Policy and Advocacy Coordinator

What We Need

Cascade Bicycle Club is seeking an organized, communications minded logistics whiz to serve as the next Policy and Advocacy Coordinator. The Policy & Advocacy Coordinator will provide logistical, project and event planning, and communications support for the Advocacy and Community team to help advance the organization’s mission.

Who We Are

Cascade Bicycle Club, the nation's largest statewide bicycle nonprofit, is 9,500-members, 56-years old, and 54-staff strong, serving bike riders of all ages and abilities throughout the state of Washington. We teach the joys of bicycling, advocate for safe places to ride, and produce community rides and events. Our signature programs include the Seattle to Portland ride, the Pedaling Relief Project, advocacy for connected trail networks and on-street bike networks in Seattle and across the Puget Sound Region, Free Group Rides, Adult Classes, Let's Go, and the Major Taylor Project.

Washington Bikes promotes the health, safety, environmental, and economic benefits of bicycling. We advocate for people who bike, endorse political candidates, and hold officials accountable. We collaborate with community members and public officials to shape policies and investments in active transportation that create equitable, sustainable, and thriving communities across Washington state.

Our Values:

• Equity - We lead with a racial equity lens to eliminate inequities in community health outcomes and in mobility and transportation access. Bicycles are a tool for liberation.
• Climate Justice & Clean Air - Bicycles are clean, healthy, and an affordable solution to help solve the climate crisis, clean our air, reduce transportation pollution, and create sustainable communities.
• Community - We create opportunities for people to come together by removing barriers and fostering a sense of belonging. Bicycles are an integral part of creating connected, equitable and thriving communities.
• Safety - Safety is a right; we champion spaces that foster physical and emotional wellbeing.
• Collaboration - We share power, resources, and knowledge as a means to enrich lives and form mutually beneficial partnerships. We celebrate the existing strengths of our partners and participants and seek to be an accessible asset for others.

For a detailed description of the organization and its programs, please visit http://www.cascade.org or http://www.wabikes.org

What You’ll Bring

Duties and Responsibilities

• Communications support (40%)
  • Ensure timely, relevant and engaging advocacy content is part of Cascade and WA Bikes’ social media presences. Turn advocacy content (emails, blogs, action alerts, events) into social media content, focusing on Instagram and Bluesky.
  • Develop print and digital materials for several policy initiatives including state, county, and local legislative advocacy, lobby days, and electoral programs.
  • Keep the Cascade and WA Bikes policy webpages updated with relevant information for advocates, elected officials, and other users.
  • Identify and implement systems to efficiently track and manage high volumes of communications, complex projects with multiple internal stakeholders, and long project timelines.
  • Special projects.
• Scheduling support (30%)
  • Communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders, including candidates running for office, legislative aides for elected officials, advocates, and others, to schedule meetings, gather information and build relationships.
• Project and Event Planning (30%)
  • Coordinate scheduling, venue, registration, catering, and room and technology set up to ensure the smooth execution of complex multi-day conferences, lobby days, and other in-person policy events.
  • Serve as point person for conference call set-up, calendar requests, room reservations, catering requests, making and ordering photocopies, etc. Regularly attend and notetake at Team meetings.
  • Process payments in coordination with the finance team in a timely manner.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong organization and administrative coordination skills; able to manage multiple processes, deadlines, and documentation requirements simultaneously while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to pivot and adjust communication styles based on the intended audience
• Dedication and patience to move forward long-term projects
• Ability to work both collaboratively with a team as well as independently self-directed
• Must be a highly motivated, independent worker who can problem solve and work within ambiguity
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Ability to triage and prioritize multiple competing priorities or requests
• Superior active listening and communication skills with the ability to work with all ages of people from various diverse backgrounds.
• Willing to execute day-to-day tasks and work independently
• Willingness to contribute ideas, including amongst senior staff and board members
• Excel mastery, google forms or similar, and Monday.com or other project management software experience a huge plus
• Canva and Adobe Creative Suite experience a huge plus
• Political awareness and ability to navigate getting answers and the attention of elected officials in local and state government.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience working to advance racial equity
• 1 or more years of experience in customer service, administration, or project coordination
• Experience as a legislative aide, or working on political campaigns a huge plus
• Experience using and learning a variety of online tools, including the Google Suite, Zoom, Salesforce, etc.
• Basic understanding of how local or state government and legislative processes work or willingness and interest to learn
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships and provide responsive administrative support to staff, managers, vendors, and external partners
• Demonstrated commitment to applying racial, gender, and economic justice lenses in event and project planning work
• 1-2 years experience supporting large or small scale events
• Willingness to travel statewide for specific events ~10% of the year (Olympia for Lobby Days, and various locations for conferences, other events); a personal vehicle is not required for this role
• Ability to anticipate needs and respond quickly with a positive attitude in the face of unanticipated changes and challenges

Job Details

This position is full-time hourly non-exempt and remote-hybrid eligible. Generally, work can be done off-site, provided there is no loss to team collaboration, the needs of the organization, and the essential functions of the position. However, residence in Washington state and the ability to come into the office one day per week, plus an additional one to two days per month, is required. Additional in office time will be needed in preparation for events. Some weekend and evening work will be required, especially to attend planned events. Additionally, all members of staff support a small number of Cascade rides and events throughout the year, which occur on weekends. Typical weekly hours for this position are 40.

Cascade Bicycle Club is on a journey to becoming an anti-racist organization. We strongly encourage applications from people who have historically been underrepresented in the bicycle industry, advocacy, and nonprofit work.

Cascade is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to diversity, racial equity, and inclusion. Cascade does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, genetic information, marital status, record of arrest or conviction, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination. We strive to have a diverse board, staff, and volunteer base that is reflective of the communities we serve. This position is subject to reference checks and the completion of a background check. Cascade will consider qualified applicants for employment pursuant to the Seattle Fair Chance Employment Ordinance and Washington State Fair Chance Act.

Covid-19 Vaccination Requirement

If hired, you will be required to submit proof of vaccination.

Hiring Timeline

Estimated date of hire for this position is July 2026. Application review will begin June 1. Priority will be given to applications received by this date.

Cascade offers a robust benefits package, which includes:

• Employer-sponsored health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Optional long-term disability and additional life insurance coverage
• Option to contribute to a health and/or dependent care FSA
• 401k with 5% employer matching
• 160 hours of paid time off front-loaded annually + 12 paid sick days + 12 paid federal holidays
• Office-wide paid winter recess between December 25 and January 1
• 4 weeks paid parental leave after one year of employment
• Flexible schedule available
• ORCA transit pass
• $60 monthly cell phone stipend
• Free entry and guest pass on most Cascade rides
• Abundant discounts and offers with retailers and partner organizations
• Beautiful open office workspace with fresh airflow and bright natural lighting.
• Option to sit or stand with individual, adjustable motorized desks.