Community Organizing & Advocacy Manager

Community Organizing & Advocacy Manager

The Manager, Community Organizing & Advocacy will lead United Way of Rhode Island's community organizing strategy in support of the organization's public policy agenda and strategic plan: Strong Families, Strong Nonprofits, and Strong United Way.

This position will build and manage organizing strategies around the issues affecting Rhode Islanders, translating community experience, qualitative insight, and quantitative data into coordinated advocacy and engagement efforts. The Manager will work across United Way departments and with external partners to identify emerging needs, strengthen coalitions, develop community leadership, and mobilize stakeholders around local and statewide policy priorities.

The Manager will serve as a bridge between community voice, data, policy, and action ensuring United Way's advocacy reflects the experiences of Rhode Islanders and that community partners are equipped to participate meaningfully in policy development and systems change.

United Way of Rhode Island is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including Black, Indigenous, and other people of color; LGBTQ+ individuals; people with disabilities; and people with lived experience of the issues we work to address.