Senior Director, Government Affairs

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children seeks an Executive Director, Government Affairs to provide senior leadership support and guide engagement with Congress, the Executive Branch, and state governments in support of federal appropriations and national programs.

You will develop outreach strategies, manage staff and ensure timely responses to inquiries, while coordinating with the President/CEO and Chief Legal Officer to advance NCMEC’s mission and data-driven advocacy at multiple

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years Hill experience in progressively senior roles, with combined 10 years of Hill and/or advocacy/legal experience.
• Extensive working knowledge of Congressional protocols and processes.
• Substantive experience staffing Appropriations Committee or engaging on appropriations issues required.
• Deep understanding of Federal appropriations and funding authorization.
• Proven experience developing and maintaining bipartisan and strategic relationships with Congressional, executive branch, and/or federal agency officials.
• Proven experience with advocacy efforts and/or collaborating with policy advocates.
• Previous management/supervisory experience required.
• Experience working with nonprofit organizations in some capacity preferred.
• Demonstrated experience balancing a wide range of short and long-term projects and meeting substantive and complex productivity goals under shifting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with NCMEC senior leadership and operational divisions to execute NCMEC’s strategic outreach plan for Congress and other key government stakeholders relating to NCMEC’s 16 programs of work and its federal appropriations support.
• Submit annual appropriations requests and conduct all related and follow-up communications.
• Oversee day-to-day engagement with Congressional offices.
• Supervise the Government Affairs Policy Analyst as a direct report.
• Manage responses to Congressional inquiries relating to NCMEC programs and data and coordinate with operational divisions to obtain necessary information and provide subject matter expertise in response to Hill inquiries.
• Develop and implement Congressional outreach strategies and initiatives that create a regular cadence of communications and information-sharing and support NCMEC’s goals and objectives.
• Schedule Member/Chief of Staff level meetings to facilitate Congressional outreach for NCMEC’s President and CEO.
• Prepare prep and collateral materials and conduct all follow-up after Member/Chief of Staff meetings on the Hill.
• Participate actively in Public Policy Committee meetings, discussions and updates.
• Ensure availability to, and strong coordination, communication, and collaboration with the President and CEO on developing and executing strategic Congressional outreach plans.
• Actively track and provide senior staff level updates relating to Congressional, federal agency, and state level funding relating to child protection programs and services.
• Coordinate NCMEC participation in relevant task forces, coalitions, and conferences and drafting written testimony, regulatory comments, position pieces/advocacy statements/social media, as needed.
• Collaborate with the Chief Legal Officer on legislative issues, including review of draft legislation and provision of feedback and comments to Congressional offices.
• Consistently manage and maintain document workflows, deliverables, and metrics relating to all Hill contacts, materials, and strategy execution.
• Promote a professional image and communicate with co-workers, senior leaders, and external partners and entities in a courteous and professional manner, including responding promptly to telephone calls, emails and other correspondence.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders and partners to achieve government affairs’ objectives.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.

Skills

Hill experience

Appropriations knowledge

Bipartisan relationships

Strategic advocacy

Public policy communications

Job description

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children seeks an Executive Director, Government Affairs to provide senior leadership support and guide engagement with Congress, the Executive Branch, and state governments in support of federal appropriations and national programs.

You will develop outreach strategies, manage staff and ensure timely responses to inquiries, while coordinating with the President/CEO and Chief Legal Officer to advance NCMEC’s mission and data-driven advocacy at multiple