Job Title: Policy Advocate - Fresno
Reports to: Regional Policy Manager or Co-Executive Director
Classification: Full time, Exempt
Salary Range: $67,000- $80,000
The Policy Advocate position is an exempt, professional position performing work that is predominately intellectual and varied in character related to high level policy work in furtherance of the organization’s mission and goals. The position regularly requires the use of professional, independent judgement to exercise discretion in matters related to the duties set forth below.
The Policy Advocate will be primarily responsible for developing and leading local policy advocacy campaigns in a defined geography. This position is also responsible for developing issue area expertise in at least two substantive areas and supporting regional and statewide advocacy efforts.
The essential functions (i.e., the fundamental job duties of the position) are as follows: Develop and implement an advocacy agenda in the assigned geography.
Lead Organizing and Base-Building: Engage, train, and support local community leaders and advocates from low-income communities and communities of color in assigned geographies as part of Leadership Counsel’s local-, regional- and state-level organizing and advocacy campaigns:
Support identification and implementation of regional and statewide policy campaigns
Lead and engage in coalitions and collaboratives to further short and long term program and policy priorities
Develop and maintain relationships with governmental agencies, non-governmental agencies, community-based organizations, community members, academic institutions, and other relevant stakeholders.
Represent Leadership Counsel at community events, conferences, convenings, etc.
Administrative duties
The following qualifications are required for this position:
Education
o Bachelor’s Degree or comparable experience
Prior Experience:
o 1-2 years of demonstrated experience working with and on behalf of low income regions of the State
Technical Skills/Proficiencies
Other Traits:
Currently offered benefits for full-time positions include: up to $70 monthly cell phone reimbursement; 100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental insurance for employee; 50% employer-paid health, vision, and dental insurance for employee's dependent(s); up to 6% 401(k) match for employee; annual professional development allotment; 16 accrued paid vacation days per year and additional paid vacation days after 4 years of employment; 15 accrued paid sick leave days per year; 12 paid holidays per year; and paid family leave. Benefits may change from time to time.
The physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Ability to drive frequently and for up to 8 hours in a day to community meetings, hearings, conferences and other related activities, ability to work long days occasionally up to 14 hours in a day, ability to conduct door-to-door outreach and conduct meetings, lifting materials and supplies such as chairs, easels, tables. Typically, these will weigh 30 pounds or less. Position involves remaining in stationary position for most of the workday. The employee is regularly required to move or remain in stationary position. This position requires the ability to perform clerical duties in the office and operate computer and related office machinery. The employee is occasionally required to move self. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to observe details at close range or from a distance. Other abilities required by this job include the ability to communicate information and ideas so that others understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
This position engages in functions both indoors and outdoors, in office environments with light to moderate noise, and in community gathering venues, private homes or government buildings with both small and large groups of people where noise levels may be higher than in a typical office setting.
Employees share office space with one or more other staff members. Out-of-office meetings both meetings will include meetings in other offices, in community centers, in homes, in government buildings, and outside.
Leadership Counsel is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and strictly
prohibits any unlawful harassment and/or discrimination against applicants for employment or anyone in its employ based on sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity (including transgender status), gender expression, religious belief or practice, race (including natural hairstyle or hair texture related thereto), color, national origin (including possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code Section 12801.9 which authorizes licenses to individuals who cannot provide satisfactory proof of their presence in the U.S. under federal law), ancestry, age (40 and over), physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer-related physical or mental health impairment or history of same), genetic information, military and veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. To comply with applicable laws ensuring equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability, Leadership Counsel will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with a disability who are applicants or employees unless undue hardship would result. Any applicant or employee who requires an accommodation in order complete the application process or to perform the essential functions of the job should contact their supervisor or one or both of the co-executive directors to request the accommodation.
Job Title: Policy Advocate - Fresno
Reports to: Regional Policy Manager or Co-Executive Director
Classification: Full time, Exempt
Salary Range: $67,000- $80,000
The Policy Advocate position is an exempt, professional…
Currently offered benefits for full-time positions include: up to $70 monthly cell phone reimbursement; 100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental insurance for employee; 50% employer-paid health, vision, and dental insurance for employee's dependent(s); up to 6% 401(k) match for employee; annual professional development allotment; 16 accrued paid vacation days per year and additional paid vacation days after 4 years of employment; 15 accrued paid sick leave days per year; 12 paid holidays per year; and paid family leave. Benefits may change from time to time.
Currently offered benefits for full-time positions include: up to $70 monthly cell phone reimbursement; 100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental insurance for employee; 50…
Bilingual in English and Spanish or other relevant language .
Bilingual in English and Spanish or other relevant language .
To apply, send a cover letter and resume to Olivia Faz at ofaz@leadershipcounsel.org.
To apply, send a cover letter and resume to Olivia Faz at ofaz@leadershipcounsel.org.