Advocacy Engagement & Outreach Coordinator

Easterseals-Midwest; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Easterseals Midwest is seeking an Advocacy Coordinator to support and coordinate the organization’s advocacy program across Missouri and Kansas. You will strengthen the grassroots network, maintain the constituent database, and help plan advocacy events and communications.

This role requires collaboration with advocates, individuals with disabilities, families, and staff; occasional travel is required for meetings and events, and occasional early mornings or evenings may be needed.

Qualifications

• Must have bachelor’s degree in related field.
• Experience coordinating meetings, events, projects, or community engagement activities involving multiple stakeholders.
• Must have previous experience utilizing Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) system, or other similar system, to track and report data.
• Must have experience working with Microsoft Office suite and virtual meeting platforms.
• Previous experience supporting grassroots advocacy, community organizing, public engagement, or volunteer mobilization preferred.
• Previous experience working for a nonprofit advocacy organization, membership association, political campaign, or government relations office preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and strengthens ESMW’s grassroots advocacy network by providing information about advocacy opportunities, identifying and engaging advocates, maintaining ongoing relationships, and supporting participation in advocacy activities.
• Maintains advocacy constituent database, including entering advocate, legislator, stakeholder and coalition records; tracking advocacy participation activities; and ensuring accurate, up-to-date data and reporting to support advocacy activities and track defined measures.
• Coordinates advocacy events, legislative visits, public meetings, trainings, and engagement activities, including scheduling, logistics, registrations, meeting materials and follow-up activities.
• Supports advocacy communication and engagement activities by preparing advocacy resources, communications, and other materials using approved messaging, priorities, and communications plans.
• Utilizes knowledge of legislative process, advocacy and grassroots engagement principles to build relationships and engagement strategies to mobilize advocates.
• Able to work independently and coordinate multiple projects involving a variety of stakeholders and competing deadlines.
• Develops and maintains productive relationships with advocates, individuals with disabilities, families, community partners, and organizational staff.
• Able to utilize and maintain Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) system and report accurate data.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products and computer systems.

Skills

Grassroots advocacy

Event coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Project coordination

Data reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

CRM system

Microsoft Office

Virtual meeting platforms

Job description

Easterseals Midwest is seeking an Advocacy Coordinator to support and coordinate the organization’s advocacy program across Missouri and Kansas. You will strengthen the grassroots network, maintain the constituent database, and help plan advocacy events and communications.

This role requires collaboration with advocates, individuals with disabilities, families, and staff; occasional travel is required for meetings and events, and occasional early mornings or evenings may be needed.