Associate

Socket.dev; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Civitas Public Affairs Group is hiring an Associate to join our team in a hybrid role with three days in the office per week. The team works across Boston, MA, Washington, DC, or New York City, NY to deliver advocacy campaigns for diverse clients.

You will support client teams with research, memo writing, and coordinating across internal and external partners, helping to build coalitions and drive strategy.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in politics, electoral campaigns, public affairs, advocacy, or a related field with campaign experience strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting strategy and execution in one or more of the following areas: advocacy, legislative or regulatory affairs, government relations, policy, or political engagement.
• Excellent written/verbal communication, and analytic skills, including the ability to explain complex issues clearly and concisely.
• Impeccable attention to detail.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to work with diverse groups of people, organizations, and government agencies.
• Proactive, solutions-oriented approach, with a willingness to start from "yes", clarify expectations, anticipate needs, and identify the real question behind an assignment.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of small projects from start to finish, including

Responsibilities

• Support client teams in creating and implementing work plans, written documents, presentation materials, travel, and research;
• Conduct research and help develop memos, presentations, briefing materials, and other written products
• Manage project deadlines and reporting requirements, and handle the administrative tasks that keep projects moving forward;
• Coordinate and participate in internal and external client meetings and calls, and contribute substantive thinking to the work, both in execution of the project as well as issue expertise;
• Monitor relevant news, legislation, and political developments and flag issues that may affect client work;
• Take direction from client leads, clarify assignments and expectations, and follow projects through to completion;
• Build and maintain working relationships with relevant partner organizations, coalitions, and stakeholders representing a broad range of perspectives;
• Help manage Civitas' social media accounts, primarily reposting and curating content across relevant platforms;
• Support logistics and execution for meetings, convenings, and partner engagements;
• Perform other duties as required and/or assigned.

Skills

Politics

Campaigns

Policy analysis

Written communication

Relationship building

Project coordination

Research

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

OPEN POSITION: Associate LOCATION: Boston, MA, Washington, DC, or New York City, NY

Civitas Public Affairs Group, an Orchestra company, is a values-based public affairs firm that delivers winning advocacy campaigns for our clients and the communities they serve. We enlist experts, leverage relationships, and build coalitions to address some of the most pressing political and societal challenges of our day, including climate change, protecting our democracy, reproductive health, and advancing the rights of LGBTQ people.

Our bipartisan firm brings proven experience developing innovative advocacy campaigns to win substantive policy change at the local, state, and national levels. With offices in Boston, New York City, and Washington DC, we work closely with the nation's leading philanthropists, non-profit organizations, and movements to substantively impact progressive issues and causes.

Some of our current and former clients include the Black Futures Policy Institute, CityHealth, the Collaborative for Gender and Reproductive Equity, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, Center for Secure and Modern Elections, Inseparable, National Council for Mental Wellbeing, the Pipeline Fund, the Trevor Project, Voices for Healthy Kids, and more.

We are seeking an Associate to join our team. This is a hybrid position that requires three days in the office per week and two days of remote work.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

This role provides day-to-day support to our client teams, with responsibility for research, written products, and project coordination across a portfolio of advocacy campaigns, and reports to the Principal or Director leading each client team.

The Associate will help build and execute work plans, produce the memos, decks, and research that drive strategy, and serve as a reliable point of coordination across internal teams and external partners. Our work often involves building coalitions across political perspectives, and this role will engage with allies, validators, and stakeholders across a range of issues and backgrounds. This requires curiosity, sound judgment, and an understanding of how advocacy campaigns engage decisionmakers and build support for policy change.

This is an opportunity for someone early in their career to gain hands‑on experience in policy and strategy while working closely with experienced political and policy professionals.

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Support client teams in creating and implementing work plans, written documents, presentation materials, travel, and research;
• Conduct research and help develop memos, presentations, briefing materials, and other written products
• Manage project deadlines and reporting requirements, and handle the administrative tasks that keep projects moving forward;
• Coordinate and participate in internal and external client meetings and calls, and contribute substantive thinking to the work, both in execution of the project as well as issue expertise;
• Monitor relevant news, legislation, and political developments and flag issues that may affect client work;
• Take direction from client leads, clarify assignments and expectations, and follow projects through to completion;
• Build and maintain working relationships with relevant partner organizations, coalitions, and stakeholders representing a broad range of perspectives;
• Help manage Civitas' social media accounts, primarily reposting and curating content across relevant platforms;
• Support logistics and execution for meetings, convenings, and partner engagements;
• Perform other duties as required and/or assigned.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• 2-4 years of experience in politics, electoral campaigns, public affairs, advocacy, or a related field with campaign experience strongly preferred;
• Experience supporting strategy and execution in one or more of the following areas: advocacy, legislative or regulatory affairs, government relations, policy, or political engagement;
• Excellent written/verbal communication, and analytic skills, including the ability to explain complex issues clearly and concisely;
• Impeccable attention to detail;
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to work with diverse groups of people, organizations, and government agencies;
• Proactive, solutions-oriented approach, with a willingness to start from "yes", clarify expectations, anticipate needs, and identify the real question behind an assignment;
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of small projects from start to finish, including