Public Affairs Associate: Policy & Campaigns

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; 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

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.