The Director of Government Relations will serve as the primary liaison between MACNY, its member companies, and local, New York state, and federal officials. As the recognized voice for Central and Upstate New York manufacturers and businesses, as well as for manufacturers throughout New York State, MACNY seeks to connect with and influence the State’s key policy makers.

This is a senior-level position that requires an articulate, self-directed professional to operate within a complex and sophisticated political environment in Albany, Central New York, and throughout New York State. This person would be expected to interact with regional and New York State business leaders and elected officials on public policy and legislative issues that have the potential to significantly impact employers, especially manufacturers. Candidates must have a solid knowledge of how government and policy operate and have experience working with key legislative offices.

• Work with a dynamic team to deliver high quality services to members, including gaining an understanding of their legislative concerns and priorities.
• Engage with MACNY members through events, webinars, and facility tours.
• Identify and communicate MACNY’s priority public policy issues and agenda to elected officials and their staff, and to agency personnel through legislative memos, meeting, and advocacy events.
• Testify before legislative hearings on important issues impacting the manufacturing and business community.
• Lead issue-based employer initiatives in areas like workforce development, energy, taxes, and labor.
• Develop relationships with elected officials, legislative staff, and agency personnel, as well as other business and trade associations.
• Draft all policy and political materials for distribution through numerous mediums to member companies and public officials, including issue alerts, newsletter articles, policy papers and more.
• Manage MACNY’s legislative and public policy activities to include high-profile events, such as MACNY Advocacy Day in Albany, grassroots issues campaigns, and the annual Legislative Breakfast.
• Coordination of government relations efforts for statewide manufacturing alliance.
• Manage budget for events, outside consultants, and political action committee.
• Maintain and file appropriate disclosures with state and federal agencies.
• Working with MACNY’s Communications Team, take the lead in generating policy-related news articles, reports, and social media content.
• Attend community events and fundraisers on behalf of MACNY.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of seven years of political or issue advocacy experience in a corporation, chamber, trade association, or legislative service in government.
• Familiarity with the NYS Legislature.
• Strong written and verbal skills.
• Ability to travel to Albany and Washington, D.C., or other regional locations as needed.
• A candidate with existing contacts in Albany and/or Washington, D.C. is preferred.

https://www.macny.org/

The Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(6) association representing over 300 businesses and organizations across Central and Upstate New York. About three-quarters of MACNY’s members are industrial companies with the remaining members consisting of accounting firms, insurance agencies, law firms, financial institutions, and other service providers that support manufacturers.

MACNY members supply the region, nation, and world with a variety of products and services. Distributed across 26 counties in Central and Upstate New York, MACNY’s member companies employ over 50,000 workers.

For members and the community, MACNY’s staff provides a wide range of services, including training and leadership development, networking events, workforce development, human resources services, advocacy, energy and purchasing solutions, and organizational growth services and consulting. This portfolio is designed to provide members with the tools, information, people, and resources they need to compete in the global market.

MACNY employment practices and procedures and conditions of employment are administered without discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic characteristics, medical conditions, status as a victim of domestic violence, veteran status, special disabled veteran or disability, or non-job-related felony conviction record (or any other legally protected status) including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, promotion, training, compensation, benefits, retention and termination in accordance with applicable federal laws.