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About the Role
The Senior Manager of Government Affairs partners with the Chief Diversity & Government Affairs Officer to oversee all government affairs strategy, funding, and relationships. This role manages a team responsible for funding requests, briefings, and advocacy materials for the Chief and external stakeholders, while maintaining strong relationships with city, state, and federal partners.
Responsibilities
- Manage government strategy across all levels, developing and executing an annual advocacy plan with consistent messaging.
- Manage direct reports for the Government Affairs team, including hiring, coaching, evaluating, setting priorities, and balancing workloads.
- Cultivate partnerships with lawmakers, staffers, agencies, cultural coalitions, and community boards to highlight the Museum’s value.
- Monitor the policy landscape, tracking legislation and policy developments, identifying opportunities and sensitivities, and composing briefings.
- Partner with DEIA and Community Engagement teams to understand policy impacts on community commitments and funding.
- Review briefings, funding proposals, advocacy materials, and board reports for accuracy and alignment with Museum priorities.
- Work with internal communications to brief senior leadership for external meetings and events.
- Uphold lobbying compliance, signing off on reports and trainings, and informing colleagues of relevant legislation.
- Collaborate with the Chief to select City, State, and Federal funding sources and capital projects, guiding the Finance & Capital Manager on applications and reimbursements.
- Represent the Museum alongside the Chief in meetings with elected officials and agency leadership.
Requirements
- BA required; public policy, political science, public relations or related field preferred.
- 10+ years in government affairs, public policy or public-sector relations.
- 5+ years in a managing role within the government affairs space.
- Demonstrated ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, work under pressure in a team-based environment, and proactively anticipate and address department needs.
- Relationships with current policymakers across City, State and federal offices and agencies.
- Understanding of public capital funding (DCLA, DDC, DASNY, ESD) and of lobbying compliance.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to distill complex information into high-quality analytical written products.
- Sound judgment on political and reputational risk.
Skills
- Government Affairs
- Public Policy
- Public Relations
- Advocacy
- Relationship Management
- Team Management
- Policy Monitoring
- Lobbying Compliance
- Written Communication
- Verbal Communication
- Attention to Detail
- Analytical Skills
- Risk Assessment
Location
- New York
- New Jersey
- Connecticut
- Pennsylvania
Work Type
- Onsite
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- 10+ years
- 5+ years management
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
Salary/Compensations
- $140,000 - $150,000
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 403(b) basic retirement plan
- Optional matching retirement plan with employer match
- Paid time off
- Sick leave
- 13 Museum holidays
- Long-term disability coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Account
- Commuter benefits
- Free financial-planning services
- Financial assistance for coursework, seminars, and training programs
- 25% discount in Museum shops
- Subsidized staff cafeteria
- Access to Museums Council pass
About the Company
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world.
- The Museum has two iconic sites in New York City: The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters.
- The Met is committed to fostering a collaborative and respectful work environment with a diverse staff.
- The Museum's core values are respect, inclusivity, collaboration, excellence, and integrity.
Equal Opportunity
- The Met is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.
- The Met will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, alienage or citizenship status, marital status or domestic partner status, genetic information, genetic predisposition or carrier status, gender identity, HIV status, military status and any other category protected by law in all employment decisions.