Federal Government Relations Manager

Make a difference with us! At Alliance Defending Freedom, we defend religious freedom, free speech, the sanctity of life, marriage and family, and parental rights. Review our Statement of Faith to ensure we’re a fit for you.

Location: Washington, D.C.

Team Overview

In this role, you will serve as a key strategist and trusted liaison between ADF and federal decision-makers—including Congress, the White House, and federal agencies. You will help shape and promote policy and legislative initiatives, while building and strengthening alliances that support ADF’s mission. This includes leading outreach efforts, fostering collaboration with partners, and coordinating strategies on critical government, legislative, and policy issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Advocate and coordinate support for ADF positions on federal governmental policies and legislation, with a particular focus on tech policy, free speech, and global censorship.
• Build and maintain relationships with policymakers and their staff on Capitol Hill, encouraging and facilitating effective working relationships with key government and policy allies.
• Attend regularly scheduled meetings, congressional hearings, and staff and Member events to represent ADF’s interests.
• Promote and support strategies and approaches for effective advocacy, working collaboratively with the ADF team and external allies.
• Research, analyze, and evaluate issues related to legislation and government action, and assist in the development of testimony, legislation, position papers, and reports.
• Track legislative priorities, hearings, and floor speeches and actions to keep ADF leadership informed.
• Travel as needed to meet with policy groups, legislative staff, and other stakeholders to discuss policy, strategy, and effective advocacy to government officials and the public.
• Speak publicly regarding ADF’s legislative priorities, including to the media.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in political science, public affairs, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience working on Capitol Hill (legislative staff, preferably in the U.S. Senate).
• Ability to research, analyze, and evaluate governmental issues, rules, regulations, and legislation.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and to work both independently and collaboratively on internal and external teams.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key Congressional staff (both Democrat and Republican) and with mission-related advocacy organizations.
• Willingness and ability to travel, especially during legislative sessions.
• Strong record of communication and relationship development with policymakers and allied organizations.

At Alliance Defending Freedom, we offer a competitive compensation and benefits package. Our compensation is competitive with top non-profit law firms. Benefits include 100% covered medical and dental insurance, medical and dependent care reimbursement, paid disability, long-term care, life insurance, and a 401(k) plan with a 4% company match. We prioritize work-life balance with paid time off and 12 paid holidays each year.

Statement of Faith

Based on our adherence to the inspired, infallible, inerrant, and authoritative Word of God in Scripture, we profess with the Christian Church throughout time and around the world the faith expressed in the Apostles’ Creed:

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried;
On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

Doctrinal Distinctives

Also, based on this confession, we are committed to honoring God by obeying the two Greatest Commandments, loving God and loving neighbor, and based on…