Senior Policy Counsel

ACLU; Florida; Remote; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ACLU Foundation of Florida seeks a Senior Policy Counsel to lead civil rights priorities through legislative, administrative, and community-based advocacy in Florida. The role reports to the Policy & Advocacy Director and collaborates with Legal, Communications, and Philanthropy teams to expand rights for all Floridians.

Based in Miami or Tallahassee with a Florida-based remote option, the role may require travel across Florida and availability during legislative sessions, evenings, and

Qualifikationen

• Experience in civil liberties policy or public interest advocacy.
• Ability to draft legislation, rules, and public comments.
• Strong research, briefing, and testimony skills.

Aufgaben

• Identify opportunities to advance civil rights and civil liberties in Florida through non-litigation methods.
• Monitor and analyze legal, legislative, political, and regulatory developments and advise on impact.
• Draft state and local legislation, administrative rules, ballot measures, and public comments.

Kenntnisse

Policy analysis

Legislative lobbying

Public speaking

Stakeholder engagement

Jobbeschreibung

Location: ACLU Offices (currently Miami or Tallahassee) or Remote within Florida

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Foundation of Florida seeks a Senior Policy Counsel to join our Policy & Advocacy Department and help achieve the organization’s goal of protecting the liberties that define our democracy. This position is based in Miami or Tallahassee, Florida, with a Florida-based remote option available. The Senior Policy Counsel will serve as a policy and legal expert leading and advancing the ACLU of Florida's civil rights and civil liberties priorities through non-litigation methods - including legislative, administrative, and community-based state and local advocacy strategies - to expand rights and access for all Floridians.

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Florida (ACLU of Florida or ACLU-FL) is an affiliate of the national ACLU, a national public interest organization devoted to the defense of the Bill of Rights. For over 100 years, the ACLU has served as the nation’s primary protector of the liberties that define our democracy. The organization implements its vital civil liberties mission in all 50 states, in large part through affiliate entities such as the ACLU of Florida.

The ACLU of Florida, the state’s largest civil rights and civil liberties organization, employs litigation, public policy advocacy and organizing, and public education to protect and promote a broad range of constitutional values and individual rights, such as freedom of speech, racial justice, right to privacy, religious liberty, criminal justice reform, voting rights, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, disability rights, and immigrants’ rights. The ACLU of Florida litigates a broad range of complex constitutional cases in federal and state courts through direct representation, filing amicus briefs, and submitting administrative complaints to state and federal agencies.

This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by the National Organization of Legal Services/United Auto Workers Local 2320.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Reporting to the Policy and Advocacy Director and working in close collaboration with the ACLU-FL Policy & Advocacy team, the Senior Policy Counsel will identify opportunities to advance civil rights and civil liberties in complex policy areas through non-litigation methods - including legislative, administrative, and community-based strategies - and will collaborate closely with colleagues in the Legal, Communications, and Philanthropy & Field Departments to expand rights and access for all Floridians.

This position may require occasional travel across Florida, as well as proactive and responsive availability during state legislative sessions, including evenings and weekends as needed.

YOUR DAY TO DAY

• Identify opportunities to advance civil rights and civil liberties in complex policy areas using non-litigation methods at the state and local levels.
• Monitor, research, analyze, and advise on legal, legislative, political, technological, and other developments in assigned issue areas; identify other areas that warrant the organization’s attention.
• Independently research, analyze, and draft state and local legislation, administrative rules and regulations, ballot measures, and public comments.
• Prepare and provide expert-level guidance and testimony on pending legislation before state and local legislative committees, administrative agencies, and other regulatory bodies.
• Lobby elected officials, their staff, and other public officials to support ACLU of Florida positions on pending legislation and policy initiatives.
• Conduct in-depth civil liberties briefings for government officials to advance priority ACLU of Florida positions.
• Design and lead public records requests in support of priority advocacy campaigns, including reviewing, categorizing, and synthesizing documents obtained and communicating their civil liberties implications to ACLU-FL staff.
• In consultation with the Communications, Legal, and Philanthropy & Field Departments, draft civic engagement, public education, and communications materials, and contribute to op-eds and other publications.
• Engage in direct civic engagement and coalition building, and participate as an ACLU of Florida representative in meetings, task forces, working groups, and coalitions.
• Provide expert commentary to media and participate in media briefings as needed.
• Build and maintain trusted, respectful, and collaborative relationships with stakeholders, including people impacted by our work, community members and leaders