Manager, Advocacy
Work.
Serve.
Thrive.
Imagine a place where your talent can make a meaningful difference in peoples' lives.
Working at Feeding America is a uniquely rewarding experience in which our employees work together as vital parts of a much larger mission.
We are innovative, mission-focused, diverse, collaborative, values-driven and focused on results.
We are a national, nonprofit organization and the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity.
Located in the heart of downtown Chicago, our mission is to feed America's hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger.
The OpportunityThis position will be part of Feeding America's effort to strengthen and protect public benefit programs and ensure families facing hunger can access these critical programs.
The position will build advocacy capacity and engagement opportunities particularly for the people we serve, as well as for network members and the public, to help advance policy and advocacy priorities.
This position will also manage legislative advocacy campaigns and support growing the number of digital advocates to help advance a policy agenda that increases both government food and funds for member food banks, leads to federal regulations and laws that support reducing domestic hunger, and positions Feeding America as the leading authority on hunger and hunger-related issues.
This position will focus on advocacy engagement strategies for the people impacted by food insecurity.
Salary Range:
$66,000 to $85,000
Based on Experience
Responsibilities:
Manage the development and implementation of advocacy strategies and work directly with network members to advance Feeding America's public policy and legislative agenda.
Manage the development and execution of advocacy programs that lift up the voices of the people impacted by food insecurity.
Manage gathering advocacy best practices and sharing across the network to improve and advance advocacy strategies and tactics.
Manage advocacy grants as needed while providing support in evaluation and management of member advocacy grants, specifically related to people we serve advocacy programsCollaborate with appropriate internal stakeholders enterprise-wide to ensure policy positions and initiatives are integrated into cross-programmatic strategies and projects.
Act as a liaison for Feeding America's Government Relations department during on internal and external conference advocacy sessions and cross-enterprise task forces as needed.
Provide counsel to VP of Advocacy and Director of Advocacy & External Affairs on advocacy organizing and people we serve advocacy engagement strategies and learnings to help improve the program.
Travel:
a few trips annually.
Foundational Requirements Mission Focused - Demonstrates a commitment to Feeding America's mission through word and action.
Is committed to keeping people facing hunger at the center of our work and strives to translate this commitment into action on a daily basis.
Willing to advocate for people facing hunger and serve as an ambassador for Feeding America inside and throughout the community.
Embraces Equity, Diversity and Inclusion - Demonstrates a personal commitment to valuing different backgrounds and life experiences through word and action.
Takes personal actions to build an inclusive culture that ensures everyone can fully contribute based on their unique talents, skills and perspectives and feels welcomed and valued.
Commits to driving equitable solutions to address root cause issues by incorporating an equity framework in their daily work.
Committed to continuous personal EDI development.
Required Leadership CompetenciesContinuously Improves:
Analyzes current practices, policies, and procedures to find areas for improvement and incorporate best practices.
Leverages continuous improvement tools and mindset when designing and implementing projects and processes.
Committed to team and personal learning.
Communicates Effectively:
Effectively communicates project and operating priorities to key stakeholder audiences that may include staff, network food bank members, donors and other audiences.
Adjusts message and content based on feedback provided.
Communicates clearly and effectively through verbal and written communication across individual, small group and formal presentation settings.
Leverages Functional Expertise:
Leverages advanced functional knowledge to shape decisions and plans.
Uses professional experience to fix processes and make improvements to practices, policies, and procedures.
Tracks latest practices and innovations and ways these could improve processes within the organization.
Collaborates Internally & Externally:
Actively supports collaboration within and between departments and with key stakeholders.
Seeks input and resolves issues with a focus on mission and what's best for the people we serve.
Required Technical Competencies, Experience & CertificationsFive plus years' experience in issue advocacy, grassroots mobilization, external affairs, issue campaigns or nonprofit work in a related capacity required.
Demonstrated experience developing advocacy programs for impacted communities is key in this role.
Candidates who currently or have experience as participants of federal benefit programs is required.
This position will require candidates to be adept at engaging and mobilizing people who have or are currently experiencing poverty.
Candidates with lived experience of food insecurity is therefore strongly preferred.
Experience with CRMs (particularly EveryAction, Salesforce, Quorum), using social media platforms for advocacy engagement preferred.
Education in communications, government affairs, marketing, political science, public policy, sociology or social work preferred.
Feeding America embraces a philosophy that recognizes and values diversity.
Our goal is to attract, develop, retain, and promote a talented diverse workforce in a culture where all employees will contribute to their fullest potential.
PDN-9439ddd4-a986-4a0a-a652-89eeb1454a3b.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Serve.
Thrive.
Imagine a place where your talent can make a meaningful difference in peoples' lives.
Working at Feeding America is a uniquely rewarding experience in which our employees work together as vital parts of a much larger mission.
We are innovative, mission-focused, diverse, collaborative, values-driven and focused on results.
We are a national, nonprofit organization and the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity.
Located in the heart of downtown Chicago, our mission is to feed America's hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger.
The OpportunityThis position will be part of Feeding America's effort to strengthen and protect public benefit programs and ensure families facing hunger can access these critical programs.
The position will build advocacy capacity and engagement opportunities particularly for the people we serve, as well as for network members and the public, to help advance policy and advocacy priorities.
This position will also manage legislative advocacy campaigns and support growing the number of digital advocates to help advance a policy agenda that increases both government food and funds for member food banks, leads to federal regulations and laws that support reducing domestic hunger, and positions Feeding America as the leading authority on hunger and hunger-related issues.
This position will focus on advocacy engagement strategies for the people impacted by food insecurity.
Salary Range:
$66,000 to $85,000
Based on Experience
Responsibilities:
Manage the development and implementation of advocacy strategies and work directly with network members to advance Feeding America's public policy and legislative agenda.
Manage the development and execution of advocacy programs that lift up the voices of the people impacted by food insecurity.
Manage gathering advocacy best practices and sharing across the network to improve and advance advocacy strategies and tactics.
Manage advocacy grants as needed while providing support in evaluation and management of member advocacy grants, specifically related to people we serve advocacy programsCollaborate with appropriate internal stakeholders enterprise-wide to ensure policy positions and initiatives are integrated into cross-programmatic strategies and projects.
Act as a liaison for Feeding America's Government Relations department during on internal and external conference advocacy sessions and cross-enterprise task forces as needed.
Provide counsel to VP of Advocacy and Director of Advocacy & External Affairs on advocacy organizing and people we serve advocacy engagement strategies and learnings to help improve the program.
Travel:
a few trips annually.
Foundational Requirements Mission Focused - Demonstrates a commitment to Feeding America's mission through word and action.
Is committed to keeping people facing hunger at the center of our work and strives to translate this commitment into action on a daily basis.
Willing to advocate for people facing hunger and serve as an ambassador for Feeding America inside and throughout the community.
Embraces Equity, Diversity and Inclusion - Demonstrates a personal commitment to valuing different backgrounds and life experiences through word and action.
Takes personal actions to build an inclusive culture that ensures everyone can fully contribute based on their unique talents, skills and perspectives and feels welcomed and valued.
Commits to driving equitable solutions to address root cause issues by incorporating an equity framework in their daily work.
Committed to continuous personal EDI development.
Required Leadership CompetenciesContinuously Improves:
Analyzes current practices, policies, and procedures to find areas for improvement and incorporate best practices.
Leverages continuous improvement tools and mindset when designing and implementing projects and processes.
Committed to team and personal learning.
Communicates Effectively:
Effectively communicates project and operating priorities to key stakeholder audiences that may include staff, network food bank members, donors and other audiences.
Adjusts message and content based on feedback provided.
Communicates clearly and effectively through verbal and written communication across individual, small group and formal presentation settings.
Leverages Functional Expertise:
Leverages advanced functional knowledge to shape decisions and plans.
Uses professional experience to fix processes and make improvements to practices, policies, and procedures.
Tracks latest practices and innovations and ways these could improve processes within the organization.
Collaborates Internally & Externally:
Actively supports collaboration within and between departments and with key stakeholders.
Seeks input and resolves issues with a focus on mission and what's best for the people we serve.
Required Technical Competencies, Experience & CertificationsFive plus years' experience in issue advocacy, grassroots mobilization, external affairs, issue campaigns or nonprofit work in a related capacity required.
Demonstrated experience developing advocacy programs for impacted communities is key in this role.
Candidates who currently or have experience as participants of federal benefit programs is required.
This position will require candidates to be adept at engaging and mobilizing people who have or are currently experiencing poverty.
Candidates with lived experience of food insecurity is therefore strongly preferred.
Experience with CRMs (particularly EveryAction, Salesforce, Quorum), using social media platforms for advocacy engagement preferred.
Education in communications, government affairs, marketing, political science, public policy, sociology or social work preferred.
Feeding America embraces a philosophy that recognizes and values diversity.
Our goal is to attract, develop, retain, and promote a talented diverse workforce in a culture where all employees will contribute to their fullest potential.
PDN-9439ddd4-a986-4a0a-a652-89eeb1454a3b.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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