Strategic State & Local Government Affairs Lead

Houston Food Bank; Houston (TX); Presencial; USD 74.000 - 93.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Houston Food Bank seeks a Government Affairs Manager to identify and cultivate relationships with state and local government officials, analyze policies, and guide internal staff in advocacy activities. You will develop issue briefs, testimony, talking points and presentations to inform policymakers and the community.

The role involves coordinating with multiple departments, supporting disaster response as needed, and training partner organizations to advocate for hunger-related policy changes.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Public Affairs, or related field.
• 3-5 years of strategic interaction with elected officials
• 3-5 years in public policy or related work
• 2-3 years of management experience with direct reports
• Experience giving presentations and preparing memos, reports, and essays using proper punctuation, spelling, and grammar
• Bilingual: speak and write in Spanish, Mandarin/Chinese, Vietnamese, or other language preferred

Responsabilidades

• Builds relationships with State Government Officials.
• Serves as a liaison to state government officials and their staff for areas served directly by HFB and through its partner organizations.
• Assists in connecting state government officials with HFB or community stakeholders/resources that can meet the needs of their constituents.
• Works with elected offices to arrange tours of HFB and HFB partner organizations.
• Maintains a database of government officials and their staff and inputs significant touchpoints to track metrics.
• Provides state government officials with information pertinent to their constituents, including data on hunger and poverty, HFB partners in their district/precinct, pounds of food distributed, etc.
• Researches and analyzes policies that impact Houston Food Bank Affiliates, HFB partner organizations, and their clients, and communicates this information to internal and external stakeholders.
• Researches and tracks information from various sources and stakeholders that could impact HFB’s operations or its client populations and reports this information to government officials.
• Identifies opportunities for local government funding that would support HFB’s work and clients.
• Tracks and reports on state election cycles.
• Works with HFB Marketing and Communications Department and other Houston Food Bank staff to maintain and update content for the Action Center and advocacy webpage, including updated data on hunger and poverty, calls to action, and advocacy alerts on pertinent policy and legislation.
• Collaborates with HFB staff who interact with community members to identify and train client advocates and creates opportunities for community dialogue about hunger and poverty-related challenges and potential systemic solutions.
• Provides advocacy training for partner organizations.
• Maintains consistent communication with HFB partner organizations to identify policy solutions that further HFB’s vision of “a world that doesn’t need food banks.”
• Provides leadership for local government and community relations initiatives, overseeing engagement with local government officials, community organizations, and key stakeholders to advance organizational priorities, expand funding opportunities, influence public policy, and strengthen community partnerships that support the organization's mission
• Collaborates with Houston Food Bank’s state association, Feeding Texas, and other food banks across the state in advancing the organization’s state legislative agenda.
• Works with Houston Food Bank staff and other organizations to create our legislative agenda and successfully drive it through the state legislative process.
• Regularly participates in statewide coalition meetings to stay aware of policy recommendations and changes.
• Develops advocacy campaigns to support the advancement of HFB’s legislative agenda.
• Assists the Government Relations senior leadership in serving as a disaster liaison to government entities.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of resources and needs of internal and external stakeholders through consistent communication with state elected officials and other stakeholders as identified by the Government Relations senior leadership.
• Ensures factors necessary for successful implementation of Government Relations Department COOP are in place and can be executed during times of disaster.

Conocimientos

Bilingual: Spanish

MS Office

Policy analysis

Public speaking

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Political Science/Public Affairs

Descripción del empleo

Houston Food Bank seeks a Government Affairs Manager to identify and cultivate relationships with state and local government officials, analyze policies, and guide internal staff in advocacy activities. You will develop issue briefs, testimony, talking points and presentations to inform policymakers and the community.

The role involves coordinating with multiple departments, supporting disaster response as needed, and training partner organizations to advocate for hunger-related policy changes.