American Policy Ventures retains JDG to recruit Government Relations Manager

JDG Associates, Executive Search Consultants, has been retained by American Policy Ventures (www.apventures.org), a fast-growing nonpartisan 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization focused on de-risking cross-partisan collaboration in Congress and unlocking bipartisan action on critical policy issues facing our country. 

APV is seeking a strategic, people-oriented, and entrepreneurial Government Relations Manager or Associate to lead its relationship-building and stakeholder engagement. This role blends high-level outreach with creative event execution to foster bipartisan collaboration and issue-oriented conversations across the political spectrum. You will serve as an external-facing relationship-builder-in-chief, proactively engaging with Members of Congress, senior congressional staff, VIPs, policy leaders, CEOs, partner organizations, and other stakeholders, to ensure gatherings are successful, effective, and trust-building. Additionally, you will lead strategic event planning and logistics from start to finish, including coordinating speakers, managing guest lists, and overseeing all event details for APV. Critical to success will be:

● Experience or familiarity with political, nonprofit, private sector, Capitol Hill dynamics is a plus.
● High comfort with navigating and operating with stakeholders across the political spectrum is required.
● Excellent relationship-building and relationship management skills, with the ability to engage high-level stakeholders with professionalism, poise, and warmth.

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