Voting Rights Advocate for Disability Justice

Disability Rights New York; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Disability Rights New York seeks a Voting Rights Advocate as part of the Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access program. The Advocate will support engagement, outreach, and training of voters with disabilities, create accessible content, and collaborate with community partners and policymakers.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree or 5+ years of advocacy experience, NYS driver’s license, excellent written and verbal communication, and the ability to work irregular hours including

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or five+ years of advocacy experience in a professional setting.
• Civil rights or disability advocacy experience.
• NYS driver’s license.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write quality advocacy resources in plain language.
• Availability to work irregular hours and occasionally work on evenings or weekends.
• Ability to balance and prioritize competing priorities.
• Comfortable presenting to large and small groups, virtually and in-person.

Responsibilities

• Register people to vote in NYS and train voters on NYS’s voting program.
• Design accessible content about voting and civil rights in NYS.
• Establish and maintain meaningful relationships with community partners and organizations to further programmatic goals and outreach efforts to better serve voters with disabilities.
• Educate policymakers about accessibility issues in NYS’s voting program.
• Draft written resources and related web content, including social media postings, about voting laws and updates.
• Research new laws and regulations that impact NYS’s voting programs.
• Contribute to the creation and execution of programmatic goals and projects.
• File administrative complaints on behalf of voters with disabilities.
• Regularly communicate with the local and State Board of Elections offices and other agencies responsible for enforcing the civil rights of voters with disabilities.
• Collaborate in cross-program projects and outreach efforts to further organizational advocacy goals.

Skills

Civil rights advocacy

Excellent communication

NYS driver’s license

Multilingual skills (preferred)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Disability Rights New York seeks a Voting Rights Advocate as part of the Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access program. The Advocate will support engagement, outreach, and training of voters with disabilities, create accessible content, and collaborate with community partners and policymakers.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree or 5+ years of advocacy experience, NYS driver’s license, excellent written and verbal communication, and the ability to work irregular hours including