Advocacy & Civic Engagement Lead (SF Hybrid)

CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Professional development stipend

Health reimbursement account

Job summary

Chinese for Affirmentative Action (CAA) is seeking an Advocacy Manager in San Francisco to lead policy campaigns and voter engagement across multi‑state efforts. The role emphasizes coalition building, community engagement, and narrative change, with a focus on immigrant rights, language access, and economic justice.

The position requires 5–6 years in organizing or advocacy, with strong leadership, public speaking, and multi‑channel outreach skills.

Qualifications

• 5–6 years of organizing/advocacy experience
• 2–3 years of recruiting, training, and managing volunteers
• Experience coordinating multi‑channel outreach (phone/text/digital)
• Excellent interpersonal and public speaking skills
• Ability to work in person at the SF office and attend Bay Area/regional activities

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage high‑impact advocacy and civic engagement campaigns with staff and partners to advance goals
• Build and facilitate diverse coalitions and coordinate with partner organizations on shared goals
• Identify strategic opportunities for issue advocacy and voter engagement across online and offline channels
• Organize convenings, press conferences, and events to support advocacy and movement‑building
• Represent CAA and SAH in public forums and communications outreach
• Collaborate with Policy, Programs, and Communications teams and Legislative Director to advance advocacy goals

Skills

Public speaking

Community engagement

Volunteer management

Campaign planning

Stakeholder management

Written communications

Tools

VAN (Voter Activation Network)

Dialer platforms

Texting platforms

Job description

Chinese for Affirmentative Action (CAA) is seeking an Advocacy Manager in San Francisco to lead policy campaigns and voter engagement across multi‑state efforts. The role emphasizes coalition building, community engagement, and narrative change, with a focus on immigrant rights, language access, and economic justice.

The position requires 5–6 years in organizing or advocacy, with strong leadership, public speaking, and multi‑channel outreach skills.