Nourish California, Policy Advocate & Senior Advocate

Nourish California has one opening. For this one opening, they are considering applicants for either a Policy Advocate or Senior Advocate position:

Policy Advocate

Salary: $60,000 - $80,000 Annually

Job Type: Fulltime (37.5 hours)

Reports to: Senior Advocate

Job Description: https://nourishca.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022PolicyAdvocateJobDescription.pdf

Closing Date: 3/18/2022

Senior Advocate

Salary: $70,000 - $95,000 Annually

Job Type: Fulltime (37.5 hours)

Reports to: Director of Programs or Executive Director

Job Description: https://nourishca.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022JobDescriptionSeniorAdvocate.pdf

Closing Date: 3/18/2022

Purpose

You will engage in legislative advocacy, through which they seek to shape and advance legislation before it becomes law, and administrative advocacy, through which they seek to influence how existing laws are interpreted and implemented. You will help Nourish California broaden our reach, deepen our stakeholder engagement, and magnify our impact.

The Location

California

What You'll Be Doing

• Developing and implementing strategies that compel individuals, organizations, and decision makers to take action in support of fair access to nutritious, affordable food.

• Listening to and amplifying the voices of Californians who have lived experience with poverty and food insecurity

• Fostering inclusive policy advocacy campaigns and facilitating storytelling that supports individuals in harnessing and applying their power.

• Coordinating local and statewide educational and advocacy events, including webinars, virtual meetings, convenings, forums, and legislative visits.

• Analyzing data, conducting research, and synthesizing the evidence base necessary to inform proposed and existing policies.

• Crafting and delivering persuasive arguments, verbally, visually, and in writing.

• Other activities as contained in the job descriptions.

They Are Looking for Individuals Who Are

• Compassionate, collaborative, open-minded, and empathetic

• Resilient and persistent

• Committed and action-oriented

• Critical thinkers

• Ethical and autonomous

A Few Reasons Why You May Love Working With Us

• You get to contribute to a larger movement of individuals, communities, and organizations seeking to disrupt poverty and extend equitable opportunity to all.

• You get to make sustainable change - our policy victories make a lasting impact on the lives of fellow Californians.

• You get to grow your skills and develop deep expertise that will help you advance within our organization or join our impressive alumni working in high-level government and nonprofit positions across the country.

• You will be supported but not micro-managed.

The Process

• Applicants must complete an online application for the policy advocate position or one for the Senior Advocate position. (Note: They will not accept applications for both positions from the same individual). This form will provide applicants an opportunity to answer brief questions about communication and analytical skills, upload a resume and cover letter, and provide optional statements on lived experience related to our mission and/or perspectives on justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

• All applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be reviewed by staff. Select applicants will be screened in a 30-minute video interview. Advancing candidates will participate in an in-person or virtual interview and complete a short writing exercise. Additional activities may be required.

• Generally, all applicants will get a response on the disposition of their application as their application is processed. For applications arriving closer to the posting close date of 3/18/2022 or those requiring additional review, They aim to respond by 3/31/2022. Anyone who spends time with us in a screening, in-person, or video interview receives a personal follow-up by phone.

To Apply

https://nourishca.org/operations/job-announcement-senior-or-policy-advocate/

No phone calls, please. Questions that can’t be answered on the website can be directed to jobs@nourishca.org.