Roundabout Theatre Company, the nation’s largest not-for-profit theatre, seeks an energetic, personable, and organized individual to join the company’s Development team as Government Relations Manager. The position reports to the Director of Government Relations and supports a $1M annual portfolio of city, state, and federal government grants, as well as major ($1M+) contributions to underwrite special projects, including Equipment purchases and Capital updates. A successful candidate will be able to balance concurrent projects, liaise with several offices within the company.
This is some of what the Government Relations Manager will do:
- With support from the Institutional Giving Assistant and Senior Grant Writer, maintain solicitation and stewardship deliverables for federal, state, and local government agencies
- Monitor and ensure fulfillment of government contract requirements, including internal grant compliance, expense tracking, and program updates as needed
- Lead identification and research of prospective government funding opportunities
- Support preparation for meetings, site visits, and other engagement opportunities for government officials, including coordinating participation among the Director of Government Relations, Directors of Development, organizational executive leadership, contracted government strategists, and Board Members
- Develop and maintain relationships with career staff at current and prospective government partner agencies
- Help engage elected officials and their staff to craft letters of support as required by various agencies and funding opportunities
- With support from the Institutional Giving Assistant, maintain contact information and other key data regarding government agencies, elected officials, agency staff, etc.
- With support from the Assistant, liaise with Roundabout program staff to collect and track program data, file organizational assets, and otherwise coordinate supplemental materials to ensure grantor guidelines are met
- Participate in Development Department special events such as Opening Nights, Gala, Benefit concerts, etc.
This is some of what the Government Relations Manager should bring:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
- Three to four years’ experience in nonprofit development required.
- A passion for the performing arts is preferred.
- Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills (language skills required: English).
- Must demonstrate ability to take direction, set and maintain priorities, balance demands of multiple tasks, and meet strict deadlines.
- Attention to detail, problem-solving, and ability to take initiative are a must.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook required.
- Knowledge of Tessitura or related CRM database preferred.
