Date Posted:
May 15, 2026
Position Title:
State Affairs Manager, West
Office/Company:
National Restaurant Association and National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
Party:
N/A
Office Code:
Job Number:
HC-06657
Reports To:
Location:
Washington, DC
Contact:
Salary:
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Primary Role
Secondary Role:
Job Type:
Full Time
Description:
Manage SRA relationships between the State Affairs team and the Association’s State Restaurant Association (SRA) partners in the Western region.Serve as point person for SRA partners in the Western region. Serve as point person for national chain partners regarding public policy. Develop and implement strategies for legislative, grassroots, communications, and public affairs initiatives.Bachelor’s degree in political science, government relations, public policy, or equivalent. Five to seven years of experience in state/local government, political or advocacy campaigns, Capitol Hill, trade associations, or private-sector roles.
Responsibilities:
• Manage SRA relationships between the State Affairs team and the Association’s State Restaurant Association (SRA) partners in the Western region.
• Serve as point person for SRA partners in the Western region.
• Serve as point person for national chain partners regarding public policy.
• Develop and implement strategies for legislative, grassroots, communications, and public affairs initiatives.
• Manage consultant relationships for the Western region.
• Collaborate with Coordinator, State Affairs to provide legislative reports and analysis for chain government affairs representatives.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in political science, government relations, public policy, or equivalent.
• Five to seven years of experience in state/local government, political or advocacy campaigns, Capitol Hill, trade associations, or private-sector roles.
• Fundamental knowledge of government, political, and public policy processes.
• Highly collaborative, accountable, with strong interpersonal and diplomacy skills; able to communicate effectively at all organizational levels.
Instructions:
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The National Restaurant Association, National Restaurant Association Solutions, LLC, and The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (“Company”) are committed to equal employment opportunity.
