Advocacy Research Coordinator

Title: Advocacy Research Coordinator

Reporting to: Director of Advocacy

Location: Remote - travel up to 25%

How to apply: Apply on company website www.swipehunger.org / Click on careers

About Swipe Out Hunger: Founded in 2010, Swipe Out Hunger works to end student hunger on more than 900+ college and university campuses across North America. Swipe Out Hunger promotes on-campus solutions, policy and advocacy, and community building practices to address college food insecurity.

Role Description: The Advocacy Research Coordinator is a key player in advancing Swipe Out Hunger’s mission through advocacy, policy research, and analysis. This role will help preserve and strengthen our statewide campaigns by building data-driven processes and resources, compiling and analyzing anti-hunger policy solutions, and supporting a growing network of student-centered advocacy coalitions.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in detail-oriented and systems-building environments. The Advocacy Research Coordinator will work closely with the Director of Advocacy, as well as the Programs and Community Engagement departments. To succeed in this role, you will need strong analytical and organizational skills as well as comfort with technology and online systems. We are searching for someone with a genuine passion for using data to inform strategic policy solutions. From keeping our campaigns up to date with higher education policy to streamlining data, this role will help further the conversation around solutions to college food insecurity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Research & Data Management
  • Gather students, campus partners, and state collaborators’ qualitative data through interviews.
  • Create and maintain a data management system where information is queryable by state.
  • Analyze findings to build testimony that informs campaigns.
• Policy & Resource Tracking
  • Build a policy tracker for basic essentials that include food to monitor fiscal changes for higher education students.
  • Co-author position papers from state-driven anti-hunger policy campaigns that identify key tools for success and highlight replicable processes.
• Advocacy Campaign Support
  • Leverage data to inform the building of Advocacy campaigns alongside interns and the Director of Advocacy.
  • Support basic needs policy actions within Advocacy campaigns.
• General Department Support and Additional Duties
  • Be a thought partner in developing programs and services to achieve short and long-term goals of the Advocacy Department.
  • Attend internal meetings as needed, including staff retreats, campus visitations, conferences, and other identified opportunities.
  • Build relationships with like-minded organizations and participate in coalitions and committees that work to end hunger for college students.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

The following qualifications are representative of the high level of demonstrated skills, maturity, judgment, and ability to work with a wide range of constituencies required of Swipe Out Hunger employees:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and lived experience, including direct experience navigating the college environment.
• 2–4 years of experience in student leadership, youth organizing, higher education, or advocacy-related roles.
• Experience in policy analysis and legislation at the state and/or federal levels.
• Experience in data analysis and reporting systems like HubSpot.
• Experience working with diverse student populations.
• Be organized, a self-starter, and exhibit “follow-through” on tasks and goals.
• Display a positive attitude, show concern for people and community, demonstrate presence, self-confidence, common sense, and good listening ability.
• Commitment to food justice and anti-hunger work.
• Comfortable with communication platforms such as Zoom, Canva, Slack, and Google Workspace.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a remote work environment.

Compensation & Benefits Package:

This is a full-time, exempt position with a salary of $65,000. Swipe Out Hunger provides a supportive benefits package, including 100% coverage for employees. This includes medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401K retirement matching after 6 months tenure, unlimited PTO, a $500/year professional development stipend, and during your first year in your role, $400 towards a ‘Work Comfortably from Home’ fund.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to cultivating a team that reflects the rich diversity of the population we serve. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partner status, veteran status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties without reasonable accommodation.

Compensation & Benefits Package:

This is a full-time, exempt position with a salary of $65,000. Swipe Out Hunger provides a supportive benefits package, including 100% coverage for employees. This includes medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401K retirement matching after 6 months tenure, unlimited PTO, a $500/year professional development stipend, and during your first year in your role, $400 towards a ‘Work Comfortably from Home’ fund.