Senior Policy Analyst, Immigration and Immigrant Families

Center for Law and Social Policy • Washington, DC

25d • $105 - $115 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) is a national, nonpartisan, anti-poverty organization advancing policy solutions that work for people with low incomes and people of color. We advocate for public policies and programs at the federal, state, and local levels that reduce poverty, improve the lives of people with low incomes, and advance racial, gender, and economic justice. Our solutions directly address the barriers that individuals and families face because of race, ethnicity, low income, sex and gender discrimination, immigration status, and involvement with the carceral system. For over more than 50 years we have kept our vision alive through our trusted expertise on policy and strategy; deeply knowledgeable and committed staff; partnerships with directly impacted people and grassroots leaders; and bold, innovative, and inclusive approaches to economic, racial, and gender justice. At this crucial moment for the United States, CLASP is actively defending against unprecedented and relentless assaults on the people and policies at the core of our agenda. We are doing so through a mix of congressional advocacy built on our vision, relationships, and deep knowledge; administrative advocacy to fight against the unabating attacks on programs and policies; generating impactful ideas in collaboration with state officials and advocates to facilitate state-level change; and a powerful vision built with on-the-ground leaders.
ABOUT THE IMMIGRATION AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES TEAM The Immigration and Immigrant Families team works closely with the other policy teams to advance a comprehensive anti-poverty, racial justice agenda on behalf of immigrants with low incomes. The team focuses on defending against harmful anti-immigrant policies and advocating for policies that promote the health and well-being of immigrant children, youth, and families. Our advocacy work is focused on advancing immigration policies that keep families together, promote healthy child development, and strengthen economic security and educational opportunity. CLASP anchors the Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN), whose mission is to defend and support children in immigrant families. CLASP also serves in leadership roles on a range of other immigration coalitions and campaigns. CLASP seeks a Senior Policy Analyst to join our Immigration and Immigrant Families team as we work together on a proactive agenda for immigrant families in the U.S. The Senior Policy Analyst will play a significant role in leading key areas of the team’s advocacy agenda in immigration and intersectional policy issues. This role will serve as the lead on one or more of team’s priority issue areas (including access to public benefits, immigration enforcement, or education policy) and help build and implement a national campaign focused on centering children in the immigration narrative with a goal of shifting public opinion, mitigating the harm of federal policies, and advancing targeted state policy efforts. In this moment of intense immigration policy threats and actions that deeply impact children, families, and communities, we seek a motivated team member to help move this work forward. The position sits on the Immigration and Immigrant Families team and the Senior Policy Analyst will work closely with other policy teams and CTAN members to support immigrant families and the people who serve and advocate on behalf of them. This position is based in the Washington, D.C., office. CLASP is currently working under a hybrid office model, with the expectation that staff will work in-person four days a month.

Requirements

• Substantive experience in immigration policy acquired through policy advocacy, campaign work, or direct-service experience.
• Demonstrated commitment to improving the circumstances of immigrant families with low incomes and to engaging diverse partners in immigration policy advocacy.
• Strong analytical, facilitation, and written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to synthesize information to persuasively and creatively communicate ideas to influence diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated capacity to build and maintain relationships and work collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external partners and stakeholders is required.
• Demonstrated capacity to set priorities; work on multiple detail-oriented tasks, often on a time-sensitive basis; and work effectively both individually and as part of a team.
• Experience leading, managing, supervising, or mentoring colleagues is required.
• Bachelor’s degree and seven years (senior policy analyst) of relevant work experience or a master’s degree or other advanced degree with five years of related experience.
• Candidates must be based in Washington, D.C.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge in another policy area such as education policy or access to benefits is a plus but not required.
• Campaign and coalition building experience, in particular experience with state-based advocacy campaigns within a broader national campaign is preferred but not required.
• Fluency in a language other than English is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Leading or supporting advocacy strategies to promote family unity, healthy child development, and economic and educational opportunity for immigrant children, youth, and families with low incomes.
• Providing policy analysis, policy recommendations, and technical assistance through presentations, on-site assistance, publications, commentaries, written materials, emails, and teleconferences.
• Contributing to CLASP’s leadership of cross-sector coalitions, particularly CTAN, including helping to develop and implement a new national campaign.
• Actively participating and exercising leadership skills in the Immigration and Immigrant Families team (including project-based supervision of colleagues, fellows, and interns as needed or required) and CLASP-wide activities (e.g., Racial Equity team, State Technical Assistance team).
• Building and maintaining relationships with key federal and state partners to help advance our campaign work and policy agenda.
• Speaking to a wide variety of audiences, including national, state, and local policymakers and practitioners on substantive areas of work; advocacy partners; community members; researchers; and journalists covering relevant policy issues.
• Leading and supporting policy convenings, roundtables, meetings, and webinars with key stakeholders, including state and federal officials, policy experts, advocacy partners, coalitions, and community members.
• Contributing to the development of high-quality reports, issue briefs, and commentaries in substantive areas of work.
• Centering racial equity in anti-poverty advocacy work at the national, state, and local level; research and written products; technical assistance; advocacy strategies; and partnerships with key stakeholders.
• Playing a role in managing or supporting funder relationships, including supporting grant reports and proposals in conjunction with the team director and others.

Benefits

• CLASP offers exceptional benefits, including several health insurance options, most of which currently require no employee-paid premiums.
• In addition, CLASP provides the following benefits that currently require no employee-paid premiums: dental and vision insurance, life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, and long-term care insurance.
• Additionally, we offer a 403(b)-retirement program with employer contributions, flexible spending accounts, and a no-cost gym on-site at our D.C. office.
• Finally, we provide generous vacation (four weeks in the first year), paid sick leave (three weeks annually), four floating holidays per year, paid family and medical leave, and holiday schedules.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level