Stringfellow Management Group, Inc.

Vice President of Government Affairs

Stringfellow Management Group, Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Maryland • United States

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Salary

💰 $145,000 - $165,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Develop and lead the overall government affairs strategy – Create, implement, and continually refine a comprehensive advocacy plan aligned with the association’s business goals, mission, and strategic priorities; anticipate political/policy risks and opportunities; advise senior leadership (e.g., CEO) on government-related matters.
  • Build and maintain key relationships – Establish and cultivate strong, bipartisan relationships with elected officials (governors, state legislators and regulators), their staff, administration/regulatory officials, agencies, trade associations, coalitions, and other stakeholders/influencers.
  • Monitor, track, and analyze legislation and regulations – Proactively track federal/state/local legislative, regulatory, and political developments; analyze potential impacts on the association; identify emerging trends/issues; prepare summaries, impact assessments, position papers, and briefings for internal leaders and members.
  • Advocate for the association’s positions – Manage and coordinate with contract lobbyists/consultants; represent the association before lawmakers, regulators, and agencies; develop and advance policy priorities; draft/prepare testimony, talking points, letters, comments, advocacy materials, and responses; lobby directly or coordinate grassroots/grasstops efforts.
  • Lead advocacy execution and engagement – Drive coalition-building, stakeholder outreach, and mobilization (e.g., member fly-ins, briefings, campaigns); coordinate with internal teams (legal, Board, committees) to align policy positions, messaging, and strategies.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in policy management, political science or another related field, or a combination of education and experience in a related field
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in advocacy and policy development, experience working with federal and state governments a plus
  • Proven demonstration of developing advocacy plans
  • Demonstrated success advancing legislative or regulatory priorities at the federal and/or state levels
  • Proven ability to operate effectively in complex, high profile political environments
  • Experience supervising third party firms and consultants
  • Ability to communicate effectively to multiple levels in the association, including executive leadership
  • Ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders internally and externally
  • High degree of organization and attention to detail
  • Experience working in the outdoors, recreation, sports, and/or sustainability sectors a plus
  • Ability to lift up to 25 lbs., as needed
  • Must be able to sit, walk, or stand for long durations of time
Benefits
  • paid vacation and sick days
  • paid Volunteer Day
  • health insurance (employer pays the majority of premium for individual coverage)
  • dental insurance
  • vision insurance
  • life insurance
  • retirement plan match
  • additional voluntary benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • professional development support
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Hard Skills & Tools
advocacy plan developmentlegislative analysisregulatory analysispolicy developmentimpact assessmenttestimony draftinggrassroots lobbyingstakeholder mobilizationcoalition-buildinggovernment relations
Soft Skills
relationship buildingcommunicationorganizational skillsattention to detailleadershipstrategic thinkingcollaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilityinfluencing