Vice President & Federal Practice Lead

Results for America (RFA) is the leading national nonprofit organization helping policymakers at all levels of government harness the power of evidence and data to solve the world’s greatest challenges. Our mission is to make investing in what works the “new normal,” so that, one day, all government leaders use rigorous evidence and quality data to inform important policy and funding decisions. We believe that data-driven and evidence-based policy decisions could significantly increase the impact of the over $1 trillion that governments spend annually to advance economic mobility and opportunity for all.

RFA Practice Leads, along with all RFA Senior Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, Senior Advisors & Managing Directors/Executive Directors, are accountable for ensuring that RFA achieves its 2027-30 strategic plan outcomes - in all impact focus areas (policy, practice, dollars shifted, access, and outcomes) across all levels of government (federal/state/local).

The Vice President and Federal Practice Lead is specifically accountable for helping RFA meet its Federal goals of shifting government dollars toward what works, replicating effective solutions, and building evidence/data capacity so that Federal government leaders can make better decisions for decades to come.

This is a full-time, exempt position, based in a home office anywhere within the U.S.  (Eastern seaboard-preferred)

Travel up to 30% annually will be required for funder meetings, conferences and/or attendance at external convenings.

The Vice President and Federal Practice Lead reports to RFA’s SVP and Chief Program Officer within the Government as Client Unit.

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications, as well as an alignment with Results for America’s mission and organizational values:

Professional Experience and Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree 
  • Required: At least 6 years of work experience as an employee within Federal government and/or other levels of government; priority given to those with professional experience in federal government level policy-making, budgeting, grant-making, or procurement within a Federal government agency or Congressional Committee/Office and/or senior-level responsibility for federal policy.
  • Required: At least 8 years of experience directly supervising multiple full-time staff 
• Thorough understanding of Federal government funding levers, specifically the prioritization of outcomes and evidence in Federal government budget, grantmaking, and/or procurement systems; 
• Prior experience cultivating funders and achieving fundraising targets
• Prior history overseeing entire department/program, including budget accountability and leading multi-level teams to successful outcomes
• Tech stack: Google Suite; Slack, Salesforce, and Asana; ChatGPT, Gemini & Claude.

Competencies 

• Track record of setting, achieving, and leading others to achieve ambitious org-wide goals on a designated budget
• Strategic thinker; demonstrated practice deploying data and research to drive decision-making at programmatic, functional, and organizational levels.
• Enterprise-wide leader; effective communicator in any professional setting, with a wide set of stakeholders and external audiences (funder, executive leaders, media)
• Proven practice in motivating, influencing, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to achieve mutual goals.
• Adaptive leader; models for others a solutions-driven mindset, with demonstrated ability to identify needs and lead to solutions in high-ambiguity situations.
• A commitment to Results for America’s mission and vision; 
• Respect for Results for America’s organizational values.

• To apply for this position, please complete and submit all information in the Greenhouse application/application link. 
• RFA is an equal opportunity employer that values/celebrates diversity and that follows a policy of making all employment decisions and personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, partnership status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, disability, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual offenses or stalking, military status, veteran status or any other category protected under federal, state or local law.
• Applicants for employment with RFA must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.