Senior Specialist, Advocacy and Political Law Compliance

Planned Parenthood Federation of America • Washington, DC

6d • $75,000 - $80,000

About The Position

As a part of the Advocacy and Political Law Team within the Office of the General Counsel, the Senior Specialist will help administer, and coordinate advocacy and political compliance programs and procedures to ensure PPFA, Action Fund, PPFEDPAC, and PPVotes (“National Office”) activities are in compliance with all applicable state and federal lobbying and campaign finance regulations and reporting requirements. They support the Office of General Counsel attorneys and the Associate Director coordinating closely with other departments and relevant experts regarding lobbying and campaign finance compliance issues, and organizing the provision of compliance resources for National Office staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Lobbying & Campaign Finance Compliance Experience: Previous experience filing lobbying or campaign finance reports required; three or more years of federal campaign finance compliance experience.
• Highly organized self-starter who demonstrates a sense of ownership, willingness to take initiative, and ability to prioritize.
• Solution and process focused with proven problem solving skills and resourcefulness.
• Ability to handle multiple, simultaneous, and complex tasks and projects effectively.
• Ability to manage and maintain sensitive and confidential information.
• Proficient in Google (Gmail, Calendar, Apps) and Microsoft Office with at least intermediate PowerPoint and Excel skills.
• Demonstrate superior customer service with internal and external customers.
• Strong, clear and concise verbal and written communication skills across all mediums and across all levels of the organization.
• Comfortable asking questions.
• Attention to detail and perseverance in troubleshooting administrative barriers and meeting time-sensitive deadlines.
• Setting priorities and ensuring that key tasks get done.
• Must be able to respond to all inquiries in a timely, tactful, and professional manner.
• Ability to work collaboratively with OGC colleagues as well as program and operations teams.

Nice To Haves

• Background in non-profit or public administration, finance, accounting, or expert knowledge of some state campaign finance regulations preferred.
• Previous experience as part of an in-house legal team and/or in the areas of U.S. not-for-profit corporate and tax matters or intellectual property law desirable but not required.

Responsibilities

• Help manage outside counsel responsible for performing the National Office’s lobbying, campaign finance, and other nonprofit compliance filings.
• Assist in project management of all federal and state lobbying and campaign finance disclosure filings and registrations at the National Office, in coordination with other divisions.
• Assist in information/data retrieval in all regulatory investigations.
• Work with Associate Director Compliance on maintenance of policies and tracking of compliance activities.
• Serve as back up to the Associate Director, Advocacy and Political Law Compliance for federal and state campaign finance and state lobbying compliance.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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