CVA Strategic Director, Texas

Stand Together•Texas, TX

8h•$75,000 - $90,000

About The Position

The Strategic Director, Texas, is CVA’s senior voice and strategic leader in Texas. Working with Americans for Prosperity (AFP), LIBRE Initiative leadership, and allied organizations, the director builds coalitions, establishes statewide strategy, and advances liberty-based policy solutions, with a focus on Texas veteran communities. The role includes representing CVA publicly, developing communications that engage audiences across Texas, advocating before the Texas Legislature, managing legislative relationships, coordinating policy education and community-building events, and working with CVA headquarters to advance national priorities.

Requirements

Deep understanding of Texas and federal policy landscapes and grassroots strategies for achieving policy results.
Direct senior-level experience driving grassroots action through coalition building and/or organizing.
A proven record of developing and executing high-impact strategies, including fresh ideas and detailed plans.
Ability to build relationships with lawmakers, partners, and community leaders around a shared vision.
Ability to translate complex ideas for a range of audiences, including legislators and the press.
Fluency in CVA policy priorities: economic prosperity, including fiscal reform, pro-growth regulation, and energy abundance; realism and restraint in foreign policy; and veterans’ health care choice, including expanded VA community care and accountability.
Experience working with veteran communities in Texas.
Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Flexibility to work evenings and weekends and travel up to 50%, including day and overnight travel in and out of state.
Valid driver’s license.
Enthusiasm for Stand Together’s vision and principled approach, and commitment to its culture of transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on advocacy and community organizing experience.
Political campaign or party experience.
Experience working with elected officials and/or political candidates.
Experience speaking on the record, such as in broadcast news or testimony, and willingness to receive additional media training.
Veteran status or a personal connection to the military or veteran communities.

Responsibilities

Build and lead coalitions across Texas to advance shared goals and achieve state and federal policy wins.
Serve as CVA’s Texas spokesperson and develop and lead a statewide communications plan that presents veterans as advocates for policies benefiting all Texans.
Lobby and testify at the Texas Legislature, and build and manage state and federal legislative relationships with chapter leadership.
Partner with the CVA Foundation and Texas grassroots staff on policy education events that support community building and organizing.
Coordinate with CVA headquarters staff on national priorities and use federal relationships to maximize impact in Washington, D.C.