Manager, Special Projects (Government Relations)

Boys & Girls Clubs of America named "One of the Best Nonprofits to Work for in 2017, 2018 and 2019" Indeed.com

Boys & Girls Clubs of America is the nation's premier youth development organization. Our programs, training and services impact nearly 4 million children and teens every year. We are always looking for qualified professionals with a passion for improving young lives, as a member of our national staff.  We have strong values, embrace diversity and offer great benefits to allow our employees to maintain work/life balance.

LOCATION: Washington, DC- Hybrid model in office Tuesday & Wednesday. Working remote Monday, Thursday & Friday

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• First drafts of correspondence (i.e. invitations and thank you letters to Congress/Agencies) 
• Updating Government Relations Tracking Dashboards, Club advocacy interactions, Federal Legislation Tracker, Congressional champion tracking, and team goal trackers
• Managing Congressional mass emails and communications
• Appropriations request support
• Provide policy research, monitoring of legislation, run bill reports, etc.
• Meeting support/scheduling/notes internally and with consultants and coalitions
• Advocacy event support in DC including National Days of Advocacy and Summit for America’s Youth including:
• Managing congressional meeting scheduling process
• Youth of the Year travel management
• Packet planning and assembly
• Project management of event
• Meeting feedback and responses to congressional offices
• Other Government Relations special events support (Briefings, Alumni or Partner events)
• Material drafting, editing, production
• Tracking RSVPs and other planning support
• Onsite support
• Support Advocacy special Events like congressional recess engagement and Native Week of Advocacy including deck creation, tracking of visits, reports to the field.
• Compile weekly press clips
• Newsletter drafting and design
• Intern recruitment & onboarding
• Supporting Action Alert drafting, design, execution and tracking utilizing Advocacy software
• Office manager responsibilities for DC office including point of contact for all Government Relations inquiries
• Government Relations team updates to BGCA intranet and internet sites
• Administering Government Relations training logistics including trackers, tech, email reminders and follow-ups
• Administratively support our Youth Advocacy initiative including:
• Organizing and updating Club list, contacts, etc.
• Prepare communications to update TLC Cohorts
• Update TLC Cohort projects and transfer data from reports to data tracker
• Track budgets and provide requested reports

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in education, youth development, sociology, training, evaluation, or related discipline with a strong background in consultation, training data analysis and organizational development.

• Minimum of two years of experience, including one year of project management responsibilities that include designing and leading multiple, simultaneous projects

• Advanced level of analytical and problem solving skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills