Advocacy Strategy Director: Driving Community Impact

USTA National Campus; Orlando (FL); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid with Flexibility

401(k) with employer matching

Tuition reimbursement up to $5,000

Job summary

The Director of Advocacy Strategy at USTA National Campus will partner with the Managing Director of Advocacy & Resource Strategy to set priorities and drive a broad range of advocacy, grants, and fundraising initiatives. This role blends strategic consulting with capacity building to advance tennis participation and community impact.

As part of the Section Development Team, you’ll support section goals and work across business units.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years of experience; preferably at a management consulting firm and/or internal strategy role
• Strong consulting and advisory skill set, comfortable operating as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, staff, volunteers, and external partners.
• Comfortable using data and evaluation to drive strategy, with experience setting KPIs and reporting dashboards.
• Outstanding problem-solving and program management skills; ability to prioritize effectively.
• Excellent public speaking and written communication skills, with messages tailored to the audience - from first-time volunteers to the national board of directors.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Ability to build trust quickly with teams across varied geographies and organizational structures.
• This position is designated as "hybrid/flex" in Orlando, FL. Any such position must meet the current USTA hybrid/flex requirements as updated from time to time.

Responsibilities

• Partner with department lead to iterate on and prioritize strategic pillars - integrating grassroots advocacy, CTA development, grants and fundraising.
• Collaborate with Advocacy team members, lead projects to proactively identify challenges/opportunities and develop resulting solutions.
• Serve as internal voice of Advocacy Team, representing the department across all business units - listening to needs and collaborating where possible.
• Execute existing priorities across the department as project manager and direct relationship with key stakeholders.
• Support the public image and voice of the department through deck development/design and speaking engagements.
• Provide project-based supervision and mentorship to fellows, Bain externs, and 5 external consultants to support specific initiatives.
• Lead Grants & Fundraising Initiatives

Skills

Bachelor's degree

5+ years experience

Consulting/advisory

Data-driven strategy

Public speaking/written communication

Leadership & project management

Stakeholder management

Collaboration across geographies

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

The Director of Advocacy Strategy at USTA National Campus will partner with the Managing Director of Advocacy & Resource Strategy to set priorities and drive a broad range of advocacy, grants, and fundraising initiatives. This role blends strategic consulting with capacity building to advance tennis participation and community impact.

As part of the Section Development Team, you’ll support section goals and work across business units.