Policy Director
The Policy Director should be willing and able to work with a team approach, and should share Praxis' overall commitment to addressing issues of racial and economic justice, working with traditionally disenfranchised populations, changing structural conditions to improve the quality of life, building community power, and institutional/systemically focused strategies.
The candidate should be able to demonstrate the following qualifications:
QUALIFICATIONS
- a minimum of three years experience working on public policy issues at the community level;
- strong journalistic research and writing skills along with the ability to write for the public in a compelling way;
- ability to interpret and communicate research materials for lay audiences;
- an understanding of principles and approaches to policy-focused prevention and the ability to work collaboratively and to enable community members to build power for policy change.
DUTIES
- direct and execute the provision of technical assistance to local coalitions and others on public policy issues related to health justice including site visit coordination and coordination of training needs (in collaboration with the Training Director);
- provide professional and personal assistance to clients in answering inquiries, locating information, and interpreting requests; conduct manual and computerized information research to support Resource Center requests;
- identify emerging policy issues and approaches and provide written synopses and analyses of key policy issues that relate to program work;
- assist in the preparation of a variety of Praxis publications, including manuscripts, graphic presentations, fact sheets, action alerts, media packets, training curricula, etc;
- assist in the coordination and implementation of trainings and training logistics;
- assist in identifying funding sources and help with the preparation of funding proposals, reports and other related correspondence.
SALARY RANGE
The salary range is based on experience and funding availability with a generous benefits package.
