Government and External Affairs Manager; Communications and Legislative Program Manager

Overview

The Connecticut State Library (CSL) is currently hiring a Government and External Affairs Manager (Communications and Legislative Program Manager) in Hartford, CT. This inaugural position will lead initiatives to strengthen and reaffirm the agency’s role in state government and in serving its citizens.

• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• Healthy work/life balance.

• Develop and manage strategic messaging and materials to communicate the agency’s impact, priorities, and positions to legislators, policy makers, other agencies, federal, state, and local government officials, archival, museum, and library constituents, and citizens, ensuring all are informed about the agency’s breadth of functions.
• Support the State Librarian and other agency leadership to build and maintain collaborative relationships between CSL and state officials, other state and federal government entities, and professional and community organizations.
• Cultivate legislative champions for agency programs.
• Develop and implement legislative and administrative strategy in tandem with the State Librarian and other agency leadership.
• Prepare briefings, reports, and testimony for legislative committees and budget hearings.
• Monitor and analyze proposed legislation, budget initiatives, and policy developments for their effect on the agency and its constituents; work with agency administration to ensure compliance with new policies and enacted laws.
• Provide elected officials and staff with key information to assist with formulating state policy and resolving matters for constituents.
• Oversee the ongoing development and presentation of the agency’s public education and other programming.
• Contribute to grant application and management processes.

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications as listed in the job posting at the time of application.

• Experience working in government relations and public policy at municipal, state, or federal levels.
• Experience in developing press releases, email/social media communications, or reports to support policy and outreach goals.
• Experience building and maintaining relationships with elected officials, agency leadership, or institutional partners.
• Experience working with Connecticut’s legislative and executive processes.
• Experience developing educational programs, presentations, or events.

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.