Education Policy Lead — Hybrid Advocacy & Research

American Jewish Committee; St. Augustine South, Midwest (FL, WY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

American Jewish Committee in the United States seeks an Associate Director to support Education Policy and Government Advocacy within the Center for Education Advocacy (CEA), focusing on research, policy materials, and regional guidance.

Your impact includes providing capacity for policy research, government advocacy tracking, issue monitoring, briefings, internal guidance, practical resources, and regional implementation support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Advanced degree in education, public policy, law, Jewish studies, nonprofit management, or related field preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in education policy, government advocacy, public policy, Jewish advocacy, education systems, research, communications, or related work.
• Experience conducting research, drafting policy materials, supporting government advocacy efforts, and working across teams strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor education policy developments, government activity, and relevant public debates affecting Jewish students, school climate, antisemitism, Israel-related discourse, and inclusive educational environments.
• Track legislative, executive, and administrative developments at the local, state, and federal levels and identify implications for AJC’s education advocacy work.
• Conduct research and analysis to support CEA’s education policy, government advocacy and national K-12 strategy priorities.
• Prepare briefings, backgrounders, summaries, public comments, testimony support, and decision materials for CEA leadership, regional offices, DPPA, Legal, and other internal partners.
• Support the Director, Education Policy in preparing for, tracking, documenting, and following up on engagement with government officials, policymakers, education-policy experts, and education-sector leaders.
• Develop policy guidance, talking points, issue briefs, advocacy materials, and school-climate resources connected to education policy and government advocacy priorities.
• Help translate national priorities into practical resources and implementation plans for regional engagement.
• Coordinate with CEA colleagues working on independent schools, student and faculty engagement, educational resources, campus affairs, parent and community engagement, and regional work to ensure policy and advocacy materials are aligned.
• Maintain systems for tracking regional needs, policy requests, government advocacy opportunities, deliverables, deadlines, and follow-up.
• Draft, edit, and maintain policy materials, government advocacy resources, internal guidance, external-facing resources, and briefing documents.

Skills

Project management

Policy analysis

Policy drafting

Research

Written communication

Team collaboration

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Teams

Zoom

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree in education, public policy, law, Jewish studies, nonprofit management, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Teams

Zoom

Job description

American Jewish Committee in the United States seeks an Associate Director to support Education Policy and Government Advocacy within the Center for Education Advocacy (CEA), focusing on research, policy materials, and regional guidance.

Your impact includes providing capacity for policy research, government advocacy tracking, issue monitoring, briefings, internal guidance, practical resources, and regional implementation support.