Director of Global Advocacy & Policy Influence

International Rescue Committee; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Washington, DC, seeks a Director of Advocacy to lead development of the IRC's advocacy efforts across crisis and solutions-driven priorities. You will craft influence strategies using evidence, policy expertise, and trusted brand to inspire action and engage Congress and other stakeholders.

You will work with IRC teams to build campaigns, engage government officials in D.C., foundations and think tanks, and align messaging with global priorities across the

Qualifications

• Lead advocacy strategies for U.S. policy goals and coordinate with policy leads.
• Develop U.S. policy analyses and influence plans in alignment with IRC priorities.
• Engage Congressional representatives and U.S. government officials in Washington.
• Track legislation and policy developments; translate policy asks into congressional asks.
• Collaborate with IRC teams worldwide to ensure messages align with global priorities.

Responsibilities

• Advocacy Strategy: Lead advocacy strategies for specific policy goals, including thought leadership objectives relevant to the U.S. market, collaborating with policy leads to advance IRCs key influence priorities and maximize the opportunity for IRC to advance our influence objectives. Engage across the IRC with all relevant stakeholders. Craft advocacy strategies, drawing on IRC's policy expertise, that are suited to global donor government priorities.
• Influence Analysis: Develop U.S. power maps for key policy issues to identify influence priorities. Cultivate relationships across the U.S. Government and lead Congressional engagement. Work with team to support development and execution of creative influence strategies, including with nontraditional partners. Look across IRC's global priorities and ensure they are integrated into advocacy and influence strategies.
• Advocacy: Support efforts to build IRC's credibility, profile and relationships by engaging with key policy stakeholders and supporting opportunities to raise IRC's profile at key meetings and fora. Collaborate closely with other U.S. market staff and global policy and advocacy staff, contributing to efforts designed to build IRC's credibility, profile and relationships in Washington.
• Legislative and Policy Tracking. Expand IRC's legislative reach by tracking and analyzing shifting Congressional and Executive branch positions, individuals engaging on our issues, and the politics around our issues. Translate policy asks into legislative asks. Engage U.S. Government stakeholders relevant to the IRC's work in the U.S. Track U.S. legislative and executive processes.
• Policy Engagement: Contribute to policy generation by providing U.S.-specific analysis that increases the credibility and efficacy of our solutions through constant collab

Job description

International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Washington, DC, seeks a Director of Advocacy to lead development of the IRC's advocacy efforts across crisis and solutions-driven priorities. You will craft influence strategies using evidence, policy expertise, and trusted brand to inspire action and engage Congress and other stakeholders.

You will work with IRC teams to build campaigns, engage government officials in D.C., foundations and think tanks, and align messaging with global priorities across the