Vice President & Federal Practice Lead
About The Position
Results for America (RFA) is a national nonprofit organization that helps policymakers use evidence and data to inform government policy and funding decisions. The Vice President & Federal Practice Lead is accountable for helping RFA achieve its federal goals: shifting government dollars toward what works, replicating effective solutions, and building evidence and data capacity. The role is a full-time, exempt position based in a home office anywhere in the United States, with the Eastern seaboard preferred. Travel of up to 30% annually is required for funder meetings, conferences, and external convenings. The position leads the Federal Practice, oversees technical assistance to federal leaders in the Executive Branch and Congress, and works across RFA practice teams to support aligned service delivery. The role represents RFA with senior stakeholders, supports fundraising and funder relationships, oversees the team’s goals, performance, budget, and grant deliverables, and contributes to organization-wide strategy and collaboration. The Vice President & Federal Practice Lead reports to the SVP and Chief Program Officer within the Government as Client Unit.
Requirements
- At least 15 years of relevant work experience and a bachelor’s degree.
- At least 6 years of work experience as an employee within the federal government and/or other levels of government.
- At least 8 years of experience directly supervising multiple full-time staff.
- Thorough understanding of federal government funding levers, particularly the prioritization of outcomes and evidence in federal budgeting, grantmaking, and/or procurement systems.
- Prior experience cultivating funders and achieving fundraising targets.
- Prior experience overseeing an entire department or program, including budget accountability and leading multi-level teams to successful outcomes.
- Track record of setting and achieving ambitious organization-wide goals on a designated budget, and leading others to achieve them.
- Strategic thinking and demonstrated practice using data and research to drive programmatic, functional, and organizational decisions.
- Effective communication in professional settings with varied stakeholders and external audiences, including funders, executive leaders, and media.
- Proven ability to motivate, influence, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to achieve shared goals.
- Adaptive, solutions-driven leadership, including the ability to identify needs and lead solutions in high-ambiguity situations.
- Commitment to Results for America’s mission and vision and respect for its organizational values.
- Proficiency with or experience using Google Suite, Slack, Salesforce, Asana, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude.
- Valid U.S. work authorization that does not require visa sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- Professional experience in federal policymaking, budgeting, grantmaking, or procurement within a federal agency or Congressional Committee/Office, and/or senior-level responsibility for federal policy; priority is given to candidates with this experience.
Responsibilities
- Develop, oversee, and ensure effective delivery and impact of RFA’s shifting-dollars technical assistance to federal Executive Branch and Congressional leaders on budget, grantmaking, and legislative policy, in coordination with other RFA teams.
- Lead the Federal team’s progress toward enlisting federal leaders to shift dollars toward what works, replicate effective solutions, and build evidence and data capacity; track and report progress toward these goals.
- Coordinate with the State Government Practice Lead/VP and Local Government Practice Lead/VP to ensure aligned, strong service delivery across levels of government.
- Lead and influence internal and external stakeholders in setting, scaling, and innovating programs to shift dollars toward what works, replicate effective solutions, and build evidence and data capacity.
- Promote cross-unit and enterprise-wide collaboration and planning in support of RFA’s 2027–2029 “Scale” strategic plan and organization-wide financial sustainability targets.
- Represent RFA in external meetings with senior stakeholders from national and regional organizations, governments, and partner organizations.
- Work with the Associate Director, Federal & State Communications, to identify opportunities to broaden RFA’s influence and expand the value, credibility, and reach of its public-sector expertise.
- Set and own explicit multi-year fundraising goals and targets with the SVP, Chief Program Officer, and Development team.
- Identify new funders and cultivate existing funder relationships.
- Participate in funder meetings, external events, and related activities to build RFA’s visibility.
- Help generate and finalize funder proposals and reports.
- Oversee the Federal Practice team and ensure it achieves annual federal goals in alignment with RFA’s strategic plan.
- Ensure the Federal Practice carries out performance management, continuous quality improvement, and internal and external reporting deadlines using Salesforce.
- Develop and oversee the Federal Practice team’s annual budget and grant budget management, including monthly P&L reviews, budget variance analysis, and mid-year reforecasting decisions.
- Ensure the Federal Practice team meets year-round grant reporting milestones and required deliverables.
- Build a strong team culture and model effective people management and growth oversight.
- Serve as an enterprise leader, champion diverse teams, and model RFA’s organizational values, racial justice commitments, and inclusive culture.
Benefits
- Choice of medical plans.
- Dental and vision coverage.
- Paid time off.
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer contribution.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
