Job Number:
HC-03881
Date Posted:
March 20, 2026
Position Title:
Director of Government Affairs and Partnerships
Party:
N/A
Office Code:
Office/Company:
Rebuild Local News
Reports To:
Location:
Remote
Contact:
Salary:
$125,000–$150,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications
Primary Role
Secondary Role:
Job Type:
Full Time
Description:
Rebuild Local News is seeking a strategic, mission-driven and politically savvy individual with a bias for action to help lead our efforts to pass laws.Passing laws in state legislatures to strengthen community news, Designing and executing the political strategy and tactics for winning at the state level, Building persistent, broad state-level advocacy coalitions, Identifying, recruiting and managing external lobbyists and other contractors deployed at the state level, Identifying local grassroots leaders, or groups, that we can help strengthen into a permanent advocacy infrastructure, Helping manage the Rebuild Local News Coalition at a national levelAt least 10 years leading campaign and advocacy efforts geared toward passing laws on the state level, Experience leading or managing grasstop advocacy campaigns and coalitions, Track record of forging relationships with elected officials from across the political spectrum, Experience managing a team, Deep knowledge of state legislatures, Experience working with or managing lobbying or communication firms
Responsibilities:
• Passing laws in state legislatures to strengthen community news
• Designing and executing the political strategy and tactics for winning at the state level
• Building persistent, broad state-level advocacy coalitions
• Identifying, recruiting and managing external lobbyists and other contractors deployed at the state level
• Identifying local grassroots leaders, or groups, that we can help strengthen into a permanent advocacy infrastructure
• Helping manage the Rebuild Local News Coalition at a national level
Qualifications:
• At least 10 years leading campaign and advocacy efforts geared toward passing laws on the state level
• Experience leading or managing grasstop advocacy campaigns and coalitions
• Track record of forging relationships with elected officials from across the political spectrum
• Experience managing a team
• Deep knowledge of state legislatures
• Experience working with or managing lobbying or communication firms
Instructions:
To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume, and professional references via our hiring portal here.
Other:
Equal opportunity employer. and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.
