ranging from 10% for individual HMO/POS plans to 20% for dependent and family plans. PPO plans have a 20% premium cost‑share.

Additional benefits include 403(b) matching contributions up to 7% of salary after 90 days of employment, a non‑elective contribution of 2% of salary, 15 vacation days, 2 personal days, 15 sick days, and 12 holidays per year, education benefits up to $5,250 per year after one year of employment, $2,000 for professional development expenses after six months, Metro benefits up to $130 per month, company‑provided life insurance, and dental and vision insurance with a Flexible Spending Plan.

Work Schedule

The BPC hybrid schedule has employees coming into the office three times a week. Exact times and schedules will be determined between an employee and their manager.

BPC is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.