State Director

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🏖️ New Jersey – Remote

🏖️ New Jersey – Remote

💵 $90k - $115k / year

⏰ Full Time

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👔 Director

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Dayforce

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5001 - 10000 employees

👥 HR Tech

☁️ SaaS

🏢 Enterprise

💰 $1G Post-IPO Debt - Dayforce on 2024-03

HR Tech • SaaS • Enterprise

Dayforce is a cloud-based human capital management (HCM) platform offered by Ceridian that unifies payroll, HR, benefits, workforce management (time and attendance), and talent management in a single application. It is delivered as software-as-a-service to organizations to streamline workforce processes, payroll compliance, scheduling, and employee lifecycle management.

📋 Description

• Advances public policy priorities through direct lobbying. Influences and builds relationships with agency officials, lawmakers, executives and staff in support of the organization’s priorities. • Manages and directs policy reform through each stage of the process. • Builds and engages a diverse coalition of stakeholders in support of the organization’s strategic plan and public policy goals in New Jersey. • Develops state specific strategy with program teams and other internal stakeholders and implements the plan in New Jersey including passing public policy, defending against attacks to weaken animal protection laws, and working on priority issues within New Jersey. • Serves as a spokesperson for the organization with government officials, key stakeholders and the media. Seeks out media opportunities to advance public policy goals and increase public awareness of priority issues. • Complies with internal, local, and statewide lobbying regulations, manages the state’s budget, and updates and maintains social media sites with information regarding organizational priorities. • In collaboration with organizational experts, provides guidance, training, and support for local investigators and enforcement officials, and provides hands-on assistance when appropriate. • On occasion, works with the Humane World Action Fund to carry out State PAC work or political activity. • Performs other duties and responsibilities, as assigned.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, Government/Public Affairs, Communications/Media, or a related field, or equivalent work experience required; • A minimum of five (5) years of progressive work experience in animal protection/advocacy work or other related experience required; • Legislative/lobbying experience strongly preferred; • Volunteer management experience preferred; • Grassroots advocacy and political campaigning experience is a plus; • Strong knowledge of and interest in the animal welfare movement preferred; • Strong knowledge and understanding of the legislative and political process, particularly at the state level; • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously and be flexible with regard to workload and assignments; • Ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders across diverse political, cultural, socioeconomic spectrums; uphold organizational values related to diversity, equity, and inclusion; • Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with frequent deadlines; high energy, self-motivated and proactive; • Excellent organizational skills. The ability to analyze and manage problems in advancing legislative strategy and effectively provide solutions; • Strong interpersonal skills; • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook); comfortable learning new technological platforms as introduced by the organization; • Attention to detail and commitment to excellence, demonstrated by the delivery of quality and timely outcomes; • Ability to work both independently and as an effective team member in a team environment.