Policy Director & Counsel, Voting and Fair Representation
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JobgetherVoting rights advocacy
Remote working arrangements available throughout the lower 48 United StatesFull-TimeDirector
Salary116,699 - 137,917 USD per year
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- Required Skills
- Microsoft OfficeSlack
Requirements
- Hold a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
- Maintain active membership in good standing with the bar of at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- Demonstrate expertise in voting rights, election administration, fair representation, or closely related public policy and legal issues.
- Have significant experience leading successful state-level or national public advocacy campaigns focused on voting rights or democratic representation.
- Understand state legislative processes; federal experience is preferred, including policy research, legislative drafting, advocacy, lobbying, and implementation.
- Demonstrate ability to take policy initiatives from concept through execution, including proposal development, legal analysis, stakeholder support, and reform implementation.
- Have experience shaping impact litigation strategies and collaborating with external counsel and litigation teams.
- Have people-management experience supervising at least one employee, intern, or fellow.
- Demonstrate experience building and managing coalitions with stakeholders who have diverse perspectives and interests.
- Have established relationships with policymakers, government leaders, and decision-makers in at least one U.S. state; federal connections are preferred.
- Demonstrate strategic thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, relationship-building, collaboration, and influencing skills.
- Have strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex legal and policy concepts to different audiences; media experience is an advantage.
- Be familiar with Microsoft Office, Slack, Zoom, and other standard workplace productivity tools.
- Be able to travel up to six times per year for team meetings and organizational retreats.
- Comply with nonpartisan employment restrictions on elected office, candidacy, political candidate committees, and political party leadership.
Responsibilities
- Lead state, multi-state, and federal policy and legal strategies addressing voting rights, election administration, and fair representation.
- Identify emerging political, legislative, and legal challenges and opportunities for democratic reform.
- Coordinate strategies with senior policy leaders, litigation teams, and state-based staff.
- Manage, mentor, and develop the Policy Manager through objectives, feedback, and professional support.
- Conduct legal and policy research and develop approaches to complex issues.
- Draft and review legal briefs, policy papers, research reports, memoranda, and strategic recommendations.
- Monitor legislative developments, regulatory changes, and relevant legal issues to inform advocacy.
- Contribute to litigation strategies through legal analysis and drafting, and collaborate with external counsel.
- Build relationships with coalitions, advocacy organizations, policymakers, and other stakeholders; represent the organization at meetings and public events.
- Communicate policy positions to media, public officials, and other audiences, and prepare donor-facing materials and support fundraising discussions.
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