Senior Federal Legislative Director

Economic Security Project • Washington, DC

2d • $170,000 - $190,000

About The Position

The Senior Federal Legislative Director is responsible for creating and running federal campaigns with the goal to build economic power for all Americans. This involves putting cash back into the pockets of those who need it most, delivering guaranteed affordable healthcare, and reining in corporate power. This individual is the leading federal legislative strategist on the senior leadership team, expected to craft and implement strategy for winning campaigns on federal policies, translate Congressional and administrative actions into actionable intelligence, oversee and develop advocacy staff, and identify long-term opportunities to translate bold ideas into political power and legislative victories. As a member of the senior leadership team, this leader also plays an integral role in fundraising, serving as a connector and champion of the mission to key partners.

Requirements

• Proven track record developing integrated advocacy strategies, combining inside legislative strategy with outside pressure campaigns, identifying opportunities, and navigating complex policy challenges.
• Sharp political instincts: ability to read the legislative landscape, identify windows of opportunity, and know when to push and when to wait.
• Experience operating effectively across multiple political environments, ie, minority/majority and different administrations.
• Strong existing relationships with key Congressional and executive branch decision-makers.
• Demonstrated ability to connect outside pressure with inside legislative strategy to achieve wins.
• Ability to build and lead robust coalitions across a wide range of stakeholders and issue areas, including willingness to engage unlikely allies.
• Management experience overseeing and developing staff; strong cross-functional collaborator.
• Excellent writing and editing skills, including the ability to produce polished, finished work products.
• Deep and demonstrated commitment to economic and racial justice.
• Expertise in one or more relevant issue areas: healthcare, tax, antimonopoly, or economic security programs.
• Familiarity with outside game strategy, including grassroots organizing, grasstops engagement, earned media, and digital campaigns, and the ability to help design and execute outside pressure campaigns in service of inside legislative strategy.
• Experience working with media and earned media as part of an advocacy strategy.
• Capacity for rapid response, able to pivot strategy quickly when the political environment shifts.
• Experience with Congressional or agency rulemaking processes.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment with significant autonomy.
• Creative thinker who can find unexpected angles and unlikely paths to winning.

Responsibilities

• Create and Run Winning Federal Campaigns — 60%
• Build and Manage Coalitions — 20%
• Be a Strategic and Cultural Leader on the Federal Strategy Team and Across the Organization — 20%

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed