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Advocacy & Policy DirectorEnvision Freedom Fund • Brooklyn, New York, USA
Advocacy & Policy Director

Advocacy & Policy Director

Envision Freedom Fund • Brooklyn, New York, USA
1 day ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Envision Freedom Funds Advocacy & Policy Director will further our mission to abolish immigration bond and all forms of wealth-based detention and drive reforms to ensure harm reduction for individuals currently impacted by the system. The Advocacy & Policy Director reports to the Co-Executive Director and works in collaboration with senior leadership and in coalition with community partners to shape execute and lead advocacy campaigns that amplify the organizations voice and impact.

Primary Responsibilities

Program Leadership

  • Leads the development and implementation of an advocacy program connecting bond payment and services to systemic immigration reform overseeing overall strategy messaging external relationships and internal programmatic collaboration.
  • Design and implement campaign strategies timelines and execution to achieve Envisions mission and annual goals.
  • Driving new campaigns from concept to launch scheduling and cultivating content and measuring and reporting on the results of campaigns.
  • Represent Envision on specific coalitions and present opportunities for joining others.
  • Identify opportunities for partnership and collaboration with other organizations to maximize campaign reach and impact.
  • Represent and manage Envisions partnership role in visitation a new project with partner organizations and volunteers overseeing overall project management and execution.
  • Lead policy analysis and discussions with partners and city and state actors with a vision of Federal policy as an ultimate goal.
  • Supervise and support two employees
  • Recruit and maintain new volunteers to increase our impact.
  • Be a public spokesperson and additional contact with press on requests and drafting of press releases and quotes.

Organizational Leadership

  • Work with the Envision leadership team on strategic program planning and organizational visioning.
  • Represent organizational values and decisions internally and with external partners.
  • Collaborate with Communication staff on media and online communications strategy that generates coverage to advance Envisions advocacy agenda
  • Produce educational materials including fact sheets policy memoranda & reports related to immigration policy.
  • Build & manage relationships with allied organizations policy makers and other external stakeholders.
  • Identify & pursue opportunities to leverage Envisions bond payment program results towards advocacy and policy goals.
  • Requirements

  • 5-7 years experience including the following :
  • Policy and advocacy related to criminal legal and immigration systems

  • New York State legislative system and process
  • Immigration bond system and reform efforts
  • Immigration law
  • Minimum of 2 years of supervisory experience.
  • Strong understanding of coalition-building and grass top organizing.
  • Proficiency in policy research legislative drafting and advocacy techniques.
  • Preference given for individuals with significant knowledge of criminal legal system immigration bond and criminal justice reform in NY
  • Excellent and persuasive written and verbal communication across varied media including comfort with facilitating meetings and speaking publicly.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects independently under tight deadlines
  • Exceptional organizational skills communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Adaptability strong team player and attention to detail.
  • Proactive and operates with a sense of urgency
  • Ability to work evenings and weekends as needed
  • Bilingual in English / Spanish
  • Envision Freedom Fund is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without unlawful discrimination based on race color creed religion national origin citizenship age sex disability sexual orientation gender identity gender expression military status marital status familial status caregiver status predisposing genetic characteristics veteran or active military service member status pregnancy arrest or conviction record unemployment status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

    Envision Freedom Fund values diverse experiences. People with criminal justice involvement and detention history are encouraged to apply. We depend on a diverse staff to carry out our mission.

    Required Experience :

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