Government Relations & Advocacy Coordinator (Hybrid)

Amnesty International; Washington; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) seeks a Coordinator, Government Relations to provide essential administrative support to the Government Relations and Advocacy team in Washington, DC. The role involves processing payment requests, maintaining calendars, scheduling meetings, taking minutes, and assisting with newsletters and reports.

The Coordinator will support roundtables, briefings, and events with partners, NGOs, and officials, while helping ensure compliance and effective communication

Qualifications

• BA/BS and 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience working in advocacy or public policy preferred.
• Experience assisting with building and maintaining relationships with government officials and their staff.
• Fluent in Microsoft Office Suite; Slack and Asana a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and logistical support for meetings, briefings, special events, roundtables, travel, and team operations.
• Maintain the unit calendar, schedule meetings, manage minutes and internal documents, and coordinate communications as needed.
• Handle routine information requests, track expenses, process reimbursements, and maintain contact databases and filing systems.
• Support tracking legislative and regulatory developments and preparing updates for internal and external audiences.

Skills

Legislative processes

Research & writing

Communication skills

Education

BA/BS

Tools

Quorum

Congress.gov

Leadership Connect

Job description

Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) seeks a Coordinator, Government Relations to provide essential administrative support to the Government Relations and Advocacy team in Washington, DC. The role involves processing payment requests, maintaining calendars, scheduling meetings, taking minutes, and assisting with newsletters and reports.

The Coordinator will support roundtables, briefings, and events with partners, NGOs, and officials, while helping ensure compliance and effective communication