Legislative Affairs and Policy Manager

About the Organization

Building Bright Futures is a Vermont nonprofit working to improve the well-being of each and every child in the state, from the prenatal period to age 8, and their family. BBF convenes a network of policymakers, early childhood professionals, educators, health and mental health providers, business leaders, families, and other partners through 12 Regional Councils, state-level committees advancing Vermont’s Early Childhood Strategic Plan 2030, and a 23-member State Advisory Council. BBF centers family and community voices in decision-making and collects and shares early childhood data to inform policy and public understanding.

About the Role

The Legislative Affairs and Policy Manager supports BBF’s legislative work by monitoring bills and committee activity, documenting what happens in the State House, and sharing this information with the BBF team and partners. This person also builds working relationships with partner organizations, legislators, and legislative and agency staff in support of the Executive Director. The Legislative Affairs and Policy Manager supports the development of BBF’s annual policy recommendations with direction from BBF’s Policy and Program Director.

The role keeps BBF’s team informed so that BBF’s nonpartisan, evidence-based, advisory work rests on current information. It also connects what BBF hears from families, providers, and Regional Councils to the policy questions in front of decision-makers.

How this role fits on the team: The Legislative Affairs and Policy Manager is the relational role on BBF’s policy team. The Executive Director is BBF’s primary voice and relationship holder with Vermont’s legislators and Administration. The Policy and Program Director sets BBF’s policy team vision, oversees the annual policy recommendations process, and supervises this