The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is the nation's leading voice promoting equity and education for women and girls. Since our founding in 1881, AAUW members have examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues of the day — educational, social, economic, and political.
Summary Description: The Grassroots Advocacy Manager will be responsible for tracking state legislation on AAUW public policy priorities and coordinating grassroots advocacy actions in the states. This position will also coordinate national voter education and turnout campaigns in conjunction with the field director, including coordinating field staff and volunteer leadership in intensive direct outreach.
Essential Duties:
• Work with field director to develop effective state advocacy strategies and AAUW participation in elections process.
• Together with field staff, assess field strengths and weaknesses and work to build capacity.
• Provide strategic advice and assistance to field director and public policy team.
• Monitor and track state legislation on public policy priorities, and train and assist state and branch leaders to do the same.
• Coordinate voter registration, ballot initiative, turnout, and other election efforts.
• Maintain regular contact with key activists in states and track and report progress.
• Represent AAUW in coalitions to develop effective state and local grassroots advocacy strategies and collaborate with other campaigns and organizations as appropriate.
• Participate in the selection of and provide technical assistance to Impact Grant states. Monitor and evaluate program to ensure it reflects AAUW priorities and is successful. Develop issue education and election action materials.
• Coordinate and train in-state advocacy and campaign staff.
• Conduct virtual and in-person trainings for state and branch leaders.
• Participate in the preparation, maintenance, and evaluation of annual budgets for GOTV campaign and state-based advocacy program.
• Participate in the planning and implementation of conventions, conferences, and special events.
• Write for AAUW publications, including electronic communications, and external publications as necessary. Write local and state advocacy email alerts.
• Keep up-to-date on issues by reading professional journals, newspapers, magazines, and other relevant sources.
• Keep abreast of and implement latest grassroots advocacy techniques, tools, and best practices.
• Participate in department team projects and staff committees or task forces on an as-needed or voluntary basis.
• Take action authorized during lead staff's absence and use initiative and judgment to see
that matters requiring attention are referred to delegated authority.
• Be an active supporter and participant in a collegial and productive work environment.
• Perform other related/comparable duties as required and assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• 5 years of full-time, paid staff experience in a field position (field director, regional field director, or lead organizer) with a federal candidate, electoral issue campaign, or labor union.
• Experience recruiting, developing, and supervising volunteer leaders, and working with diverse members and volunteers. Ability to demonstrate and establish credibility and professionalism with diverse group of volunteer leaders in person, over phone, and in written communications.
• Experience working in coalitions with national, state, and local partner organizations.
• Ability to articulate the relevance of AAUW public policy priorities to members, other organizations, and the community.
• Experience with data management, voter registration files, and tracking state legislation required. Familiarity with state and federal election laws a plus.
• Experience with VAN required. Familiarity with Salsa Labs, StateTrack, Knowlegis, and similar advocacy and organizing platforms preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills; and ability to analyze and synthesize information quickly and accurately. Ability to create PowerPoint presentations, training documents, advocacy emails, call scripts, event fliers, and budgets.
• Ability to demonstrate effective grassroots public policy strategies required; knowledge of the legislative process and women's issues a plus.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to travel and work weekends as required.
Apply: Submit a résumé with cover letter detailing your interest and qualifications, along with salary requirements and a relevant organizing writing sample, by email indicating position title to aauwjobs@aauw.org.
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