Director of Government & Community Affairs

Who We Are

The Hispanic Federation (HF) is the nation's premier Latino nonprofit membership organization. Founded in 1990, HF supports Hispanic families and strengthens Latino institutions through grant making and direct services in the areas of education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment, and the environment. Values that drive our work include equality, fairness, diversity, and empathy.

Who We Seek

Hispanic Federation seeks a Director of Government & Community Affairs to support programmatic work within communities in New York State and support communications with elected officials and administrative leads for the organization. The Director serves as the representative for both community and government outreach and is critical to success in both diverse spaces. The position marries programmatic support through service coordination in partnership with network members and district leads and managing government relations and engagement. The position requires a strong attention to detail, experience in government relations, and an alignment to the mission and values of Hispanic Federation.

A successful candidate will have the acumen to manage relationships and represent Hispanic Federation well, an understanding of community needs, and strong program management. The position is hybrid and will require both days in the office and days onsite in third party community spaces.

Reports to: Senior Vice President for Policy and Communications

Location: New York, NY

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Cultivate key relationships and partnerships with community leaders, community-based organizations, and their respective government representatives in Hispanic Federation’s network.
• Represent Hispanic Federation at public policy events, legislative visits, hearings, briefings, community and networking events when needed.
• Coordinate government engagement strategies in alignment with Hispanic Federations policy priorities.
• Provide data and analysis to policy team on community engagement related issues in collaboration with programmatic work.
• Assist HF’s advocacy efforts, manage reporting for lobbying in conjunction with compliance protocols and tracking.
• Support Hispanic Federation’s policy team with outreach campaigns to both community-based organizations and government officials.
• Develop and manage tracking systems and metrics for HF policy and advocacy efforts, prepare reports on successes as necessary.
• Managing initiatives involving elected officials, ensuring the high-quality and success of Hispanic Federation’s community engagement programs.
• When managing an initiative, implement HF subgrant agreement planning processes, outline deliverables and secure approvals from senior leadership for all agreements to launch grant processes.
• Manage contracting, consulting agreements, MOUs, etc as it relates to community engagement and shepherd all processes following initial conversations to its end (ex. check request for final payment based on deliverables and manage payment schedule) in states where HF has no state office present.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree and demonstrated interest in not-for-profit or program administration, and advanced degree with a focus on public administration, public policy, or research is an asset.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in fast paced offices and with community outreach required, experience working with government offices and elected officials is strongly preferred.
• Experience in leading large-scale projects, managing budgets, and providing guidance in program and event management.
• History of success with creative and critical thinking while managing multiple priorities and programs.
• Self-starter with ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, and adapt to evolving situations.
• Strong acumen and presence, comfort and experience leading staff are required.
• Understanding of issues affecting underrepresented communities, including the Latino Community. A commitment to Hispanic Federation’s mission and core values is required.
• Highly organized with great attention to detail.
• Ability to work well with a diverse group of staff and volunteers, a team player able to support as needed.
• Strong Spanish language skills are an asset in this position but not required.
• Able to work in a fast-paced, high-intensity work environment.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $75,000 – $85,000 and is commensurate with experience. Compensation includes fully subsidized medical, dental, vision insurance, access to flexible spending for medical and transportation, and a 403 (B) retirement plan with match after 6 months of service.

To Apply

Please submit a résumé and cover letter detailing your interest via this portal. No calls or emails regarding this position will be accepted and only certain candidates will be contacted about their applications.

For more information about the Hispanic Federation, go to www.hispanicfederation.org.

Hispanic Federation is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against actual or perceived race, color, religion, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, creed, disability, marital status, sexual orientation and/or other protected categories.

The salary range for this position is $75,000 – $85,000 and is commensurate with experience. Compensation includes fully subsidized medical, dental, vision insurance, access to flexible spending for medical and transportation, and a 403 (B) retirement plan with match after 6 months of service.

Strong Spanish language skills are an asset in this position but not required.