Advocacy Manager

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🕒 July 29

🏛️ District of Columbia, Washington – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $90k - $120k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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Equal Rights Advocates

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 1974

💼 Consulting

⚖️ Legal

🤲 Charity

Consulting • Legal • Charity

Equal Rights Advocates is an organization dedicated to advocating for the rights of individuals and ensuring equal opportunities and justice for all, particularly focusing on gender equality. They work to protect economic security and access to education for women and families, and fight against workplace discrimination, sexual harassment, and other forms of injustice. Through litigation, public outreach, and advocacy, Equal Rights Advocates strives to create an equitable society where everyone can thrive regardless of gender. They engage in a variety of initiatives to promote policy reform and provide support and resources for those facing discrimination.

📋 Description

• Conduct legislative and/or other policy research. • Monitor and respond to developing gender justice, economic security, and civil rights issues in proposed federal and state legislation or agency action. • Secure, draft and deliver legislative testimony at the federal and state levels. • Draft and create materials related to ERA’s substantive priorities, including but not limited to reports, one-pagers, slides, talking points, etc. • Organize and participate in briefings with Members of Congress, state legislators, and federal or state agency officials and their staff on ERA’s substantive priorities. • Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing with ERA stakeholders as well as internally. • Build, strengthen and participate in national coalitions, partnerships and taskforces working to advance gender justice, economic security, and civil rights. • Assume a leading and strategic role in national and state coalition campaigns consistent with ERA’s priorities, including lobbying, communications and grassroots outreach. • Collaborate with ERA's attorneys and staff members to align policy advocacy with litigation strategies and community outreach efforts. • Organize and participate in legislation briefings and virtual webinars/presentations. • Support lobbying, organizing, and campaign activities of ERA-AF. • Travel periodically within the U.S. for legislative hearings, state campaigns, and national convenings.

🎯 Requirements

• At least 5 years of relevant policy advocacy experience, ideally in gender justice, economic security, or civil rights. • Demonstrated success moving policy at the federal and/or state level. • Experience working in or with Congress (as a staffer or equivalent) or a state legislature. • Proven track record working with or within coalitions, networks and campaigns, including managing diverse stakeholders and aligning partners around shared goals. • Experience analyzing regulations and drafting regulatory comments. • Experience planning and hosting Congressional or state equivalent in person and virtual briefings. • Strong project management, critical thinking, and advanced analytical skills. • Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to translate complex policy into clear, compelling materials. • Demonstrated commitment to gender justice. • Prior experience working in or in partnership with 501(c)(4) advocacy organizations. • Ability to engage in media interviews and engage in public speaking, i.e. on panels and presentations • Ability to work in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment. • Willingness to travel periodically for national convenings, state campaigns, and legislative hearings.

🏖️ Benefits

• medical and dental plan options • employer-paid life and disability insurance benefits • vision insurance • life and accidental insurance • critical illness benefits • pre-tax flexible spending account • generous 403b match • sick and vacation leave • seniority-based time-off every 5 years of employment