Executive Vice President, Government Affairs & Policy

# About the Job

**Work. Serve. Thrive.**

Imagine a place where your talent can make a meaningful difference in peoples’ lives. Working at Feeding America is a uniquely rewarding experience in which our employees work together as vital parts of a much larger mission. We are innovative, mission‑focused, diverse, collaborative, values‑driven, and focused on results.

Feeding America is the nation’s largest charity and the leading domestic hunger‑relief charity in the United States. Our mission is to feed America’s hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger.

Learn more about Feeding America here.

This position is based out of Feeding America’s Washington, DC office. At Feeding America, we believe in offering a flexible work environment. Employees must be in the office an average of 2 days a week (when not travelling for work) and work from home on other days. Employees also have access to a 30‑day “work anywhere” program during the course of each calendar year that can be combined with PTO and/or holidays.

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## The Opportunity

The EVP, Government Affairs & Policy will lead the development and implementation of integrated strategies across government nutrition and feeding programs, federal and state level policy, and advocacy aligned with Feeding America’s priorities. This role works closely with network members to inform strategy development and execution, advance government relations influence, and ensure a deep understanding of network member needs. The EVP will strengthen network capacity, coordinate advocacy actions, and integrate stakeholder engagement and coalition building across the national organization, network partners, and external partners.

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## Compensation

Here at Feeding America national organization, equity is central to our mission and is an integral part of our compensation policies and structures. Historically, systemic racism and sexism in all aspects of our society, including compensation practices, has led to pay inequities that negatively impact people of color, women, and especially women of color. These practices include basing salary offers on previous compensation and negotiating salary offers.

As such, we maintain transparent salary ranges and clearly defined practices for how our team, including new hire salary offers, moves through these ranges. You can expect us to offer the best salary up front based on these clearly defined pay practices with little room for negotiation. The salary range listed below represents the starting to mid‑point salaries for positions and comparable roles at this level at our organization, and candidates should expect to be offered a salary near the starting point of the range. We make exceptions for highly experienced (multiple years of at‑level experience) new hires in accordance with our pay practices. Once hired, employees have the opportunity to progress through salary ranges via regular merit increases and step promotions.

**Salary Range: $230,000 – $242,000 Based on Experience**

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## Responsibilities

– Lead the development and execution of integrated strategies that support Feeding America’s policy priorities, including federal nutrition programs focused on increasing food resources and funding available to food banks and promoting federal and state food stability and access policies. Ensure alignment with Feeding America’s 2030 Strategy and partner with the Chief Government Relations Officer (CGRO) to leverage relationships with lawmakers, federal agencies, and the administration. Ensure strategies are responsive to the evolving political and policy landscape and informed by holistic policy analysis and assessment.

– In partnership with the Advocacy team, co‑lead efforts to mobilize and engage Feeding America’s network—including food bank CEOs, partner state associations, and community leaders—to advocate for impactful anti‑hunger policies and increase the network’s advocacy capacity.

– Inform national office decisions by building deep network engagement into the development of policy priorities and advocacy strategies. Routinely engage with the PEAC, partner state associations, and other relevant bodies within the Feeding America Network to ensure strategic alignment and transparency. Deepen understanding among executive leadership and Government Relations and Advocacy staff of network needs, challenges, and realities. Lead efforts to align outreach to members and ensure coherence in how resources are deployed to support advocacy engagement and state‑level policy work.

– Integrate and coordinate the delivery of core and customized capacity‑building and technical assistance to network members that supports federal and state policy and advocacy engagement. Build capacity to understand nutrition policy and programs, how they operate, and identify learning needs across the network. Provide regular policy communications to network members, ensuring alignment and effective engagement on federal hunger‑related initiatives.

– Develop resources to support the network. Ensure effective coordination with network members in both strategy execution and response to evolving issues. Guide catalytic capacity building by fostering a culture and defining processes that identify and engage partners who can effectively support network members, and promote clear decisions regarding when FANO should engage partners rather than develop internal expertise.

– Integrate functional support across multiple departments—including Government Relations, Advocacy & Community Partnerships, Marketing & Communications, Network, Health, Research & Evaluation, Supply Chain, and Development. Provide integrated services and solutions that build capacity, optimize functionality, and promote engagement and collaboration. Represent Government Relations on strategic priority execution groups focused on implementing the 2030 Strategy.

– Lead, manage, and mentor the Government Affairs and Policy teams, fostering a culture of high performance, collaboration, and accountability.

– Integrate Feeding America’s thought leadership positioning and efforts to engage broad coalitions—including community organizations, non‑profits, and industry groups—to influence policy decisions that support neighbor well‑being and shape and defend critical hunger‑relief programs such as SNAP and TEFAP. Work across FANO and with network members to ensure alignment and fully leverage Feeding America’s broad network of relationships.

– Build, sustain, and leverage effective relationships across the political spectrum with policymakers, Hill/Administration staff, federal agencies (including USDA), and key external organizations and partners.

– Support the planning and execution of the annual Lobby Day and other events that catalyze stakeholders to lobby for anti‑hunger policies, working with the Advocacy Team, PEAC, and network members including partner food banks and state associations.

– Represent Feeding America and its network at governmental hearings, legislative forums, coalition meetings, and with key partners to advance the organization’s policy agenda.

– Support fund development for Government Relations priorities and collaborate with development team members on donor cultivation, funding proposal development, and required impact/progress reporting on funded projects.

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## Required Experience and Qualifications

– 10+ years’ experience in issue/policy advocacy and/or federal and state legislative and regulatory processes.
– Deep understanding of nutrition and feeding programs, ideally with knowledge of food bank operations and how federal and state policy decisions impact food banks and the communities they serve. Leadership experience in a partner food bank or state association is preferred.
– Proven track record of seeking and translating input from diverse sources to align stakeholders on a common strategy and activate resources through a coordinated, non‑partisan approach.
– Successful experience in leadership roles within large, cross‑functionally matrixed organizations, preferably serving franchise, affiliate, or decentralized network environments.
– Outstanding communication, listening, public speaking, and executive‑level presentation skills. Comfortable presenting to large audiences and facilitating small‑group discussions among stakeholders at various organizational levels.

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## Required Leadership Competencies

– Fosters an Enterprise Mindset
– Fosters an Open and Supportive Environment
– Leads with Accountability
– Collaborates Internally and Externally
– Focuses on People and Teams
– Manages Organization and Business Complexity
– Communicates with Impact and Influence

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Feeding America’s goal is to attract, develop, retain, and promote a talented, diverse workforce where all employees feel a sense of belonging and contribute to a culture that values differences, ideas, and experiences. We intentionally seek out diverse perspectives and skills on our teams, knowing that it makes us stronger as an organization and better equipped to serve our neighbors in need. We encourage all individuals, including those from historically under‑represented communities and individuals with lived experience of hunger, to apply.

Feeding America participates in E‑Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I‑9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E‑Verify cannot confirm authorization, the employer must give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact DHS or SSA to resolve the issue before taking any action. Employers can only use E‑Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I‑9.

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