Deputy Director of State Policy & Advocacy

CHIRLA•Sacramento, CA

3d•$97,344 - $105,237•Onsite

About The Position

The Deputy Director of State Policy & Advocacy plays a key role in an exciting team who is charged with planning and executing both long term and short-term direction of the organization’s policy agenda. The Deputy Director will collaborate and assist in leading future projects to expand and support the work being done across the state. The Deputy Director will lead in the strategic planning to maintain and cultivate relationships with state elected officials, agency directors, and Governor’s office. The Deputy Director oversees the contract lobbyist and policy staff base in the Sacramento office. The ideal candidate will work successfully with CHIRLA’s California-based staff to engage our membership base in the development and advancement of CHIRLA’s policy advocacy agenda.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
At least five years of legislative experience in the State Capitol.
At least five years of advocacy or campaign experience.
Excellent research and policy development skills.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Deep knowledge of how the state of California government and its branch’s function.
Broad strategic vision that encompasses public policy with an immigration lens.
Proven experience in a non-profit organization or policy firm preferred.
Strong knowledge of and experience with regional, state, and federal policy advocacy immigration related stakeholders.
Strong commitment and passion to building immigrant power within a broader strategy toward achieving social, economic, and racial justice.
Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred, with excellent oral communication, public speaking, and writing skills.
Position requires an employee to use his or her personal vehicle to travel between worksites including District of Columbia, Sacramento and Los Angeles.

Nice To Haves

Ability to have positive working relationships with CHIRLA staff, members, and allies.
Broad knowledge of and strong interest in immigration and migration.
Comfortable and experienced in a fast-paced environment and handling multiple deadlines.
Commitment to working in a diverse professional environment.
Demonstrated commitment to mission and goals of CHIRLA.
Experience collaborating with community organizations in local geographic area.
Highly self-motivated, creative, takes initiative, ability to learn quickly, flexible, and able to work as part of an interdisciplinary team of advocates.
Must be able to work efficiently and manage multiple projects at once, which may be at different stages of design and execution.
Must have initiative and the ability to exercise good judgment, and a deep understanding of immigration issues.
Must have the ability to plan, organize and with limited supervision, implement CHIRLA’s policy.
Strong commitment and passion to building immigrant power within a broader strategy toward achieving social, economic, and racial justice.
Strong commitment to CHIRLA’s mission of empowering low-income community groups and immigrants.

Responsibilities

In collaboration with Director of Policy and Advocacy, Executive Director and consultation with membership base create of annual state policy agenda.
Work with the Director of Policy and Advocacy to lead CHIRLA’s state policy agenda.
Under the supervision of the Director of Policy and Advocacy, manage CHIRLA’s support/oppose/neutral positions to legislative/regulatory/budget proposals.
Advance and implement CHIRLA goals and objectives as they are determined by the organization.
Assist in developing legislative/regulatory/budget proposals to advance CHIRLA’s agenda.
Cultivate and maintain positive working relationships with Members of State Legislature, Constitutional Offices, Agencies and Governor’s office.
Responsible for securing regular meet-and-greets and providing policy analysis to lawmakers and their staff.
Represent CHIRLA’s position at committee hearings, press conferences, and/or legislative meetings.
Develop and maintain alliances with immigrant networks to advance CHIRLA’s policy agenda.
As appropriate, work with the immediate supervisor to develop and implement advocacy strategies and events (to include legislative visits, advocacy days, letters, and call-in campaigns, media relations, hearings, actions, etc.)
Develop and provide updates, talking points, action alerts, sample letters, etc. as part of advocacy strategies.
Support CHIRLA staff by providing research and analysis on issues pertaining to immigrant communities.
Produce state legislative research, developing policy fact sheets, and talking points.
Monitor, manage and analyze and summarize propose and/or new laws and regulations negatively/positively impacting immigrants.
Develop monthly content for CHIRLA’s Al Dìa policy newsletter.
Monitor and analyze state trends and issues related to immigration and ensure a proactive focus on pro-immigrant policies.
Monitor, analyze and summarize propose and/or new laws and regulations negatively/positively impacting immigrants.
Work with the Director of Policy and Advocacy, Director of Organizing and coalition partners to facilitate legislative visits and lobby days that engage immigrants directly impacted by our nation’s immigration laws.
Work with the Director of Policy and Advocacy and Deputy Director for the Southern Region and Bi-National Policy in the monitoring and advancement of California border and binational priority policy issues
Research, analyze and write policy reports and briefing documents on diverse immigrant and immigration issues.
Evaluate any staff or policy interns’ performance utilizing CHIRLA’s performance measures on an annual basis.
Provide regular updates on policy work through progress reports and analysis.
Create a work plan and confer with the Supervisor as necessary.
Responsible for ensuring that CHIRLA’s Director of Policy and Advocacy and Executive Director are briefed and knowledgeable about CHIRLA’s state agenda and strategy.
Meet fundraising and membership goals for CHIRLA’s membership drive and annual Gala.
Contribute to other program projects as needed.