Legislative Tracking Analyst

About IELLP: We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the residents of San Bernardino and Riverside County by writing articles that analyze policy, criminal justice issues, and immigration rights, while equipping our people with the tools necessary to assert their rights, influence change, and protect themselves & their families.

As a Writing Specialist with the IELLP, you will be joining a nonprofit organization full of like-minded individuals who want to help the community while fueling their passion for justice and gaining practical skills in the process. You will help research and write articles that help people understand how policies and justice issues are affecting them. You will be an important part of our vast research and writing team, filling the gap and providing digestible knowledge to the community.

Responsibilities:

• Research, monitor, and analyze proposed and existing policy.
• Analyze the policies and report on the potential impact on the public
• Track proposed bills, amendments, and policy changes across local, state, and federal levels.
• Prepare objective reports, memos, and briefs for the public.
• Perform a stakeholder analysis to identify important stakeholders to the bills that are tracked.
• Work externally with other nonprofits and businesses in the region.

Ideal Candidate:

• Passion for advocating for people who can't advocate for themselves.
• Interest in pursuing nonprofit, legal, or advocacy work as a future career.
• Strong reading, writing, and analytical skills.
• Undergraduate or graduate student.
• Background in Criminal Justice, Public Policy, Law, Sociology, English, Journalism, or related field.

What you’ll gain:

• Develop advanced skills in policy analysis, legislative tracking, and evaluating the social, economic, and community impacts of public policy.
• Gain practical experience researching and analyzing real-world policy issues at the local, state, and federal levels.
• Gain exposure to stakeholder mapping and analysis, learning how policymakers, advocacy groups, community organizations, and the public interact in the policy process.
• A network of students currently in or pursuing law school and other graduate degrees who care about your long-term growth.
• Experience working in a nonprofit media and advocacy environment.
• Fuel your passion to see if a future career in law or policy advocacy is something you'll enjoy.
• Opportunities for leadership growth within IELLP.
• Opportunities for compensation once available
• School credit or letter of recommendation (if applicable).