Remote Senior Director, State Advocacy & Policy Impact

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

403(b) retirement match

Life insurance

Disability coverage

FSA

Parental leave (12 weeks)

PTO 25 days + holidays

Internet & cellular reimbursement

Home office stipend

Job summary

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is seeking a Senior Director of State Advocacy and Support to strengthen state policy environments and grow advocacy capacity across a portfolio of states.

You will lead on-the-ground advocacy to pass pro-charter legislation, build capacities in policy, advocacy, legal, communications, and development, and partner with state associations and internal teams to deliver fundable programs and donor reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; a master’s degree is a plus.
• Knowledge and experience in advocacy, with a minimum of seven years in advocacy.
• Direct advocacy experience working in a statehouse is a plus.
• Expertise in K-12 education policy is a plus.
• Experience collaborating with state and local partners to advance goals.
• Excellent communication with stakeholders and ability to build productive relationships.
• Passionate about improving educational opportunities for kids.
• Belief that great public school options and accountability are key reform elements.
• Diagnostic mindset, creativity, and willingness to take risks.
• Self-starter in a fast-paced environment with entrepreneurial spirit.
• Willingness to travel frequently, including short-notice trips.
• Experience with 501(c)(4) and 527 entities and independent expenditure campaigns is a plus.
• Fundraising and donor relations experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Working with state associations and other partner organizations to improve their state policy environments.
• Leading direct, on-the-ground advocacy efforts to pass pro-charter legislation in priority states.
• Building state association capacity in policy, advocacy, legal, communications, and development.
• Building local partnerships with allies.
• Mobilizing diverse coalitions to support our policy goals.
• Producing tools and other resources that will be helpful to state charter school associations and other partner organizations.
• Working in partnership with the National Alliance’s communications, development, legal, research, state, and federal teams as necessary.
• Creating fundable programming, writing progress reports for donors, and managing cross team deliverables for grants.
• Fulfilling the role of expert and go-to in the sector for all things related to advocacy in public charter schools.

Skills

Advocacy

Policy

Stakeholder engagement

Partnership building

Crisis response

Fundraising

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree a plus

Job description

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is seeking a Senior Director of State Advocacy and Support to strengthen state policy environments and grow advocacy capacity across a portfolio of states.

You will lead on-the-ground advocacy to pass pro-charter legislation, build capacities in policy, advocacy, legal, communications, and development, and partner with state associations and internal teams to deliver fundable programs and donor reports.