WildEarth Guardians
Rio Grande Basin (Colorado/New Mexico)
Are you a Guardian for Living Rivers?
WildEarth Guardians seeks a full-time Rio Grande Campaigner in our Wild Rivers Program to play a leading role in our efforts in Colorado and New Mexico to protect and restore a living Rio Grande. The Campaigner is a policy advocate and organizer who will build a movement that pushes federal and state agencies to rethink management of the Rio Grande and ensure climate resilience for both people and the environment. The Campaigner will work primarily in the Rio Grande basin in Colorado and New Mexico.
ABOUT WILDEARTH GUARDIANS
WildEarth Guardians (Guardians) is a west-wide nonprofit environmental advocacy organization headquartered in Santa Fe, NM with offices in Denver, CO, Missoula, MT, Boise, ID, Portland, OR, Seattle, WA, and Tucson, AZ. With a 30-year history of bold environmental action, we wage innovative legal, political, and grassroots campaigns to protect and restore wildlife, wild places, wild rivers, and community health in the American West.
The Wild Rivers Program advocates for living rivers across the American West. With a focus on the Rio Grande, Colorado and Willamette River basins as key geographies, we work to safeguard clean water, revive dynamic flows, reform western water policy, protect imperiled fish, wildlife and plants, and restore healthy and sustainable aquatic and riparian ecosystems to support all life.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Rio Grande Campaigner works closely with the Wild Rivers Program Director to rethink the water management and policy of the past and move toward a new future of Living Rivers. The Campaigner’s work is centered on the Living Rio Campaign with the goal of protecting and restoring dynamic flows in the iconic Rio Grande from source to sea and ensuring the river has a right to its own water. The Campaigner will implement legal and policy tactics to restore flows to the river, including strategies set forth in Guardians’ report Rio Grande: Rethinking Rivers in the 21st Century . A key responsibility of the Campaigner is to develop allies, build grassroots support, engage with Pueblos and other communities and mobilize voices for a Living Rio. The position is supervised by the Wild Rivers Program Director.
Principal Responsibilities:
Collaborate with the Wild Rivers Program Director to prioritize, develop, and refine strategies to achieve the goals and vision of the Living Rio Campaign.
In an effort to reform existing water law, management, and policy in the Rio Grande basin, coordinate and organize support for living rivers policies. Activities include providing testimony, creating education and outreach materials, and supporting interaction with Tribal leadership, members of the New Mexico legislature and administration, and members of Congress.
Form strategic relationships with new allies and expand recruitment and engagement of existing supporters regionally and nationally on Rio Grande and western water policy issues to increase our mutual power.
Build and maintain relationships with Rio Grande basin stakeholders working together to achieve our goals. This includes playing a leadership role in coalitions through regular (in-person), phone, and electronic communication.
Communicate our work to the public and the media—using visual, written and oral presentation skills—ensuring that messages around living rivers become the dominant frame for water management discussions.
Knowledge and Skills:
Passion for protecting and restoring rivers of the American West.
Strong relational skills (including ability to connect with and build coalitions with diverse stakeholders) and knowledge and understanding of communities and cultures in the Rio Grande basin.
Creative, self-starter with proven ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Commitment to community organizing and ability to work constructively with grassroots partners, including commitment to social change through building the capacity and power of Black, Indigenous, people of color and low-income people to change their communities and to participate directly in changing public policies.
Strong moral compass and ability to stand against the tide.
Strong organizational skills and an ability to succeed in a fast-paced environment with a full workload where it is necessary to balance multiple tasks and deadlines.
Integrity, kindness, sense of humor, and a healthy sense of outrage.
Additional preferred skills include, but are not limited to:
Three or more years of campaigning or grassroots organizing experience with demonstrated results.
Education and/or experience working with and empowering communities in the Rio Grande Basin or other similar communities in the Southwest.
Knowledge of and experience with regional, state and basin-wide environmental policy and politics (water and river policy a bonus).
Strong written and verbal communication, with mastery of social media platforms.
Bilingual (Spanish and/or Native Languages).
Compensation and Benefits :
WildEarth Guardians offers a friendly and flexible, team-based environment with an excellent benefits package. You have flexibility to select benefits based on your personal preferences, your family situation, and/or your financial objectives. Benefits include full health, vision, dental, life, and disability coverage, a 403(b) retirement plan with a 3% match, paid and un-paid health and family leave, a sabbatical policy, sick leave, three weeks paid vacation to start, and ten holidays including your birthday. Salary is negotiable based on experience.
TO APPLY
Please apply for the Rio Grande Campaigner position by providing a cover letter, resume, and three references through the web portal at https://wildearthguardians.org/about-us/careers/rio-grande-campaigner/ . Cover letters should communicate the applicant’s heartfelt commitment to protect and restore the wildlife, wild places, wild rivers, and health of the American West. Applicants are encouraged to tell us who they are as human beings, why they care about this work, and why they are interested in this position.
Please submit applications by October 31, 2020.
No telephone calls, please. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
WildEarth Guardians is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, class, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, family/marital status, religion or other protected classes. We encourage applications from persons of color, women and LGBTQ+ candidates.
Oct 06, 2020
Full time
Are you a Guardian for Living Rivers?
WildEarth Guardians seeks a full-time Rio Grande Campaigner in our Wild Rivers Program to play a leading role in our efforts in Colorado and New Mexico to protect and restore a living Rio Grande. The Campaigner is a policy advocate and organizer who will build a movement that pushes federal and state agencies to rethink management of the Rio Grande and ensure climate resilience for both people and the environment. The Campaigner will work primarily in the Rio Grande basin in Colorado and New Mexico.
ABOUT WILDEARTH GUARDIANS
WildEarth Guardians (Guardians) is a west-wide nonprofit environmental advocacy organization headquartered in Santa Fe, NM with offices in Denver, CO, Missoula, MT, Boise, ID, Portland, OR, Seattle, WA, and Tucson, AZ. With a 30-year history of bold environmental action, we wage innovative legal, political, and grassroots campaigns to protect and restore wildlife, wild places, wild rivers, and community health in the American West.
The Wild Rivers Program advocates for living rivers across the American West. With a focus on the Rio Grande, Colorado and Willamette River basins as key geographies, we work to safeguard clean water, revive dynamic flows, reform western water policy, protect imperiled fish, wildlife and plants, and restore healthy and sustainable aquatic and riparian ecosystems to support all life.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Rio Grande Campaigner works closely with the Wild Rivers Program Director to rethink the water management and policy of the past and move toward a new future of Living Rivers. The Campaigner’s work is centered on the Living Rio Campaign with the goal of protecting and restoring dynamic flows in the iconic Rio Grande from source to sea and ensuring the river has a right to its own water. The Campaigner will implement legal and policy tactics to restore flows to the river, including strategies set forth in Guardians’ report Rio Grande: Rethinking Rivers in the 21st Century . A key responsibility of the Campaigner is to develop allies, build grassroots support, engage with Pueblos and other communities and mobilize voices for a Living Rio. The position is supervised by the Wild Rivers Program Director.
Principal Responsibilities:
Collaborate with the Wild Rivers Program Director to prioritize, develop, and refine strategies to achieve the goals and vision of the Living Rio Campaign.
In an effort to reform existing water law, management, and policy in the Rio Grande basin, coordinate and organize support for living rivers policies. Activities include providing testimony, creating education and outreach materials, and supporting interaction with Tribal leadership, members of the New Mexico legislature and administration, and members of Congress.
Form strategic relationships with new allies and expand recruitment and engagement of existing supporters regionally and nationally on Rio Grande and western water policy issues to increase our mutual power.
Build and maintain relationships with Rio Grande basin stakeholders working together to achieve our goals. This includes playing a leadership role in coalitions through regular (in-person), phone, and electronic communication.
Communicate our work to the public and the media—using visual, written and oral presentation skills—ensuring that messages around living rivers become the dominant frame for water management discussions.
Knowledge and Skills:
Passion for protecting and restoring rivers of the American West.
Strong relational skills (including ability to connect with and build coalitions with diverse stakeholders) and knowledge and understanding of communities and cultures in the Rio Grande basin.
Creative, self-starter with proven ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Commitment to community organizing and ability to work constructively with grassroots partners, including commitment to social change through building the capacity and power of Black, Indigenous, people of color and low-income people to change their communities and to participate directly in changing public policies.
Strong moral compass and ability to stand against the tide.
Strong organizational skills and an ability to succeed in a fast-paced environment with a full workload where it is necessary to balance multiple tasks and deadlines.
Integrity, kindness, sense of humor, and a healthy sense of outrage.
Additional preferred skills include, but are not limited to:
Three or more years of campaigning or grassroots organizing experience with demonstrated results.
Education and/or experience working with and empowering communities in the Rio Grande Basin or other similar communities in the Southwest.
Knowledge of and experience with regional, state and basin-wide environmental policy and politics (water and river policy a bonus).
Strong written and verbal communication, with mastery of social media platforms.
Bilingual (Spanish and/or Native Languages).
Compensation and Benefits :
WildEarth Guardians offers a friendly and flexible, team-based environment with an excellent benefits package. You have flexibility to select benefits based on your personal preferences, your family situation, and/or your financial objectives. Benefits include full health, vision, dental, life, and disability coverage, a 403(b) retirement plan with a 3% match, paid and un-paid health and family leave, a sabbatical policy, sick leave, three weeks paid vacation to start, and ten holidays including your birthday. Salary is negotiable based on experience.
TO APPLY
Please apply for the Rio Grande Campaigner position by providing a cover letter, resume, and three references through the web portal at https://wildearthguardians.org/about-us/careers/rio-grande-campaigner/ . Cover letters should communicate the applicant’s heartfelt commitment to protect and restore the wildlife, wild places, wild rivers, and health of the American West. Applicants are encouraged to tell us who they are as human beings, why they care about this work, and why they are interested in this position.
Please submit applications by October 31, 2020.
No telephone calls, please. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
WildEarth Guardians is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, class, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, family/marital status, religion or other protected classes. We encourage applications from persons of color, women and LGBTQ+ candidates.
The Oregon Health Authority has a fantastic opportunity for a Community Engagement Coordinator to join an excellent team build strong relationships with Oregon communities and work to advance agency operations.
This position falls under the Classification Operations & Policy Analyst 2.
WHAT YOU WILL DO!
As a Community Engagement Coordinator, you will develop, implement, coordinate, monitor and evaluate InCK Model community engagement (with internal and community-based programs) and activities which promote, establish, support and institutionalize a focus on integrating equity in processes as well as outcomes to eliminate racial and ethnic inequities in health and health care services in communities facing most inequities in Oregon, including Tribes.
Oregon’s InCK Model is a priority, federal-state collaborative focused on improving child and youth health outcomes in a five-county target region with a total budget of up to $17 million dollars over seven years. Funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), the work of the InCK Model aligns with Oregon’s 1115 waiver, Oregon Health Policy Board priorities, CCO 2.0 priorities, the state’s Early Learning Strategic Plan, and the goals of the Governor’s Children’s Cabinet. The InCK Model employs a strong focus on embedding health equity and advancing integrated, family-centered care coordination across physical health, behavioral health and health-related social services. Oregon’s InCK Model goals are to reduce out-of-home placements for children, support family resilience, reduce unnecessary health care costs, and eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in children’s health and health care services.
In this role, your responsibilities will include: (1) Leading, planning and coordinating policy analysis relating to community engagement models and activities which promote, establish, support and institutionalize a focus on health equity and the elimination of racial and ethnic disparities in children’s health and health services; (2) Organizing outreach efforts and communication with culturally-specific community based organizations with emphasis on the five-county InCK Model region, in coordination with the InCK Model Team, InCK Lead Organization (subawardee) and other internal OHA divisions/units/teams; (3) Facilitating and supporting partnership between racial and ethnic communities, including Tribes, that are most impacted by health inequities and OEI/OHA/Oregon’s InCK Model in critical public policy and program development; and (4) Facilitating and supporting diverse representation on committees, councils and stakeholder groups related to children’s health and the InCK Model.
Additionally, you will be a member of the cross-office and cross-agency InCK Model Team to help develop programs that effectively address racial and ethnic inequities in health for communities facing the most inequities, including Tribes.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
(a) Five (5) years of professional-level experience involving community engagement. OR (b) A Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or a related field; AND Two (2) years of professional-level experience involving community engagement. OR (c) A Master’s Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or a related field; AND One (1) year of professional-level experience involving community engagement. OR (d) A Doctor’s Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or a related field.
Working knowledge of Medicaid and Medicare programs and children’s health systems and health care delivery.
Proficient bilingual oral and written language skills.
Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, Human Services, Social Sciences, Social Work, Public Administration or Communications preferred, with coursework and training in social justice, dismantling institutional privilege, social determinants of health and equity, community organizing, Language Access, universal access and the ADA, and policy advocacy.
Extensive experience developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs and policies that promote equity and inclusion and reduce racial and ethnic disparities.
Demonstrated experience engaging and working with culturally diverse communities and leaders, diverse internal and external teams, and stakeholders.
Demonstrated experience providing technical assistance to state and community-based programs on strategies and initiatives that promote equity and reduce racial and ethnic disparities.
Experience in creating and maintaining a work environment that is respectful and accepting of diversity among team members and the people we serve.
Demonstrated experience engaging and working effectively with culturally diverse communities, including existing effective relationships with diverse community leaders throughout Oregon including Tribes.
Experience developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating policies and programs that promote equity and reduce racial and ethnic disparities.
Experience preparing and delivering speeches before specialized audiences and the general public, and to handle sensitive inquiries from and contact with officials and general public.
Knowledge and experience around facilitating language access supports as well as public modifications and accommodations to ensure equitable engagement among diverse community groups.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
We offer a workplace that balances productivity with enjoyment; promote an atmosphere of mutual respect, dedication, and enthusiasm. You will collaborate in an open office with a team of bright individuals to work with and learn from. We offer full medical, vision and dental with paid sick leave, vacation, personal leave and ten paid holidays per year plus pension and retirement plans . If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, the Oregon Health Authority is the place for you.
Sep 11, 2020
Full time
The Oregon Health Authority has a fantastic opportunity for a Community Engagement Coordinator to join an excellent team build strong relationships with Oregon communities and work to advance agency operations.
This position falls under the Classification Operations & Policy Analyst 2.
WHAT YOU WILL DO!
As a Community Engagement Coordinator, you will develop, implement, coordinate, monitor and evaluate InCK Model community engagement (with internal and community-based programs) and activities which promote, establish, support and institutionalize a focus on integrating equity in processes as well as outcomes to eliminate racial and ethnic inequities in health and health care services in communities facing most inequities in Oregon, including Tribes.
Oregon’s InCK Model is a priority, federal-state collaborative focused on improving child and youth health outcomes in a five-county target region with a total budget of up to $17 million dollars over seven years. Funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), the work of the InCK Model aligns with Oregon’s 1115 waiver, Oregon Health Policy Board priorities, CCO 2.0 priorities, the state’s Early Learning Strategic Plan, and the goals of the Governor’s Children’s Cabinet. The InCK Model employs a strong focus on embedding health equity and advancing integrated, family-centered care coordination across physical health, behavioral health and health-related social services. Oregon’s InCK Model goals are to reduce out-of-home placements for children, support family resilience, reduce unnecessary health care costs, and eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in children’s health and health care services.
In this role, your responsibilities will include: (1) Leading, planning and coordinating policy analysis relating to community engagement models and activities which promote, establish, support and institutionalize a focus on health equity and the elimination of racial and ethnic disparities in children’s health and health services; (2) Organizing outreach efforts and communication with culturally-specific community based organizations with emphasis on the five-county InCK Model region, in coordination with the InCK Model Team, InCK Lead Organization (subawardee) and other internal OHA divisions/units/teams; (3) Facilitating and supporting partnership between racial and ethnic communities, including Tribes, that are most impacted by health inequities and OEI/OHA/Oregon’s InCK Model in critical public policy and program development; and (4) Facilitating and supporting diverse representation on committees, councils and stakeholder groups related to children’s health and the InCK Model.
Additionally, you will be a member of the cross-office and cross-agency InCK Model Team to help develop programs that effectively address racial and ethnic inequities in health for communities facing the most inequities, including Tribes.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
(a) Five (5) years of professional-level experience involving community engagement. OR (b) A Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or a related field; AND Two (2) years of professional-level experience involving community engagement. OR (c) A Master’s Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or a related field; AND One (1) year of professional-level experience involving community engagement. OR (d) A Doctor’s Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or a related field.
Working knowledge of Medicaid and Medicare programs and children’s health systems and health care delivery.
Proficient bilingual oral and written language skills.
Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, Human Services, Social Sciences, Social Work, Public Administration or Communications preferred, with coursework and training in social justice, dismantling institutional privilege, social determinants of health and equity, community organizing, Language Access, universal access and the ADA, and policy advocacy.
Extensive experience developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs and policies that promote equity and inclusion and reduce racial and ethnic disparities.
Demonstrated experience engaging and working with culturally diverse communities and leaders, diverse internal and external teams, and stakeholders.
Demonstrated experience providing technical assistance to state and community-based programs on strategies and initiatives that promote equity and reduce racial and ethnic disparities.
Experience in creating and maintaining a work environment that is respectful and accepting of diversity among team members and the people we serve.
Demonstrated experience engaging and working effectively with culturally diverse communities, including existing effective relationships with diverse community leaders throughout Oregon including Tribes.
Experience developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating policies and programs that promote equity and reduce racial and ethnic disparities.
Experience preparing and delivering speeches before specialized audiences and the general public, and to handle sensitive inquiries from and contact with officials and general public.
Knowledge and experience around facilitating language access supports as well as public modifications and accommodations to ensure equitable engagement among diverse community groups.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
We offer a workplace that balances productivity with enjoyment; promote an atmosphere of mutual respect, dedication, and enthusiasm. You will collaborate in an open office with a team of bright individuals to work with and learn from. We offer full medical, vision and dental with paid sick leave, vacation, personal leave and ten paid holidays per year plus pension and retirement plans . If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, the Oregon Health Authority is the place for you.
Reports to: Vice President, Early Childhood Policy
Staff reporting to this position: Research Assistant, Senior Policy Analyst
Department: Early Childhood Policy
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress seeks a Director for the Early Childhood Policy team to help lead a team of individuals committed to making affordable, high-quality early care and education a reality for all families. Through research, action-oriented advocacy, and strategic communications, the Early Childhood Policy team is a leading voice on the need for significant reform and investments in child care and early education. The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal and management skills, attention to detail and organization, and a proven track record of managing multiple, complex projects in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities:
Work collaboratively to set team goals, objectives, and work plans to advance early childhood policy and advocacy.
Maintain expertise in early childhood policy, including understanding federal and state policies related to child care, preschool, Head Start, and home visiting.
Oversee day-to-day management of staff and interns, including through recruiting and hiring processes, supporting professional growth and development, and conducting regular check-ins and performance appraisals.
Manage projects and work with staff to publish reports, issue briefs, columns, infographics, and other early childhood policy products, and assist in their development, production, and distribution.
Generate new ideas for products, data analysis, and advocacy tactics to achieve the team’s goals and objectives.
Drive a public-facing narrative on the need for bold investment and reform in child care, including through press outreach, to present a compelling case for change.
Work in coalition with national, state, and grassroots organizations on a federal advocacy agenda, including policy priorities for federal legislation.
Provide technical assistance to state, local, and federal legislators, staffers, and administrations to support the development and implementation of progressive early childhood policy.
Present early childhood policy ideas at public events such as conferences, public meetings, and webinars.
Assist with fundraising efforts, including cultivating prospective donors and foundation staff, developing concept papers and proposals, reporting grants, and budgeting.
Requirements and qualifications:
Master’s degree in public policy or a related field.
Minimum of eight years of professional experience.
Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage various issues and projects, multitask, and prioritize.
Expertise in early childhood policy and advocacy as well as an ability to effectively communicate these issues to a broad audience.
Proven track record of effectively managing staff, resources, and budgets in a mission-driven organization.
Exceptional project management experience with a strong attention to detail.
Ability to manage quick-turnaround deliverables as well as long-term projects.
Excellent writing, research, and verbal communication skills.
Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including the ability to conduct and oversee both quantitative and qualitative research.
Fluency in Spanish is a plus.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
American Progress offers full and competitive benefit packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
Sep 11, 2020
Full time
Reports to: Vice President, Early Childhood Policy
Staff reporting to this position: Research Assistant, Senior Policy Analyst
Department: Early Childhood Policy
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress seeks a Director for the Early Childhood Policy team to help lead a team of individuals committed to making affordable, high-quality early care and education a reality for all families. Through research, action-oriented advocacy, and strategic communications, the Early Childhood Policy team is a leading voice on the need for significant reform and investments in child care and early education. The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal and management skills, attention to detail and organization, and a proven track record of managing multiple, complex projects in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities:
Work collaboratively to set team goals, objectives, and work plans to advance early childhood policy and advocacy.
Maintain expertise in early childhood policy, including understanding federal and state policies related to child care, preschool, Head Start, and home visiting.
Oversee day-to-day management of staff and interns, including through recruiting and hiring processes, supporting professional growth and development, and conducting regular check-ins and performance appraisals.
Manage projects and work with staff to publish reports, issue briefs, columns, infographics, and other early childhood policy products, and assist in their development, production, and distribution.
Generate new ideas for products, data analysis, and advocacy tactics to achieve the team’s goals and objectives.
Drive a public-facing narrative on the need for bold investment and reform in child care, including through press outreach, to present a compelling case for change.
Work in coalition with national, state, and grassroots organizations on a federal advocacy agenda, including policy priorities for federal legislation.
Provide technical assistance to state, local, and federal legislators, staffers, and administrations to support the development and implementation of progressive early childhood policy.
Present early childhood policy ideas at public events such as conferences, public meetings, and webinars.
Assist with fundraising efforts, including cultivating prospective donors and foundation staff, developing concept papers and proposals, reporting grants, and budgeting.
Requirements and qualifications:
Master’s degree in public policy or a related field.
Minimum of eight years of professional experience.
Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage various issues and projects, multitask, and prioritize.
Expertise in early childhood policy and advocacy as well as an ability to effectively communicate these issues to a broad audience.
Proven track record of effectively managing staff, resources, and budgets in a mission-driven organization.
Exceptional project management experience with a strong attention to detail.
Ability to manage quick-turnaround deliverables as well as long-term projects.
Excellent writing, research, and verbal communication skills.
Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including the ability to conduct and oversee both quantitative and qualitative research.
Fluency in Spanish is a plus.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
American Progress offers full and competitive benefit packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
NOAA Satellite & Information Service (NESDIS) International & Interagency Affairs Division (IIAD)
Silver Spring, MD
The NESDIS International & Interagency Affairs Division leads NESDIS efforts to facilitate access to Earth observation data and products (in situ and satellite) through international and interagency partnerships, coordinates global solutions to shared challenges in obtaining, processing and building capacity to exploit in situ and satellite data by representing NOAA and the United States in multilateral fora; provides insight into relevant national and international policy; and leads the international community in the adoption of responsible policies for satellite operation and data sharing.
DUTIES
As an International Relations Specialist, the successful candidate will perform the following duties:
Develop international and interagency policies and plans to implement NOAA/NESDIS key goals for effective partnerships in earth observing programs, and monitor and coordinate U.S. interagency activities involving environmental satellite and data policies.
Design strategies and lead efforts to negotiate agreements between NOAA and national civil space organizations as well as international/intergovernmental and interagency organizations.
Lead international science and technology cooperation for assigned regions/countries and international, interagency or intergovernmental organizations, overseeing the development and implementation of NESDIS cooperative activities including working with senior leadership to identify goals for cooperation, monitoring progress toward joint work programs, coordinating exchanges of data and information, and arranging visits and meetings.
Apply knowledge of U.S. and foreign national space, earth observations, and science and technology policy to prepare reports, briefing memos, and position papers, as well as to provide policy and staffing support to senior managers for meetings with partners.
Sep 08, 2020
Full time
The NESDIS International & Interagency Affairs Division leads NESDIS efforts to facilitate access to Earth observation data and products (in situ and satellite) through international and interagency partnerships, coordinates global solutions to shared challenges in obtaining, processing and building capacity to exploit in situ and satellite data by representing NOAA and the United States in multilateral fora; provides insight into relevant national and international policy; and leads the international community in the adoption of responsible policies for satellite operation and data sharing.
DUTIES
As an International Relations Specialist, the successful candidate will perform the following duties:
Develop international and interagency policies and plans to implement NOAA/NESDIS key goals for effective partnerships in earth observing programs, and monitor and coordinate U.S. interagency activities involving environmental satellite and data policies.
Design strategies and lead efforts to negotiate agreements between NOAA and national civil space organizations as well as international/intergovernmental and interagency organizations.
Lead international science and technology cooperation for assigned regions/countries and international, interagency or intergovernmental organizations, overseeing the development and implementation of NESDIS cooperative activities including working with senior leadership to identify goals for cooperation, monitoring progress toward joint work programs, coordinating exchanges of data and information, and arranging visits and meetings.
Apply knowledge of U.S. and foreign national space, earth observations, and science and technology policy to prepare reports, briefing memos, and position papers, as well as to provide policy and staffing support to senior managers for meetings with partners.
Sexual Assault Resource Agency
Charlottesville, VA
The Community Prevention Specialist serves on SARA’s Prevention Team. The Community Prevention Specialist assists with a range of prevention programming, including: (1) Leading the Restaurant Coalition, training restaurant staff, and managing our partnerships with restaurants implementing the On the Fly strategy to interrupt sexual harassment; and (2) Training high school students, teachers, and community organizations, conducting strengths and needs assessments, and establishing coalitions in our priority communities, which may include faith-based communities, neighborhoods, and incarcerated communities. We are looking for a candidate with a strong teamwork mentality. Desired skills include community networking and mobilization, cultural competency, administrative support, long-term planning, strategic thinking, training and teaching, ability to connect with both adult and adolescent learners, marketing to target audiences, and adaptability. This job requires a high level of professionalism, rigor, emotional literacy, and an ability to apply trauma-informed practices and health promotion principles. A background working in restaurants is a strong plus. Fluency in Spanish is extremely preferred. Please send cover letter and resume to prevention@saracville.org by September 20th, 2020.
Aug 31, 2020
Full time
The Community Prevention Specialist serves on SARA’s Prevention Team. The Community Prevention Specialist assists with a range of prevention programming, including: (1) Leading the Restaurant Coalition, training restaurant staff, and managing our partnerships with restaurants implementing the On the Fly strategy to interrupt sexual harassment; and (2) Training high school students, teachers, and community organizations, conducting strengths and needs assessments, and establishing coalitions in our priority communities, which may include faith-based communities, neighborhoods, and incarcerated communities. We are looking for a candidate with a strong teamwork mentality. Desired skills include community networking and mobilization, cultural competency, administrative support, long-term planning, strategic thinking, training and teaching, ability to connect with both adult and adolescent learners, marketing to target audiences, and adaptability. This job requires a high level of professionalism, rigor, emotional literacy, and an ability to apply trauma-informed practices and health promotion principles. A background working in restaurants is a strong plus. Fluency in Spanish is extremely preferred. Please send cover letter and resume to prevention@saracville.org by September 20th, 2020.
Reports to: Vice President, Early Childhood Policy
Staff reporting to this position: Research Assistant, Senior Policy Analyst
Department: Early Childhood Policy
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress seeks a Director for the Early Childhood Policy team to help lead a team of individuals committed to making affordable, high-quality early care and education a reality for all families. Through research, action-oriented advocacy, and strategic communications, the Early Childhood Policy team is a leading voice on the need for significant reform and investments in child care and early education. The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal and management skills, attention to detail and organization, and a proven track record of managing multiple, complex projects in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities:
Work collaboratively to set team goals, objectives, and work plans to advance early childhood policy and advocacy.
Maintain expertise in early childhood policy, including understanding federal and state policies related to child care, preschool, Head Start, and home visiting.
Oversee day-to-day management of staff and interns, including through recruiting and hiring processes, supporting professional growth and development, and conducting regular check-ins and performance appraisals.
Manage projects and work with staff to publish reports, issue briefs, columns, infographics, and other early childhood policy products, and assist in their development, production, and distribution.
Generate new ideas for products, data analysis, and advocacy tactics to achieve the team’s goals and objectives.
Drive a public-facing narrative on the need for bold investment and reform in child care, including through press outreach, to present a compelling case for change.
Work in coalition with national, state, and grassroots organizations on a federal advocacy agenda, including policy priorities for federal legislation.
Provide technical assistance to state, local, and federal legislators, staffers, and administrations to support the development and implementation of progressive early childhood policy.
Present early childhood policy ideas at public events such as conferences, public meetings, and webinars.
Assist with fundraising efforts, including cultivating prospective donors and foundation staff, developing concept papers and proposals, reporting grants, and budgeting.
Requirements and qualifications:
Master’s degree in public policy or a related field.
Minimum of eight years of professional experience.
Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage various issues and projects, multitask, and prioritize.
Expertise in early childhood policy and advocacy as well as an ability to effectively communicate these issues to a broad audience.
Proven track record of effectively managing staff, resources, and budgets in a mission-driven organization.
Exceptional project management experience with a strong attention to detail.
Ability to manage quick-turnaround deliverables as well as long-term projects.
Excellent writing, research, and verbal communication skills.
Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including the ability to conduct and oversee both quantitative and qualitative research.
Fluency in Spanish is a plus.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
American Progress offers full and competitive benefit packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
Aug 21, 2020
Full time
Reports to: Vice President, Early Childhood Policy
Staff reporting to this position: Research Assistant, Senior Policy Analyst
Department: Early Childhood Policy
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress seeks a Director for the Early Childhood Policy team to help lead a team of individuals committed to making affordable, high-quality early care and education a reality for all families. Through research, action-oriented advocacy, and strategic communications, the Early Childhood Policy team is a leading voice on the need for significant reform and investments in child care and early education. The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal and management skills, attention to detail and organization, and a proven track record of managing multiple, complex projects in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities:
Work collaboratively to set team goals, objectives, and work plans to advance early childhood policy and advocacy.
Maintain expertise in early childhood policy, including understanding federal and state policies related to child care, preschool, Head Start, and home visiting.
Oversee day-to-day management of staff and interns, including through recruiting and hiring processes, supporting professional growth and development, and conducting regular check-ins and performance appraisals.
Manage projects and work with staff to publish reports, issue briefs, columns, infographics, and other early childhood policy products, and assist in their development, production, and distribution.
Generate new ideas for products, data analysis, and advocacy tactics to achieve the team’s goals and objectives.
Drive a public-facing narrative on the need for bold investment and reform in child care, including through press outreach, to present a compelling case for change.
Work in coalition with national, state, and grassroots organizations on a federal advocacy agenda, including policy priorities for federal legislation.
Provide technical assistance to state, local, and federal legislators, staffers, and administrations to support the development and implementation of progressive early childhood policy.
Present early childhood policy ideas at public events such as conferences, public meetings, and webinars.
Assist with fundraising efforts, including cultivating prospective donors and foundation staff, developing concept papers and proposals, reporting grants, and budgeting.
Requirements and qualifications:
Master’s degree in public policy or a related field.
Minimum of eight years of professional experience.
Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage various issues and projects, multitask, and prioritize.
Expertise in early childhood policy and advocacy as well as an ability to effectively communicate these issues to a broad audience.
Proven track record of effectively managing staff, resources, and budgets in a mission-driven organization.
Exceptional project management experience with a strong attention to detail.
Ability to manage quick-turnaround deliverables as well as long-term projects.
Excellent writing, research, and verbal communication skills.
Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including the ability to conduct and oversee both quantitative and qualitative research.
Fluency in Spanish is a plus.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
American Progress offers full and competitive benefit packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
Reports to: Director, Early Childhood Policy
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: Early Childhood Policy
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress is seeking a Research Assistant to support the research and administrative needs of the Early Childhood Policy team. The Research Assistant will be part of a team that develops progressive early childhood policy ideas, engages in dynamic advocacy efforts, and conducts cutting-edge research to make the case to expand investments in early childhood programs.
Responsibilities:
Conduct original research and literature reviews on early childhood issues.
Perform basic analyses of early childhood policies and data.
Research and track early childhood legislation and policy proposals.
Assist with preparation and dissemination of reports, issue briefs, columns, infographics, and other early childhood products.
Provide operational support to the Early Childhood Policy team, assisting with scheduling, and reporting as well as coordination and planning of meetings and events.
Develop and maintain expertise in early childhood policy.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
One to two years of professional experience in policy, advocacy, or a related field.
Strong quantitative research skills and experience with data analysis.
Strong interest in developing expertise in early childhood policy analysis and advocacy.
Exceptional writing skills and the ability to translate complex topics into easily digestible formats including reports, memos, and opinion pieces.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Ability to multitask and work independently to meet established deadlines.
Ability to work well within a team in a fast-paced environment.
A commitment to the mission and goals of American Progress.
Knowledge of statistical and mapping software—including Stata and ArcGIS—is a plus.
Government, nonprofit, or think tank experience related to early childhood policy is preferred.
Fluency in Spanish is a plus.
American Progress offers full and competitive benefit packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70 and is budgeted for $46,000.
Jul 28, 2020
Full time
Reports to: Director, Early Childhood Policy
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: Early Childhood Policy
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress is seeking a Research Assistant to support the research and administrative needs of the Early Childhood Policy team. The Research Assistant will be part of a team that develops progressive early childhood policy ideas, engages in dynamic advocacy efforts, and conducts cutting-edge research to make the case to expand investments in early childhood programs.
Responsibilities:
Conduct original research and literature reviews on early childhood issues.
Perform basic analyses of early childhood policies and data.
Research and track early childhood legislation and policy proposals.
Assist with preparation and dissemination of reports, issue briefs, columns, infographics, and other early childhood products.
Provide operational support to the Early Childhood Policy team, assisting with scheduling, and reporting as well as coordination and planning of meetings and events.
Develop and maintain expertise in early childhood policy.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
One to two years of professional experience in policy, advocacy, or a related field.
Strong quantitative research skills and experience with data analysis.
Strong interest in developing expertise in early childhood policy analysis and advocacy.
Exceptional writing skills and the ability to translate complex topics into easily digestible formats including reports, memos, and opinion pieces.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Ability to multitask and work independently to meet established deadlines.
Ability to work well within a team in a fast-paced environment.
A commitment to the mission and goals of American Progress.
Knowledge of statistical and mapping software—including Stata and ArcGIS—is a plus.
Government, nonprofit, or think tank experience related to early childhood policy is preferred.
Fluency in Spanish is a plus.
American Progress offers full and competitive benefit packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70 and is budgeted for $46,000.
Piedmont Environmental Council
Charlottesville, VA
Description:
PEC is seeking to hire a field representative to work on land use issues in the southern portion of our region, specifically the City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County and Greene County. Land use issues include the locality's comprehensive plan and ordinances, development proposals, transportation planning and specific projects, local policies and regulations related to rural land preservation and conservation, economic development, natural and historic resource protection, and others as needed.
Field representatives are responsible for gathering, analyzing, and distributing information on local development projects, advocating for sensible solutions and working with local residents and local government in all activities associated with a community’s land use policies and regulations. Field representative qualifications include energy, dedication, and the ability to inspire and work well with the community at-large. Specific skills include familiarity with land use planning, rural area protection, urban area development and facilitation of public input into the local governmental planning process at both the City and County level. Examples of activities include:
Monitoring and reviewing current and pending land use planning, transportation, and development activities and generate PEC response, when appropriate.
Attending local government meetings (as needed) and participating in relevant committees and technical workgroups.
Serving as a technical resource on land use issues, for both local government officials and the broader community.
Advocating for and against specific land use policies and proposals.
Establishing and stewarding a grassroots network that supports PEC’s mission.
Working directly with citizens and allied organizations to organize the public around campaigns, policies and outcomes supportive of the PEC mission, including adoption of language in the counties’ comprehensive plans and support or opposition to specific land use threats and opportunities.
Regularly updating PEC Board members, other PEC staff, and members of local advisory committees on land use, conservation, and transportation issues affecting the communities served by the Field Representative.
Collaborating with PEC communications and development staff to secure appropriate funding and highlight the benefits of PEC’s work in the region.
Track and log interactions with members in our CRM database.
The field representative reports to PEC’s director of state policy, but will also work closely with other field representatives, departments within PEC, and members of the PEC Board of Directors.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required. 2-4 years work experience or Graduate degree preferably in planning, law, landscape architecture or a related field preferred.
In-depth knowledge of local land use planning and zoning in Virginia is preferred.
Demonstrated strong communication skills, both written and oral, including ability to write, edit, and proofread written materials for use in communicating with the PEC Board of Directors, PEC staff, PEC members, and the public at large.
Ability to organize, coordinate and manage diverse activities and deadlines.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with a diverse constituency including elected officials, non-profit representatives, neighborhood associations, and individual citizens with a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives.
Experience working with local residents and/or community organizations, particularly in leading public outreach and/or education campaigns.
Knowledge and experience with Google Suite and Microsoft Office productivity software.
Requires minimal supervision.
Willing to work some weekends and evenings.
Willingness to live in the region you will work is highly desirable.
Valid driver’s and reliable transportation required.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Compensation
Salary will be based upon experience. Salary range is $50,000-$65,000
Benefits
PEC offers an outstanding benefits package including health, dental, vision, short and long term disability and term life insurance, a 403(b) employee pension plan, HSA and FSA options and some employer-paid additional supplemental insurance benefits including accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity. Upon employment, you will be entitled to paid holidays and will begin accruing personal leave as designated in the PEC Employee Handbook. PEC also offers employees one day of leave per year to perform volunteer work.
The Piedmont Environmental Council is an equal opportunity employer.
Jul 24, 2020
Full time
Description:
PEC is seeking to hire a field representative to work on land use issues in the southern portion of our region, specifically the City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County and Greene County. Land use issues include the locality's comprehensive plan and ordinances, development proposals, transportation planning and specific projects, local policies and regulations related to rural land preservation and conservation, economic development, natural and historic resource protection, and others as needed.
Field representatives are responsible for gathering, analyzing, and distributing information on local development projects, advocating for sensible solutions and working with local residents and local government in all activities associated with a community’s land use policies and regulations. Field representative qualifications include energy, dedication, and the ability to inspire and work well with the community at-large. Specific skills include familiarity with land use planning, rural area protection, urban area development and facilitation of public input into the local governmental planning process at both the City and County level. Examples of activities include:
Monitoring and reviewing current and pending land use planning, transportation, and development activities and generate PEC response, when appropriate.
Attending local government meetings (as needed) and participating in relevant committees and technical workgroups.
Serving as a technical resource on land use issues, for both local government officials and the broader community.
Advocating for and against specific land use policies and proposals.
Establishing and stewarding a grassroots network that supports PEC’s mission.
Working directly with citizens and allied organizations to organize the public around campaigns, policies and outcomes supportive of the PEC mission, including adoption of language in the counties’ comprehensive plans and support or opposition to specific land use threats and opportunities.
Regularly updating PEC Board members, other PEC staff, and members of local advisory committees on land use, conservation, and transportation issues affecting the communities served by the Field Representative.
Collaborating with PEC communications and development staff to secure appropriate funding and highlight the benefits of PEC’s work in the region.
Track and log interactions with members in our CRM database.
The field representative reports to PEC’s director of state policy, but will also work closely with other field representatives, departments within PEC, and members of the PEC Board of Directors.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required. 2-4 years work experience or Graduate degree preferably in planning, law, landscape architecture or a related field preferred.
In-depth knowledge of local land use planning and zoning in Virginia is preferred.
Demonstrated strong communication skills, both written and oral, including ability to write, edit, and proofread written materials for use in communicating with the PEC Board of Directors, PEC staff, PEC members, and the public at large.
Ability to organize, coordinate and manage diverse activities and deadlines.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with a diverse constituency including elected officials, non-profit representatives, neighborhood associations, and individual citizens with a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives.
Experience working with local residents and/or community organizations, particularly in leading public outreach and/or education campaigns.
Knowledge and experience with Google Suite and Microsoft Office productivity software.
Requires minimal supervision.
Willing to work some weekends and evenings.
Willingness to live in the region you will work is highly desirable.
Valid driver’s and reliable transportation required.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Compensation
Salary will be based upon experience. Salary range is $50,000-$65,000
Benefits
PEC offers an outstanding benefits package including health, dental, vision, short and long term disability and term life insurance, a 403(b) employee pension plan, HSA and FSA options and some employer-paid additional supplemental insurance benefits including accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity. Upon employment, you will be entitled to paid holidays and will begin accruing personal leave as designated in the PEC Employee Handbook. PEC also offers employees one day of leave per year to perform volunteer work.
The Piedmont Environmental Council is an equal opportunity employer.
A Better Wisconsin Together Digital Organizer
A Better Wisconsin Together (ABWT) is seeking a full time Digital Organizer to build and maintain online engagement with partners, supporters and other constituencies.
The ideal candidate will be curious about what motivates people to take action and proactive in cultivating online relationships. They will thrive working in a team environment to support innovative strategies that communicate about progressive policy solutions.
This position reports to the Deputy Director and works in partnership with the communications and digital teams.
About A Better Wisconsin Together
ABWT, the new progressive state communications and research hub in Wisconsin, is seeking a digital organizer to join our team. We’re an advocacy organization focused on public policy and serving as a center for progressive message development, testing and communications. This is an exciting position where you will be part of a team creating communication tactics that advance progressive values. Along with rapid response and earned media, ABWT engages Wisconsinites on issues using paid digital, television and radio communications.
This position is based in Madison, Wisconsin, but may require some travel, as well as evening and weekend hours, as needed. We are a small, nimble team working in a fast-paced environment on the frontlines of the fight to advance progressive values and policies in Wisconsin.
Job Responsibilities
● Own ABWT’s online engagement strategies including amplifying partner messages, building relationships with influencers and soliciting and supporting storytellers
● Under direction of the Deputy Director, create and implement ABWT’s strategy for partner, supporter and other constituency online engagement
● In collaboration with the communications associate, build and maintain a story bank of real people’s experiences as they relate to progressive solutions for critical community problems
● Consistently generate creative ideas for social media strategies and follow through on partner and supporter engagement as a result of those strategies
● Own projects end-to-end as assigned and overseen by the Deputy Director
A Better Wisconsin Together · 6516 Monona Drive #244, Madison, WI 53716 · email@abwt.org · (608) 514-1640
Qualifications We are seeking candidates who have clear and persuasive writing skills, an ability to think quickly and
creatively in real time and who are interested in a fast paced, team oriented environment. You should have:
● Demonstrated creative and analytical communication skills, extra credit for storytelling experience
● Experience using social media, including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to engage with voters or other constituents
● A willingness to work proactively and jump in with ideas and creative
● A strong commitment to working in a tight team with positive, supportive attitude
● Technology friendly
● An demonstrated commitment to disrupting racism and other systemic barriers in the advocacy world
Salary is between $50,000-$60,000 annually. Benefits include health and dental insurance. Compensation depends on experience and is competitive. To apply, email a resume and cover letter to jobs@abwt.org with subject line: Digital Organizer.
A Better Wisconsin Together is an equal opportunity employer. ABWT will not discriminate because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, physical disabilities, sexual orientation, color, gender identity characteristics or expression, marital status, veteran status, or medical condition (e.g., AIDS, cancer). We strongly encourage LGBTQ, Women, People of Color and People with Disability to apply.
Jul 14, 2020
Full time
A Better Wisconsin Together Digital Organizer
A Better Wisconsin Together (ABWT) is seeking a full time Digital Organizer to build and maintain online engagement with partners, supporters and other constituencies.
The ideal candidate will be curious about what motivates people to take action and proactive in cultivating online relationships. They will thrive working in a team environment to support innovative strategies that communicate about progressive policy solutions.
This position reports to the Deputy Director and works in partnership with the communications and digital teams.
About A Better Wisconsin Together
ABWT, the new progressive state communications and research hub in Wisconsin, is seeking a digital organizer to join our team. We’re an advocacy organization focused on public policy and serving as a center for progressive message development, testing and communications. This is an exciting position where you will be part of a team creating communication tactics that advance progressive values. Along with rapid response and earned media, ABWT engages Wisconsinites on issues using paid digital, television and radio communications.
This position is based in Madison, Wisconsin, but may require some travel, as well as evening and weekend hours, as needed. We are a small, nimble team working in a fast-paced environment on the frontlines of the fight to advance progressive values and policies in Wisconsin.
Job Responsibilities
● Own ABWT’s online engagement strategies including amplifying partner messages, building relationships with influencers and soliciting and supporting storytellers
● Under direction of the Deputy Director, create and implement ABWT’s strategy for partner, supporter and other constituency online engagement
● In collaboration with the communications associate, build and maintain a story bank of real people’s experiences as they relate to progressive solutions for critical community problems
● Consistently generate creative ideas for social media strategies and follow through on partner and supporter engagement as a result of those strategies
● Own projects end-to-end as assigned and overseen by the Deputy Director
A Better Wisconsin Together · 6516 Monona Drive #244, Madison, WI 53716 · email@abwt.org · (608) 514-1640
Qualifications We are seeking candidates who have clear and persuasive writing skills, an ability to think quickly and
creatively in real time and who are interested in a fast paced, team oriented environment. You should have:
● Demonstrated creative and analytical communication skills, extra credit for storytelling experience
● Experience using social media, including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to engage with voters or other constituents
● A willingness to work proactively and jump in with ideas and creative
● A strong commitment to working in a tight team with positive, supportive attitude
● Technology friendly
● An demonstrated commitment to disrupting racism and other systemic barriers in the advocacy world
Salary is between $50,000-$60,000 annually. Benefits include health and dental insurance. Compensation depends on experience and is competitive. To apply, email a resume and cover letter to jobs@abwt.org with subject line: Digital Organizer.
A Better Wisconsin Together is an equal opportunity employer. ABWT will not discriminate because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, physical disabilities, sexual orientation, color, gender identity characteristics or expression, marital status, veteran status, or medical condition (e.g., AIDS, cancer). We strongly encourage LGBTQ, Women, People of Color and People with Disability to apply.
A Better Wisconsin Together Research Director
A Better Wisconsin Together (ABWT) is seeking a full time Research Director to develop and manage an innovative portfolio of message, opposition, candidate and elected leader research.
The ideal candidate will be able to balance multiple issues, partners, and projects while keeping a careful eye on the long-term vision and research plan. They will thrive working in a team environment to execute coordinated research for priority issues and campaigns.
This position is a member of the Senior Leadership Team reporting directly to the Executive Director and works in concert with the ED and other members of the senior staff.
About A Better Wisconsin Together
ABWT, the new progressive state communications and research hub in Wisconsin, is seeking a research director to join our team. We’re an advocacy organization focused on public policy and serving as a center for progressive message development, testing and communications. This is an exciting position where you will be leading innovative and research driven communication tactics to advance progressive values. Along with rapid response and earned media, ABWT engages Wisconsinites on issues using paid digital, television and radio communications.
This position is based in Madison, Wisconsin, but may require some travel, as well as evening and weekend hours, as needed. We are a small, nimble team working in a fast-paced environment on the frontlines of the fight to advance progressive values and policies in Wisconsin.
Job Responsibilities
● Creating and managing the strategies, tools and systems used to inform ABWT’s overall research plan, including for the 2020 election cycle and long term civic engagement work.
● Working closely with Badger State Research, designing, executing and evaluating issue and electoral research — including being responsible for fact checking and verifying information on all external communications (digital, mail, scripts, etc).
● Coordinating projects with consultant team, BSR and other relevant partner organizations.
● Increasing capacity for partner organizations research and communications infrastructure while
balancing ABWT/BSR research needs.
● Responsible for designing and implementing ABWT’s research plan in conjunction with the ED, Other senior staff, partners, and consultants.
● Ability to manage staff as needed
A Better Wisconsin Together · 6516 Monona Drive #244, Madison, WI 53716 · email@abwt.org · (608) 514-1640
Qualifications
We are seeking candidates who have strong technical and political skills, who understand and have experience developing innovative communications tactics and who are committed to leveraging research in communications and civic engagement. 5-8 years leading research projects or programs in advocacy or political environments required.
You should have:
● A commitment to helping partner organizations improve their communications infrastructure and capacity
● A strong commitment to working in a tight team with positive, supportive attitude
● A deep understanding of communications tactics that drive voter behavior and engagement
● Specific experience in motivating people to take action through communications tactics
● A curiosity to learn and dive into the latest messaging and communications research
● Technology friendly
● A demonstrated commitment to disrupting racism and other systemic barriers in the advocacy world
Salary is at least $80,000 annually. Benefits include health and dental insurance. Compensation depends on experience and is competitive. To apply, email a resume and cover letter to jobs@abwt.org with subject line: Research Director.
A Better Wisconsin Together is an equal opportunity employer. ABWT will not discriminate because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, physical disabilities, sexual orientation, color, gender identity characteristics or expression, marital status, veteran status, or medical condition (e.g., AIDS, cancer). We strongly encourage LGBTQ, Women, People of Color and People with Disability to apply.
Jul 14, 2020
Full time
A Better Wisconsin Together Research Director
A Better Wisconsin Together (ABWT) is seeking a full time Research Director to develop and manage an innovative portfolio of message, opposition, candidate and elected leader research.
The ideal candidate will be able to balance multiple issues, partners, and projects while keeping a careful eye on the long-term vision and research plan. They will thrive working in a team environment to execute coordinated research for priority issues and campaigns.
This position is a member of the Senior Leadership Team reporting directly to the Executive Director and works in concert with the ED and other members of the senior staff.
About A Better Wisconsin Together
ABWT, the new progressive state communications and research hub in Wisconsin, is seeking a research director to join our team. We’re an advocacy organization focused on public policy and serving as a center for progressive message development, testing and communications. This is an exciting position where you will be leading innovative and research driven communication tactics to advance progressive values. Along with rapid response and earned media, ABWT engages Wisconsinites on issues using paid digital, television and radio communications.
This position is based in Madison, Wisconsin, but may require some travel, as well as evening and weekend hours, as needed. We are a small, nimble team working in a fast-paced environment on the frontlines of the fight to advance progressive values and policies in Wisconsin.
Job Responsibilities
● Creating and managing the strategies, tools and systems used to inform ABWT’s overall research plan, including for the 2020 election cycle and long term civic engagement work.
● Working closely with Badger State Research, designing, executing and evaluating issue and electoral research — including being responsible for fact checking and verifying information on all external communications (digital, mail, scripts, etc).
● Coordinating projects with consultant team, BSR and other relevant partner organizations.
● Increasing capacity for partner organizations research and communications infrastructure while
balancing ABWT/BSR research needs.
● Responsible for designing and implementing ABWT’s research plan in conjunction with the ED, Other senior staff, partners, and consultants.
● Ability to manage staff as needed
A Better Wisconsin Together · 6516 Monona Drive #244, Madison, WI 53716 · email@abwt.org · (608) 514-1640
Qualifications
We are seeking candidates who have strong technical and political skills, who understand and have experience developing innovative communications tactics and who are committed to leveraging research in communications and civic engagement. 5-8 years leading research projects or programs in advocacy or political environments required.
You should have:
● A commitment to helping partner organizations improve their communications infrastructure and capacity
● A strong commitment to working in a tight team with positive, supportive attitude
● A deep understanding of communications tactics that drive voter behavior and engagement
● Specific experience in motivating people to take action through communications tactics
● A curiosity to learn and dive into the latest messaging and communications research
● Technology friendly
● A demonstrated commitment to disrupting racism and other systemic barriers in the advocacy world
Salary is at least $80,000 annually. Benefits include health and dental insurance. Compensation depends on experience and is competitive. To apply, email a resume and cover letter to jobs@abwt.org with subject line: Research Director.
A Better Wisconsin Together is an equal opportunity employer. ABWT will not discriminate because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, physical disabilities, sexual orientation, color, gender identity characteristics or expression, marital status, veteran status, or medical condition (e.g., AIDS, cancer). We strongly encourage LGBTQ, Women, People of Color and People with Disability to apply.
Director of Learning & Advocacy
Generation Hope is hiring! We are looking to hire our new Director of Learning & Advocacy who will develop, plan, implement, and direct our technical assistance program to strengthen the capacity of colleges and universities to better serve student parents. In addition, he/she/they will develop and oversee the creation and implementation of our policy priorities by conducting research and developing written materials for state, local, and federal audiences; tracking promising initiatives to improve outcomes for young children and families; analyzing policies; facilitating cross-state learning opportunities, and convening our Scholars (program participants) to guide our policy work. The Director of Learning and Advocacy must be an energizing leader who is able to bring people together internally and externally to advance the important work of our National Impact Program. If you are interested in being apart of a dynamic, mission-focused, social-impact organization working to eliminate poverty, one family at a time, join us. Only serious applicants need to apply. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50363015e4b09af678ee8675/t/5ec595de4e333c1b2601ad44/1590007262371/Director+of+Learning+%26+Advocacy+Job+Description+%281%29.pdf
Deadline: June 12th
May 26, 2020
Full time
Director of Learning & Advocacy
Generation Hope is hiring! We are looking to hire our new Director of Learning & Advocacy who will develop, plan, implement, and direct our technical assistance program to strengthen the capacity of colleges and universities to better serve student parents. In addition, he/she/they will develop and oversee the creation and implementation of our policy priorities by conducting research and developing written materials for state, local, and federal audiences; tracking promising initiatives to improve outcomes for young children and families; analyzing policies; facilitating cross-state learning opportunities, and convening our Scholars (program participants) to guide our policy work. The Director of Learning and Advocacy must be an energizing leader who is able to bring people together internally and externally to advance the important work of our National Impact Program. If you are interested in being apart of a dynamic, mission-focused, social-impact organization working to eliminate poverty, one family at a time, join us. Only serious applicants need to apply. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50363015e4b09af678ee8675/t/5ec595de4e333c1b2601ad44/1590007262371/Director+of+Learning+%26+Advocacy+Job+Description+%281%29.pdf
Deadline: June 12th
New York State Organizing Manager
Develop and lead our advocacy and empowerment work in NY. Use your people management experience to build a diverse and powerful movement of mothers and caregivers advocating for clean, renewable energy over fossil fuels. Recruit, train and manage staff working with member-led teams across the state.
Mothers Out Front is a dynamic social impact organization with ambitious goals to address the climate crisis. This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic, collaborative and energetic individual with organizing and management experience.
About Mothers Out Front: Mothers Out Front builds our power as mothers to ensure a livable climate for all children. We are building a diverse national movement of mothers, grandmothers, and caregivers dedicated to convincing elected officials and business leaders to work for a swift, complete and a just transition away from fossil fuels to clean and renewable energy. We know that mothers have an important role to play in the climate change movement, and when it comes to protecting their children, mothers are an unstoppable force for change! Our goal is simple: to enable mothers to take active leadership in climate change work by providing the structure, training and tools for them to work together on campaigns in their communities and at the statewide level. We are a member-led, national organization that is growing quickly. Founded in 2013, this year’s operating budget is $4.3m. We currently have staff working in eight states and are a fast-growing movement with no plans of slowing down.
Job Summary: Department: Organizing Reports to: Deputy Director of Organizing Supervises: Community Organizer(s) and Senior Organizer(s)
Mothers Out Front is seeking a talented organizer and staff manager to develop and lead our advocacy and empowerment work in New York. As the organizing manager, you’ll help build a diverse and powerful movement of mothers, grandmothers and caregivers advocating for a swift transition away from fossil fuels towards clean and renewable energy. You will recruit, train and manage staff working with member-led teams, and build and support the New York state member leadership team. You’ll work with and draw leadership from frontline communities who experience the worst effects of fossil fuels — from the dangers and challenges caused by extreme weather patterns, to devastating health effects like asthma and other respiratory illnesses — with particular attention to low-income communities and communities of color. The OM supports the statewide membership leadership team in developing and implementing community and state-based campaigns, while coordinating with national organizing efforts to make urgently needed progress toward a healthy and livable climate for all. While the effects of COVID-19 are still emerging, current data suggesting a disproportionate health outcomes in communities of color offer suggest additional urgency and opportunities to local organizing.
Mothers Out Front is excited to expand our presence, power and grassroots organizing approach in New York. We know mothers, caregivers and grandmothers care about protecting public health and ensuring a livable climate for their children – and are ready for the progress that is so urgently needed.
Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Leadership and Management
Use your management experience and skills to motivate and train a diverse team of staff and members, and ensure culturally-compentent, best-practice administrative procedures.
Recruit, train and manage community and senior organizers to ensure productive, strategic campaigns and to drive growth and leadership development.
Ensure that the organizers are effectively implementing annual goals, deploying training tools, coaching resources, data and membership support.
Train and coach staff to set and meet goals, provide ongoing feedback and conduct annual evaluation of staff; update job descriptions.
Partner with our development team to support the cultivation and procurement of sustainable funding for our work in the state.
Participate in the national Organizing Manager Team to ensure collective impact and growth goals are set and achieved.
Demonstrate organizational leadership within Mothers Out Front that is solution-oriented, strategic and results-oriented.
Work to build staff morale by setting clear expectations, celebrating wins and creating team-building opportunities in your state.
Statewide Impact
Develop, train and maintain a state leadership team; work with the state leadership team to build a statewide movement that engages thousands of moms and other stakeholders for systemic and impactful climate change policy protections.
Develop organizing systems and tools for your state to ensure that your staff and members are supported and functional.
Develop and support statewide and local teams of leaders to build power and win campaigns across the state, and to develop engaging storytelling strategies.
Train and move members up the ladder of engagement;
Create annual statewide vision and SMARTIE goals with staff and members that are strategic, impactful and inspiring.
Participate in strategic coalitions that support our movement and increase our visibility; establish working relationships with key decision-makers, funders, media and other stakeholders in your state to move the campaign work forward.
Coordinate communications resources to ensure that Mothers Out Front is visible across the state, that members are informed of our collective work and that the campaigns at the local and state level have effective communications plans and support.
Support community and senior organizers with organizing and campaign work to ensure local impact.
Administrative Duties
Draft monthly and annual reports.
Oversight of staff paid time off, expenses, lobbying reporting, etc.
Respond promptly to emails, phone calls and Slack messages.
Submit credit card receipts and reimbursements in a timely manner.
Create and manage state budget in partnership with the state leadership team, organizing staff and national leadership.
Education and Experience
At least 2 years of experience organizing in low-income and communities of color, and managing staff of color.
At least 5 years experience in grassroots organizing or campaign settings, including a background in staff management or demonstrated readiness to manage.
Experience in grassroots organizing or movement building with an emphasis on leadership development.
An understanding of campaign development, ideally including experience developing campaigns at the statewide and/or municipal level.
Demonstrated ability and commitment to working with people from a variety of backgrounds, especially ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds. It’s also helpful if you have experience working with people from different religious, education, generational and gender identity backgrounds as well as those with physical disabilities and of the LGBTQ community.
Experience and comfort with fundraising preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
High creativity and strategic action. An ability to thrive in a dynamic, goal-oriented, fast-paced, campaign-oriented environment. Ability to work remotely and be productively self-directed and personally organized.
An understanding of strategic issue campaign development, ideally at the statewide, regional or municipal levels, including attention to power-building and tactics that influence decision-makers, build effective democratic local organizations and use public narrative and story-telling in campaign organizing.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Commitment to working with people from diverse ethnic, racial and socioeconomic backgrounds and demonstrated ability to increase the participation of underrepresented communities
The ability to work evenings and weekends as needed, and to travel across the state regularly and to national staff and manager retreats.
Location: Mothers Out Front is a virtual organization. You can be based anywhere in NY with access to Albany and NYC, and will work from a home office. This full-time position reports to our Deputy Director of Organizing.
Salary and benefits: The salary range is $66,950 to $80,340, depending on experience. A generous benefits package includes health and dental benefits, a 401(k) plan, Medical Flexible Spending plan, paid vacation, holidays, sick days and support for remote work set-up. We offer ongoing training opportunities, a fast-paced, dynamic, supportive and collaborative setting and we are proudly women-led!
To Apply:
Please send your résumé and a cover letter that specifically addresses why you want to work on this issue, for this organization. As separate attachments, include at least 3 professional references and any salary requirements or expectations. References are not contacted unless you are interviewed and notified. Send all materials to: Jobs@DemocracyPartners.com
Mothers Out Front is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community and members of other historically disenfranchised groups are especially welcome and encouraged to apply. Diversity, inclusion and broad representation are our strengths.
https://democracypartners.com/content/new-york-state-organizing-manager
Email all materials to: Jobs@DemocracyPartners.com
May 21, 2020
Full time
New York State Organizing Manager
Develop and lead our advocacy and empowerment work in NY. Use your people management experience to build a diverse and powerful movement of mothers and caregivers advocating for clean, renewable energy over fossil fuels. Recruit, train and manage staff working with member-led teams across the state.
Mothers Out Front is a dynamic social impact organization with ambitious goals to address the climate crisis. This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic, collaborative and energetic individual with organizing and management experience.
About Mothers Out Front: Mothers Out Front builds our power as mothers to ensure a livable climate for all children. We are building a diverse national movement of mothers, grandmothers, and caregivers dedicated to convincing elected officials and business leaders to work for a swift, complete and a just transition away from fossil fuels to clean and renewable energy. We know that mothers have an important role to play in the climate change movement, and when it comes to protecting their children, mothers are an unstoppable force for change! Our goal is simple: to enable mothers to take active leadership in climate change work by providing the structure, training and tools for them to work together on campaigns in their communities and at the statewide level. We are a member-led, national organization that is growing quickly. Founded in 2013, this year’s operating budget is $4.3m. We currently have staff working in eight states and are a fast-growing movement with no plans of slowing down.
Job Summary: Department: Organizing Reports to: Deputy Director of Organizing Supervises: Community Organizer(s) and Senior Organizer(s)
Mothers Out Front is seeking a talented organizer and staff manager to develop and lead our advocacy and empowerment work in New York. As the organizing manager, you’ll help build a diverse and powerful movement of mothers, grandmothers and caregivers advocating for a swift transition away from fossil fuels towards clean and renewable energy. You will recruit, train and manage staff working with member-led teams, and build and support the New York state member leadership team. You’ll work with and draw leadership from frontline communities who experience the worst effects of fossil fuels — from the dangers and challenges caused by extreme weather patterns, to devastating health effects like asthma and other respiratory illnesses — with particular attention to low-income communities and communities of color. The OM supports the statewide membership leadership team in developing and implementing community and state-based campaigns, while coordinating with national organizing efforts to make urgently needed progress toward a healthy and livable climate for all. While the effects of COVID-19 are still emerging, current data suggesting a disproportionate health outcomes in communities of color offer suggest additional urgency and opportunities to local organizing.
Mothers Out Front is excited to expand our presence, power and grassroots organizing approach in New York. We know mothers, caregivers and grandmothers care about protecting public health and ensuring a livable climate for their children – and are ready for the progress that is so urgently needed.
Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Leadership and Management
Use your management experience and skills to motivate and train a diverse team of staff and members, and ensure culturally-compentent, best-practice administrative procedures.
Recruit, train and manage community and senior organizers to ensure productive, strategic campaigns and to drive growth and leadership development.
Ensure that the organizers are effectively implementing annual goals, deploying training tools, coaching resources, data and membership support.
Train and coach staff to set and meet goals, provide ongoing feedback and conduct annual evaluation of staff; update job descriptions.
Partner with our development team to support the cultivation and procurement of sustainable funding for our work in the state.
Participate in the national Organizing Manager Team to ensure collective impact and growth goals are set and achieved.
Demonstrate organizational leadership within Mothers Out Front that is solution-oriented, strategic and results-oriented.
Work to build staff morale by setting clear expectations, celebrating wins and creating team-building opportunities in your state.
Statewide Impact
Develop, train and maintain a state leadership team; work with the state leadership team to build a statewide movement that engages thousands of moms and other stakeholders for systemic and impactful climate change policy protections.
Develop organizing systems and tools for your state to ensure that your staff and members are supported and functional.
Develop and support statewide and local teams of leaders to build power and win campaigns across the state, and to develop engaging storytelling strategies.
Train and move members up the ladder of engagement;
Create annual statewide vision and SMARTIE goals with staff and members that are strategic, impactful and inspiring.
Participate in strategic coalitions that support our movement and increase our visibility; establish working relationships with key decision-makers, funders, media and other stakeholders in your state to move the campaign work forward.
Coordinate communications resources to ensure that Mothers Out Front is visible across the state, that members are informed of our collective work and that the campaigns at the local and state level have effective communications plans and support.
Support community and senior organizers with organizing and campaign work to ensure local impact.
Administrative Duties
Draft monthly and annual reports.
Oversight of staff paid time off, expenses, lobbying reporting, etc.
Respond promptly to emails, phone calls and Slack messages.
Submit credit card receipts and reimbursements in a timely manner.
Create and manage state budget in partnership with the state leadership team, organizing staff and national leadership.
Education and Experience
At least 2 years of experience organizing in low-income and communities of color, and managing staff of color.
At least 5 years experience in grassroots organizing or campaign settings, including a background in staff management or demonstrated readiness to manage.
Experience in grassroots organizing or movement building with an emphasis on leadership development.
An understanding of campaign development, ideally including experience developing campaigns at the statewide and/or municipal level.
Demonstrated ability and commitment to working with people from a variety of backgrounds, especially ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds. It’s also helpful if you have experience working with people from different religious, education, generational and gender identity backgrounds as well as those with physical disabilities and of the LGBTQ community.
Experience and comfort with fundraising preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
High creativity and strategic action. An ability to thrive in a dynamic, goal-oriented, fast-paced, campaign-oriented environment. Ability to work remotely and be productively self-directed and personally organized.
An understanding of strategic issue campaign development, ideally at the statewide, regional or municipal levels, including attention to power-building and tactics that influence decision-makers, build effective democratic local organizations and use public narrative and story-telling in campaign organizing.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Commitment to working with people from diverse ethnic, racial and socioeconomic backgrounds and demonstrated ability to increase the participation of underrepresented communities
The ability to work evenings and weekends as needed, and to travel across the state regularly and to national staff and manager retreats.
Location: Mothers Out Front is a virtual organization. You can be based anywhere in NY with access to Albany and NYC, and will work from a home office. This full-time position reports to our Deputy Director of Organizing.
Salary and benefits: The salary range is $66,950 to $80,340, depending on experience. A generous benefits package includes health and dental benefits, a 401(k) plan, Medical Flexible Spending plan, paid vacation, holidays, sick days and support for remote work set-up. We offer ongoing training opportunities, a fast-paced, dynamic, supportive and collaborative setting and we are proudly women-led!
To Apply:
Please send your résumé and a cover letter that specifically addresses why you want to work on this issue, for this organization. As separate attachments, include at least 3 professional references and any salary requirements or expectations. References are not contacted unless you are interviewed and notified. Send all materials to: Jobs@DemocracyPartners.com
Mothers Out Front is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community and members of other historically disenfranchised groups are especially welcome and encouraged to apply. Diversity, inclusion and broad representation are our strengths.
https://democracypartners.com/content/new-york-state-organizing-manager
Email all materials to: Jobs@DemocracyPartners.com
Communications Director Jolt Initiative 501c3 & Jolt Action 501c4
ABOUT JOLT Jolt is a non-profit organization that increases the civic participation of Latinos in Texas to build a stronger democracy and ensure that everyone’s voice is heard. Jolt knows that our democracy works best when everyone gets a seat at the table. That’s why Jolt builds the leadership capacity of millennial Latinos to mobilize their peers to action. Jolt lifts up the voices of Latino millennials to tell their own stories through creative acts of resistance, like the Migration is Sweet! selfie station, Poderosa mural, and Quinceanera at the Capitol, which collectively reached over 50 million Americans.
Jolt believes that Texas is poised for change, with a growing and disaffected Latino population. Today, 1 in 3 eligible voters in Texas is Latino and projections indicate that by 2030, Latinos will make up the majority of the state’s population. But demographics alone aren’t destiny. Winning change requires building a homegrown movement and a smart, focused, long-term strategy that can deliver equality and power to those who are most excluded and often first impacted.
Jolt was founded in November 2016 by Cristina Tzintzun, a nationally recognized civil rights leader. Cristina was named “Hero of the New South” by Southern Living Magazine, and her work has been featured on NPR, Vogue, The New York Times, MTV, USA Today, Univision, MSNBC’s Up Late with Alec Baldwin, among others. The organization entered a new phase in August 2019, when Antonio Arellano took over as Interim Executive Director. Jolt is a young organization with big dreams about what is possible in Texas. Our vision has made national headlines and has spurred increased investment into our work- which is why we are hiring talented people to join our growing team.
ABOUT THE POSITION Jolt is seeking a full-time Communications Director who will craft and execute the organization’s communications strategy across all platforms, spur content creation and storytelling, and manage Jolt’s brand.
Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following:
Craft overarching narratives that align and articulate the values, strategy, and structural change sought by Jolt
Lead the creation of strategic communications plans, including message and content development that connect overall communications goals to program areas and campaigns
Develop new communications partnerships to advance organizational mission and program objectives
Manage the organizational identity and brand consistency of images and messages across all platforms
Expand and deepen Jolt’s online presence, paying particular attention to the growth and engagement of the Latino community and greater Texas
Ensure the voices and stories of Jolt are heard and reported on by news media
Manage the Digital Media Content Specialist to advance the goals of the communications department
PERSONAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
Fluency in Spanish and English, verbal and written
A strong commitment to social, racial, and economic justice and progressive political change
Flexibility to work outside normal business hours that include evenings and weekends, and work extended hours to accomplish the requirements of the position
Minimum 5-years communications experience
2+ years experience in formal supervision of staff
Capability to work against urgent deadlines and manage challenging political messaging situations
Superb writing, editing, and interpersonal communication skills
Ability to work in and across diverse communities, particularly race, class, gender, and geography
LOCATION – This position is based in Houston, Austin, or Dallas, TX and reports to the Executive Director. Jolt is reviewing resumes on a rolling basis, but ready to hire the right candidate as soon as possible.
COMPENSATION – Salary commensurate with education and experience. Jolt’s Benefit Package includes full Employer-covered Health Care, Employer Match Retirement Contribution up to 2%, employer-provided Life Insurance Policy, monthly cell phone reimbursement, and 23 paid days off, plus additional benefits.
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit your resume; a cover letter explaining your qualifications and interest in this position, with this organization; and at least 3 professional references to:
Jobs@DemocracyPartners.com
with the job title in the subject line. References are not contacted until you have had a successful interview and are notified.
Separately from other attachments, please include any salary requirements or expectations.
Jolt Initiative 501(c)3 and Jolt Action 501(c)4 are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status.
Email all materials to: Jobs@DemocracyPartners.com
https://jolttx.org/en/job-announcement-communications-director/
May 21, 2020
Full time
Communications Director Jolt Initiative 501c3 & Jolt Action 501c4
ABOUT JOLT Jolt is a non-profit organization that increases the civic participation of Latinos in Texas to build a stronger democracy and ensure that everyone’s voice is heard. Jolt knows that our democracy works best when everyone gets a seat at the table. That’s why Jolt builds the leadership capacity of millennial Latinos to mobilize their peers to action. Jolt lifts up the voices of Latino millennials to tell their own stories through creative acts of resistance, like the Migration is Sweet! selfie station, Poderosa mural, and Quinceanera at the Capitol, which collectively reached over 50 million Americans.
Jolt believes that Texas is poised for change, with a growing and disaffected Latino population. Today, 1 in 3 eligible voters in Texas is Latino and projections indicate that by 2030, Latinos will make up the majority of the state’s population. But demographics alone aren’t destiny. Winning change requires building a homegrown movement and a smart, focused, long-term strategy that can deliver equality and power to those who are most excluded and often first impacted.
Jolt was founded in November 2016 by Cristina Tzintzun, a nationally recognized civil rights leader. Cristina was named “Hero of the New South” by Southern Living Magazine, and her work has been featured on NPR, Vogue, The New York Times, MTV, USA Today, Univision, MSNBC’s Up Late with Alec Baldwin, among others. The organization entered a new phase in August 2019, when Antonio Arellano took over as Interim Executive Director. Jolt is a young organization with big dreams about what is possible in Texas. Our vision has made national headlines and has spurred increased investment into our work- which is why we are hiring talented people to join our growing team.
ABOUT THE POSITION Jolt is seeking a full-time Communications Director who will craft and execute the organization’s communications strategy across all platforms, spur content creation and storytelling, and manage Jolt’s brand.
Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following:
Craft overarching narratives that align and articulate the values, strategy, and structural change sought by Jolt
Lead the creation of strategic communications plans, including message and content development that connect overall communications goals to program areas and campaigns
Develop new communications partnerships to advance organizational mission and program objectives
Manage the organizational identity and brand consistency of images and messages across all platforms
Expand and deepen Jolt’s online presence, paying particular attention to the growth and engagement of the Latino community and greater Texas
Ensure the voices and stories of Jolt are heard and reported on by news media
Manage the Digital Media Content Specialist to advance the goals of the communications department
PERSONAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
Fluency in Spanish and English, verbal and written
A strong commitment to social, racial, and economic justice and progressive political change
Flexibility to work outside normal business hours that include evenings and weekends, and work extended hours to accomplish the requirements of the position
Minimum 5-years communications experience
2+ years experience in formal supervision of staff
Capability to work against urgent deadlines and manage challenging political messaging situations
Superb writing, editing, and interpersonal communication skills
Ability to work in and across diverse communities, particularly race, class, gender, and geography
LOCATION – This position is based in Houston, Austin, or Dallas, TX and reports to the Executive Director. Jolt is reviewing resumes on a rolling basis, but ready to hire the right candidate as soon as possible.
COMPENSATION – Salary commensurate with education and experience. Jolt’s Benefit Package includes full Employer-covered Health Care, Employer Match Retirement Contribution up to 2%, employer-provided Life Insurance Policy, monthly cell phone reimbursement, and 23 paid days off, plus additional benefits.
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit your resume; a cover letter explaining your qualifications and interest in this position, with this organization; and at least 3 professional references to:
Jobs@DemocracyPartners.com
with the job title in the subject line. References are not contacted until you have had a successful interview and are notified.
Separately from other attachments, please include any salary requirements or expectations.
Jolt Initiative 501(c)3 and Jolt Action 501(c)4 are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status.
Email all materials to: Jobs@DemocracyPartners.com
https://jolttx.org/en/job-announcement-communications-director/
The Arizona Democracy Collaborative (AZ/DC) seeks a Director to coordinate the Collaborative and grow democracy reform capacity in the State. We are seeking a Director that is committed to social justice reform, has democracy reform experience at the local/state level, has an ability to work on national reform, and is a long-term strategic thinker who can balance the priorities of multiple organizations working towards shared goals.
ABOUT THE ARIZONA DEMOCRACY COLLABORATIVE
In 2018, six local community partners came together to form AZ/DC, a new hub for long-term strategic planning around democracy reform in Arizona, with the goal of defending and strengthening Arizona’s democracy through policy change, organizing, and public education. AZ/DC membership includes All Voting is Local, Arizona Advocacy Network Foundation, Arizona Center for Empowerment, Arizona Coalition for Change, Chispa Arizona, Mi Familia Vota, and State Innovation Exchange.
At its core, the AZ/DC ensures that communities most impacted by systemic attacks on their right to vote and participation in our democracy are centered in structural reform efforts in Arizona. The AZ/DC exists to pave the way for short and long term democracy reforms to be directed by community groups that are most intimately involved in the practice of lifting up civic engagement in marginalized communities and are therefore best equipped to confront the harmful issues ingrained in our current democratic structure.
Strong applicants will have a demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusive democracy reform efforts,working alongside impacted communities, and engaging in long term strategic planning . AZ/DC encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, and record of arrest or conviction.
While the position would be housed in the Arizona Advocacy Foundation, the AZ/DC Director would report and be accountable to a shared management structure that consists of staff from the AZ/DC membership.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Work with AZ/DC members to develop strategy and implement programs, campaigns, or events to pursue democracy reform
Lead fundraising efforts for AZ/DC that allows the organization to sustainably expand
Analyze and prepare democracy reform reports either at request of AZ/DC members or in coordination
Work with AZ/DC members to develop and implement strategic communications plans that support the democracy reform efforts
Manage the AZ/DC partner organizations and facilitate the coalition’s collective work and planning in a consistent manner
Support incubation of Democracy reform efforts and campaigns on the local/State level in collaboration with AZ/DC
Oversee and guide AZ/DC members on mid-term and long-term strategies for opportunities in democracy reform
WHO YOU ARE:
Minimum of 5 years of experience working to advance policy change, with a track record of strategic planning and implementation. Experience working with state and/or local coalitions is a priority. Experience managing or supervising preferred. Democracy policy expertise preferred.
Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
Proven experience in strategic planning, facilitation of diverse coalitions, and drafting of reports.
Experience incorporating racial justice and equity concepts into projects.
A self-starter that believes firmly that democracy reform is important to social justice and systematic change. Able to multitask and pursue a high quality of work. Exhibit strong leadership traits including reliability, consistency, attention to detail, self-motivation, self-awareness and emotional intelligence.
Ability to break down and communicate complicated policy in an accessible way.
LOGISTICS:
At AZAF, we commit to equal pay for equal work. To counter pay inequality and uphold internal parity, we use a nonnegotiable starting salary system, while benchmarking our pay to highly competitive markets in the nonprofit sector. The starting salary for this position is $75,000. In addition, AZAF offers competitive benefits including healthcare reimbursement stipends, a flexible schedule, and a generous leave and holiday schedule
This position will be remote until the Covid-19 pandemic has subsided and it is safe to work in person. At that point, this position will be based in Arizona, with significant in-person presence in Phoenix.
To apply please send a resume and cover letter to info@azadvocacy.org. Applications are due June 2, 2020 and will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
May 19, 2020
Full time
The Arizona Democracy Collaborative (AZ/DC) seeks a Director to coordinate the Collaborative and grow democracy reform capacity in the State. We are seeking a Director that is committed to social justice reform, has democracy reform experience at the local/state level, has an ability to work on national reform, and is a long-term strategic thinker who can balance the priorities of multiple organizations working towards shared goals.
ABOUT THE ARIZONA DEMOCRACY COLLABORATIVE
In 2018, six local community partners came together to form AZ/DC, a new hub for long-term strategic planning around democracy reform in Arizona, with the goal of defending and strengthening Arizona’s democracy through policy change, organizing, and public education. AZ/DC membership includes All Voting is Local, Arizona Advocacy Network Foundation, Arizona Center for Empowerment, Arizona Coalition for Change, Chispa Arizona, Mi Familia Vota, and State Innovation Exchange.
At its core, the AZ/DC ensures that communities most impacted by systemic attacks on their right to vote and participation in our democracy are centered in structural reform efforts in Arizona. The AZ/DC exists to pave the way for short and long term democracy reforms to be directed by community groups that are most intimately involved in the practice of lifting up civic engagement in marginalized communities and are therefore best equipped to confront the harmful issues ingrained in our current democratic structure.
Strong applicants will have a demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusive democracy reform efforts,working alongside impacted communities, and engaging in long term strategic planning . AZ/DC encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, and record of arrest or conviction.
While the position would be housed in the Arizona Advocacy Foundation, the AZ/DC Director would report and be accountable to a shared management structure that consists of staff from the AZ/DC membership.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Work with AZ/DC members to develop strategy and implement programs, campaigns, or events to pursue democracy reform
Lead fundraising efforts for AZ/DC that allows the organization to sustainably expand
Analyze and prepare democracy reform reports either at request of AZ/DC members or in coordination
Work with AZ/DC members to develop and implement strategic communications plans that support the democracy reform efforts
Manage the AZ/DC partner organizations and facilitate the coalition’s collective work and planning in a consistent manner
Support incubation of Democracy reform efforts and campaigns on the local/State level in collaboration with AZ/DC
Oversee and guide AZ/DC members on mid-term and long-term strategies for opportunities in democracy reform
WHO YOU ARE:
Minimum of 5 years of experience working to advance policy change, with a track record of strategic planning and implementation. Experience working with state and/or local coalitions is a priority. Experience managing or supervising preferred. Democracy policy expertise preferred.
Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
Proven experience in strategic planning, facilitation of diverse coalitions, and drafting of reports.
Experience incorporating racial justice and equity concepts into projects.
A self-starter that believes firmly that democracy reform is important to social justice and systematic change. Able to multitask and pursue a high quality of work. Exhibit strong leadership traits including reliability, consistency, attention to detail, self-motivation, self-awareness and emotional intelligence.
Ability to break down and communicate complicated policy in an accessible way.
LOGISTICS:
At AZAF, we commit to equal pay for equal work. To counter pay inequality and uphold internal parity, we use a nonnegotiable starting salary system, while benchmarking our pay to highly competitive markets in the nonprofit sector. The starting salary for this position is $75,000. In addition, AZAF offers competitive benefits including healthcare reimbursement stipends, a flexible schedule, and a generous leave and holiday schedule
This position will be remote until the Covid-19 pandemic has subsided and it is safe to work in person. At that point, this position will be based in Arizona, with significant in-person presence in Phoenix.
To apply please send a resume and cover letter to info@azadvocacy.org. Applications are due June 2, 2020 and will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Center For American Progress
Washington D.C., DC, USA
Reports to: Director, Email Market and Audience Relations
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: Digital Strategy
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
The Digital Fundraising Associate is a new role at American Progress that was created to work closely with the Development team to scale up the direct appeal fundraising program. This role is part of the Email Marketing team under the larger Digital Strategy team. The person in this position will be responsible for a variety of production needs related to online fundraising and will also help project manage donation campaigns, from goals setting to production to metrics analysis. A successful candidate must be able to work well in collaboration with many different partners on technical, marketing, fundraising, editorial, and progressive policy teams, using excellent communication and time management skills to keep projects on track. This is a one-year, limited-term position with the option for permanent employment to follow.
Responsibilities
Create and edit donation forms and related autoresponders, thank you pages, tracking documents, and more.
Produce and send fundraising emails, including by coding in HTML, uploading and segmenting audiences, adding link tracking, formatting images, setting up A/B tests, and more.
Draft related social media posts as needed in collaboration with the Social Media team and other stakeholders.
Manage workflows and approval processes for fundraising text, forms, visual assets, and other related work.
Monitor email and donation metrics and produce analytics reports.
Track email and digital fundraising best practices and other insights to collaboratively identify and execute improvements within the Development and Digital Strategy teams.
Assist with other email sends and additional tasks as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
One to three years of relevant job experience.
Past experience using online fundraising software such as Salsa, Convio/Luminate, Engaging Networks, and Blue State Digital.
Experience using email marketing software such as ExactTarget, Eloqua, or Convio/Luminate is preferred.
Proficiency with HTML and image editing.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets.
Proficiency with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), quality assurance processes, and email template building and editing are all bonuses.
Strong verbal and written communications skills.
Strong organizational skills and a great attention to detail.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
American Progress offers full and competitive benefit packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70.
May 11, 2020
Full time
Reports to: Director, Email Market and Audience Relations
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: Digital Strategy
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
The Digital Fundraising Associate is a new role at American Progress that was created to work closely with the Development team to scale up the direct appeal fundraising program. This role is part of the Email Marketing team under the larger Digital Strategy team. The person in this position will be responsible for a variety of production needs related to online fundraising and will also help project manage donation campaigns, from goals setting to production to metrics analysis. A successful candidate must be able to work well in collaboration with many different partners on technical, marketing, fundraising, editorial, and progressive policy teams, using excellent communication and time management skills to keep projects on track. This is a one-year, limited-term position with the option for permanent employment to follow.
Responsibilities
Create and edit donation forms and related autoresponders, thank you pages, tracking documents, and more.
Produce and send fundraising emails, including by coding in HTML, uploading and segmenting audiences, adding link tracking, formatting images, setting up A/B tests, and more.
Draft related social media posts as needed in collaboration with the Social Media team and other stakeholders.
Manage workflows and approval processes for fundraising text, forms, visual assets, and other related work.
Monitor email and donation metrics and produce analytics reports.
Track email and digital fundraising best practices and other insights to collaboratively identify and execute improvements within the Development and Digital Strategy teams.
Assist with other email sends and additional tasks as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
One to three years of relevant job experience.
Past experience using online fundraising software such as Salsa, Convio/Luminate, Engaging Networks, and Blue State Digital.
Experience using email marketing software such as ExactTarget, Eloqua, or Convio/Luminate is preferred.
Proficiency with HTML and image editing.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets.
Proficiency with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), quality assurance processes, and email template building and editing are all bonuses.
Strong verbal and written communications skills.
Strong organizational skills and a great attention to detail.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
American Progress offers full and competitive benefit packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70.
Title: State Policy and Advocacy Manager
Department: Government Affairs
Status: Exempt
Reports to: Senior Director, State Policy and Advocacy
Positions Reporting to this Position: None
Location: Flexible
General Description:
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
Our over 2 million members, our volunteers and staff, and our more than 30 state affiliates (together, the Conservation Voter Movement) work for a more just and equitable democracy, where people—not polluters—determine our future. This movement is an influential national network with unparalleled influence in Washington, DC, in state capitals, and in communities around the country. We are unmatched in our ability to ensure meaningful action on our key issues. We aim to bring people and communities together across racial, geographic, political, religious, economic and other differences toward collective goals instead of dividing us from one another.
In 2018, LCV and our more than 30 state affiliates, together, the Conservation Voter Movement (CVM), launched the Clean Energy for All (CEFA) campaign to move the U.S. to 100% clean energy. Through CEFA, the Conservation Voter Movement has successfully translated growing grassroots energy into a movement that demands our leaders respond with the urgency and vision necessary to solve climate change including winning commitments to 100% clean energy from nearly 600 successful state and local candidates. We have mobilized hundreds of thousands of people to translate those commitments into clean energy progress in 22 states—13 of which enacted significant statewide clean energy priorities. The success of these local campaigns has redefined what is possible when discussing solutions to climate change and forced state and local officials to provide leadership demonstrating our collective power to solve the climate crisis.
We are looking for a State Policy and Advocacy Manager who will play a key role strengthening collaboration across the Conservation Voter Movement, identifying and broadly sharing lessons learned and helping develop, implement and design advocacy campaigns that result in local policy victories. The ideal candidate will have experience working collaboratively with state-based coalitions and organizations, know what it takes to translate policy details into compelling issue campaign demands and have familiarity with digital and communications tools to amplify our collective impact.
Responsibilities :
Lead LCV’s Clean Energy for All cohort of 30 state policy campaign managers, working collaboratively with state LCV partners to identify campaign priorities and share lessons across LCV’s network.
Facilitate regional collaboration among state LCVs around policy campaigns; help design and lead CEFA convenings.
Amplify state and local campaign progress, working closely with the LCV digital team to develop online campaigns and tools that increase online engagement around state and local clean energy campaigns, and the LCV Communications team to develop and implement communications plans that tell the stories of everyday people and local political champions.
Lead CEFA storytelling work to use tools to highlight local clean energy leaders from communities of color and those impacted by fossil fuel transition.
Lead production of internal and external CEFA content including reports, videos, website content, etc.
Identify and collaboratively develop and distribute tools to use across state campaigns including campaign tools, communication and messaging materials and model legislation or policies.
Work with the Senior Director, State Policy and Advocacy, key staff in other departments and state affiliates to develop cross-departmental strategic plans related to advancing racially just and equitable clean energy policies across the Conservation Voter Movement.
Analyze and prepare reports on campaign and program progress for state affiliates and LCV leadership.
Ensure the accuracy of LCV’s public materials working with the Membership and Online Engagement, Communications, Chispa and Field teams to advance our policy priorities through messaging amplification and grassroots organizing.
Research, track and analyze state climate and clean energy policies.
Qualifications :
Work Experience : 3-5 years of experience in issue advocacy and organizing campaigns with direct experience working in politics, coalitions or lobbying at the state or local level. Demonstrated experience in state or local advocacy campaigns. Experience collaboratively facilitating coalitions and organizing meetings. Project management experience. Experience using social media tools, such as Facebook and Twitter, preferred.
Skills : Ability to synthesize policy goals into campaign demands and public messaging. Familiarity with how communications strategies advance programmatic and advocacy goals. Ability to consistently integrate a deep understanding of key racial justice and equity concepts into projects and interactions by addressing structural implications and disproportionate impacts of policies, activities, and decisions on race, class and other group identities. Strong interpersonal and communications skills with an ability to develop relationships with individuals representing a rich mix of race, gender, talent, experience, and background.
Cultural Competence: Shares LCV’s commitment to increasing racial diversity in our movement and organization, integrating justice and equity into the work we do and ensuring an inclusive organizational culture. Commitment to environmental protection and mission of LCV.
Conditions : Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% of the time. The location of this position is flexible. Please note that all LCV staff are currently working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To Apply : Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “State Policy” in the subject line by May 25, 2020. No phone calls please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace.
May 04, 2020
Full time
Title: State Policy and Advocacy Manager
Department: Government Affairs
Status: Exempt
Reports to: Senior Director, State Policy and Advocacy
Positions Reporting to this Position: None
Location: Flexible
General Description:
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
Our over 2 million members, our volunteers and staff, and our more than 30 state affiliates (together, the Conservation Voter Movement) work for a more just and equitable democracy, where people—not polluters—determine our future. This movement is an influential national network with unparalleled influence in Washington, DC, in state capitals, and in communities around the country. We are unmatched in our ability to ensure meaningful action on our key issues. We aim to bring people and communities together across racial, geographic, political, religious, economic and other differences toward collective goals instead of dividing us from one another.
In 2018, LCV and our more than 30 state affiliates, together, the Conservation Voter Movement (CVM), launched the Clean Energy for All (CEFA) campaign to move the U.S. to 100% clean energy. Through CEFA, the Conservation Voter Movement has successfully translated growing grassroots energy into a movement that demands our leaders respond with the urgency and vision necessary to solve climate change including winning commitments to 100% clean energy from nearly 600 successful state and local candidates. We have mobilized hundreds of thousands of people to translate those commitments into clean energy progress in 22 states—13 of which enacted significant statewide clean energy priorities. The success of these local campaigns has redefined what is possible when discussing solutions to climate change and forced state and local officials to provide leadership demonstrating our collective power to solve the climate crisis.
We are looking for a State Policy and Advocacy Manager who will play a key role strengthening collaboration across the Conservation Voter Movement, identifying and broadly sharing lessons learned and helping develop, implement and design advocacy campaigns that result in local policy victories. The ideal candidate will have experience working collaboratively with state-based coalitions and organizations, know what it takes to translate policy details into compelling issue campaign demands and have familiarity with digital and communications tools to amplify our collective impact.
Responsibilities :
Lead LCV’s Clean Energy for All cohort of 30 state policy campaign managers, working collaboratively with state LCV partners to identify campaign priorities and share lessons across LCV’s network.
Facilitate regional collaboration among state LCVs around policy campaigns; help design and lead CEFA convenings.
Amplify state and local campaign progress, working closely with the LCV digital team to develop online campaigns and tools that increase online engagement around state and local clean energy campaigns, and the LCV Communications team to develop and implement communications plans that tell the stories of everyday people and local political champions.
Lead CEFA storytelling work to use tools to highlight local clean energy leaders from communities of color and those impacted by fossil fuel transition.
Lead production of internal and external CEFA content including reports, videos, website content, etc.
Identify and collaboratively develop and distribute tools to use across state campaigns including campaign tools, communication and messaging materials and model legislation or policies.
Work with the Senior Director, State Policy and Advocacy, key staff in other departments and state affiliates to develop cross-departmental strategic plans related to advancing racially just and equitable clean energy policies across the Conservation Voter Movement.
Analyze and prepare reports on campaign and program progress for state affiliates and LCV leadership.
Ensure the accuracy of LCV’s public materials working with the Membership and Online Engagement, Communications, Chispa and Field teams to advance our policy priorities through messaging amplification and grassroots organizing.
Research, track and analyze state climate and clean energy policies.
Qualifications :
Work Experience : 3-5 years of experience in issue advocacy and organizing campaigns with direct experience working in politics, coalitions or lobbying at the state or local level. Demonstrated experience in state or local advocacy campaigns. Experience collaboratively facilitating coalitions and organizing meetings. Project management experience. Experience using social media tools, such as Facebook and Twitter, preferred.
Skills : Ability to synthesize policy goals into campaign demands and public messaging. Familiarity with how communications strategies advance programmatic and advocacy goals. Ability to consistently integrate a deep understanding of key racial justice and equity concepts into projects and interactions by addressing structural implications and disproportionate impacts of policies, activities, and decisions on race, class and other group identities. Strong interpersonal and communications skills with an ability to develop relationships with individuals representing a rich mix of race, gender, talent, experience, and background.
Cultural Competence: Shares LCV’s commitment to increasing racial diversity in our movement and organization, integrating justice and equity into the work we do and ensuring an inclusive organizational culture. Commitment to environmental protection and mission of LCV.
Conditions : Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% of the time. The location of this position is flexible. Please note that all LCV staff are currently working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To Apply : Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “State Policy” in the subject line by May 25, 2020. No phone calls please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace.
Reports to: Vice President, Criminal Justice Reform
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: Criminal Justice Reform
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
The Criminal Justice Reform team at American Progress works to shrink the size of the criminal justice system, make the system fairer and more equitable, and provide opportunities for people who have been directly impacted by mass incarceration. The Research Assistant will assist in developing ideas for new policy prescriptions, provide research and writing support for drafts of reports and other publications, and assist in the conceptualization and execution of a range of projects. Additionally, the Research Assistant will help manage the team’s communications efforts and perform administrative duties as assigned.
Responsibilities:
Conduct research on a range of topics related to criminal justice and public safety issues.
Draft materials for publication, individually or in partnership with others, including reports, issue briefs, columns, and op-eds.
Develop expertise in assigned areas of responsibility.
Assist in the crafting of communication strategies for press and social media.
Perform administrative duties such as assisting in the coordination and planning of meetings, calls, and events.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least one year of relevant professional experience.
Knowledge of policy and politics around criminal justice reform and public safety issues.
Experience working with people involved in or affected by the criminal justice system; expertise on the impacts of the criminal justice system, including lived experiences, is a plus.
Strong analytical, research, and writing skills.
Ability to work well within a team in a fast-paced environment and meet multiple, tight deadlines.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70.
Apr 27, 2020
Full time
Reports to: Vice President, Criminal Justice Reform
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: Criminal Justice Reform
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
The Criminal Justice Reform team at American Progress works to shrink the size of the criminal justice system, make the system fairer and more equitable, and provide opportunities for people who have been directly impacted by mass incarceration. The Research Assistant will assist in developing ideas for new policy prescriptions, provide research and writing support for drafts of reports and other publications, and assist in the conceptualization and execution of a range of projects. Additionally, the Research Assistant will help manage the team’s communications efforts and perform administrative duties as assigned.
Responsibilities:
Conduct research on a range of topics related to criminal justice and public safety issues.
Draft materials for publication, individually or in partnership with others, including reports, issue briefs, columns, and op-eds.
Develop expertise in assigned areas of responsibility.
Assist in the crafting of communication strategies for press and social media.
Perform administrative duties such as assisting in the coordination and planning of meetings, calls, and events.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least one year of relevant professional experience.
Knowledge of policy and politics around criminal justice reform and public safety issues.
Experience working with people involved in or affected by the criminal justice system; expertise on the impacts of the criminal justice system, including lived experiences, is a plus.
Strong analytical, research, and writing skills.
Ability to work well within a team in a fast-paced environment and meet multiple, tight deadlines.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70.
Reports to: Executive Vice President, External Affairs
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: External Affairs
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress has an immediate opening for a Director to lead its Puerto Rico Relief and Economic Policy Initiative. This initiative was launched to direct American Progress policy and communications resources to an initial, immediate-term response in Puerto Rico after the 2018 hurricanes, with an eye toward long-term planning for the economic well-being of the island. This is an entrepreneurial position that will require an enthusiastic self-starter dedicated to effecting positive change for the people of Puerto Rico. This position is budgeted through December 2020, with possibility to renew.
Responsibilities:
Organize stakeholder groups in Washington, D.C., and represent American Progress in various coalitions.
Interact with members of Congress and the administration on a variety of issues affecting Puerto Rico.
Work with American Progress policy and advocacy teams to produce new content on issues affecting Puerto Rico and the diaspora.
Advocate to protect vulnerable populations on the island.
Educate and engage constituent groups and the diaspora.
Ensure that the right conversations are taking place as fiscal and financial decisions are being made.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least eight years of professional experience.
Deep expertise of the relationship between Puerto Rico and the federal government—particularly of federal programs and funding mechanisms.
An understanding of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) and its oversight board considerations is extremely valuable.
Strong existing relationships with stakeholders who are interested in Puerto Rico issues; these may include contacts in the Puerto Rico governor’s administration, partner organizations, members of the diaspora, members of Congress and staff, and current and former federal agency personnel with knowledge of Puerto Rico.
The ability to remain neutral on the issue of the political status of Puerto Rico.
The ability to successfully manage external relationships.
Experience formulating and overseeing legislative strategy, advocacy, and education plans; experience coordinating related communications efforts.
Exceptional prioritization and facilitation skills to coordinate Puerto Rico work across several American Progress policy teams, Government Affairs, CAP Action War Room, Communications, and others as appropriate.
Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, both independently and as part of a team.
Exceptional verbal and written communications skills.
Bilingual in Spanish and English is required.
Apr 27, 2020
Full time
Reports to: Executive Vice President, External Affairs
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: External Affairs
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress has an immediate opening for a Director to lead its Puerto Rico Relief and Economic Policy Initiative. This initiative was launched to direct American Progress policy and communications resources to an initial, immediate-term response in Puerto Rico after the 2018 hurricanes, with an eye toward long-term planning for the economic well-being of the island. This is an entrepreneurial position that will require an enthusiastic self-starter dedicated to effecting positive change for the people of Puerto Rico. This position is budgeted through December 2020, with possibility to renew.
Responsibilities:
Organize stakeholder groups in Washington, D.C., and represent American Progress in various coalitions.
Interact with members of Congress and the administration on a variety of issues affecting Puerto Rico.
Work with American Progress policy and advocacy teams to produce new content on issues affecting Puerto Rico and the diaspora.
Advocate to protect vulnerable populations on the island.
Educate and engage constituent groups and the diaspora.
Ensure that the right conversations are taking place as fiscal and financial decisions are being made.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least eight years of professional experience.
Deep expertise of the relationship between Puerto Rico and the federal government—particularly of federal programs and funding mechanisms.
An understanding of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) and its oversight board considerations is extremely valuable.
Strong existing relationships with stakeholders who are interested in Puerto Rico issues; these may include contacts in the Puerto Rico governor’s administration, partner organizations, members of the diaspora, members of Congress and staff, and current and former federal agency personnel with knowledge of Puerto Rico.
The ability to remain neutral on the issue of the political status of Puerto Rico.
The ability to successfully manage external relationships.
Experience formulating and overseeing legislative strategy, advocacy, and education plans; experience coordinating related communications efforts.
Exceptional prioritization and facilitation skills to coordinate Puerto Rico work across several American Progress policy teams, Government Affairs, CAP Action War Room, Communications, and others as appropriate.
Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, both independently and as part of a team.
Exceptional verbal and written communications skills.
Bilingual in Spanish and English is required.
Reports to: Vice President, Early Childhood Policy
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: Early Childhood
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress has an immediate opening for a Senior Campaign Manager/Campaign Manager on the Early Childhood Policy team. The Senior Campaign Manager/Campaign Manager will plan and manage advocacy work focused on increasing access to high-quality early childhood programs for children from birth to age 5. The position requires strong project management and communications skills, as well as the ability to complete tasks both independently and as part of a team working across organizations.
Responsibilities:
Manage a portfolio of advocacy work focused on expanding access to high-quality early childhood programs for children under age 5, including child care, preschool, home visiting, and Head Start.
Execute a cross-organizational strategy to advance federal early childhood legislation, including by developing a legislative strategy for hearings and bill markup, conducting meetings with congressional staff, and planning events targeting legislators and staff.
Participate in a multiorganization effort to advocate for increases in federal child care funding and support state advocacy for child care, including by participating in partner calls and meetings, providing technical assistance to state advocates, and maintaining a website with resources for stakeholders.
Develop toolkits, op-eds, videos, social media content, and other advocacy materials to advance progressive action on early childhood at the national and state levels.
Advise and oversee a strategy to garner more attention to child care in the 2020 presidential election.
Support a network of national groups engaged in grassroots organizing and help facilitate constituent engagement with federal elected officials.
Contribute ideas to the rollout of early childhood team products—such as reports, issue briefs, and fact sheets—in order to reach a wide range of audiences and maximize the impact of American Progress’ work.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least four years of experience in a related advocacy, policy, or campaign position. Candidates for the Senior Campaign Manager role will have five or more years of experience.
Proven track record of project management related to advocacy or campaign work.
Ability to think creatively and strategically to move a policy agenda forward.
Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to write in a variety of formats—such as op-eds, talking points, and social media—and to present complex material to a variety of audiences.
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Ability to independently manage multiple tasks and set priorities under tight deadlines.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work on a team and across organizations.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
The following qualifications are preferred but not required:
Demonstrated record of early childhood advocacy and campaign work.
Fluency in Spanish.
This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70. The starting annual salary for this role is $56,000 for the Campaign Manager and $62,000 for the Senior Campaign Manager.
Apr 20, 2020
Full time
Reports to: Vice President, Early Childhood Policy
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: Early Childhood
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress has an immediate opening for a Senior Campaign Manager/Campaign Manager on the Early Childhood Policy team. The Senior Campaign Manager/Campaign Manager will plan and manage advocacy work focused on increasing access to high-quality early childhood programs for children from birth to age 5. The position requires strong project management and communications skills, as well as the ability to complete tasks both independently and as part of a team working across organizations.
Responsibilities:
Manage a portfolio of advocacy work focused on expanding access to high-quality early childhood programs for children under age 5, including child care, preschool, home visiting, and Head Start.
Execute a cross-organizational strategy to advance federal early childhood legislation, including by developing a legislative strategy for hearings and bill markup, conducting meetings with congressional staff, and planning events targeting legislators and staff.
Participate in a multiorganization effort to advocate for increases in federal child care funding and support state advocacy for child care, including by participating in partner calls and meetings, providing technical assistance to state advocates, and maintaining a website with resources for stakeholders.
Develop toolkits, op-eds, videos, social media content, and other advocacy materials to advance progressive action on early childhood at the national and state levels.
Advise and oversee a strategy to garner more attention to child care in the 2020 presidential election.
Support a network of national groups engaged in grassroots organizing and help facilitate constituent engagement with federal elected officials.
Contribute ideas to the rollout of early childhood team products—such as reports, issue briefs, and fact sheets—in order to reach a wide range of audiences and maximize the impact of American Progress’ work.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least four years of experience in a related advocacy, policy, or campaign position. Candidates for the Senior Campaign Manager role will have five or more years of experience.
Proven track record of project management related to advocacy or campaign work.
Ability to think creatively and strategically to move a policy agenda forward.
Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to write in a variety of formats—such as op-eds, talking points, and social media—and to present complex material to a variety of audiences.
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Ability to independently manage multiple tasks and set priorities under tight deadlines.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work on a team and across organizations.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
The following qualifications are preferred but not required:
Demonstrated record of early childhood advocacy and campaign work.
Fluency in Spanish.
This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70. The starting annual salary for this role is $56,000 for the Campaign Manager and $62,000 for the Senior Campaign Manager.
Reports to: Advocacy Director, Generation Progress
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: Generation Progress
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress is seeking a highly motivated and organized professional with a strong advocacy and organizing background, plus an understanding of strategic communications, to serve as the Advocacy Associate for Generation Progress.
Generation Progress is a national education and advocacy organization, housed within American Progress, that works with and for young adults ages 18 to 35 to promote progressive solutions to key political and social challenges. Generation Progress animates the stakes of political and policy debates by driving analysis, messaging, and personal stories of key issues that demonstrate the value of progressive solutions and highlight the true cost of conservative policies through a gender justice, racial justice, and LGBTQ equity lens. Generation Progress’ priority issue areas are gun violence prevention, criminal justice reform, immigration reform, climate change, and student debt.
This role will have two sets of responsibilities with equal weight. The first includes mobilizing 18- to 35-year-olds to engage in meaningful action on gun violence prevention and criminal justice reform. The Advocacy Associate will deepen and build support of progressive issues through online organizing and communications; assist in the development and implementation of campaign plans that drive priorities; and coordinate stakeholder engagement. The Advocacy Associate will prioritize gun violence prevention and criminal justice reform but is additionally expected to be flexible to work on a variety of Generation Progress issues.
The second set of responsibilities includes managing and growing the #Fight4AFuture Network. This network was the first intentional and national effort to reach out to young people on the issue of gun violence. It is a network specifically designed for advocates ages 18 to 35, many of whom are directly affected by gun violence and the harms of the criminal justice system. #Fight4AFuture comprises activists, artists, students, elected officials, young professionals, and others from around the country who are passionate about making communities safer and more equal. The Advocacy Associate will support the network by coordinating programming throughout the year and planning for the network’s annual summit, which brings together between 50 and 80 network members from around the country for leadership development, networking, and strategy sessions.
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with the Generation Progress advocacy and communications teams as well as various American Progress policy teams to produce and distribute advocacy materials, including issue analyses, blog posts, fact sheets, op-eds, video content, campaign messages, and campaign strategies that are tailored to Generation Progress’ audience.
Assist in the development of strategic and targeted advocacy campaigns using Generation Progress’ extensive email network, social media presence, and national media and communications reach.
Serve as the point person for the #Fight4AFuture Network through recruitment, stakeholder engagement, and use of CRM software.
Participate in planning and executing substantive events, briefings, and meetings across a range of progressive organizations, advocacy groups, and other stakeholders, including but not limited to the #Fight4AFuture Summit.
Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with #Fight4AFuture network members.
Track and analyze the performance of Generation Progress projects, including but not limited to events and advocacy materials.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least one year of work experience in campaigns, advocacy, or related fields is preferred.
A demonstrated commitment to social and racial justice from the grassroots up.
A strong, entrepreneurial self-starter with the motivation to engage progressive 18- to 35-year-olds nationwide, with a focus on Generation Progress’ five target cities for 2020.
A proven track record of collaborating with a diverse group of external stakeholders and advocacy groups.
Desire to work collaboratively with people of different backgrounds.
Familiarity and experience with gun violence prevention and/or criminal justice reform efforts.
Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships, including experience carrying out one-on-ones and other community organizing techniques.
Ability to learn new policy issues quickly, and an interest in or experience with gun violence prevention and criminal justice reform.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work on a team and across organizations.
Ability to identify equity and opportunity gaps and build messaging rooted in principles of equity.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment under the pressure of deadlines.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly and succinctly share engaging ideas with audiences who may not be steeped in the topic.
Ability to initiate projects and balance multiple projects at once.
Commitment to the organization’s mission and goals.
This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70. This position is budgeted for $46K.
Apr 20, 2020
Full time
Reports to: Advocacy Director, Generation Progress
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: Generation Progress
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress is seeking a highly motivated and organized professional with a strong advocacy and organizing background, plus an understanding of strategic communications, to serve as the Advocacy Associate for Generation Progress.
Generation Progress is a national education and advocacy organization, housed within American Progress, that works with and for young adults ages 18 to 35 to promote progressive solutions to key political and social challenges. Generation Progress animates the stakes of political and policy debates by driving analysis, messaging, and personal stories of key issues that demonstrate the value of progressive solutions and highlight the true cost of conservative policies through a gender justice, racial justice, and LGBTQ equity lens. Generation Progress’ priority issue areas are gun violence prevention, criminal justice reform, immigration reform, climate change, and student debt.
This role will have two sets of responsibilities with equal weight. The first includes mobilizing 18- to 35-year-olds to engage in meaningful action on gun violence prevention and criminal justice reform. The Advocacy Associate will deepen and build support of progressive issues through online organizing and communications; assist in the development and implementation of campaign plans that drive priorities; and coordinate stakeholder engagement. The Advocacy Associate will prioritize gun violence prevention and criminal justice reform but is additionally expected to be flexible to work on a variety of Generation Progress issues.
The second set of responsibilities includes managing and growing the #Fight4AFuture Network. This network was the first intentional and national effort to reach out to young people on the issue of gun violence. It is a network specifically designed for advocates ages 18 to 35, many of whom are directly affected by gun violence and the harms of the criminal justice system. #Fight4AFuture comprises activists, artists, students, elected officials, young professionals, and others from around the country who are passionate about making communities safer and more equal. The Advocacy Associate will support the network by coordinating programming throughout the year and planning for the network’s annual summit, which brings together between 50 and 80 network members from around the country for leadership development, networking, and strategy sessions.
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with the Generation Progress advocacy and communications teams as well as various American Progress policy teams to produce and distribute advocacy materials, including issue analyses, blog posts, fact sheets, op-eds, video content, campaign messages, and campaign strategies that are tailored to Generation Progress’ audience.
Assist in the development of strategic and targeted advocacy campaigns using Generation Progress’ extensive email network, social media presence, and national media and communications reach.
Serve as the point person for the #Fight4AFuture Network through recruitment, stakeholder engagement, and use of CRM software.
Participate in planning and executing substantive events, briefings, and meetings across a range of progressive organizations, advocacy groups, and other stakeholders, including but not limited to the #Fight4AFuture Summit.
Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with #Fight4AFuture network members.
Track and analyze the performance of Generation Progress projects, including but not limited to events and advocacy materials.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least one year of work experience in campaigns, advocacy, or related fields is preferred.
A demonstrated commitment to social and racial justice from the grassroots up.
A strong, entrepreneurial self-starter with the motivation to engage progressive 18- to 35-year-olds nationwide, with a focus on Generation Progress’ five target cities for 2020.
A proven track record of collaborating with a diverse group of external stakeholders and advocacy groups.
Desire to work collaboratively with people of different backgrounds.
Familiarity and experience with gun violence prevention and/or criminal justice reform efforts.
Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships, including experience carrying out one-on-ones and other community organizing techniques.
Ability to learn new policy issues quickly, and an interest in or experience with gun violence prevention and criminal justice reform.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work on a team and across organizations.
Ability to identify equity and opportunity gaps and build messaging rooted in principles of equity.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment under the pressure of deadlines.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly and succinctly share engaging ideas with audiences who may not be steeped in the topic.
Ability to initiate projects and balance multiple projects at once.
Commitment to the organization’s mission and goals.
This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70. This position is budgeted for $46K.
Reports to: Vice President, Early Childhood Policy
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: Early Childhood
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress has an immediate opening for a Senior Campaign Manager/Campaign Manager on the Early Childhood Policy team. The Senior Campaign Manager/Campaign Manager will plan and manage advocacy work focused on increasing access to high-quality early childhood programs for children from birth to age 5. The position requires strong project management and communications skills, as well as the ability to complete tasks both independently and as part of a team working across organizations.
Responsibilities:
Manage a portfolio of advocacy work focused on expanding access to high-quality early childhood programs for children under age 5, including child care, preschool, home visiting, and Head Start.
Execute a cross-organizational strategy to advance federal early childhood legislation, including by developing a legislative strategy for hearings and bill markup, conducting meetings with congressional staff, and planning events targeting legislators and staff.
Participate in a multiorganization effort to advocate for increases in federal child care funding and support state advocacy for child care, including by participating in partner calls and meetings, providing technical assistance to state advocates, and maintaining a website with resources for stakeholders.
Develop toolkits, op-eds, videos, social media content, and other advocacy materials to advance progressive action on early childhood at the national and state levels.
Advise and oversee a strategy to garner more attention to child care in the 2020 presidential election.
Support a network of national groups engaged in grassroots organizing and help facilitate constituent engagement with federal elected officials.
Contribute ideas to the rollout of early childhood team products—such as reports, issue briefs, and fact sheets—in order to reach a wide range of audiences and maximize the impact of American Progress’ work.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least four years of experience in a related advocacy, policy, or campaign position. Candidates for the Senior Campaign Manager role will have five or more years of experience.
Proven track record of project management related to advocacy or campaign work.
Ability to think creatively and strategically to move a policy agenda forward.
Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to write in a variety of formats—such as op-eds, talking points, and social media—and to present complex material to a variety of audiences.
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Ability to independently manage multiple tasks and set priorities under tight deadlines.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work on a team and across organizations.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
The following qualifications are preferred but not required:
Demonstrated record of early childhood advocacy and campaign work.
Fluency in Spanish.
This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70. The starting annual salary for this role is $56,000 for the Campaign Manager and $62,000 for the Senior Campaign Manager.
Apr 17, 2020
Full time
Reports to: Vice President, Early Childhood Policy
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: Early Childhood
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress has an immediate opening for a Senior Campaign Manager/Campaign Manager on the Early Childhood Policy team. The Senior Campaign Manager/Campaign Manager will plan and manage advocacy work focused on increasing access to high-quality early childhood programs for children from birth to age 5. The position requires strong project management and communications skills, as well as the ability to complete tasks both independently and as part of a team working across organizations.
Responsibilities:
Manage a portfolio of advocacy work focused on expanding access to high-quality early childhood programs for children under age 5, including child care, preschool, home visiting, and Head Start.
Execute a cross-organizational strategy to advance federal early childhood legislation, including by developing a legislative strategy for hearings and bill markup, conducting meetings with congressional staff, and planning events targeting legislators and staff.
Participate in a multiorganization effort to advocate for increases in federal child care funding and support state advocacy for child care, including by participating in partner calls and meetings, providing technical assistance to state advocates, and maintaining a website with resources for stakeholders.
Develop toolkits, op-eds, videos, social media content, and other advocacy materials to advance progressive action on early childhood at the national and state levels.
Advise and oversee a strategy to garner more attention to child care in the 2020 presidential election.
Support a network of national groups engaged in grassroots organizing and help facilitate constituent engagement with federal elected officials.
Contribute ideas to the rollout of early childhood team products—such as reports, issue briefs, and fact sheets—in order to reach a wide range of audiences and maximize the impact of American Progress’ work.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least four years of experience in a related advocacy, policy, or campaign position. Candidates for the Senior Campaign Manager role will have five or more years of experience.
Proven track record of project management related to advocacy or campaign work.
Ability to think creatively and strategically to move a policy agenda forward.
Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to write in a variety of formats—such as op-eds, talking points, and social media—and to present complex material to a variety of audiences.
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Ability to independently manage multiple tasks and set priorities under tight deadlines.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work on a team and across organizations.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
The following qualifications are preferred but not required:
Demonstrated record of early childhood advocacy and campaign work.
Fluency in Spanish.
This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70. The starting annual salary for this role is $56,000 for the Campaign Manager and $62,000 for the Senior Campaign Manager.
Center For American Progress
Washington, D.C., USA
Reports to: Executive Vice President, External Affairs
Staff reporting to this position: External Affairs
Department: Government Affairs
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress is seeking a candidate for the position of Vice President of Government Affairs. This position has principal responsibility for managing American Progress’ relationships with policymakers at all levels of government. The External Affairs department, specifically the Government Affairs team, works to promote progressive policies and ideas to the executive branch; members of Congress; state, local, and regional organizations and elected officials; and advocacy organizations and think tanks.
Responsibilities:
Work with American Progress’ executive and senior leadership team to develop and implement comprehensive outreach strategies to administration officials, members of Congress, governors, other state and local officials, and staffers to advance American Progress’ policy priorities.
Ensure that policymakers consider American Progress as a resource in the development of policies and messaging on issues in which American Progress has expertise.
Oversee and manage the Government Affairs team—currently comprising seven staff members—to initiate and coordinate outreach to policymakers and meet the other goals described in this job announcement. The Government Affairs team contains a sector focused on state and local advocacy, which will take on additional importance in the months ahead.
Track and report to the executive and senior management teams on legislative, policy, and political developments in the administration, Congress, and state and local governments that affect the work of American Progress.
Assist American Progress’ policy teams in crafting and timing policy reports and rapid-response documents in a manner that makes them more likely to be relevant to policymakers.
Actively identify and pursue opportunities to promote American Progress’ President, executive team members, and policy staff as expert witnesses for congressional hearings, briefings, and meetings.
Keep American Progress staff updated on news and events related to the administration, Congress, and state and local policymakers, and respond to requests for information from staff.
Drive the process for reporting on the policy impact of outreach activities.
Coordinate outreach activities with the CAP Action Fund’s War Room.
Coordinate and help manage cross-team, high-profile projects within American Progress, with an eye toward the intersection of policy, messaging, and political aspects.
Frequently represent American Progress at progressive coalition meetings.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree.
A minimum of 12 years of experience working in a presidential administration, congressional office, or the office of a state elected official, or comparable experience.
Familiarity with federal, state, and local governments.
Understanding of federal, state, and local policy issues.
Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, both independently and as part of a team.
Ability to think broadly across issue areas and synthesize action plans that also harness communications and political components.
Experience working with 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations is a plus.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
Apr 17, 2020
Full time
Reports to: Executive Vice President, External Affairs
Staff reporting to this position: External Affairs
Department: Government Affairs
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress is seeking a candidate for the position of Vice President of Government Affairs. This position has principal responsibility for managing American Progress’ relationships with policymakers at all levels of government. The External Affairs department, specifically the Government Affairs team, works to promote progressive policies and ideas to the executive branch; members of Congress; state, local, and regional organizations and elected officials; and advocacy organizations and think tanks.
Responsibilities:
Work with American Progress’ executive and senior leadership team to develop and implement comprehensive outreach strategies to administration officials, members of Congress, governors, other state and local officials, and staffers to advance American Progress’ policy priorities.
Ensure that policymakers consider American Progress as a resource in the development of policies and messaging on issues in which American Progress has expertise.
Oversee and manage the Government Affairs team—currently comprising seven staff members—to initiate and coordinate outreach to policymakers and meet the other goals described in this job announcement. The Government Affairs team contains a sector focused on state and local advocacy, which will take on additional importance in the months ahead.
Track and report to the executive and senior management teams on legislative, policy, and political developments in the administration, Congress, and state and local governments that affect the work of American Progress.
Assist American Progress’ policy teams in crafting and timing policy reports and rapid-response documents in a manner that makes them more likely to be relevant to policymakers.
Actively identify and pursue opportunities to promote American Progress’ President, executive team members, and policy staff as expert witnesses for congressional hearings, briefings, and meetings.
Keep American Progress staff updated on news and events related to the administration, Congress, and state and local policymakers, and respond to requests for information from staff.
Drive the process for reporting on the policy impact of outreach activities.
Coordinate outreach activities with the CAP Action Fund’s War Room.
Coordinate and help manage cross-team, high-profile projects within American Progress, with an eye toward the intersection of policy, messaging, and political aspects.
Frequently represent American Progress at progressive coalition meetings.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree.
A minimum of 12 years of experience working in a presidential administration, congressional office, or the office of a state elected official, or comparable experience.
Familiarity with federal, state, and local governments.
Understanding of federal, state, and local policy issues.
Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, both independently and as part of a team.
Ability to think broadly across issue areas and synthesize action plans that also harness communications and political components.
Experience working with 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations is a plus.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
Reports to: Executive Vice President, External Affairs
Staff reporting to this position: LGBTQ Research and Communications Project staff
Department: LGBTQ Research and Communications Project
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress has an immediate opening for a Senior Director of the LGBTQ Research and Communications Project. The team’s work combines substantive policy research on issues of importance to the LGBTQ community with rapid-response communications and messaging efforts.
The Senior Director is responsible for managing a comprehensive research program, developing new policy and communications ideas, coordinating efforts with other policy departments at American Progress, and working with allied LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ organizations to advance LGBTQ civil rights across the range of policy areas affecting LGBTQ communities. The Senior Director oversees and directs all aspects of the research process; identifies opportunities for legislative and administrative policy change; and coordinates with government affairs staff to implement an agenda that advances key strategic goals, including the Equality Act and LGBTQ-inclusive regulatory policy. The Senior Director oversees strategic communication for the team and conducts public education efforts through both traditional and social media, leveraging all of American Progress’s digital assets in the service of team goals. The Senior Director is responsible for the team budget and all fundraising activities, including grant prospecting, relationship management, and reporting.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Develop a long-term policy and research strategy for the program while managing day-to-day activities.
Manage four full-time staff and monitor the work of consultants.
Determine appropriate papers, analytic work, political strategies, and communications research to be conducted by the team or through commissions and partnerships.
Research, write, and edit key policy reports and other materials as needed.
Initiate, plan, and coordinate public events, publications, and related resources to promote the team’s work
Represent American Progress in diverse settings, including meetings with members of Congress and their staff; the White House and executive agencies; media outreach and appearances; conferences; and panel discussions.
Track federal and state policy and political developments and direct American Progress’ strategic response to those developments as appropriate, including rapid-response communications; organizing congressional and press briefings; leading or partnering on coordinated public education campaigns; authoring or commissioning original research or analyses; and authoring or commissioning original policy proposals.
Contribute to and coordinate with other American Progress programs and initiatives as appropriate, including identifying crosscutting issues and projects.
Produce fundraising and marketing documents and manage the fundraising process with the assistance of the organization’s Development team.
Work with the Finance team to develop an annual budget and monitor reports.
Requirements and qualifications:
Effective supervisory skills and ability to manage, mentor, and lead staff.
Experience analyzing federal and state government data and ability to oversee staff conducting research using these datasets.
Familiarity with both quantitative and qualitative research methods.
Experience working with foundations, developing relationships with funders, and securing grants.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team.
Ability to initiate and engage in creative approaches to advancing policy.
Ability to work under pressure and with tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Strong ability to communicate effectively with lay audiences and the media.
Knowledge of legislative and administrative policymaking processes.
Campaign and political experience is preferred
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
Bachelor’s degree is required; advanced degree is preferred.
Eight years of experience in policy development, advocacy, or communications.
Three years of experience managing full-time, professional staff.
Excellent writing, editing, and analytical skills.
Understanding of and familiarity with politics.
Experience in the LGBTQ advocacy movement is desired.
Apr 14, 2020
Full time
Reports to: Executive Vice President, External Affairs
Staff reporting to this position: LGBTQ Research and Communications Project staff
Department: LGBTQ Research and Communications Project
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress has an immediate opening for a Senior Director of the LGBTQ Research and Communications Project. The team’s work combines substantive policy research on issues of importance to the LGBTQ community with rapid-response communications and messaging efforts.
The Senior Director is responsible for managing a comprehensive research program, developing new policy and communications ideas, coordinating efforts with other policy departments at American Progress, and working with allied LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ organizations to advance LGBTQ civil rights across the range of policy areas affecting LGBTQ communities. The Senior Director oversees and directs all aspects of the research process; identifies opportunities for legislative and administrative policy change; and coordinates with government affairs staff to implement an agenda that advances key strategic goals, including the Equality Act and LGBTQ-inclusive regulatory policy. The Senior Director oversees strategic communication for the team and conducts public education efforts through both traditional and social media, leveraging all of American Progress’s digital assets in the service of team goals. The Senior Director is responsible for the team budget and all fundraising activities, including grant prospecting, relationship management, and reporting.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Develop a long-term policy and research strategy for the program while managing day-to-day activities.
Manage four full-time staff and monitor the work of consultants.
Determine appropriate papers, analytic work, political strategies, and communications research to be conducted by the team or through commissions and partnerships.
Research, write, and edit key policy reports and other materials as needed.
Initiate, plan, and coordinate public events, publications, and related resources to promote the team’s work
Represent American Progress in diverse settings, including meetings with members of Congress and their staff; the White House and executive agencies; media outreach and appearances; conferences; and panel discussions.
Track federal and state policy and political developments and direct American Progress’ strategic response to those developments as appropriate, including rapid-response communications; organizing congressional and press briefings; leading or partnering on coordinated public education campaigns; authoring or commissioning original research or analyses; and authoring or commissioning original policy proposals.
Contribute to and coordinate with other American Progress programs and initiatives as appropriate, including identifying crosscutting issues and projects.
Produce fundraising and marketing documents and manage the fundraising process with the assistance of the organization’s Development team.
Work with the Finance team to develop an annual budget and monitor reports.
Requirements and qualifications:
Effective supervisory skills and ability to manage, mentor, and lead staff.
Experience analyzing federal and state government data and ability to oversee staff conducting research using these datasets.
Familiarity with both quantitative and qualitative research methods.
Experience working with foundations, developing relationships with funders, and securing grants.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team.
Ability to initiate and engage in creative approaches to advancing policy.
Ability to work under pressure and with tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Strong ability to communicate effectively with lay audiences and the media.
Knowledge of legislative and administrative policymaking processes.
Campaign and political experience is preferred
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
Bachelor’s degree is required; advanced degree is preferred.
Eight years of experience in policy development, advocacy, or communications.
Three years of experience managing full-time, professional staff.
Excellent writing, editing, and analytical skills.
Understanding of and familiarity with politics.
Experience in the LGBTQ advocacy movement is desired.
Reports to: Director, Email Market and Audience Relations
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: Digital Strategy
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
The Digital Fundraising Associate is a new role at American Progress that was created to work closely with the Development team to scale up the direct appeal fundraising program. This role is part of the Email Marketing team under the larger Digital Strategy team. The person in this position will be responsible for a variety of production needs related to online fundraising and will also help project manage donation campaigns, from goals setting to production to metrics analysis. A successful candidate must be able to work well in collaboration with many different partners on technical, marketing, fundraising, editorial, and progressive policy teams, using excellent communication and time management skills to keep projects on track. This is a one-year, limited-term position with the option for permanent employment to follow.
Responsibilities
Create and edit donation forms and related autoresponders, thank you pages, tracking documents, and more.
Produce and send fundraising emails, including by coding in HTML, uploading and segmenting audiences, adding link tracking, formatting images, setting up A/B tests, and more.
Draft related social media posts as needed in collaboration with the Social Media team and other stakeholders.
Manage workflows and approval processes for fundraising text, forms, visual assets, and other related work.
Monitor email and donation metrics and produce analytics reports.
Track email and digital fundraising best practices and other insights to collaboratively identify and execute improvements within the Development and Digital Strategy teams.
Assist with other email sends and additional tasks as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
One to three years of relevant job experience.
Past experience using online fundraising software such as Salsa, Convio/Luminate, Engaging Networks, and Blue State Digital.
Experience using email marketing software such as ExactTarget, Eloqua, or Convio/Luminate is preferred.
Proficiency with HTML and image editing.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets.
Proficiency with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), quality assurance processes, and email template building and editing are all bonuses.
Strong verbal and written communications skills.
Strong organizational skills and a great attention to detail.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
American Progress offers full and competitive benefit packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70.
Apr 10, 2020
Full time
Reports to: Director, Email Market and Audience Relations
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: Digital Strategy
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
The Digital Fundraising Associate is a new role at American Progress that was created to work closely with the Development team to scale up the direct appeal fundraising program. This role is part of the Email Marketing team under the larger Digital Strategy team. The person in this position will be responsible for a variety of production needs related to online fundraising and will also help project manage donation campaigns, from goals setting to production to metrics analysis. A successful candidate must be able to work well in collaboration with many different partners on technical, marketing, fundraising, editorial, and progressive policy teams, using excellent communication and time management skills to keep projects on track. This is a one-year, limited-term position with the option for permanent employment to follow.
Responsibilities
Create and edit donation forms and related autoresponders, thank you pages, tracking documents, and more.
Produce and send fundraising emails, including by coding in HTML, uploading and segmenting audiences, adding link tracking, formatting images, setting up A/B tests, and more.
Draft related social media posts as needed in collaboration with the Social Media team and other stakeholders.
Manage workflows and approval processes for fundraising text, forms, visual assets, and other related work.
Monitor email and donation metrics and produce analytics reports.
Track email and digital fundraising best practices and other insights to collaboratively identify and execute improvements within the Development and Digital Strategy teams.
Assist with other email sends and additional tasks as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
One to three years of relevant job experience.
Past experience using online fundraising software such as Salsa, Convio/Luminate, Engaging Networks, and Blue State Digital.
Experience using email marketing software such as ExactTarget, Eloqua, or Convio/Luminate is preferred.
Proficiency with HTML and image editing.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets.
Proficiency with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), quality assurance processes, and email template building and editing are all bonuses.
Strong verbal and written communications skills.
Strong organizational skills and a great attention to detail.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
American Progress offers full and competitive benefit packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70.
The Oregon Health Authority has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Program Leader with a strong background in Healthcare Delivery Systems to lead an excellent team and work to advance their Integrated Care for Kids Model.
This position is under the classification Principal Executive/Manager F.
WHAT YOU WILL DO!
As Program Director for the Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) Model, you will direct and oversee all work related to implementation of Oregon’s InCK Model. You will direct the InCK Model Team and Program by developing policies, procedures, and programs consistent with policy established by the federal government, Oregon statute and administrative rule, Leadership within the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), and the Oregon Health Policy Board.
Oregon’s InCK Model is a priority, federal-state collaborative focused on improving child and youth health outcomes in a five-county target region with a total budget of up to $17 million dollars over seven years. Funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), the work of the InCK Model aligns with Oregon’s 1115 waiver, Oregon Health Policy Board priorities, CCO 2.0 priorities, the state’s Early Learning Strategic Plan, and the goals of the Governor’s Children’s Cabinet. The InCK Model employs a strong focus on promoting health equity and advancing integrated, family-centered care coordination across physical health, behavioral health and health-related social services. Oregon’s InCK Model goals are to reduce out-of-home placements for children, support family resilience, reduce unnecessary health care costs, and eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in children’s health and health care services.
In this role, you will provide strategic direction to the InCK Model Team, coordinate activities across critical issue areas, and support, guide, and ensure all products reflect a high degree of professionalism. You will ensure that expertise and analysis is distributed appropriately across the InCK Model Team, facilitate teamwork, review and edit all written work products, coach staff on managing meetings and support work with stakeholders.
The InCK Model team is a high performing, highly educated team that will benefit from a leader who helps strengthen existing skills and promotes professional development. You will be responsible for directly managing a core team as well as leading a functional InCK Model team housed across Health Policy and Analytics (HPA), the Office of Equity and Inclusion, the Office of Health Analytics and the Department of Human Services. You will have to demonstrate strong communication and management skills to oversee this cross-office and cross-agency team in addition to sub-awardees and contractors that will play a significant role in the development and implementation of the InCK Model Program. You will also provide a critical link between HPA and OHA’s strategic vision and other key state-level initiatives focused on children’s health; work with the team to ensure awareness and expertise in emerging and evolving priorities; and ensure that the team is able to proactively support the health policy direction of agency leadership and state efforts focused on children’s health and health equity.
Additionally, you and your team must be responsive to federal and legislative directives that relate to health care delivery and the requirements of the federal InCK Model cooperative funding. Your team must also be nimble to respond to emerging federal policy changes and produce comprehensive and accurate reports, presentations or talking points under aggressive deadlines. You must be able to balance ongoing and newly emerging work, help the team prioritize, and be adaptable to managing new incoming assignments with short deadlines.
Issues and recommendations within the purview of your role are highly visible and potentially controversial to the affected public and private health care constituents, state agencies, and the Governor's office. You will work collaboratively with staff from across OHA, as well as InCK sub-awardees, InCK contractors, health insurers, providers, system executives and other stakeholders. You will also consistently treat customers, stakeholders, partners, and co-workers with dignity and respect and will demonstrate recognition of the value of individual and cultural differences.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
(a) Four (4) years of management experience in a public or private organization which included responsibility for each of the following: a) development of program rules and policies, b) development of long- and short-range goals and plans, c) program evaluation, and d) budget preparation. OR (b) Three (3) years of management experience in a public or private organization which included responsibility for each of the following: a) development of program rules and policies, b) development of long- and short-range goals and plans, c) program evaluation, and d) budget preparation; AND 45-48 quarter hours (30-32 semester hours) of graduate level coursework in management.
A Master’s Degree in Public Health, Public Administration and/or experience with analyzing health care policy options and making recommendations for improvement.
Experience with health outcomes research, healthcare delivery systems research or experience using healthcare expenditure, utilization and quality assurance data in developing and presenting reports.
Strong working knowledge of Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, children’s health systems and health care delivery.
Experience producing written reports.
Familiarity with financial management, budgets, contract management and program management.
Extensive knowledge of management principles including planning, organizing, supervision and decision making.
Demonstrated experience at a leadership level communicating with a diverse group of stakeholders on complex topics.
Ability to ensure the coordination and exchange of clear information between the Oregon Health Policy Board, Office of Health Policy, Office of Health Analytics as well as other OHA staff, external contractors and stakeholders.
Leadership-level communication skills and the ability to communicate with diverse groups of stakeholders on complex topics.
Experience in promoting a culturally competent and diverse work environment.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
We offer a workplace that balances productivity with enjoyment; promote an atmosphere of mutual respect, dedication, and enthusiasm. You will collaborate in an open office with a team of bright individuals to work with and learn from. We offer full medical, vision and dental with paid sick leave, vacation, personal leave and ten paid holidays per year plus pension and retirement plans . If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, the Oregon Health Authority is the place for you.
Apr 03, 2020
Full time
The Oregon Health Authority has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Program Leader with a strong background in Healthcare Delivery Systems to lead an excellent team and work to advance their Integrated Care for Kids Model.
This position is under the classification Principal Executive/Manager F.
WHAT YOU WILL DO!
As Program Director for the Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) Model, you will direct and oversee all work related to implementation of Oregon’s InCK Model. You will direct the InCK Model Team and Program by developing policies, procedures, and programs consistent with policy established by the federal government, Oregon statute and administrative rule, Leadership within the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), and the Oregon Health Policy Board.
Oregon’s InCK Model is a priority, federal-state collaborative focused on improving child and youth health outcomes in a five-county target region with a total budget of up to $17 million dollars over seven years. Funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), the work of the InCK Model aligns with Oregon’s 1115 waiver, Oregon Health Policy Board priorities, CCO 2.0 priorities, the state’s Early Learning Strategic Plan, and the goals of the Governor’s Children’s Cabinet. The InCK Model employs a strong focus on promoting health equity and advancing integrated, family-centered care coordination across physical health, behavioral health and health-related social services. Oregon’s InCK Model goals are to reduce out-of-home placements for children, support family resilience, reduce unnecessary health care costs, and eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in children’s health and health care services.
In this role, you will provide strategic direction to the InCK Model Team, coordinate activities across critical issue areas, and support, guide, and ensure all products reflect a high degree of professionalism. You will ensure that expertise and analysis is distributed appropriately across the InCK Model Team, facilitate teamwork, review and edit all written work products, coach staff on managing meetings and support work with stakeholders.
The InCK Model team is a high performing, highly educated team that will benefit from a leader who helps strengthen existing skills and promotes professional development. You will be responsible for directly managing a core team as well as leading a functional InCK Model team housed across Health Policy and Analytics (HPA), the Office of Equity and Inclusion, the Office of Health Analytics and the Department of Human Services. You will have to demonstrate strong communication and management skills to oversee this cross-office and cross-agency team in addition to sub-awardees and contractors that will play a significant role in the development and implementation of the InCK Model Program. You will also provide a critical link between HPA and OHA’s strategic vision and other key state-level initiatives focused on children’s health; work with the team to ensure awareness and expertise in emerging and evolving priorities; and ensure that the team is able to proactively support the health policy direction of agency leadership and state efforts focused on children’s health and health equity.
Additionally, you and your team must be responsive to federal and legislative directives that relate to health care delivery and the requirements of the federal InCK Model cooperative funding. Your team must also be nimble to respond to emerging federal policy changes and produce comprehensive and accurate reports, presentations or talking points under aggressive deadlines. You must be able to balance ongoing and newly emerging work, help the team prioritize, and be adaptable to managing new incoming assignments with short deadlines.
Issues and recommendations within the purview of your role are highly visible and potentially controversial to the affected public and private health care constituents, state agencies, and the Governor's office. You will work collaboratively with staff from across OHA, as well as InCK sub-awardees, InCK contractors, health insurers, providers, system executives and other stakeholders. You will also consistently treat customers, stakeholders, partners, and co-workers with dignity and respect and will demonstrate recognition of the value of individual and cultural differences.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
(a) Four (4) years of management experience in a public or private organization which included responsibility for each of the following: a) development of program rules and policies, b) development of long- and short-range goals and plans, c) program evaluation, and d) budget preparation. OR (b) Three (3) years of management experience in a public or private organization which included responsibility for each of the following: a) development of program rules and policies, b) development of long- and short-range goals and plans, c) program evaluation, and d) budget preparation; AND 45-48 quarter hours (30-32 semester hours) of graduate level coursework in management.
A Master’s Degree in Public Health, Public Administration and/or experience with analyzing health care policy options and making recommendations for improvement.
Experience with health outcomes research, healthcare delivery systems research or experience using healthcare expenditure, utilization and quality assurance data in developing and presenting reports.
Strong working knowledge of Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, children’s health systems and health care delivery.
Experience producing written reports.
Familiarity with financial management, budgets, contract management and program management.
Extensive knowledge of management principles including planning, organizing, supervision and decision making.
Demonstrated experience at a leadership level communicating with a diverse group of stakeholders on complex topics.
Ability to ensure the coordination and exchange of clear information between the Oregon Health Policy Board, Office of Health Policy, Office of Health Analytics as well as other OHA staff, external contractors and stakeholders.
Leadership-level communication skills and the ability to communicate with diverse groups of stakeholders on complex topics.
Experience in promoting a culturally competent and diverse work environment.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
We offer a workplace that balances productivity with enjoyment; promote an atmosphere of mutual respect, dedication, and enthusiasm. You will collaborate in an open office with a team of bright individuals to work with and learn from. We offer full medical, vision and dental with paid sick leave, vacation, personal leave and ten paid holidays per year plus pension and retirement plans . If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, the Oregon Health Authority is the place for you.
The Oregon Health Authority has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Data and Operations Analyst with strong SAS/SQL Skills to join an excellent team, provide top-notch analysis and work to advance agency operations.
This position is under the classification Operations and Policy Analyst 3.
WHAT YOU WILL DO!
As a Behavioral Health Policy and Data Analyst, you will support behavioral health policy decision-making and strategic planning efforts. This includes data analysis for assessment, prioritization, and monitoring of behavioral health priorities. Together with the Program Analysis and Measurement Manager, you will work collaboratively with staff across the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to provide programmatic support and project coordination for various aspects of service transformation and integration.
Issues and recommendations within the purview of your role will be highly visible and potentially controversial to the affected health care constituents, state agencies, and Governor's office. You will handle policy issues that often have complex and interdependent technical, political, fiscal, administrative, and other aspects that must be considered and addressed. The scope of details to consider is numerous and often unidentified, requiring an ability to clarify and prioritize tasks in order to effectively navigate a challenging and fast-paced work environment with a broad array of stakeholders.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
(a) Seven (7) years of professional-level experience in Data Analysis. OR (b) professional-level experience in Data Analysis. OR (c) A Master’s professional-level experience in Data Analysis. OR (d) A Doctor’ professional-level experience in Data Analysis.
Three (3) years of experience with statistical software and programming languages, such as SAS and SQL.
Experience with health outcomes research, healthcare delivery systems research, and/or health survey research.
Experience using healthcare expenditure, utilization and/or qualify assurance data.
Knowledge of and experience with data visualizations tools, such as PowerQuery, Power BI, SharePoint BI and/or Tableau.
Experience producing written reports, executive summaries and fact sheets.
Quantitative and qualitative problem-solving skills.
Experience with medical billing, coding and/or terminology.
Experience with Medicaid programs and/or behavioral health treatment services.
Experience collecting, analyzing and disseminating granular data on race, ethnicity, language, disability, sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
Experience with behavioral health services measurement and/or policy.
Experience in advancing health equity, addressing systemic health disparities and collaborating with diverse, vulnerable and underrepresented populations.
Experience managing analytical projects that involve groups with diverse and/or opposing views and arriving at mutually acceptable solutions.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
We offer a workplace that balances productivity with enjoyment; promote an atmosphere of mutual respect, dedication, and enthusiasm. You will collaborate in an open office with a team of bright individuals to work with and learn from. We offer full medical, vision and dental with paid sick leave, vacation, personal leave and ten paid holidays per year plus pension and retirement plans . If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, the Oregon Health Authority is the place for you.
Apr 01, 2020
Full time
The Oregon Health Authority has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Data and Operations Analyst with strong SAS/SQL Skills to join an excellent team, provide top-notch analysis and work to advance agency operations.
This position is under the classification Operations and Policy Analyst 3.
WHAT YOU WILL DO!
As a Behavioral Health Policy and Data Analyst, you will support behavioral health policy decision-making and strategic planning efforts. This includes data analysis for assessment, prioritization, and monitoring of behavioral health priorities. Together with the Program Analysis and Measurement Manager, you will work collaboratively with staff across the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to provide programmatic support and project coordination for various aspects of service transformation and integration.
Issues and recommendations within the purview of your role will be highly visible and potentially controversial to the affected health care constituents, state agencies, and Governor's office. You will handle policy issues that often have complex and interdependent technical, political, fiscal, administrative, and other aspects that must be considered and addressed. The scope of details to consider is numerous and often unidentified, requiring an ability to clarify and prioritize tasks in order to effectively navigate a challenging and fast-paced work environment with a broad array of stakeholders.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
(a) Seven (7) years of professional-level experience in Data Analysis. OR (b) professional-level experience in Data Analysis. OR (c) A Master’s professional-level experience in Data Analysis. OR (d) A Doctor’ professional-level experience in Data Analysis.
Three (3) years of experience with statistical software and programming languages, such as SAS and SQL.
Experience with health outcomes research, healthcare delivery systems research, and/or health survey research.
Experience using healthcare expenditure, utilization and/or qualify assurance data.
Knowledge of and experience with data visualizations tools, such as PowerQuery, Power BI, SharePoint BI and/or Tableau.
Experience producing written reports, executive summaries and fact sheets.
Quantitative and qualitative problem-solving skills.
Experience with medical billing, coding and/or terminology.
Experience with Medicaid programs and/or behavioral health treatment services.
Experience collecting, analyzing and disseminating granular data on race, ethnicity, language, disability, sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
Experience with behavioral health services measurement and/or policy.
Experience in advancing health equity, addressing systemic health disparities and collaborating with diverse, vulnerable and underrepresented populations.
Experience managing analytical projects that involve groups with diverse and/or opposing views and arriving at mutually acceptable solutions.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
We offer a workplace that balances productivity with enjoyment; promote an atmosphere of mutual respect, dedication, and enthusiasm. You will collaborate in an open office with a team of bright individuals to work with and learn from. We offer full medical, vision and dental with paid sick leave, vacation, personal leave and ten paid holidays per year plus pension and retirement plans . If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, the Oregon Health Authority is the place for you.
Associate Director of Legislative Affairs Leverage the legislative process to promote a healthy, sustainable, and just food system
The Good Food Institute (GFI) is at the forefront of the movement to use food technology and markets to solve some of the world’s biggest problems, from climate change and global hunger to antibiotic resistance and the exploitation of billions of animals annually.
How You Will Make a Difference In this role, you will have the opportunity to promote a healthy, sustainable, and just food system. You will be responsible for managing GFI’s legislative initiatives/team and using state/federal legislation to remove hurdles and leverage resources to promote progress on alternative proteins. The Associate Director of Legislative Affairs will be responsible for:
Working with GFI’s Director of Policy, legislative team, and SciTech Team to develop the organization’s strategy to secure public funding for open-access research that will accelerate progress on alternative proteins.
Speaking clearly and persuasively on cultivated meat, plant-based meat, and other alternative proteins to congressional staff and other audiences.
Managing the Senior Legislative Specialist, Senior Policy Specialist, and any future legislative roles on the Policy team.
Serving as the point person on legislative issues for GFI, including with the press.
Writing op-eds, white papers, and policy briefs, as needed.
Building alliances and cultivating support for shared goals with other nonprofit organizations.
Performing other duties as assigned.
Who We’re Looking For The Associate Director of Legislative Affairs must have:
A minimum of five years of legislative or lobbying experience.
Some experience managing a team.
The ability to think strategically about using legislation to advance GFI’s policy goals.
Experience communicating effectively with both Republican and Democratic members of Congress and their staff.
An understanding of how the federal government appropriates funds.
The ability to work independently under pressure and use sound judgment in decision-making, including setting and managing priorities and meeting competing deadlines.
A solutions-oriented mindset.
Exceptional attention to detail.
Support for GFI’s philosophy and ability to professionally advocate GFI’s positions.
The ideal candidate would also have:
A J.D. or master’s degree in policy or political science.
An understanding of food regulation in the United States.
Experience building coalitions and developing consensus among partners with different but complementary objectives.
A demonstrated interest in public health, environmentalism, animal protection, or hunger relief.
The ability to contribute to the diversity of ideas and backgrounds on the Policy Team.
We want the best people and we don’t want biases holding us back. We strongly encourage people of every color, orientation, age, gender, origin, and ability to apply. Because we value a diverse workplace, we prioritize an inclusive climate absent of discrimination and harassment during the application process and after you join the team.
The Fine Print
Terms of employment: Full-time, exempt
Reports to: Jessica Almy, Director of Policy
Location: Policy Office, Farragut Square, Washington, D.C.
Benefits: Flexible hours, full medical coverage, optional dental and vision packages, a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, flexible holiday and vacation plans, room for advancement, respectful managers, and supportive colleagues.
This is a U.S.-based position: We are only able to consider applicants who are United States citizens or who already possess a United States Worker Visa.
Salary: $75,000-$80,000
Application Deadline: April 5, 2020
Please contact Team Expansion Leader Chris Hu at chrish@gfi.org if you have any questions about this position. To learn more about GFI’s application and hiring process, you’re invited to attend GFI’s next hiring information session .
Mar 12, 2020
Full time
Associate Director of Legislative Affairs Leverage the legislative process to promote a healthy, sustainable, and just food system
The Good Food Institute (GFI) is at the forefront of the movement to use food technology and markets to solve some of the world’s biggest problems, from climate change and global hunger to antibiotic resistance and the exploitation of billions of animals annually.
How You Will Make a Difference In this role, you will have the opportunity to promote a healthy, sustainable, and just food system. You will be responsible for managing GFI’s legislative initiatives/team and using state/federal legislation to remove hurdles and leverage resources to promote progress on alternative proteins. The Associate Director of Legislative Affairs will be responsible for:
Working with GFI’s Director of Policy, legislative team, and SciTech Team to develop the organization’s strategy to secure public funding for open-access research that will accelerate progress on alternative proteins.
Speaking clearly and persuasively on cultivated meat, plant-based meat, and other alternative proteins to congressional staff and other audiences.
Managing the Senior Legislative Specialist, Senior Policy Specialist, and any future legislative roles on the Policy team.
Serving as the point person on legislative issues for GFI, including with the press.
Writing op-eds, white papers, and policy briefs, as needed.
Building alliances and cultivating support for shared goals with other nonprofit organizations.
Performing other duties as assigned.
Who We’re Looking For The Associate Director of Legislative Affairs must have:
A minimum of five years of legislative or lobbying experience.
Some experience managing a team.
The ability to think strategically about using legislation to advance GFI’s policy goals.
Experience communicating effectively with both Republican and Democratic members of Congress and their staff.
An understanding of how the federal government appropriates funds.
The ability to work independently under pressure and use sound judgment in decision-making, including setting and managing priorities and meeting competing deadlines.
A solutions-oriented mindset.
Exceptional attention to detail.
Support for GFI’s philosophy and ability to professionally advocate GFI’s positions.
The ideal candidate would also have:
A J.D. or master’s degree in policy or political science.
An understanding of food regulation in the United States.
Experience building coalitions and developing consensus among partners with different but complementary objectives.
A demonstrated interest in public health, environmentalism, animal protection, or hunger relief.
The ability to contribute to the diversity of ideas and backgrounds on the Policy Team.
We want the best people and we don’t want biases holding us back. We strongly encourage people of every color, orientation, age, gender, origin, and ability to apply. Because we value a diverse workplace, we prioritize an inclusive climate absent of discrimination and harassment during the application process and after you join the team.
The Fine Print
Terms of employment: Full-time, exempt
Reports to: Jessica Almy, Director of Policy
Location: Policy Office, Farragut Square, Washington, D.C.
Benefits: Flexible hours, full medical coverage, optional dental and vision packages, a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, flexible holiday and vacation plans, room for advancement, respectful managers, and supportive colleagues.
This is a U.S.-based position: We are only able to consider applicants who are United States citizens or who already possess a United States Worker Visa.
Salary: $75,000-$80,000
Application Deadline: April 5, 2020
Please contact Team Expansion Leader Chris Hu at chrish@gfi.org if you have any questions about this position. To learn more about GFI’s application and hiring process, you’re invited to attend GFI’s next hiring information session .
The Oregon Health Authority has a fantastic opportunity for an Experienced Health Policy Analyst to join an excellent team, provide top-notch analytical support and work to advance their Health IT goals http://HealthIT.Oregon.gov .
This position is under the classification Operations and Policy Analyst 4.
WHAT YOU WILL DO!
As a Lead Policy Analyst for the Office of Health Information Technology (OHIT), you will provide lead staffing to the Health Information Technology Oversight Council (HITOC) and its subcommittees and workgroups, with an emphasis on strategic and policy planning. HITOC is responsible for oversight, policy and strategic planning for health information technology (HIT) in Oregon.
In this role, you will work closely with senior management and stakeholders in the development of strategies, policies and programs created through OHIT. You will be responsible for analyzing and synthesizing complex, disparate pieces of information into clear, easy to understand concepts. You will advise senior management; and provide policy analysis and engage with legislators, Medicaid Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs), healthcare organizations, other state agencies, the Governor’s office and other stakeholders.
Additionally, you will provide policy analysis and research, participate in the development of informational documents and meeting materials, and work closely with other team members on communication tools for both public and private sector stakeholders. You will provide high level management support on policies and strategic planning for HIT in Oregon and for delivering state-level HIT programs to agency and health care related stakeholders.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
(a) Eight (8) years of professional-level experience in Health Policy. OR (b) A Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or a related field; AND Five (5) years of professional-level experience in Health Policy. OR (c) A Master’s Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or a related field; AND Four (4) years of professional-level experience in Health Policy. OR (d) A Doctor’s Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or a related field; AND Three (3) years of professional-level experience in Health Policy.
Experience building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders.
Strong working knowledge of healthcare policy.
Experience analyzing healthcare policy and preparing written synthesis for stakeholders.
Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
Knowledge of data visualization methods, techniques and tools.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Proficiency in Microsoft Publisher.
Demonstrated Project Management experience, including an ability to effectively manage project timelines, plans and deliverables.
Knowledge of state and federal healthcare policy and HIT related federal programs, including Medicaid, HITECH Act programs, and programs of the Office of National Coordinator for HIT.
Superior organizational skills, flexibility and strong attention to detail.
Ability to deliver a professional work product.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Experience in advancing health equity, addressing systemic health disparities and collaborating with diverse, vulnerable and underrepresented populations.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
We offer a workplace that balances productivity with enjoyment; promote an atmosphere of mutual respect, dedication, and enthusiasm. You will collaborate in an open office with a team of bright individuals to work with and learn from. We offer full medical, vision and dental with paid sick leave, vacation, personal leave and ten paid holidays per year plus pension and retirement plans . If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, the Oregon Health Authority is the place for you.
Mar 05, 2020
Full time
The Oregon Health Authority has a fantastic opportunity for an Experienced Health Policy Analyst to join an excellent team, provide top-notch analytical support and work to advance their Health IT goals http://HealthIT.Oregon.gov .
This position is under the classification Operations and Policy Analyst 4.
WHAT YOU WILL DO!
As a Lead Policy Analyst for the Office of Health Information Technology (OHIT), you will provide lead staffing to the Health Information Technology Oversight Council (HITOC) and its subcommittees and workgroups, with an emphasis on strategic and policy planning. HITOC is responsible for oversight, policy and strategic planning for health information technology (HIT) in Oregon.
In this role, you will work closely with senior management and stakeholders in the development of strategies, policies and programs created through OHIT. You will be responsible for analyzing and synthesizing complex, disparate pieces of information into clear, easy to understand concepts. You will advise senior management; and provide policy analysis and engage with legislators, Medicaid Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs), healthcare organizations, other state agencies, the Governor’s office and other stakeholders.
Additionally, you will provide policy analysis and research, participate in the development of informational documents and meeting materials, and work closely with other team members on communication tools for both public and private sector stakeholders. You will provide high level management support on policies and strategic planning for HIT in Oregon and for delivering state-level HIT programs to agency and health care related stakeholders.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
(a) Eight (8) years of professional-level experience in Health Policy. OR (b) A Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or a related field; AND Five (5) years of professional-level experience in Health Policy. OR (c) A Master’s Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or a related field; AND Four (4) years of professional-level experience in Health Policy. OR (d) A Doctor’s Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or a related field; AND Three (3) years of professional-level experience in Health Policy.
Experience building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders.
Strong working knowledge of healthcare policy.
Experience analyzing healthcare policy and preparing written synthesis for stakeholders.
Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
Knowledge of data visualization methods, techniques and tools.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Proficiency in Microsoft Publisher.
Demonstrated Project Management experience, including an ability to effectively manage project timelines, plans and deliverables.
Knowledge of state and federal healthcare policy and HIT related federal programs, including Medicaid, HITECH Act programs, and programs of the Office of National Coordinator for HIT.
Superior organizational skills, flexibility and strong attention to detail.
Ability to deliver a professional work product.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Experience in advancing health equity, addressing systemic health disparities and collaborating with diverse, vulnerable and underrepresented populations.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
We offer a workplace that balances productivity with enjoyment; promote an atmosphere of mutual respect, dedication, and enthusiasm. You will collaborate in an open office with a team of bright individuals to work with and learn from. We offer full medical, vision and dental with paid sick leave, vacation, personal leave and ten paid holidays per year plus pension and retirement plans . If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, the Oregon Health Authority is the place for you.
Reports to: Vice President, Early Childhood Policy
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: Early Childhood
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress has an immediate opening for a Senior Campaign Manager/Campaign Manager on the Early Childhood Policy team. The Senior Campaign Manager/Campaign Manager will plan and manage advocacy work focused on increasing access to high-quality early childhood programs for children from birth to age 5. The position requires strong project management and communications skills, as well as the ability to complete tasks both independently and as part of a team working across organizations.
Responsibilities:
Manage a portfolio of advocacy work focused on expanding access to high-quality early childhood programs for children under age 5, including child care, preschool, home visiting, and Head Start.
Execute a cross-organizational strategy to advance federal early childhood legislation, including by developing a legislative strategy for hearings and bill markup, conducting meetings with congressional staff, and planning events targeting legislators and staff.
Participate in a multiorganization effort to advocate for increases in federal child care funding and support state advocacy for child care, including by participating in partner calls and meetings, providing technical assistance to state advocates, and maintaining a website with resources for stakeholders.
Develop toolkits, op-eds, videos, social media content, and other advocacy materials to advance progressive action on early childhood at the national and state levels.
Advise and oversee a strategy to garner more attention to child care in the 2020 presidential election.
Support a network of national groups engaged in grassroots organizing and help facilitate constituent engagement with federal elected officials.
Contribute ideas to the rollout of early childhood team products—such as reports, issue briefs, and fact sheets—in order to reach a wide range of audiences and maximize the impact of American Progress’ work.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least four years of experience in a related advocacy, policy, or campaign position. Candidates for the Senior Campaign Manager role will have five or more years of experience.
Proven track record of project management related to advocacy or campaign work.
Ability to think creatively and strategically to move a policy agenda forward.
Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to write in a variety of formats—such as op-eds, talking points, and social media—and to present complex material to a variety of audiences.
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Ability to independently manage multiple tasks and set priorities under tight deadlines.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work on a team and across organizations.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
The following qualifications are preferred but not required:
Demonstrated record of early childhood advocacy and campaign work.
Fluency in Spanish.
This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70. The starting annual salary for this role is $56,000 for the Campaign Manager and $62,000 for the Senior Campaign Manager.
Mar 04, 2020
Full time
Reports to: Vice President, Early Childhood Policy
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: Early Childhood
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress has an immediate opening for a Senior Campaign Manager/Campaign Manager on the Early Childhood Policy team. The Senior Campaign Manager/Campaign Manager will plan and manage advocacy work focused on increasing access to high-quality early childhood programs for children from birth to age 5. The position requires strong project management and communications skills, as well as the ability to complete tasks both independently and as part of a team working across organizations.
Responsibilities:
Manage a portfolio of advocacy work focused on expanding access to high-quality early childhood programs for children under age 5, including child care, preschool, home visiting, and Head Start.
Execute a cross-organizational strategy to advance federal early childhood legislation, including by developing a legislative strategy for hearings and bill markup, conducting meetings with congressional staff, and planning events targeting legislators and staff.
Participate in a multiorganization effort to advocate for increases in federal child care funding and support state advocacy for child care, including by participating in partner calls and meetings, providing technical assistance to state advocates, and maintaining a website with resources for stakeholders.
Develop toolkits, op-eds, videos, social media content, and other advocacy materials to advance progressive action on early childhood at the national and state levels.
Advise and oversee a strategy to garner more attention to child care in the 2020 presidential election.
Support a network of national groups engaged in grassroots organizing and help facilitate constituent engagement with federal elected officials.
Contribute ideas to the rollout of early childhood team products—such as reports, issue briefs, and fact sheets—in order to reach a wide range of audiences and maximize the impact of American Progress’ work.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least four years of experience in a related advocacy, policy, or campaign position. Candidates for the Senior Campaign Manager role will have five or more years of experience.
Proven track record of project management related to advocacy or campaign work.
Ability to think creatively and strategically to move a policy agenda forward.
Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to write in a variety of formats—such as op-eds, talking points, and social media—and to present complex material to a variety of audiences.
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Ability to independently manage multiple tasks and set priorities under tight deadlines.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work on a team and across organizations.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
The following qualifications are preferred but not required:
Demonstrated record of early childhood advocacy and campaign work.
Fluency in Spanish.
This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70. The starting annual salary for this role is $56,000 for the Campaign Manager and $62,000 for the Senior Campaign Manager.
Reports to: President, CAP Action; Executive Director, CAP Action
Staff reporting to this position: Vice President, Digital Engagement; Vice President, Communications; Campaign Director, Communications; Story Bank Campaign Director
Department: CAP Action War Room
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
The Climate War Room Project has an immediate opening for a Deputy Executive Director of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, the 501(c)(4) advocacy arm of American Progress. The Deputy Executive Director will work with the President of CAP Action to lead communications and advocacy staff to strategically advance the national conversation in support of progressive policies and challenge efforts that undermine such policies. Reporting to CAP Action’s President and Executive Director, the Deputy Executive Director will oversee day-to-day operations and management of CAP Action staff and will be responsible for all administrative, finance, and program functions. The Deputy Executive Director is also expected to play a leading role in developing and implementing organizational strategies that advance CAP Action’s mission and vision.
The ideal candidate for this position will be well-versed in national politics and key policy debates; have a strong, demonstrated commitment to social justice; and bring political and communications savvy. The ideal candidate will also be an established and credible leader in the progressive movement with substantial management experience and a track record of successfully managing multiple projects and overseeing a diverse staff.
This role is an incredible opportunity to help lead a key progressive organization at a vital time for the country.
Responsibilities :
Supervise and manage the daily operations and strategic direction of the CAP Action War Room team of nearly 20 staff.
Work closely with each team lead within the CAP Action War Room to ensure strong collaboration and integration of work streams.
Ensure that all advocacy projects are adequately supported with funding and staffing and that teams are meeting goals and deadlines.
Oversee issue advocacy campaigns on a range of policy and political issues, working closely with policy teams such as Energy and Environment, Health, Immigration, and Democracy and Government.
Represent CAP Action to the press and external stakeholders.
Engage with donors and support fundraising efforts such as writing grant proposals and reports.
Support long-term and strategic planning for CAP Action and help determine advocacy and policy priorities in concert with the CAP leadership team.
Complete other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications :
Bachelor’s degree.
At least 10 years of professional experience in a leadership role; experience with politics, advocacy, and nonprofit organizations is required.
Executive-level management experience.
Proven track record of building, motivating, and working with a team to accomplish project goals.
Strategic and creative approach to campaigns.
Ability to generate new ideas, projects, and programs.
Strong organizational abilities, including planning, delegation, program development, and task facilitation.
High level of comfort being a public advocate.
Exceptional written and oral communication skills and ability to make meaningful and effective connections with a wide range of constituencies.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with colleagues of varied backgrounds.
Strong understanding of the progressive movement and connections to progressive leaders and allies.
Ability to multitask and work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
Working knowledge of American Progress’ issues and goals.
Mar 03, 2020
Full time
Reports to: President, CAP Action; Executive Director, CAP Action
Staff reporting to this position: Vice President, Digital Engagement; Vice President, Communications; Campaign Director, Communications; Story Bank Campaign Director
Department: CAP Action War Room
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
The Climate War Room Project has an immediate opening for a Deputy Executive Director of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, the 501(c)(4) advocacy arm of American Progress. The Deputy Executive Director will work with the President of CAP Action to lead communications and advocacy staff to strategically advance the national conversation in support of progressive policies and challenge efforts that undermine such policies. Reporting to CAP Action’s President and Executive Director, the Deputy Executive Director will oversee day-to-day operations and management of CAP Action staff and will be responsible for all administrative, finance, and program functions. The Deputy Executive Director is also expected to play a leading role in developing and implementing organizational strategies that advance CAP Action’s mission and vision.
The ideal candidate for this position will be well-versed in national politics and key policy debates; have a strong, demonstrated commitment to social justice; and bring political and communications savvy. The ideal candidate will also be an established and credible leader in the progressive movement with substantial management experience and a track record of successfully managing multiple projects and overseeing a diverse staff.
This role is an incredible opportunity to help lead a key progressive organization at a vital time for the country.
Responsibilities :
Supervise and manage the daily operations and strategic direction of the CAP Action War Room team of nearly 20 staff.
Work closely with each team lead within the CAP Action War Room to ensure strong collaboration and integration of work streams.
Ensure that all advocacy projects are adequately supported with funding and staffing and that teams are meeting goals and deadlines.
Oversee issue advocacy campaigns on a range of policy and political issues, working closely with policy teams such as Energy and Environment, Health, Immigration, and Democracy and Government.
Represent CAP Action to the press and external stakeholders.
Engage with donors and support fundraising efforts such as writing grant proposals and reports.
Support long-term and strategic planning for CAP Action and help determine advocacy and policy priorities in concert with the CAP leadership team.
Complete other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications :
Bachelor’s degree.
At least 10 years of professional experience in a leadership role; experience with politics, advocacy, and nonprofit organizations is required.
Executive-level management experience.
Proven track record of building, motivating, and working with a team to accomplish project goals.
Strategic and creative approach to campaigns.
Ability to generate new ideas, projects, and programs.
Strong organizational abilities, including planning, delegation, program development, and task facilitation.
High level of comfort being a public advocate.
Exceptional written and oral communication skills and ability to make meaningful and effective connections with a wide range of constituencies.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with colleagues of varied backgrounds.
Strong understanding of the progressive movement and connections to progressive leaders and allies.
Ability to multitask and work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
Working knowledge of American Progress’ issues and goals.
Summary
American Progress has an immediate opening for a Research Assistant with the LGBTQ Research and Communications Project to provide research support and analysis on a range of issues affecting LGBTQ people, including nondiscrimination protections and civil rights enforcement; health care; housing and homelessness; immigration; and family issues. This position calls for a highly organized, detail-oriented, and responsible individual on whom the team can rely to work independently and deliver high-quality research support, including quantitative analysis.
Successful research assistants will demonstrate an ability to multitask, set priorities in a fast-paced environment, and manage important communications on behalf of the team. The successful candidate will have excellent research and organizational skills, pay careful attention to deadlines, and be interested in and passionate about policies to advance LGBTQ equality. Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact well with high-level policy professionals, both internally and externally, are important.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Provide research support on key policy areas, including by analyzing datasets, reading and summarizing existing research, reviewing legislation and regulations, and more.
Help develop a range of written products including policy memos, talking points, charts, issue briefs, reports, op-eds, blog posts, and advocacy materials.
Uphold an excellent standard of accuracy, including by reviewing and fact-checking written products.
Coordinate research, writing, and administrative support; projects; and scheduling as needed.
Provide operational support to the team, including by assisting in the coordination and planning of public and private meetings and events; processing and filing forms; and providing other administrative support to assist with the management of the team, including grant reporting.
Maintain familiarity with a broad range of issues facing the LGBTQ community.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent related experience.
At least one year of professional experience in policy development, advocacy, or communications.
Excellent research and analytical skills.
Strong organizational skills and an attention to detail.
Ability to communicate effectively with lay audiences and the media.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well on a team.
Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Training or experience in one or more commonly used statistical software packages—such as SAS, Stata, R, or Python—is a plus.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70. This position is budgeted for $46K.
Feb 21, 2020
Full time
Summary
American Progress has an immediate opening for a Research Assistant with the LGBTQ Research and Communications Project to provide research support and analysis on a range of issues affecting LGBTQ people, including nondiscrimination protections and civil rights enforcement; health care; housing and homelessness; immigration; and family issues. This position calls for a highly organized, detail-oriented, and responsible individual on whom the team can rely to work independently and deliver high-quality research support, including quantitative analysis.
Successful research assistants will demonstrate an ability to multitask, set priorities in a fast-paced environment, and manage important communications on behalf of the team. The successful candidate will have excellent research and organizational skills, pay careful attention to deadlines, and be interested in and passionate about policies to advance LGBTQ equality. Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact well with high-level policy professionals, both internally and externally, are important.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Provide research support on key policy areas, including by analyzing datasets, reading and summarizing existing research, reviewing legislation and regulations, and more.
Help develop a range of written products including policy memos, talking points, charts, issue briefs, reports, op-eds, blog posts, and advocacy materials.
Uphold an excellent standard of accuracy, including by reviewing and fact-checking written products.
Coordinate research, writing, and administrative support; projects; and scheduling as needed.
Provide operational support to the team, including by assisting in the coordination and planning of public and private meetings and events; processing and filing forms; and providing other administrative support to assist with the management of the team, including grant reporting.
Maintain familiarity with a broad range of issues facing the LGBTQ community.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent related experience.
At least one year of professional experience in policy development, advocacy, or communications.
Excellent research and analytical skills.
Strong organizational skills and an attention to detail.
Ability to communicate effectively with lay audiences and the media.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well on a team.
Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Training or experience in one or more commonly used statistical software packages—such as SAS, Stata, R, or Python—is a plus.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70. This position is budgeted for $46K.
Reports to: Executive Vice President, External Affairs
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: External Affairs
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress has an immediate opening for a Director to lead its Puerto Rico Relief and Economic Policy Initiative. This initiative was launched to direct American Progress policy and communications resources to an initial, immediate-term response in Puerto Rico after the 2018 hurricanes, with an eye toward long-term planning for the economic well-being of the island. This is an entrepreneurial position that will require an enthusiastic self-starter dedicated to effecting positive change for the people of Puerto Rico. This position is budgeted through December 2020, with possibility to renew.
Responsibilities:
Organize stakeholder groups in Washington, D.C., and represent American Progress in various coalitions.
Interact with members of Congress and the administration on a variety of issues affecting Puerto Rico.
Work with American Progress policy and advocacy teams to produce new content on issues affecting Puerto Rico and the diaspora.
Advocate to protect vulnerable populations on the island.
Educate and engage constituent groups and the diaspora.
Ensure that the right conversations are taking place as fiscal and financial decisions are being made.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least eight years of professional experience.
Deep expertise of the relationship between Puerto Rico and the federal government—particularly of federal programs and funding mechanisms.
An understanding of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) and its oversight board considerations is extremely valuable.
Strong existing relationships with stakeholders who are interested in Puerto Rico issues; these may include contacts in the Puerto Rico governor’s administration, partner organizations, members of the diaspora, members of Congress and staff, and current and former federal agency personnel with knowledge of Puerto Rico.
The ability to remain neutral on the issue of the political status of Puerto Rico.
The ability to successfully manage external relationships.
Experience formulating and overseeing legislative strategy, advocacy, and education plans; experience coordinating related communications efforts.
Exceptional prioritization and facilitation skills to coordinate Puerto Rico work across several American Progress policy teams, Government Affairs, CAP Action War Room, Communications, and others as appropriate.
Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, both independently and as part of a team.
Exceptional verbal and written communications skills.
Bilingual in Spanish and English is required.
Feb 21, 2020
Full time
Reports to: Executive Vice President, External Affairs
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: External Affairs
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress has an immediate opening for a Director to lead its Puerto Rico Relief and Economic Policy Initiative. This initiative was launched to direct American Progress policy and communications resources to an initial, immediate-term response in Puerto Rico after the 2018 hurricanes, with an eye toward long-term planning for the economic well-being of the island. This is an entrepreneurial position that will require an enthusiastic self-starter dedicated to effecting positive change for the people of Puerto Rico. This position is budgeted through December 2020, with possibility to renew.
Responsibilities:
Organize stakeholder groups in Washington, D.C., and represent American Progress in various coalitions.
Interact with members of Congress and the administration on a variety of issues affecting Puerto Rico.
Work with American Progress policy and advocacy teams to produce new content on issues affecting Puerto Rico and the diaspora.
Advocate to protect vulnerable populations on the island.
Educate and engage constituent groups and the diaspora.
Ensure that the right conversations are taking place as fiscal and financial decisions are being made.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least eight years of professional experience.
Deep expertise of the relationship between Puerto Rico and the federal government—particularly of federal programs and funding mechanisms.
An understanding of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) and its oversight board considerations is extremely valuable.
Strong existing relationships with stakeholders who are interested in Puerto Rico issues; these may include contacts in the Puerto Rico governor’s administration, partner organizations, members of the diaspora, members of Congress and staff, and current and former federal agency personnel with knowledge of Puerto Rico.
The ability to remain neutral on the issue of the political status of Puerto Rico.
The ability to successfully manage external relationships.
Experience formulating and overseeing legislative strategy, advocacy, and education plans; experience coordinating related communications efforts.
Exceptional prioritization and facilitation skills to coordinate Puerto Rico work across several American Progress policy teams, Government Affairs, CAP Action War Room, Communications, and others as appropriate.
Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, both independently and as part of a team.
Exceptional verbal and written communications skills.
Bilingual in Spanish and English is required.
Job Title Legislative Analyst I/II - Grade 21/26
Location Rockville, MD, US
Organization Name Council Central Staff
Medical Exam Medical History
Background Investigation No
Financial Disclosure No
Job Description
Closing Date : March 3, 2020
This position may be filled at the following levels:
Legislative Analyst I, Grade 21 - $54,947 - $90,848
Legislative Analyst II, Grade 26 - $69,337 - $115,099
The Office of the County Council is seeking a Legislative Analyst to perform research, analytical and administrative duties which involve coordinating and facilitating the work of the County Council, Council committees and Council appointed committees and task forces.
The work will require performing intensive analysis of complex policy and fiscal issues for the County Council on one or more policy areas over which it has oversight (e.g. health and human services, public safety, the environment, education etc.).
Responsibilities include analyzing major legislative/budget programs and policies, identifying issues, and furnishing policy advice and guidance to the elected officials. Specific analytical assignments for this position vary with the Council's needs and priorities.
This position requires exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, analytic ability using different tools and a desire to work as a team. In addition, this position requires the ability to attend meetings or perform work at locations outside of the office.
Additional Employment Information
OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.
Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to special.accommodations@montgomerycountymd.gov Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.
Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference .
All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with his/her resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.
If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.
Minimum Qualifications
If filled at the Legislative Analyst I level :
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree.
Experience: Two (2) years of professional level program experience in a subject area relevant to local government administration including at least one year of professional experience with a legislative body or committee.
Equivalency : An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
If filled at the Legislative Analyst II level :
Education : Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor?s degree
Experience: Three (3) years of professional level experience in a subject area relevant to local government administration including at least one year of professional experience with a legislative body or committee.
Equivalency : An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
Preferred Criteria
The applications of those individuals meeting the minimum qualifications will be reviewed to determine the extent, relevancy of training, and experience in the following areas :
Master?s in Public Policy or related field;
Experience in Policy, Program or Fiscal Analysis;
Written Communication;
Experience conducting oral presentations;
Experience working with elected, appointed and senior level officials; and
Experience working with Data Analytics Tools.
Minimum Salary 69337
Maximum Salary 115099
Currency USD
Feb 20, 2020
Full time
Job Title Legislative Analyst I/II - Grade 21/26
Location Rockville, MD, US
Organization Name Council Central Staff
Medical Exam Medical History
Background Investigation No
Financial Disclosure No
Job Description
Closing Date : March 3, 2020
This position may be filled at the following levels:
Legislative Analyst I, Grade 21 - $54,947 - $90,848
Legislative Analyst II, Grade 26 - $69,337 - $115,099
The Office of the County Council is seeking a Legislative Analyst to perform research, analytical and administrative duties which involve coordinating and facilitating the work of the County Council, Council committees and Council appointed committees and task forces.
The work will require performing intensive analysis of complex policy and fiscal issues for the County Council on one or more policy areas over which it has oversight (e.g. health and human services, public safety, the environment, education etc.).
Responsibilities include analyzing major legislative/budget programs and policies, identifying issues, and furnishing policy advice and guidance to the elected officials. Specific analytical assignments for this position vary with the Council's needs and priorities.
This position requires exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, analytic ability using different tools and a desire to work as a team. In addition, this position requires the ability to attend meetings or perform work at locations outside of the office.
Additional Employment Information
OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.
Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to special.accommodations@montgomerycountymd.gov Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.
Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference .
All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with his/her resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.
If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.
Minimum Qualifications
If filled at the Legislative Analyst I level :
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree.
Experience: Two (2) years of professional level program experience in a subject area relevant to local government administration including at least one year of professional experience with a legislative body or committee.
Equivalency : An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
If filled at the Legislative Analyst II level :
Education : Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor?s degree
Experience: Three (3) years of professional level experience in a subject area relevant to local government administration including at least one year of professional experience with a legislative body or committee.
Equivalency : An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
Preferred Criteria
The applications of those individuals meeting the minimum qualifications will be reviewed to determine the extent, relevancy of training, and experience in the following areas :
Master?s in Public Policy or related field;
Experience in Policy, Program or Fiscal Analysis;
Written Communication;
Experience conducting oral presentations;
Experience working with elected, appointed and senior level officials; and
Experience working with Data Analytics Tools.
Minimum Salary 69337
Maximum Salary 115099
Currency USD
We strongly encourage people of color, transgender and non-binary people to apply. HRC is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone, including non-LGBTQ people, to join our team.
HRC, in collaboration with our state equality partners, works to defend and advance pro-LGBTQ policies at all levels of government, holds elected officials accountable for their votes and actions, and elects pro-equality champions to office.
The Regional Organizing Lead is responsible for all organizing efforts of HRC membership within a specific region of a state, including recruitment, training, and overall cultivation of HRC members as volunteer leaders. The Regional Organizing Lead will develop volunteer teams in key communities for political, issue, and legislative advocacy. Volunteer Team Building: HRC relies on a powerful grassroots network of volunteer leaders taking regular action to resist attempts to roll back progress for the LGBTQ community while working to advance LGBTQ equality wherever possible. The Regional Organizing Lead will work with volunteer teams to establish best practices for group-led actions and to recruit and train an active volunteer base in the region.
Political, Issue, and Legislative Advocacy: In order to accelerate the pace of progress toward full equality, we must grow our movement's political power, organize ourselves, our families, friends, and allies, and put equality issues at the center of the political conversation in 2020 and beyond. The Regional Organizing Lead will help grow our political power by building organizing capacity and mobilizing HRC members, supporters, volunteers, and activists in support of equality and pro-equality candidates in the 2020 elections.
This position is a temporary, full-time with benefits position ending approximately November 30, 2020. Possible extension depending on funding.
This position can be located anywhere within the state.
Position Responsibilities:
At the direction of the State Director, meet regional goals in the statewide campaign plan in order to elevate LGBTQ equality in the 2020 elections, support HRC-endorsed candidates in federal and state elections, and provide assistance to HRC-supported ballot initiative campaigns.
Implement strategies within the region to support federal and state legislation and national advocacy efforts, and maximize HRC’s local lobbying efforts.
Support volunteer leadership in the region; assist with political and volunteer activities of HRC steering committee members (as they relate to political and legislative activities) and other activists as outlined in the state campaign plan.
Ensure HRC’s volunteer network within the region is vital and growing. Work with volunteer leadership in the region to recruit new volunteers and engage existing volunteers, members, and supporters in grassroots activities.
Participate in the design and implementation of training programs for members, supporters, volunteers, and activists in the region.
Meticulously track all volunteer outreach and engagement in VAN and submit reports daily.
Manage outreach within the region to selected constituencies, including people of color, religious communities, youth, and others. Participate in strategic partnerships with other organizations and groups to support HRC’s outreach and increase HRC’s visibility in the region.
Represent HRC in strategic partnerships with allied organizations in the region (LGBTQ organizations as well as other progressive allies) in order to collaborate and advance the goals of HRC and the LGBTQ movement.
Share HRC’s commitment to inclusion and the intersectionality of our movement by integrating campaign and outreach efforts to defend and advance shared advocacy priorities like reproductive rights, immigrant rights, workers’ rights and other civil rights causes.
Serve as the face of HRC in the region and represent HRC at local events.
Other duties as assigned.
Position Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent in experience) and one to two cycles of electoral campaign experience, preferably with at least one cycle as a field organizer.
Demonstrated record successfully working in coalition on issue or advocacy campaigns (experience in applicable state is preferred).
Working knowledge of federal and state legislative processes.
Ability to work independently within the context of a plan.
Demonstrated ability in building teams, motivating others, and working effectively in a team environment in both a lead and a support role.
Experience meeting goals and holding others accountable.
Effective time management skills, including an ability to prioritize; must be highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent listening, interpersonal, communication and problem solving skills, as well as excellent writing, verbal communication, and presentation skills.
Must be proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Word and Excel) and Google Apps (Gmail, Google Docs and Drive).
Demonstrated experience with VAN and a familiarity with other standard organizing and advocacy tools and social media required.
Excellent ability to establish and maintain professional interpersonal relationships, and resolve conflicts when necessary.
Must be able to travel extensively within the state; must have a valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle.
Flexibility with work schedule is required; this position requires some evening and weekend work.
Spanish language proficiency a plus.
Strong interest in the rapidly changing LGBTQ equality movement and a working knowledge of LGBTQ issues.
All positions at the Human Rights Campaign may require travel on a regular basis or periodically. Where the need arises for business travel, appropriate compensation as outlined by the Fair Labor Standards Act will apply.
No phone calls or emails, please. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to queries about application status.
Feb 07, 2020
Full time
We strongly encourage people of color, transgender and non-binary people to apply. HRC is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone, including non-LGBTQ people, to join our team.
HRC, in collaboration with our state equality partners, works to defend and advance pro-LGBTQ policies at all levels of government, holds elected officials accountable for their votes and actions, and elects pro-equality champions to office.
The Regional Organizing Lead is responsible for all organizing efforts of HRC membership within a specific region of a state, including recruitment, training, and overall cultivation of HRC members as volunteer leaders. The Regional Organizing Lead will develop volunteer teams in key communities for political, issue, and legislative advocacy. Volunteer Team Building: HRC relies on a powerful grassroots network of volunteer leaders taking regular action to resist attempts to roll back progress for the LGBTQ community while working to advance LGBTQ equality wherever possible. The Regional Organizing Lead will work with volunteer teams to establish best practices for group-led actions and to recruit and train an active volunteer base in the region.
Political, Issue, and Legislative Advocacy: In order to accelerate the pace of progress toward full equality, we must grow our movement's political power, organize ourselves, our families, friends, and allies, and put equality issues at the center of the political conversation in 2020 and beyond. The Regional Organizing Lead will help grow our political power by building organizing capacity and mobilizing HRC members, supporters, volunteers, and activists in support of equality and pro-equality candidates in the 2020 elections.
This position is a temporary, full-time with benefits position ending approximately November 30, 2020. Possible extension depending on funding.
This position can be located anywhere within the state.
Position Responsibilities:
At the direction of the State Director, meet regional goals in the statewide campaign plan in order to elevate LGBTQ equality in the 2020 elections, support HRC-endorsed candidates in federal and state elections, and provide assistance to HRC-supported ballot initiative campaigns.
Implement strategies within the region to support federal and state legislation and national advocacy efforts, and maximize HRC’s local lobbying efforts.
Support volunteer leadership in the region; assist with political and volunteer activities of HRC steering committee members (as they relate to political and legislative activities) and other activists as outlined in the state campaign plan.
Ensure HRC’s volunteer network within the region is vital and growing. Work with volunteer leadership in the region to recruit new volunteers and engage existing volunteers, members, and supporters in grassroots activities.
Participate in the design and implementation of training programs for members, supporters, volunteers, and activists in the region.
Meticulously track all volunteer outreach and engagement in VAN and submit reports daily.
Manage outreach within the region to selected constituencies, including people of color, religious communities, youth, and others. Participate in strategic partnerships with other organizations and groups to support HRC’s outreach and increase HRC’s visibility in the region.
Represent HRC in strategic partnerships with allied organizations in the region (LGBTQ organizations as well as other progressive allies) in order to collaborate and advance the goals of HRC and the LGBTQ movement.
Share HRC’s commitment to inclusion and the intersectionality of our movement by integrating campaign and outreach efforts to defend and advance shared advocacy priorities like reproductive rights, immigrant rights, workers’ rights and other civil rights causes.
Serve as the face of HRC in the region and represent HRC at local events.
Other duties as assigned.
Position Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent in experience) and one to two cycles of electoral campaign experience, preferably with at least one cycle as a field organizer.
Demonstrated record successfully working in coalition on issue or advocacy campaigns (experience in applicable state is preferred).
Working knowledge of federal and state legislative processes.
Ability to work independently within the context of a plan.
Demonstrated ability in building teams, motivating others, and working effectively in a team environment in both a lead and a support role.
Experience meeting goals and holding others accountable.
Effective time management skills, including an ability to prioritize; must be highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent listening, interpersonal, communication and problem solving skills, as well as excellent writing, verbal communication, and presentation skills.
Must be proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Word and Excel) and Google Apps (Gmail, Google Docs and Drive).
Demonstrated experience with VAN and a familiarity with other standard organizing and advocacy tools and social media required.
Excellent ability to establish and maintain professional interpersonal relationships, and resolve conflicts when necessary.
Must be able to travel extensively within the state; must have a valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle.
Flexibility with work schedule is required; this position requires some evening and weekend work.
Spanish language proficiency a plus.
Strong interest in the rapidly changing LGBTQ equality movement and a working knowledge of LGBTQ issues.
All positions at the Human Rights Campaign may require travel on a regular basis or periodically. Where the need arises for business travel, appropriate compensation as outlined by the Fair Labor Standards Act will apply.
No phone calls or emails, please. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to queries about application status.
ABOUT ENERGY FOUNDATION
Energy Foundation’s mission is to serve the public interest by building a strong clean energy economy. Energy Foundation supports education and analysis to promote non-partisan policy solutions that advance renewable energy and energy efficiency while opening doors to greater innovation and productivity—growing the economy with dramatically less pollution. We are a complex, multi-site, multicultural nonprofit organization with big plans for the future. Under the leadership of our new CEO, Energy Foundation has embarked on a major strategy refresh, a prioritized commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), and rapid geographic expansion.
For more than 25 years, Energy Foundation has supported grantees to help educate policymakers and the general public about the benefits of a clean energy economy. Our grantees include business, health, environmental, labor, equity, community, faith, and consumer groups, as well as policy experts, think tanks, universities, and more.
Our comprehensive approach advances energy efficiency and renewable energy in the power, transportation, and buildings sectors. Working together, our Policy and Public Engagement programs focus on developing innovative policies and campaigns to help propel clean energy development in these sectors, while our Strategic Communications Program develops powerful narrative and communications strategies designed to build support for our work regionally and nationwide. Our States and Regions Team is a cross-disciplinary team of policy, communications, and campaign experts dedicated to advancing strong state and regional climate and clean energy policies.
Energy Foundation’s founding office is in San Francisco, CA, with regional offices in Raleigh,
NC; Chicago, IL; Washington, DC; and Las Vegas, NV.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Campaign Strategist will spearhead new and manage existing multi-venue campaigns to advance clean energy and climate action in the U.S. This position will work collaboratively across Energy Foundation’s (EF) national and regional program teams to execute specific campaigns across multiple state, city, and regional venues.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Develops new multi-state/cross-regional campaigns, collaboratively and in coordination with EF regional teams.
Develops fundraising plans/strategies for new campaigns and works with Vice Presidents on fundraising.
Oversees discrete multi-state or cross-regional campaigns.
Executes strategies for linking city, state, and regional campaigns to federal advocacy efforts.
Develops best practices and strategies for engaging new and diverse constituencies in clean energy and climate advocacy across multiple venues.
Provides campaign strategy advice to EF National programs, and works with them to execute and test strategy ideas in cities, states, regionally, and federally.
Designs, recommends, and oversees integration approaches and structures between EF advocacy campaigns and other advocates and networks.
KEY ATTRIBUTES
Creative strategist, with expertise in designing and leading issue advocacy campaigns in U.S. cities, states, regions, or federally.
Demonstrated experience developing strategy in partnership with diverse internal and external stakeholders, including community-based organizations, environmental justice advocates, and people with differing political perspectives.
An innovative growth mindset and an ability to work independently.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Deep understanding of best practices in campaign strategy and design, communications, and issue advocacy.
Understanding of climate and clean energy advocacy in the U.S.
Solutions-oriented, collaborative problem-solver who is at home in a diverse, dynamic, and complex environment with a combination of local, regional, and national staff and partners.
Curious and inquisitive, the ideal candidate will possess excellent relationship-building and convening skills and have experience bringing together people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
Ability to present complex information in meaningful ways to a variety of audiences including funders, the National team, other stakeholders, and grantees.
The flexibility to consider other points of view and meet people where they are.
Excellent communication skills.
A commitment to contributing meaningfully to a workplace where equity and inclusion are core values in our internal and external EF work.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Ability to travel 10-12 times a year for 2-3 business days at a time.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to spend extended hours at the computer.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The Energy Foundation’s San Francisco office is located at 301 Battery St, 5th Floor, San Francisco, 94111. The office environment is in an office building downtown with some shared workspace, some individual offices, shared kitchen facilities, with moderate noise levels and a collegial atmosphere. On occasion, there are activities or events after work hours.
TO APPLY
Submit a cover letter and resume online at grossmansolutions.com/jobs/ . The cover letter should be concise, compelling, and outline why you are the right person for this position. Only applications submitted through this website will be considered. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
Energy Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Jan 31, 2020
Full time
ABOUT ENERGY FOUNDATION
Energy Foundation’s mission is to serve the public interest by building a strong clean energy economy. Energy Foundation supports education and analysis to promote non-partisan policy solutions that advance renewable energy and energy efficiency while opening doors to greater innovation and productivity—growing the economy with dramatically less pollution. We are a complex, multi-site, multicultural nonprofit organization with big plans for the future. Under the leadership of our new CEO, Energy Foundation has embarked on a major strategy refresh, a prioritized commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), and rapid geographic expansion.
For more than 25 years, Energy Foundation has supported grantees to help educate policymakers and the general public about the benefits of a clean energy economy. Our grantees include business, health, environmental, labor, equity, community, faith, and consumer groups, as well as policy experts, think tanks, universities, and more.
Our comprehensive approach advances energy efficiency and renewable energy in the power, transportation, and buildings sectors. Working together, our Policy and Public Engagement programs focus on developing innovative policies and campaigns to help propel clean energy development in these sectors, while our Strategic Communications Program develops powerful narrative and communications strategies designed to build support for our work regionally and nationwide. Our States and Regions Team is a cross-disciplinary team of policy, communications, and campaign experts dedicated to advancing strong state and regional climate and clean energy policies.
Energy Foundation’s founding office is in San Francisco, CA, with regional offices in Raleigh,
NC; Chicago, IL; Washington, DC; and Las Vegas, NV.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Campaign Strategist will spearhead new and manage existing multi-venue campaigns to advance clean energy and climate action in the U.S. This position will work collaboratively across Energy Foundation’s (EF) national and regional program teams to execute specific campaigns across multiple state, city, and regional venues.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Develops new multi-state/cross-regional campaigns, collaboratively and in coordination with EF regional teams.
Develops fundraising plans/strategies for new campaigns and works with Vice Presidents on fundraising.
Oversees discrete multi-state or cross-regional campaigns.
Executes strategies for linking city, state, and regional campaigns to federal advocacy efforts.
Develops best practices and strategies for engaging new and diverse constituencies in clean energy and climate advocacy across multiple venues.
Provides campaign strategy advice to EF National programs, and works with them to execute and test strategy ideas in cities, states, regionally, and federally.
Designs, recommends, and oversees integration approaches and structures between EF advocacy campaigns and other advocates and networks.
KEY ATTRIBUTES
Creative strategist, with expertise in designing and leading issue advocacy campaigns in U.S. cities, states, regions, or federally.
Demonstrated experience developing strategy in partnership with diverse internal and external stakeholders, including community-based organizations, environmental justice advocates, and people with differing political perspectives.
An innovative growth mindset and an ability to work independently.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Deep understanding of best practices in campaign strategy and design, communications, and issue advocacy.
Understanding of climate and clean energy advocacy in the U.S.
Solutions-oriented, collaborative problem-solver who is at home in a diverse, dynamic, and complex environment with a combination of local, regional, and national staff and partners.
Curious and inquisitive, the ideal candidate will possess excellent relationship-building and convening skills and have experience bringing together people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
Ability to present complex information in meaningful ways to a variety of audiences including funders, the National team, other stakeholders, and grantees.
The flexibility to consider other points of view and meet people where they are.
Excellent communication skills.
A commitment to contributing meaningfully to a workplace where equity and inclusion are core values in our internal and external EF work.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Ability to travel 10-12 times a year for 2-3 business days at a time.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to spend extended hours at the computer.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The Energy Foundation’s San Francisco office is located at 301 Battery St, 5th Floor, San Francisco, 94111. The office environment is in an office building downtown with some shared workspace, some individual offices, shared kitchen facilities, with moderate noise levels and a collegial atmosphere. On occasion, there are activities or events after work hours.
TO APPLY
Submit a cover letter and resume online at grossmansolutions.com/jobs/ . The cover letter should be concise, compelling, and outline why you are the right person for this position. Only applications submitted through this website will be considered. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
Energy Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
ABOUT ENERGY FOUNDATION
Energy Foundation’s mission is to serve the public interest by building a strong clean energy economy. Energy Foundation supports education and analysis to promote non-partisan policy solutions that advance renewable energy and energy efficiency while opening doors to greater innovation and productivity—growing the economy with dramatically less pollution. We are a complex, multi-site, multicultural nonprofit organization with big plans for the future. Under the leadership of our new CEO, Energy Foundation has embarked on a major strategy refresh, a prioritized commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), and rapid geographic expansion.
For more than 25 years, Energy Foundation has supported grantees to help educate policymakers and the general public about the benefits of a clean energy economy. Our grantees include business, health, environmental, labor, equity, community, faith, and consumer groups, as well as policy experts, think tanks, universities, and more.
Our comprehensive approach advances energy efficiency and renewable energy in the power, transportation, and buildings sectors. Working together, our Policy and Public Engagement programs focus on developing innovative policies and campaigns to help propel clean energy development in these sectors, while our Strategic Communications Program develops powerful narrative and communications strategies designed to build support for our work regionally and nationwide. Our States and Regions Team is a cross-disciplinary team of policy, communications, and campaign experts dedicated to advancing strong state and regional climate and clean energy policies.
Energy Foundation’s founding office is in San Francisco, CA, with regional offices in Raleigh,
NC; Chicago, IL; Washington, DC; and Las Vegas, NV.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Senior Director, States and Regions, is a newly created role that will lead the day-to-day management and operation of the Energy Foundation’s (EF’s) States and Regions program, working in coordination with other regionally and San Francisco-based EF colleagues. Reporting to the Vice President, Campaigns, States and Regions, the Senior Director will lead EF’s priority state program, building public support for clean energy and climate policies in states across the U.S.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Program Oversight and Vision
Oversee the day-to-day operation and management of EF’s priority state program.
Support program expansion and evolution to increase overall impact, working with program Vice Presidents and Regional Senior Directors.
Lead the organizational development of the States and Regions program, including its structure, systems, and management processes.
Directly manage 2-4 headquarters staff who support the States and Regions program.
Planning
Develop and cultivate a culture of planning within the States and Regions program.
Program Operations and Impact
Oversee budget and resource allocation across the States and Regions program.
Support efforts to systematically drive priority states grantmaking to connect and strengthen strategy and program impact.
Act as a liaison between regional offices and senior staff in Operations and Strategic Partnerships to support the work of those offices.
Develop metrics and processes for measuring and evaluating impact across the States and Regions program, including carbon and clean energy outcomes, capacity-building outcomes, and program-development metrics.
Improve, standardize, and—where warranted—develop new systems, processes, and ways in which we communicate with stakeholders about the program goals, strategies and outcomes, including: (1) funders; (2) EF regional staff, both across regions and between the headquarters and regional teams; and (3) between EF regional teams and state-based consultants and others working on the ground.
Oversee development of funder proposals and reports and board presentation materials for the States and Regions program.
Network Development
Develop the vision for EF’s role in servicing the network of state clean energy and climate advocates in collaboration with regional teams and Senior Directors; oversee the implementation of the new vision.
Bring an orientation to strengthening the collective power and influence of clean energy and climate advocates in state decision-making.
Work with headquarters, regional teams, and our Senior Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to identify opportunities and strategies that expand EF’s equity-focused partnerships.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
A minimum of 12 years of experience in operations and management, including strategy-setting, culture work, personnel management, project management, and budget management.
Extensive experience designing and implementing new systems and processes for a growing organization or company, e.g., strategic planning processes, multi-department or multi-region programs, budget development and tracking systems, and information-sharing systems.
Experience in or understanding of the non-profit advocacy sector.
Ability to establish rapport and credibility with key internal stakeholders.
Strong writing and speaking skills; ability to present complex information in a meaningful way to the EF Board of Directors, funding partners, and staff.
Ability to work across functional areas and lead collaborative processes.
Collaborative management skills, including close engagement, staff empowerment, and strong listening skills.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Ability to travel 10-12 times a year for 2-3 business days at a time.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to spend extended hours at the computer.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The Energy Foundation’s San Francisco office is located at 301 Battery St, 5th Floor, San Francisco, 94111. The office environment is in an office building downtown with some shared workspace, some individual offices, shared kitchen facilities, with moderate noise levels and a collegial atmosphere. On occasion, there are activities or events after work hours.
TO APPLY
Submit a cover letter and resume online at grossmansolutions.com/jobs/. The cover letter should be concise, compelling, and outline why you are the right person for this position. Only applications submitted through this website will be considered. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
Energy Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Jan 31, 2020
Full time
ABOUT ENERGY FOUNDATION
Energy Foundation’s mission is to serve the public interest by building a strong clean energy economy. Energy Foundation supports education and analysis to promote non-partisan policy solutions that advance renewable energy and energy efficiency while opening doors to greater innovation and productivity—growing the economy with dramatically less pollution. We are a complex, multi-site, multicultural nonprofit organization with big plans for the future. Under the leadership of our new CEO, Energy Foundation has embarked on a major strategy refresh, a prioritized commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), and rapid geographic expansion.
For more than 25 years, Energy Foundation has supported grantees to help educate policymakers and the general public about the benefits of a clean energy economy. Our grantees include business, health, environmental, labor, equity, community, faith, and consumer groups, as well as policy experts, think tanks, universities, and more.
Our comprehensive approach advances energy efficiency and renewable energy in the power, transportation, and buildings sectors. Working together, our Policy and Public Engagement programs focus on developing innovative policies and campaigns to help propel clean energy development in these sectors, while our Strategic Communications Program develops powerful narrative and communications strategies designed to build support for our work regionally and nationwide. Our States and Regions Team is a cross-disciplinary team of policy, communications, and campaign experts dedicated to advancing strong state and regional climate and clean energy policies.
Energy Foundation’s founding office is in San Francisco, CA, with regional offices in Raleigh,
NC; Chicago, IL; Washington, DC; and Las Vegas, NV.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Senior Director, States and Regions, is a newly created role that will lead the day-to-day management and operation of the Energy Foundation’s (EF’s) States and Regions program, working in coordination with other regionally and San Francisco-based EF colleagues. Reporting to the Vice President, Campaigns, States and Regions, the Senior Director will lead EF’s priority state program, building public support for clean energy and climate policies in states across the U.S.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Program Oversight and Vision
Oversee the day-to-day operation and management of EF’s priority state program.
Support program expansion and evolution to increase overall impact, working with program Vice Presidents and Regional Senior Directors.
Lead the organizational development of the States and Regions program, including its structure, systems, and management processes.
Directly manage 2-4 headquarters staff who support the States and Regions program.
Planning
Develop and cultivate a culture of planning within the States and Regions program.
Program Operations and Impact
Oversee budget and resource allocation across the States and Regions program.
Support efforts to systematically drive priority states grantmaking to connect and strengthen strategy and program impact.
Act as a liaison between regional offices and senior staff in Operations and Strategic Partnerships to support the work of those offices.
Develop metrics and processes for measuring and evaluating impact across the States and Regions program, including carbon and clean energy outcomes, capacity-building outcomes, and program-development metrics.
Improve, standardize, and—where warranted—develop new systems, processes, and ways in which we communicate with stakeholders about the program goals, strategies and outcomes, including: (1) funders; (2) EF regional staff, both across regions and between the headquarters and regional teams; and (3) between EF regional teams and state-based consultants and others working on the ground.
Oversee development of funder proposals and reports and board presentation materials for the States and Regions program.
Network Development
Develop the vision for EF’s role in servicing the network of state clean energy and climate advocates in collaboration with regional teams and Senior Directors; oversee the implementation of the new vision.
Bring an orientation to strengthening the collective power and influence of clean energy and climate advocates in state decision-making.
Work with headquarters, regional teams, and our Senior Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to identify opportunities and strategies that expand EF’s equity-focused partnerships.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
A minimum of 12 years of experience in operations and management, including strategy-setting, culture work, personnel management, project management, and budget management.
Extensive experience designing and implementing new systems and processes for a growing organization or company, e.g., strategic planning processes, multi-department or multi-region programs, budget development and tracking systems, and information-sharing systems.
Experience in or understanding of the non-profit advocacy sector.
Ability to establish rapport and credibility with key internal stakeholders.
Strong writing and speaking skills; ability to present complex information in a meaningful way to the EF Board of Directors, funding partners, and staff.
Ability to work across functional areas and lead collaborative processes.
Collaborative management skills, including close engagement, staff empowerment, and strong listening skills.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Ability to travel 10-12 times a year for 2-3 business days at a time.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to spend extended hours at the computer.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The Energy Foundation’s San Francisco office is located at 301 Battery St, 5th Floor, San Francisco, 94111. The office environment is in an office building downtown with some shared workspace, some individual offices, shared kitchen facilities, with moderate noise levels and a collegial atmosphere. On occasion, there are activities or events after work hours.
TO APPLY
Submit a cover letter and resume online at grossmansolutions.com/jobs/. The cover letter should be concise, compelling, and outline why you are the right person for this position. Only applications submitted through this website will be considered. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
Energy Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
ABOUT ENERGY FOUNDATION
Energy Foundation’s mission is to serve the public interest by building a strong clean energy economy. Energy Foundation supports education and analysis to promote non-partisan policy solutions that advance renewable energy and energy efficiency while opening doors to greater innovation and productivity—growing the economy with dramatically less pollution. We are a complex, multi-site, multicultural nonprofit organization with big plans for the future. Under the leadership of our new CEO, Energy Foundation has embarked on a major strategy refresh, a prioritized commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), and rapid geographic expansion.
For more than 25 years, Energy Foundation has supported grantees to help educate policymakers and the general public about the benefits of a clean energy economy. Our grantees include business, health, environmental, labor, equity, community, faith, and consumer groups, as well as policy experts, think tanks, universities, and more.
Our comprehensive approach advances energy efficiency and renewable energy in the power, transportation, and buildings sectors. Working together, our Policy and Public Engagement programs focus on developing innovative policies and campaigns to help propel clean energy development in these sectors, while our Strategic Communications Program develops powerful narrative and communications strategies designed to build support for our work regionally and nationwide. Our States and Regions Team is a cross-disciplinary team of policy, communications, and campaign experts dedicated to advancing strong state and regional climate and clean energy policies.
Energy Foundation’s founding office is in San Francisco, CA, with regional offices in Raleigh,
NC; Chicago, IL; Washington, DC; and Las Vegas, NV.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Program Director, West Campaigns will guide the foundation’s strategies to build public support for clean energy and climate policies in the West. Working in the region and in close partnership with the West team’s counterparts and campaign experts in both Energy Foundation’s (EF) San Francisco office and other regional offices, the Campaign Director will design and fund strategies that create the diverse coalitions and collaborations needed to meet the ambitious state policy goals in the power, buildings, transportation, and climate sectors.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
Develop and oversee multi-year campaign strategies for the region, including funding allocations, constituency building, and public engagement with an emphasis on priority states identified by the foundation.
Manage the foundation’s investment in the West region that is focused on building public and policymaker support for clean energy and climate policy using 501(c)(3)-appropriate tactics to educate and advocate.
Lead the grantmaking process for grants associated with building public will and policymaker support for clean energy and climate policy advancement; make grant recommendations pursuant to annual strategic plans and regional objectives.
Collaborate with the foundation’s national and regional communications and policy experts in electric power, buildings, transportation, and climate policy to design and execute aligned program strategies.
Work closely with the Senior Regional Director, West and the Strategic Partnership team to inform and support funding partners with advice, identification of gaps in the advocacy field, and new opportunities for funder collaboration.
Maintain and build collaborative relationships with grantees, policymakers, opinion leaders, funding partners, and other experts and leaders in the field.
Bring a high-degree of cultural competency to efforts to diversify grantmaking portfolios while building and cultivating partnerships with diverse grantees, community groups, and environmental justice organizations.
Produce top-quality written materials for a variety of audiences, including board members, funders, and other stakeholders.
Generate and implement ideas for systems, program, and operational improvement.
Build and maintain collaborative relationships with EF peers and colleagues, particularly with a focus on meaningful engagement within EF’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts.
Evaluate the impact of individual grants, initiatives, and broader campaigns.
Support and engage in cross-sector collaboration and build a reputation internally as a thought partner in refining EF’s strategies.
Oversee and manage experienced state-based campaign consultants in at least three priority states across the region.
SUPERVISION
Reports to the Senior Regional Director, West and is a member of the U.S. Programs Team.
Jan 31, 2020
Full time
ABOUT ENERGY FOUNDATION
Energy Foundation’s mission is to serve the public interest by building a strong clean energy economy. Energy Foundation supports education and analysis to promote non-partisan policy solutions that advance renewable energy and energy efficiency while opening doors to greater innovation and productivity—growing the economy with dramatically less pollution. We are a complex, multi-site, multicultural nonprofit organization with big plans for the future. Under the leadership of our new CEO, Energy Foundation has embarked on a major strategy refresh, a prioritized commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), and rapid geographic expansion.
For more than 25 years, Energy Foundation has supported grantees to help educate policymakers and the general public about the benefits of a clean energy economy. Our grantees include business, health, environmental, labor, equity, community, faith, and consumer groups, as well as policy experts, think tanks, universities, and more.
Our comprehensive approach advances energy efficiency and renewable energy in the power, transportation, and buildings sectors. Working together, our Policy and Public Engagement programs focus on developing innovative policies and campaigns to help propel clean energy development in these sectors, while our Strategic Communications Program develops powerful narrative and communications strategies designed to build support for our work regionally and nationwide. Our States and Regions Team is a cross-disciplinary team of policy, communications, and campaign experts dedicated to advancing strong state and regional climate and clean energy policies.
Energy Foundation’s founding office is in San Francisco, CA, with regional offices in Raleigh,
NC; Chicago, IL; Washington, DC; and Las Vegas, NV.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Program Director, West Campaigns will guide the foundation’s strategies to build public support for clean energy and climate policies in the West. Working in the region and in close partnership with the West team’s counterparts and campaign experts in both Energy Foundation’s (EF) San Francisco office and other regional offices, the Campaign Director will design and fund strategies that create the diverse coalitions and collaborations needed to meet the ambitious state policy goals in the power, buildings, transportation, and climate sectors.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
Develop and oversee multi-year campaign strategies for the region, including funding allocations, constituency building, and public engagement with an emphasis on priority states identified by the foundation.
Manage the foundation’s investment in the West region that is focused on building public and policymaker support for clean energy and climate policy using 501(c)(3)-appropriate tactics to educate and advocate.
Lead the grantmaking process for grants associated with building public will and policymaker support for clean energy and climate policy advancement; make grant recommendations pursuant to annual strategic plans and regional objectives.
Collaborate with the foundation’s national and regional communications and policy experts in electric power, buildings, transportation, and climate policy to design and execute aligned program strategies.
Work closely with the Senior Regional Director, West and the Strategic Partnership team to inform and support funding partners with advice, identification of gaps in the advocacy field, and new opportunities for funder collaboration.
Maintain and build collaborative relationships with grantees, policymakers, opinion leaders, funding partners, and other experts and leaders in the field.
Bring a high-degree of cultural competency to efforts to diversify grantmaking portfolios while building and cultivating partnerships with diverse grantees, community groups, and environmental justice organizations.
Produce top-quality written materials for a variety of audiences, including board members, funders, and other stakeholders.
Generate and implement ideas for systems, program, and operational improvement.
Build and maintain collaborative relationships with EF peers and colleagues, particularly with a focus on meaningful engagement within EF’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts.
Evaluate the impact of individual grants, initiatives, and broader campaigns.
Support and engage in cross-sector collaboration and build a reputation internally as a thought partner in refining EF’s strategies.
Oversee and manage experienced state-based campaign consultants in at least three priority states across the region.
SUPERVISION
Reports to the Senior Regional Director, West and is a member of the U.S. Programs Team.
City of Phoenix
Burton Barr Library - 1221 N. Central Ave, Phoenix, Arizona 85004
One Employer, Many Opportunities
2:00pm to 5:00pm Wednesday, February 26th at Burton Barr Library – 1221 N. Central Ave, Phoenix, Arizona
What does it take to work for the City of Phoenix?
What kind of jobs are available and how can you get hired?
Hear from a panel of experts and learn about the benefits of building a career with the city, then network with hiring managers from different departments.
Jan 30, 2020
Full time
One Employer, Many Opportunities
2:00pm to 5:00pm Wednesday, February 26th at Burton Barr Library – 1221 N. Central Ave, Phoenix, Arizona
What does it take to work for the City of Phoenix?
What kind of jobs are available and how can you get hired?
Hear from a panel of experts and learn about the benefits of building a career with the city, then network with hiring managers from different departments.
Human Rights Campaign
CO, SD, ND, WY, NM, MT, ID & UT
We strongly encourage people of color, transgender and non-binary people to apply. HRC is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone, including non-LGBTQ people, to join our team.
Position Summary:
HRC, in collaboration with our state equality partners, works to defend and advance pro-LGBTQ policies at all levels of government, hold elected officials accountable for their votes and actions, and elect pro-equality champions to office.
The Associate Regional Campaign Director is a regular, full-time position reporting to a Deputy Campaign Director and is based within the region (CO, SD, ND, WY, NM, MT, ID & UT).
The Associate Regional Campaign Director will work with a Deputy Campaign Director to develop and execute proactive and holistic campaign plans to win elections and legislative outcomes. At the direction of a Deputy Campaign Director, the Associate Regional Campaign Director will have primary responsibility for a significant geographic area encompassing several states, will directly manage discrete campaigns or projects within the region, and may directly supervise temporary employees and contractors in the execution of those campaigns or projects.
They will be a critical thinker and thought partner who grasps HRC’s long-term goals and the dynamics that shape our work in the electoral and legislative space, while understanding the day-to-day execution necessary to deliver on our mission. They will enjoy managing a variety of projects simultaneously and will have the organizational skills necessary to stay on top of that scope of work. They will thrive in a fast-paced, campaign-like environment and bring with them an inclination to solve problems creatively.
Position Responsibilities:
Help create a presence for HRC and serve as a point of access to HRC in the region.
Develop and implement strategic legislative and electoral campaign plans for priority states in the region in collaboration with in-state partner organizations and HRC leadership, ensuring the integration of these plans into HRC’s strategic legislative, electoral, membership, communication and education goals.
Implement strategies to support HRC-endorsed candidates in federal, state, and local elections, as well as provide assistance to HRC-supported ballot initiative campaigns in the region.
Implement strategies to support federal, state, and local legislation in states within the region, and provide technical support and assistance to maximize HRC’s local lobbying efforts.
Lead HRC’s efforts to partner effectively with state and local LGBTQ and allied organizations in the region to advance the goals of the LGBTQ movement.
Implement outreach efforts in the region to selected constituencies, including people of color, transgender communities, religious communities, business leaders, youth, and others.
Serve as the primary staff liaison to HRC steering committees in the region with regard to the committees’ political activities. Increase the number of grassroots volunteers and advocates identified and willing to take action in support of HRC’s electoral and legislative priorities.
Design and implement advocacy training programs for volunteers and supporters in the region.
Ensure that all volunteer outreach and engagement is meticulously tracked in VAN and reports are submitted as required.
Share HRC’s commitment to inclusion and the intersectionality of the LGBTQ movement by integrating campaign and outreach efforts to defend and advance shared advocacy priorities like reproductive rights, immigrant rights, and other civil rights causes.
Hire and manage temporary employees and contractors, as well as supervise the work of other HRC employees on deployment.
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Position Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
Five or more years in community, issue, labor, legislative or electoral organizing strongly preferred, including substantial experience supervising staff or volunteers representing a rich mix of experience, backgrounds, and perspectives.
A demonstrated record of successful coalition-building (experience in states in the relevant region preferred).
Demonstrated ability to develop and execute a metrics-driven issue or electoral campaign effort.
Demonstrated experience with VAN and a familiarity with other standard organizing and advocacy tools and social media required.
Must have strong speaking and writing skills, and strong verbal communication skills.
Strong skills with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and Google Apps (Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Forms, and Drive).
Must be located within the region no more than one hour from a major airport and able to travel for weeks or months at a time to support specific, time-limited campaigns.
Must have a valid driver’s license.
Must have reliable vehicle available because this position requires extensive travel.
Must be highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
Proficiency in other languages a plus, especially Spanish.
Strong interest in the rapidly changing LGBTQ equality movement and a working knowledge of LGBTQ issues. A demonstrated commitment to advancing HRC’s goals and objectives.
All positions at the Human Rights Campaign may require travel on a regular basis or periodically. Where the need arises for business travel, appropriate compensation as outlined by the Fair Labor Standards Act will apply.
No phone calls or emails, please. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to queries about application status.
Jan 24, 2020
Full time
We strongly encourage people of color, transgender and non-binary people to apply. HRC is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone, including non-LGBTQ people, to join our team.
Position Summary:
HRC, in collaboration with our state equality partners, works to defend and advance pro-LGBTQ policies at all levels of government, hold elected officials accountable for their votes and actions, and elect pro-equality champions to office.
The Associate Regional Campaign Director is a regular, full-time position reporting to a Deputy Campaign Director and is based within the region (CO, SD, ND, WY, NM, MT, ID & UT).
The Associate Regional Campaign Director will work with a Deputy Campaign Director to develop and execute proactive and holistic campaign plans to win elections and legislative outcomes. At the direction of a Deputy Campaign Director, the Associate Regional Campaign Director will have primary responsibility for a significant geographic area encompassing several states, will directly manage discrete campaigns or projects within the region, and may directly supervise temporary employees and contractors in the execution of those campaigns or projects.
They will be a critical thinker and thought partner who grasps HRC’s long-term goals and the dynamics that shape our work in the electoral and legislative space, while understanding the day-to-day execution necessary to deliver on our mission. They will enjoy managing a variety of projects simultaneously and will have the organizational skills necessary to stay on top of that scope of work. They will thrive in a fast-paced, campaign-like environment and bring with them an inclination to solve problems creatively.
Position Responsibilities:
Help create a presence for HRC and serve as a point of access to HRC in the region.
Develop and implement strategic legislative and electoral campaign plans for priority states in the region in collaboration with in-state partner organizations and HRC leadership, ensuring the integration of these plans into HRC’s strategic legislative, electoral, membership, communication and education goals.
Implement strategies to support HRC-endorsed candidates in federal, state, and local elections, as well as provide assistance to HRC-supported ballot initiative campaigns in the region.
Implement strategies to support federal, state, and local legislation in states within the region, and provide technical support and assistance to maximize HRC’s local lobbying efforts.
Lead HRC’s efforts to partner effectively with state and local LGBTQ and allied organizations in the region to advance the goals of the LGBTQ movement.
Implement outreach efforts in the region to selected constituencies, including people of color, transgender communities, religious communities, business leaders, youth, and others.
Serve as the primary staff liaison to HRC steering committees in the region with regard to the committees’ political activities. Increase the number of grassroots volunteers and advocates identified and willing to take action in support of HRC’s electoral and legislative priorities.
Design and implement advocacy training programs for volunteers and supporters in the region.
Ensure that all volunteer outreach and engagement is meticulously tracked in VAN and reports are submitted as required.
Share HRC’s commitment to inclusion and the intersectionality of the LGBTQ movement by integrating campaign and outreach efforts to defend and advance shared advocacy priorities like reproductive rights, immigrant rights, and other civil rights causes.
Hire and manage temporary employees and contractors, as well as supervise the work of other HRC employees on deployment.
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Position Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
Five or more years in community, issue, labor, legislative or electoral organizing strongly preferred, including substantial experience supervising staff or volunteers representing a rich mix of experience, backgrounds, and perspectives.
A demonstrated record of successful coalition-building (experience in states in the relevant region preferred).
Demonstrated ability to develop and execute a metrics-driven issue or electoral campaign effort.
Demonstrated experience with VAN and a familiarity with other standard organizing and advocacy tools and social media required.
Must have strong speaking and writing skills, and strong verbal communication skills.
Strong skills with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and Google Apps (Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Forms, and Drive).
Must be located within the region no more than one hour from a major airport and able to travel for weeks or months at a time to support specific, time-limited campaigns.
Must have a valid driver’s license.
Must have reliable vehicle available because this position requires extensive travel.
Must be highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
Proficiency in other languages a plus, especially Spanish.
Strong interest in the rapidly changing LGBTQ equality movement and a working knowledge of LGBTQ issues. A demonstrated commitment to advancing HRC’s goals and objectives.
All positions at the Human Rights Campaign may require travel on a regular basis or periodically. Where the need arises for business travel, appropriate compensation as outlined by the Fair Labor Standards Act will apply.
No phone calls or emails, please. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to queries about application status.
The Executive Ethics Commission (EEC) of the State of Illinois seeks applicants for the position of State Purchasing Officer (SPO) with the Chief Procurement Office for General Services (CPO-GS).
The CPO-GS ensures that more than $7 billion in procurements under its jurisdiction are fair, transparent, accountable and in the best interest of the State. The CPO-GS is under the umbrella of the EEC, a nine-member commission that promotes transparency, fairness, and integrity by facilitating compliance and enforcement of the State Officials and Employee Ethics Act. The EEC appoints the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO), subject to Senate confirmation, and provides staff and other support in furtherance of the independent procurement role of the CPO. The staff members of the CPO-GS are dedicated public servants focused on providing exceptional service and valuable results to the agencies and people we serve.
The SPO is appointed to a 5-year term by the CPO and represents the CPO at the agency level. The SPO’s procurement authority is derived from the CPO, enabling this position to help meet the legitimate needs of the agency through a well-run procurement organization.
Responsibilities of the SPO include:
The SPO exercises the CPO’s procurement authority at the agency level. At the direction of the CPO, the SPO may be assigned responsibility to approve or reject contracts for the agency.
Initiates procurement planning and development activities, and establishes appropriate activity schedules. Grants and denies approval at various stages of the procurement process.
On a regular or ad hoc basis, trains agency personnel in routine procurement activities, including but not limited to the identification of procurement method, drafting of specifications, evaluation, award, contracting, procurement file documentation and procurement systems processes.
Maintains communication between agency procurement staff, agency management, and program unit staff to help ensure that program needs are met and that all staff members involved in the purchasing process staff are aware of and are following the procurement process.
Reviews and analyzes agency procurement activities, making and implementing recommendations for process improvements.
Institutes necessary training to further the understanding of the procurement process and for staff development.
Prepares reports necessary for the management and understanding of agency procurement activities. Ensures procurement activities are properly documented to meet legal and other requirements.
Works with the Procurement Compliance Monitor as directed by the CPO, or as is necessary and appropriate, to ensure procurement activities comply with laws, rules, and policies and procedures.
Minimum Requirements:
To become a part of this energetic and exceptional organization the SPO must possess the following qualifications and skills:
Bachelor level degree from accredited college or university, preferably with courses in business, procurement, supply chain management, public administration, political science, pre-law, communications, or other disciplines related to the work of the CPO-GS.
Equivalent degree or non-degree education, or education plus relevant professional experience may be considered.
Ability to effectively communicate information and ideas verbally and in writing so others will understand.
Ability to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Must be skilled at using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Ability to encourage and build mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Must be skilled in management of one's own time.
The SPO is appointed by the Chief Procurement Officer to a term of five years beginning on the date of the officer's appointment. By law, the SPO must be able to receive certification by the Universal Public Procurement Certification Council (UPPCC) or the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) within 30 months of appointment. Prerequisites to testing for certification include:
UPPCC:
With a Degree (Completion of a 2-year, post-secondary education program that results in a degree, diploma or certificate):
3 years of experience within the previous 10 years. A minimum of 50% of the required years of experience must be in public sector (remaining experience may be from either public or private sector)
72 contacts hours of procurement-related coursework/training completed within the previous 10 years
Without a Degree:
5 years of experience within the previous 10 years. A minimum of 50% of the required years of experience must be in public sector (remaining experience may be from either public or private sector)
72 contacts hours of procurement-related coursework/training completed within the previous 10 years
For detailed information on becoming certified with UPPCC please visit https://www.uppcc.org/Certification
ISM:
Three years of full-time, professional supply management experience (nonclerical and nonsupport) with a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution or international equivalent; or
Five years of full-time, professional supply management experience (nonclerical and nonsupport) without a qualified bachelor's degree.
For detailed information on becoming certified with ISM please visit : ISM - Certification - Certification Process
Preferences:
At least 3 years of experience in public administration, preferably with State government in general and procurement processes specifically.
Current certification by the UPPCC as a Certified Professional Public Buyer or as a Certified Public Procurement Officer.
Office Information The SPO works in a collaborative environment, interacting with state employees and the public via email, telephone, and in person. The work location is an office setting, requiring business casual or business dress attire.
Address: 401 South Spring Street, William Stratton Building,
Springfield, Illinois 62706
Work hours: This is a full-time position with a work week consisting of 37 ½ hours per work during normal business hours.
Benefits: This position is eligible to be a member of the State of Illinois Group Insurance program with health, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage options. Additionally, this position will earn 12 paid sick days per calendar year, a minimum of 10 paid vacation days per calendar year, 3 paid personal days per calendar year, and 12 paid state holidays per calendar year, prorated based on start date.
This is a non-code position. This position is not subject to collective bargaining and does not require a current grade from Central Management Services. NOTE: Salary amounts shown are only to be used as a guide; actual salary will be determined at the time of hire.
Agency Contact: Executive Ethics Commission Human Resources Office 401 South Spring Street, William Stratton Building, Room 515 Springfield, Illinois 62706
How to Apply: Applicants should send the following to the address above by 4:30 pm on Friday, February 7, 2020:
A cover letter identifying the title of the position for which you are applying, explaining how your training, experience, and/or coursework qualify you for this position, and identifying how you learned of this position, and
A detailed resume.
Applicants may also submit required information via email to Christine.Lazarides@illinois.gov. The Executive Ethics Commission is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Illinois Human Rights Act, State agencies must ensure that the employment process is accessible to persons with disabilities. Specifically, these laws require that the State provide reasonable accommodations upon request by individuals participating in all steps of the employment process. Please contact the Human Resources Office with requests for reasonable accommodations. The Equal Employment Opportunity / American with Disabilities Act Officer is responsible for ensuring compliance with these laws. Any issues or concerns should be addressed to the EEO/ADA Officer at 401 S. Spring St, Room 515, Springfield, Illinois, 62706, or by calling (217) 558-1393.
Jan 13, 2020
Full time
The Executive Ethics Commission (EEC) of the State of Illinois seeks applicants for the position of State Purchasing Officer (SPO) with the Chief Procurement Office for General Services (CPO-GS).
The CPO-GS ensures that more than $7 billion in procurements under its jurisdiction are fair, transparent, accountable and in the best interest of the State. The CPO-GS is under the umbrella of the EEC, a nine-member commission that promotes transparency, fairness, and integrity by facilitating compliance and enforcement of the State Officials and Employee Ethics Act. The EEC appoints the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO), subject to Senate confirmation, and provides staff and other support in furtherance of the independent procurement role of the CPO. The staff members of the CPO-GS are dedicated public servants focused on providing exceptional service and valuable results to the agencies and people we serve.
The SPO is appointed to a 5-year term by the CPO and represents the CPO at the agency level. The SPO’s procurement authority is derived from the CPO, enabling this position to help meet the legitimate needs of the agency through a well-run procurement organization.
Responsibilities of the SPO include:
The SPO exercises the CPO’s procurement authority at the agency level. At the direction of the CPO, the SPO may be assigned responsibility to approve or reject contracts for the agency.
Initiates procurement planning and development activities, and establishes appropriate activity schedules. Grants and denies approval at various stages of the procurement process.
On a regular or ad hoc basis, trains agency personnel in routine procurement activities, including but not limited to the identification of procurement method, drafting of specifications, evaluation, award, contracting, procurement file documentation and procurement systems processes.
Maintains communication between agency procurement staff, agency management, and program unit staff to help ensure that program needs are met and that all staff members involved in the purchasing process staff are aware of and are following the procurement process.
Reviews and analyzes agency procurement activities, making and implementing recommendations for process improvements.
Institutes necessary training to further the understanding of the procurement process and for staff development.
Prepares reports necessary for the management and understanding of agency procurement activities. Ensures procurement activities are properly documented to meet legal and other requirements.
Works with the Procurement Compliance Monitor as directed by the CPO, or as is necessary and appropriate, to ensure procurement activities comply with laws, rules, and policies and procedures.
Minimum Requirements:
To become a part of this energetic and exceptional organization the SPO must possess the following qualifications and skills:
Bachelor level degree from accredited college or university, preferably with courses in business, procurement, supply chain management, public administration, political science, pre-law, communications, or other disciplines related to the work of the CPO-GS.
Equivalent degree or non-degree education, or education plus relevant professional experience may be considered.
Ability to effectively communicate information and ideas verbally and in writing so others will understand.
Ability to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Must be skilled at using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Ability to encourage and build mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Must be skilled in management of one's own time.
The SPO is appointed by the Chief Procurement Officer to a term of five years beginning on the date of the officer's appointment. By law, the SPO must be able to receive certification by the Universal Public Procurement Certification Council (UPPCC) or the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) within 30 months of appointment. Prerequisites to testing for certification include:
UPPCC:
With a Degree (Completion of a 2-year, post-secondary education program that results in a degree, diploma or certificate):
3 years of experience within the previous 10 years. A minimum of 50% of the required years of experience must be in public sector (remaining experience may be from either public or private sector)
72 contacts hours of procurement-related coursework/training completed within the previous 10 years
Without a Degree:
5 years of experience within the previous 10 years. A minimum of 50% of the required years of experience must be in public sector (remaining experience may be from either public or private sector)
72 contacts hours of procurement-related coursework/training completed within the previous 10 years
For detailed information on becoming certified with UPPCC please visit https://www.uppcc.org/Certification
ISM:
Three years of full-time, professional supply management experience (nonclerical and nonsupport) with a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution or international equivalent; or
Five years of full-time, professional supply management experience (nonclerical and nonsupport) without a qualified bachelor's degree.
For detailed information on becoming certified with ISM please visit : ISM - Certification - Certification Process
Preferences:
At least 3 years of experience in public administration, preferably with State government in general and procurement processes specifically.
Current certification by the UPPCC as a Certified Professional Public Buyer or as a Certified Public Procurement Officer.
Office Information The SPO works in a collaborative environment, interacting with state employees and the public via email, telephone, and in person. The work location is an office setting, requiring business casual or business dress attire.
Address: 401 South Spring Street, William Stratton Building,
Springfield, Illinois 62706
Work hours: This is a full-time position with a work week consisting of 37 ½ hours per work during normal business hours.
Benefits: This position is eligible to be a member of the State of Illinois Group Insurance program with health, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage options. Additionally, this position will earn 12 paid sick days per calendar year, a minimum of 10 paid vacation days per calendar year, 3 paid personal days per calendar year, and 12 paid state holidays per calendar year, prorated based on start date.
This is a non-code position. This position is not subject to collective bargaining and does not require a current grade from Central Management Services. NOTE: Salary amounts shown are only to be used as a guide; actual salary will be determined at the time of hire.
Agency Contact: Executive Ethics Commission Human Resources Office 401 South Spring Street, William Stratton Building, Room 515 Springfield, Illinois 62706
How to Apply: Applicants should send the following to the address above by 4:30 pm on Friday, February 7, 2020:
A cover letter identifying the title of the position for which you are applying, explaining how your training, experience, and/or coursework qualify you for this position, and identifying how you learned of this position, and
A detailed resume.
Applicants may also submit required information via email to Christine.Lazarides@illinois.gov. The Executive Ethics Commission is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Illinois Human Rights Act, State agencies must ensure that the employment process is accessible to persons with disabilities. Specifically, these laws require that the State provide reasonable accommodations upon request by individuals participating in all steps of the employment process. Please contact the Human Resources Office with requests for reasonable accommodations. The Equal Employment Opportunity / American with Disabilities Act Officer is responsible for ensuring compliance with these laws. Any issues or concerns should be addressed to the EEO/ADA Officer at 401 S. Spring St, Room 515, Springfield, Illinois, 62706, or by calling (217) 558-1393.
Title : Government Affairs Associate
Status : Non-Exempt
Reports To : Senior Director, Political Affairs
Positions Reporting to this Position : None
Location: Washington, DC
Description :
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
Our over 2 million members, our volunteers and staff, and our more than 30 state affiliates (together, the Conservation Voter Movement) work for a more just and equitable democracy, where people—not polluters—determine our future. This movement is an influential national network with unparalleled influence in Washington, DC, in state capitals, and in communities around the country. We are unmatched in our ability to ensure meaningful action on our key issues. We aim to bring people and communities together across racial, geographic, political, religious, economic and other differences toward collective goals instead of dividing us from one another.
The Government Affairs Associate will work closely with the Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, the Vice President, Government Affairs and the Senior Director, Political Affairs to ensure that the Policy & Lobbying department runs effectively and efficiently. The Government Affairs Associate will be responsible for helping implement department priorities, such as organizing LCV’s Annual Lobby Day and producing the National Environmental Scorecard , as well as helping with policy outreach and research and providing general administrative support for department leadership.
Responsibilities :
Assist with the production of the National Environmental Scorecard and manage the recent votes section of the online scorecard.
Help with policy and other research and preparation of written materials.
Schedule Hill and Administration meetings.
Conduct outreach to assigned Hill offices ahead of key votes.
Coordinate logistics of LCV’s Annual Lobby Day, fly-ins and other department events.
Provide general administrative support to department leadership, including filing check requests, scheduling and coordinating meetings and logistics, and assisting with key Board Committees.
Help track and provide updates on department progress on meeting key goals.
Help contribute to and track the department’s racial justice and equity work and help ensure an inclusive organizational culture.
Provide support for LCV’s coordinated electoral programs, including tracking events, filing LCV Action Fund check requests, researching candidates, assisting with LCV’s member mobilization program, and other coordinated activities.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications :
Work Experience: One year of relevant experience working in an administrative position; relevant internship experience will be considered. Experience in campaigns, issue advocacy, government or related work preferred.
Skills: Excellent writing, editing, and oral communication skills. Well-organized; hard-working; thorough and detail-oriented; able to manage multiple-tasks at once and work across departments to achieve shared goals; thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment; exhibits a professional demeanor and able to maintain confidentiality; demonstrated relationship building skills; interest in issue and electoral campaigns. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Drive.
Cultural Competence: Demonstrated awareness of one’s own cultural identity, views about difference, and the ability to learn and build on varying cultural and community norms. A commitment to the complex understanding of racial justice and the urgency of confronting institutional racism and inequity within our political system. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice and culture.
Conditions: This position is based in Washington, DC.
To Apply : Send a cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with "Government Affairs Associate” in the subject line no later than January 24, 2020. No phone calls please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace.
Jan 10, 2020
Full time
Title : Government Affairs Associate
Status : Non-Exempt
Reports To : Senior Director, Political Affairs
Positions Reporting to this Position : None
Location: Washington, DC
Description :
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
Our over 2 million members, our volunteers and staff, and our more than 30 state affiliates (together, the Conservation Voter Movement) work for a more just and equitable democracy, where people—not polluters—determine our future. This movement is an influential national network with unparalleled influence in Washington, DC, in state capitals, and in communities around the country. We are unmatched in our ability to ensure meaningful action on our key issues. We aim to bring people and communities together across racial, geographic, political, religious, economic and other differences toward collective goals instead of dividing us from one another.
The Government Affairs Associate will work closely with the Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, the Vice President, Government Affairs and the Senior Director, Political Affairs to ensure that the Policy & Lobbying department runs effectively and efficiently. The Government Affairs Associate will be responsible for helping implement department priorities, such as organizing LCV’s Annual Lobby Day and producing the National Environmental Scorecard , as well as helping with policy outreach and research and providing general administrative support for department leadership.
Responsibilities :
Assist with the production of the National Environmental Scorecard and manage the recent votes section of the online scorecard.
Help with policy and other research and preparation of written materials.
Schedule Hill and Administration meetings.
Conduct outreach to assigned Hill offices ahead of key votes.
Coordinate logistics of LCV’s Annual Lobby Day, fly-ins and other department events.
Provide general administrative support to department leadership, including filing check requests, scheduling and coordinating meetings and logistics, and assisting with key Board Committees.
Help track and provide updates on department progress on meeting key goals.
Help contribute to and track the department’s racial justice and equity work and help ensure an inclusive organizational culture.
Provide support for LCV’s coordinated electoral programs, including tracking events, filing LCV Action Fund check requests, researching candidates, assisting with LCV’s member mobilization program, and other coordinated activities.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications :
Work Experience: One year of relevant experience working in an administrative position; relevant internship experience will be considered. Experience in campaigns, issue advocacy, government or related work preferred.
Skills: Excellent writing, editing, and oral communication skills. Well-organized; hard-working; thorough and detail-oriented; able to manage multiple-tasks at once and work across departments to achieve shared goals; thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment; exhibits a professional demeanor and able to maintain confidentiality; demonstrated relationship building skills; interest in issue and electoral campaigns. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Drive.
Cultural Competence: Demonstrated awareness of one’s own cultural identity, views about difference, and the ability to learn and build on varying cultural and community norms. A commitment to the complex understanding of racial justice and the urgency of confronting institutional racism and inequity within our political system. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice and culture.
Conditions: This position is based in Washington, DC.
To Apply : Send a cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with "Government Affairs Associate” in the subject line no later than January 24, 2020. No phone calls please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace.
Reports to: Organizing Director, Generation Progress
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: Generation Progress
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress is seeking a highly motivated and organized professional with a strong advocacy and organizing background as well as an understanding of strategic communications to serve as the Organizing Associate for Generation Progress.
Generation Progress (GP) is a national education and advocacy organization housed within American Progress that works with and for young adults ages 18 to 35 to promote progressive solutions to key political and social challenges. GP animates the stakes of political and policy debates by driving analysis, messaging, and personal stories of key issues that demonstrate the value of progressive solutions and quantify the true cost of conservative policies through the lens of gender justice, racial justice, and LGBTQ equity.
Working in close coordination with the Energy and Environment policy team, the Organizing Associate will support efforts to increase the reach and impact of research and policy products; assist in the development and implementation of campaign plans that drive progressive climate, energy, and environmental priorities; and coordinate national and state-level partner outreach and engagement around key issues and events. The Organizing Associate will support the Energy and Environment story bank project by identifying and working with individuals who have compelling and diverse personal stories about the effects of climate change and the importance of strong environmental protections.
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with GP’s organizing and communications teams, American Progress’ Energy and Environment War Room, and other policy teams to produce and distribute advocacy materials, including issue analyses, blog posts, fact sheets, video content, campaign messages, and campaign strategies that are tailored to GP’s audience.
Assist in the development of targeted campaigns, including strategic use of GP’s extensive email network and social media presence, and media strategies for advocacy efforts.
Coordinate closely with the Energy and Environment War Room team to drive GP’s youth climate campaigns in coordination with American Progress’ broader advocacy efforts.
Serve as the point person for the GP climate change story bank project through recruitment, stakeholder outreach, and use of customer relationship management software.
Participate in planning and executing substantive events, briefings, and meetings across a range of progressive organizations, advocacy groups, and other stakeholders.
Represent GP in partnerships and coalitions with national and state-level organizations and shepherd partner relationships and communication.
Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with state advocates across a range of issues.
Track and analyze the performance of GP projects including but not limited to events and advocacy materials.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least one year of work experience in campaigns, advocacy, or related fields is preferred.
A strong, entrepreneurial self-starter with the motivation to engage progressive 18- to 35-year-olds nationwide.
A proven track record of collaborating with a diverse group of external stakeholders and advocacy groups.
Ability to learn new policy issues quickly and an interest in or experience with energy and environment issues.
Ability to develop and maintain relationships with state, local, and national partners.
Ability to multitask and set priorities under tight deadlines.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work on a team and across organizations.
Ability to identify equity and opportunity gaps and build messaging rooted in principles of equity.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
Ability to write well and present ideas and arguments in a clear manner that will engage and be understood by the appropriate audience.
Clear verbal communication skills to share ideas in a succinct manner with audiences who may not have expert knowledge on a particular topic.
Ability to initiate projects and balance multiple projects at once.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70.
Dec 20, 2019
Full time
Reports to: Organizing Director, Generation Progress
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: Generation Progress
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress is seeking a highly motivated and organized professional with a strong advocacy and organizing background as well as an understanding of strategic communications to serve as the Organizing Associate for Generation Progress.
Generation Progress (GP) is a national education and advocacy organization housed within American Progress that works with and for young adults ages 18 to 35 to promote progressive solutions to key political and social challenges. GP animates the stakes of political and policy debates by driving analysis, messaging, and personal stories of key issues that demonstrate the value of progressive solutions and quantify the true cost of conservative policies through the lens of gender justice, racial justice, and LGBTQ equity.
Working in close coordination with the Energy and Environment policy team, the Organizing Associate will support efforts to increase the reach and impact of research and policy products; assist in the development and implementation of campaign plans that drive progressive climate, energy, and environmental priorities; and coordinate national and state-level partner outreach and engagement around key issues and events. The Organizing Associate will support the Energy and Environment story bank project by identifying and working with individuals who have compelling and diverse personal stories about the effects of climate change and the importance of strong environmental protections.
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with GP’s organizing and communications teams, American Progress’ Energy and Environment War Room, and other policy teams to produce and distribute advocacy materials, including issue analyses, blog posts, fact sheets, video content, campaign messages, and campaign strategies that are tailored to GP’s audience.
Assist in the development of targeted campaigns, including strategic use of GP’s extensive email network and social media presence, and media strategies for advocacy efforts.
Coordinate closely with the Energy and Environment War Room team to drive GP’s youth climate campaigns in coordination with American Progress’ broader advocacy efforts.
Serve as the point person for the GP climate change story bank project through recruitment, stakeholder outreach, and use of customer relationship management software.
Participate in planning and executing substantive events, briefings, and meetings across a range of progressive organizations, advocacy groups, and other stakeholders.
Represent GP in partnerships and coalitions with national and state-level organizations and shepherd partner relationships and communication.
Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with state advocates across a range of issues.
Track and analyze the performance of GP projects including but not limited to events and advocacy materials.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least one year of work experience in campaigns, advocacy, or related fields is preferred.
A strong, entrepreneurial self-starter with the motivation to engage progressive 18- to 35-year-olds nationwide.
A proven track record of collaborating with a diverse group of external stakeholders and advocacy groups.
Ability to learn new policy issues quickly and an interest in or experience with energy and environment issues.
Ability to develop and maintain relationships with state, local, and national partners.
Ability to multitask and set priorities under tight deadlines.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work on a team and across organizations.
Ability to identify equity and opportunity gaps and build messaging rooted in principles of equity.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
Ability to write well and present ideas and arguments in a clear manner that will engage and be understood by the appropriate audience.
Clear verbal communication skills to share ideas in a succinct manner with audiences who may not have expert knowledge on a particular topic.
Ability to initiate projects and balance multiple projects at once.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70.
Reports to: Vice President, Criminal Justice Reform
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: Criminal Justice Reform
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress has an immediate opening for a Research Associate on the Criminal Justice Reform Team. The Criminal Justice Reform team works to shrink the size of the criminal justice system; make the system fairer and more equitable; and provide opportunities for people who have been directly affected by mass incarceration. The Research Associate will assist in developing ideas for new policy prescriptions; provide research for reports and other publications; write columns and provide writing support for larger reports and issue briefs; and assist in the conceptualization and execution of a range of projects.
Responsibilities:
Conduct research on a range of topics related to criminal justice and public safety and develop ideas on issues to study.
Produce materials for publication, individually or in partnership with others, including reports, issue briefs, columns, and op-eds.
Coordinate and plan meetings and events as needed.
Represent the Criminal Justice Reform team at internal and external coalition meetings.
Develop expertise in assigned areas of responsibility.
Assist in the crafting of communication strategies for press and social media.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least two years of relevant professional experience.
Knowledge of policy and politics around criminal justice reform and public safety issues.
Experience working with people involved in or affected by the criminal justice system; expertise on the impacts of the criminal justice system, including lived experiences, is a plus.
Excellent analytical, research, and writing skills.
Ability to work well within a team in a fast-paced environment under pressure; ability to meet multiple, tight deadlines.
Ability to understand assigned issues and communicate them effectively to a lay audience.
Commitment to the organization’s mission and goals is required.
This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70. This position is budgeted for $50,000.
Dec 20, 2019
Full time
Reports to: Vice President, Criminal Justice Reform
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: Criminal Justice Reform
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress has an immediate opening for a Research Associate on the Criminal Justice Reform Team. The Criminal Justice Reform team works to shrink the size of the criminal justice system; make the system fairer and more equitable; and provide opportunities for people who have been directly affected by mass incarceration. The Research Associate will assist in developing ideas for new policy prescriptions; provide research for reports and other publications; write columns and provide writing support for larger reports and issue briefs; and assist in the conceptualization and execution of a range of projects.
Responsibilities:
Conduct research on a range of topics related to criminal justice and public safety and develop ideas on issues to study.
Produce materials for publication, individually or in partnership with others, including reports, issue briefs, columns, and op-eds.
Coordinate and plan meetings and events as needed.
Represent the Criminal Justice Reform team at internal and external coalition meetings.
Develop expertise in assigned areas of responsibility.
Assist in the crafting of communication strategies for press and social media.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least two years of relevant professional experience.
Knowledge of policy and politics around criminal justice reform and public safety issues.
Experience working with people involved in or affected by the criminal justice system; expertise on the impacts of the criminal justice system, including lived experiences, is a plus.
Excellent analytical, research, and writing skills.
Ability to work well within a team in a fast-paced environment under pressure; ability to meet multiple, tight deadlines.
Ability to understand assigned issues and communicate them effectively to a lay audience.
Commitment to the organization’s mission and goals is required.
This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70. This position is budgeted for $50,000.
Reports to: Executive Vice President, External Affairs
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: External Affairs
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress has an immediate opening for a Director to lead its Puerto Rico Relief and Economic Policy Initiative. This initiative was launched to direct American Progress policy and communications resources to an initial, immediate-term response in Puerto Rico after the 2018 hurricanes, with an eye toward long-term planning for the economic well-being of the island. This is an entrepreneurial position that will require an enthusiastic self-starter dedicated to effecting positive change for the people of Puerto Rico. This position is budgeted through December 2020, with possibility to renew.
Responsibilities:
Organize stakeholder groups in Washington, D.C., and represent American Progress in various coalitions.
Interact with members of Congress and the administration on a variety of issues affecting Puerto Rico.
Work with American Progress policy and advocacy teams to produce new content on issues affecting Puerto Rico and the diaspora.
Advocate to protect vulnerable populations on the island.
Educate and engage constituent groups and the diaspora.
Ensure that the right conversations are taking place as fiscal and financial decisions are being made.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least eight years of professional experience.
Deep expertise of the relationship between Puerto Rico and the federal government—particularly of federal programs and funding mechanisms.
An understanding of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) and its oversight board considerations is extremely valuable.
Strong existing relationships with stakeholders who are interested in Puerto Rico issues; these may include contacts in the Puerto Rico governor’s administration, partner organizations, members of the diaspora, members of Congress and staff, and current and former federal agency personnel with knowledge of Puerto Rico.
The ability to remain neutral on the issue of the political status of Puerto Rico.
The ability to successfully manage external relationships.
Experience formulating and overseeing legislative strategy, advocacy, and education plans; experience coordinating related communications efforts.
Exceptional prioritization and facilitation skills to coordinate Puerto Rico work across several American Progress policy teams, Government Affairs, CAP Action War Room, Communications, and others as appropriate.
Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, both independently and as part of a team.
Exceptional verbal and written communications skills.
Bilingual in Spanish and English is required.
Dec 20, 2019
Full time
Reports to: Executive Vice President, External Affairs
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: External Affairs
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress has an immediate opening for a Director to lead its Puerto Rico Relief and Economic Policy Initiative. This initiative was launched to direct American Progress policy and communications resources to an initial, immediate-term response in Puerto Rico after the 2018 hurricanes, with an eye toward long-term planning for the economic well-being of the island. This is an entrepreneurial position that will require an enthusiastic self-starter dedicated to effecting positive change for the people of Puerto Rico. This position is budgeted through December 2020, with possibility to renew.
Responsibilities:
Organize stakeholder groups in Washington, D.C., and represent American Progress in various coalitions.
Interact with members of Congress and the administration on a variety of issues affecting Puerto Rico.
Work with American Progress policy and advocacy teams to produce new content on issues affecting Puerto Rico and the diaspora.
Advocate to protect vulnerable populations on the island.
Educate and engage constituent groups and the diaspora.
Ensure that the right conversations are taking place as fiscal and financial decisions are being made.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least eight years of professional experience.
Deep expertise of the relationship between Puerto Rico and the federal government—particularly of federal programs and funding mechanisms.
An understanding of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) and its oversight board considerations is extremely valuable.
Strong existing relationships with stakeholders who are interested in Puerto Rico issues; these may include contacts in the Puerto Rico governor’s administration, partner organizations, members of the diaspora, members of Congress and staff, and current and former federal agency personnel with knowledge of Puerto Rico.
The ability to remain neutral on the issue of the political status of Puerto Rico.
The ability to successfully manage external relationships.
Experience formulating and overseeing legislative strategy, advocacy, and education plans; experience coordinating related communications efforts.
Exceptional prioritization and facilitation skills to coordinate Puerto Rico work across several American Progress policy teams, Government Affairs, CAP Action War Room, Communications, and others as appropriate.
Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, both independently and as part of a team.
Exceptional verbal and written communications skills.
Bilingual in Spanish and English is required.
Reports to: Vice President, Technology Policy
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: Technology Policy
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress has an immediate opening for an Associate Director for Technology Policy and Advocacy on the Technology Policy team. This position will combine management of advocacy activities with additional research on emerging technology issues.
The ideal candidate will have expertise in technology issues and a strong interest in developing technology policy solutions that are anchored in progressive values. Focus areas will include technology regulation, competition and monopoly issues, content moderation, impact on elections and democratic systems, algorithmic bias and discrimination, privacy, cybersecurity, and technology’s broad impact on society.
Because the Technology Policy team is a new policy team at American Progress, the Associate Director will have a key role in researching emerging technology issues and crafting progressive policies to address them. The bulk of the Associate Director’s time will be spent on advocacy, including crafting and executing a strategy to educate policymakers such as Hill staff about the team’s proposals and priorities, as well as coordinating with other teams at American Progress to execute that work.
This is an opportunity to join the newest American Progress policy team and one of the most exciting and influential policy fields.
Responsibilities:
Help develop and execute a progressive technology policy platform and research agenda.
Help construct and execute an education and strategic advocacy plan for the Technology Policy team.
Collaborate with the Government Affairs team to create a strategy for Capitol Hill outreach aimed at developing relationships with congressional offices and committee staff and helping to guide advocacy on technology policy issues.
Manage key technology policy issue portfolios for the team.
Conduct additional research and data analysis as needed to further advocacy work; this may include columns, issue briefs, or other products.
Develop, manage, and strengthen coalitions for the team, particularly around proposals related to technology policy.
Identify new coalition and advocacy opportunities to spread team ideas and stay abreast of ongoing discussions about technology policy.
Draft a range of materials such as columns, toolkits, op-eds, videos, social media content, and other advocacy materials to advance progressive action on technology issues.
Plan, coordinate, and execute public and private events for the team.
Requirements and qualifications:
Strong knowledge and interest in technology policy issues and developing policy solutions.
Ability to research, understand, and summarize technology issues for a broader audience.
Experience with federal advocacy efforts—preferably, but not necessarily in, technology related fields—including through government affairs, coalition work, direct Capitol Hill experience, and any other equivalent experience.
Understanding of key stakeholder dynamics and the political environment around technology policy issues.
Ability to draft written products in multiple formats that are concise and easy to follow without losing important policy nuance.
Experience operating in high-stakes environments that require producing high-quality, accurate products under tight deadlines.
A keen eye for new opportunities to advance messaging; knowledge of how to balance limited resources to ensure their greatest effect.
High level of creativity with the ability to solve problems and identify creative approaches to challenges.
Strong understanding of how to develop and maintain connections and relationships to make advocacy efforts more effective; this experience may include participating and leading one-on-one, small, and large group meetings.
Ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining a high level of work quality.
At least seven years of experience focused on technology policy, including government relations, work on Capitol Hill, or an equivalent form of specialized expertise; this can include a period spent pursuing additional education.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work on a team and across organizations.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
This position’s salary is budgeted at $72,000 per year.
Dec 20, 2019
Full time
Reports to: Vice President, Technology Policy
Staff reporting to this position: None
Department: Technology Policy
Position classification: Exempt, full time
Summary
American Progress has an immediate opening for an Associate Director for Technology Policy and Advocacy on the Technology Policy team. This position will combine management of advocacy activities with additional research on emerging technology issues.
The ideal candidate will have expertise in technology issues and a strong interest in developing technology policy solutions that are anchored in progressive values. Focus areas will include technology regulation, competition and monopoly issues, content moderation, impact on elections and democratic systems, algorithmic bias and discrimination, privacy, cybersecurity, and technology’s broad impact on society.
Because the Technology Policy team is a new policy team at American Progress, the Associate Director will have a key role in researching emerging technology issues and crafting progressive policies to address them. The bulk of the Associate Director’s time will be spent on advocacy, including crafting and executing a strategy to educate policymakers such as Hill staff about the team’s proposals and priorities, as well as coordinating with other teams at American Progress to execute that work.
This is an opportunity to join the newest American Progress policy team and one of the most exciting and influential policy fields.
Responsibilities:
Help develop and execute a progressive technology policy platform and research agenda.
Help construct and execute an education and strategic advocacy plan for the Technology Policy team.
Collaborate with the Government Affairs team to create a strategy for Capitol Hill outreach aimed at developing relationships with congressional offices and committee staff and helping to guide advocacy on technology policy issues.
Manage key technology policy issue portfolios for the team.
Conduct additional research and data analysis as needed to further advocacy work; this may include columns, issue briefs, or other products.
Develop, manage, and strengthen coalitions for the team, particularly around proposals related to technology policy.
Identify new coalition and advocacy opportunities to spread team ideas and stay abreast of ongoing discussions about technology policy.
Draft a range of materials such as columns, toolkits, op-eds, videos, social media content, and other advocacy materials to advance progressive action on technology issues.
Plan, coordinate, and execute public and private events for the team.
Requirements and qualifications:
Strong knowledge and interest in technology policy issues and developing policy solutions.
Ability to research, understand, and summarize technology issues for a broader audience.
Experience with federal advocacy efforts—preferably, but not necessarily in, technology related fields—including through government affairs, coalition work, direct Capitol Hill experience, and any other equivalent experience.
Understanding of key stakeholder dynamics and the political environment around technology policy issues.
Ability to draft written products in multiple formats that are concise and easy to follow without losing important policy nuance.
Experience operating in high-stakes environments that require producing high-quality, accurate products under tight deadlines.
A keen eye for new opportunities to advance messaging; knowledge of how to balance limited resources to ensure their greatest effect.
High level of creativity with the ability to solve problems and identify creative approaches to challenges.
Strong understanding of how to develop and maintain connections and relationships to make advocacy efforts more effective; this experience may include participating and leading one-on-one, small, and large group meetings.
Ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining a high level of work quality.
At least seven years of experience focused on technology policy, including government relations, work on Capitol Hill, or an equivalent form of specialized expertise; this can include a period spent pursuing additional education.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work on a team and across organizations.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals.
This position’s salary is budgeted at $72,000 per year.
