Senior Director of Government Relations
LifeWise Academy Support Center
- Hilliard, OH
- $90,000-100,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Organizational Responsibilities
- Responsible for becoming knowledgeable about LifeWise and its priorities in order to communicate those priorities effectively to legislatures and governmental organizations.
- Participate in the departmental portfolio review and strategic planning.
- Provide regular updates to the management team on relevant laws and regulations affecting organization.
- Serve as a LifeWise spokesperson to the media and external audiences.
- Ability to strike a balance between leading strategic LifeWise national growth initiatives without driving a partisan political agenda.
- Government Relations Responsibilities
- Lead the charge for state and federal lobbying activities on behalf of LifeWise.
- Work with local programs to organize legislative activities in their communities and states.
- Responsible for developing strategies specifically tailored to government relations and creating new connections for the ministry.
- Responsible for meeting established prospect visits and government relations goals.
- Identify "low hanging fruit" states to introduce released time religious instruction legislation.
- Partnership Responsibilities
- Establish connection with policy groups that are focused on creating model legislation for released time religious instruction.
- Connect with existing networks of Family Policy Councils and/or similar state organizations to explore partnership opportunities.
- Maintain an organized system for partnership stewardship by updating constituent records in Salesforce.
- Help establish and provide oversight to Statewide Committees and goals
- A mature personal Christian faith consistent with the LifeWise Academy Statement of Faith
- 5+ years in a government relations leadership position or other related field (preferred)
- Ability to travel regionally with occasional overnight stay (required)
- Experience working with local, state and federal government officials and offices
- Experience working with ministry personnel, C-suite business leaders, school administration and community leaders (preferred)
- Bachelor's degree (preferred)
- Experiences and responsibilities in Project Management, Sales and Marketing (preferred)
- Experience working in an organization using EOS/Traction (preferred)
- $90,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for qualified employees
- Retirement plan, including employer match
- Unlimited PTO for qualified employees
- Job Type: Full-time
- Schedule: Day shift (Monday to Friday)
- Work Location: Remote