Vice President, Advocacy (SCPL)

Shriver Center on Poverty Law; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid health care

Pension contribution

Transportation benefits

Job summary

The Shriver Center on Poverty Law seeks a visionary Vice President, Advocacy to help shape a new strategic vision and lead cross-cutting advocacy initiatives. You will engage stakeholders across the country, align programs with social justice goals, and strengthen the organization’s voice in the policy arena.

As a senior leader, you will coordinate impact-driven advocacy, build partnerships, and mentor staff while ensuring the organization advances equity and justice.

Qualifications

• Respective to the VP Advocacy role; no formal candidate-specific requirements listed in the posting.

Responsibilities

• Co-create and galvanize support and investment in a new strategic vision for the Shriver Center’s work.
• Drive impact through advocacy initiatives, impact litigation, and national network connections.

Job description

The Shriver Center on Poverty Law fights for economic and racial justice. Over the past 50 years, we have secured hundreds of law and policy victories with and for people experiencing economic instability in Illinois and across the country. Everything we do is powered by communities most affected by poverty. Our country is rife with laws and policies that systematically disadvantage certain groups while advantaging others based on their race, gender, and other facets of their identities. We believe laws and policies—and the institutions that apply them—should be designed to support people. Together, we are turning this ideal into reality. We are building a future where all people, families, and future generations have equal dignity, respect, and power under the law.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Shriver Center and its staff are at an exciting inflection point. Last spring, Audra Wilson was named President and CEO and is leading the organization in its next iteration of impact. As a key senior leader in the organization, the Vice President, Advocacy will co-create and galvanize support and investment in a new strategic vision for the Shriver Center’s signature work. The Vice President, Advocacy will drive impact through an arsenal of tools, including specific advocacy initiatives, impact litigation, and building and creating connective tissues that provide resources, mentorship, and connection to a national network of advocates engaged in efforts across Shriver’s programmatic focus areas.

COMPENSATION

The position is full-time and salaried. The targeted salary range for the position is $145,000-$155,000, based upon prior experience. Benefits include employer-paid health care, pension contribution, and transportation benefits.

Shriver Center on Poverty Law is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.