We’re looking for a Policy Campaigns Manager!

Key Results (Year One)

• Pass at least one Connecting Families (free telecommunication) bill.
• Advance at least three Connecting Families bills out of their substantive committees.
• Partner with the communications team to identify an author, draft, and publish at least five op-eds in support of our Connecting Families campaign.
• Create an implementation tracker and guide that can be used to support states that pass Connecting Families bills.

Major Responsibilities

• Assist the Chief Advocacy Officer and the Director of Policy Campaigns & Government Affairs in executing the organization’s policy campaign strategy.
• Lead and support policy campaigns, building coalitions, facilitating stakeholder meetings, conducting research, monitoring legislative calendars, developing collateral (e.g., letters, petitions, fact sheets, talking points, etc.), advocating with decision makers, planning direct actions, coordinating events, supporting communications, and tracking progress.
• Work closely with organizational partners and community members, implementing base building strategies when appropriate, to advance policy goals through robust and ethical coalition management, which includes elevating the leadership and voices of directly impacted people.
• Track and support the implementation of previous policy wins, sharing best practices with correctional agencies, supporting procurement processes, and collecting data and analyzing results.