Government Relations Manager

About this position ABOUT HUNGER FREE OKLAHOMA

Hunger Free Oklahoma is a statewide nonprofit established to leverage the power of collaboration to solve hunger in Oklahoma by improving systems, policies, and practices, facilitating public/private partnerships, and providing backbone support to existing organizations addressing hunger.

Hunger Free Oklahoma’s primary focus is to collaboratively work with community-based organizations, government agencies, and other stakeholders who directly serve individuals. We provide support through technical assistance, convening, research, and policy guidance to nonprofit, government, and other stakeholders statewide.

Hunger Free Oklahoma is seeking a full-time Government Relations Manager to support the organization’s policy, advocacy, and government relations efforts to end hunger in Oklahoma. This role will help build and maintain relationships with policymakers, legislative staff, agency staff, Tribal governments, partner organizations, contract lobbyists, and other key stakeholders. The position will also monitor policy developments, support policy analysis and materials development, prepare senior staff for meetings and public engagements, and identify opportunities to strengthen HFO’s organizational relationships with key decision-makers and institutions.

The ideal candidate will be an effective relationship-builder who is comfortable engaging with policymakers, partners, community stakeholders, and individuals with diverse perspectives and opinions. They should be able to navigate meetings, listen for concerns and opportunities, recognize when an issue should be elevated, and work across teams to move shared priorities forward. A strong candidate will bring sound judgment, clear communication skills, attention to detail, and a genuine interest in public policy, advocacy, and food security.

The Government Relations Manager will be supervised by the Director of Government Relations and Public Policy and be based in Tulsa or Oklahoma City. The role will evolve over time but the core responsibilities for this position include:

• Build and maintain relationships with policymakers, legislative staff, agency staff, Tribal governments, partner organizations, contract lobbyists, and other key stakeholders
• Identify and cultivate opportunities for senior staff engagement with policymakers, agencies, Tribal governments, partners, and other key institutions, with a focus on strengthening HFO’s organizational relationships
• Attend meetings, hearings, briefings, public events, coalition meetings, advocacy events, and networking opportunities to represent HFO and advance organizational relationships
• Monitor local, state, Tribal, and federal policy developments related to public benefits, federal nutrition programs, and HFO’s policy priorities
• Develop a working understanding of federal nutrition program operations, regulations, statutes, administrative rules, and legislative processes
• Prepare senior staff for meetings, events, hearings, and presentations by developing background materials, talking points, follow-up notes, and stakeholder context

Hunger Free Oklahoma is a statewide nonprofit established to leverage the power of collaboration to solve hunger in Oklahoma by improving systems, policies, and practices, facilitating public/private partnerships, and providing backbone support to existing organizations addressing hunger.

Hunger Free Oklahoma’s primary focus is to collaboratively work with community-based organizations, government agencies, and other stakeholders who directly serve individuals. We provide support through technical assistance, convening, research, and policy guidance to nonprofit, government, and other stakeholders statewide.

Hunger Free Oklahoma is seeking a full‑time Government Relations Manager to support the organization’s policy, advocacy, and government relations efforts to end hunger in Oklahoma. This role will help build and maintain relationships with policymakers, legislative staff, agency staff, Tribal governments, partner organizations, contract…