State Policy Advocate

JOB POSTING – State Policy Advocate

The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1986. CHIRLA is a California-based leader with national impact made of diverse immigrant families and individuals who act as agents of social change to achieve a world with freedom of mobility, full human rights, and true participatory democracy. CHIRLA organizes and serves individuals, institutions, and coalitions to build power, transform public opinions, and change policies to achieve full human, civil and labor rights. Guided by power, love, and vision of our community, CHIRLA embraces and drives progressive social change.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) is looking for a State Policy Advocate who is charged with managing the day-to-day state policy agenda in collaboration with the Deputy Director of State Policy and Advocacy. The Advocate will collaborate and assist in leading the future and projects to expand and support the work being done across the state. The State Policy Advocate will also work towards promoting policies and state investments that advance immigrant integration and protect immigrant’s basic human and civil rights. This position will serve as a liaison to Members of State Legislature, State Agencies, and the Administration and will be responsible for briefing elected officials and their staff on the status of immigrants and their families. The ideal candidate will work successfully with CHIRLA’s California-based staff to engage our membership base in the development and advancement of CHIRLA’s policy advocacy agenda.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

EXTERNAL PROGRAM PRIORITIES

• Work with the Deputy Director of State Policy and Advocacy to lead CHIRLA’s state policy agenda.
• Advances and implements CHIRLA goals and objectives as they are determined by the organization.
• Assists in developing legislative/regulatory/budget proposals to advance CHIRLA’s agenda.
• Manages, under the supervision of the Deputy Director of State Policy and Advocacy, CHIRLA’s support/oppose/neutral positions to legislative/regulatory/budget proposals.
• Cultivates and maintains positive working relationships with Members of State Legislature, Constitutional Offices, Agencies and Governor’s office.
• Responsible for securing regular meet-and-greets and providing policy analysis to lawmakers and their staff.
• Represent CHIRLA’s position at committee hearings, press conferences, and/or legislative meetings.
• Develops and maintains alliances with immigrant networks and to advance CHIRLA’s policy agenda.
• Serves as a media spokesperson in Sacramento.
• As appropriate, work with supervisor to develop and implement advocacy strategies and events (to include legislative visits, advocacy days, letters, and call-in campaigns, media relations, hearings, actions, etc.)
• Develop provide updates, talking points, action alerts, sample letters, etc. as part of advocacy strategies.
• Support staff by providing research and analysis on issues pertaining to immigrant communities.

INTERNAL PROGRAM PRIORITIES:

• Produce state legislative research, developing policy fact sheets, and talking points.
• Monitor, manage, and analyzes and summarizes propose and/or new laws and regulations negatively/positively impacting immigrants.
• Monitor and analyzes state trends and issues related to immigration and ensure a proactive focus on pro-immigrant policies.
• Monitor, analyzes, and summarizes propose and/or new laws and regulations negatively/positively impacting immigrants.
• Research, analyze and write policy reports and briefing documents on diverse immigrant and immigration issues.
• Provide regular updates on policy work through progress reports and analysis.
• Create a work plan and confer with the Supervisor as necessary.
• Contribute to other program projects as needed.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Undergraduate degree
• Minimum three years of legislative experience within the State Capitol
• Broad knowledge of and strong interest in immigration and migration
• Excellent research and policy development skills

Preferred:

• Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred, with excellent oral communication, public speaking, and writing skills.
• Proven experience in a non-profit organization or policy firm.
• Engaged in immigrant rights and related issues.
• Strong knowledge of and experience with national, state, and federal policy advocacy stakeholders.

Desired Traits or Characteristic:

• Broad knowledge of and strong interest in immigration and migration.
• Must have the ability to plan, organize and with limited supervision, implement CHIRLA’s policy.
• Must have initiative and the ability to exercise good judgment, and a deep
• Understanding of immigration issues.
• Strong commitment and passion to building immigrant power within a broader strategy toward achieving social, economic, and racial justice.
• Ability to have positive working relationships with CHIRLA staff, members, and allies.
• Comfortable and experienced in a fast-paced environment and handling multiple deadlines.
• Commitment to working in a diverse professional environment.
• Strong commitment to CHIRLA’s mission of empowering low-income community groups.
• Support CHIRLA’s fundraising goals including annual fundraising drive and GALA activities.
• Ability to have positive working relationships with CHIRLA staff, members, and allies.

JOB TITLE: Policy Advocate (Sacramento)

Salary & Benefits: $67,600 – 73,116

CHIRLA offers a competitive salary based on qualifications and an excellent benefit package, which includes generous time off benefits, 401K Plan, health, dental and vision plans.

FLSA Classification: Exempt/Hourly, full-time regular

Classification: CHIRLA recognizes a staff bargaining unit affiliated with AFSCME Local 4501. This position is included in CHIRLA’s bargaining unit and covered under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.

REPORTS TO: Deputy Director of State Policy & Advocacy

CLOSING DATE OF THIS POSITION: Position will remain open until filled.

LOCATION: Sacramento, CA

CHIRLA is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and administers all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, appointment, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfers, training and educational opportunities without regard to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, genetic information as defined by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, race, religion or religious creed, color, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 or older), sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS status, pregnancy or pregnancy-related disability, military or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation. All such discrimination is unlawful. It also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. All such discrimination is unlawful.

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