Do you have a background in policy analysis, advocacy strategies, and legislative processes? Catholic Charities Fort Worth is looking for an Advocacy Manager with strong research skills, attention to detail, and ability to translate complex details into consumable and relevant information.
You’ll join a mission-driven team and agency dedicated to supporting our clients. We have been entrusted with a 114-year legacy of doing good and we have set forth a bold goal of ending poverty in our community. Our services are uniquely positioned to address a myriad of key factors that keep families from reaching their bigger, brighter future. We have identified five different areas, or pathways, in which our programs create impact: financial resiliency, education credentials, emotional resiliency, resource stability, and employment. And we’re growing our team to make it all happen! Though we are guided by our Catholic Faith, you do not have to be Catholic to join our team or receive services.
Core Responsibilities
- Inform and Guide Staff
- Policy Analysis and Development
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Opportunity Assessment
- Grant Writing and Fundraising Support
What will you be doing in your role?
- Keep internal teams informed about changes in policies, advocacy strategies, and emerging issues affecting our clients.
- Facilitate educational sessions to ensure staff are well-prepared to adapt to these changes.
- Monitor relevant legislative and regulatory developments. Craft policy briefs, white papers, and position statements that align with our agency’s mission and objectives to influence decision-making and public discourse.
- Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including government officials, community leaders, and partner non-profit organizations.
- Represent the agency in advocacy efforts and foster partnerships to further our impact.
- Identify opportunities for CCFW to present or testify before the legislature.
- Proactively identify opportunities for CCFW to engage in key discussions and forums that influence policies and decisions affecting our clients.
- Design and implement impactful advocacy campaigns that raise awareness and mobilize community support for our cause.
- Assist with identifying funding opportunities and contribute to grant writing efforts that support the agency’s advocacy initiatives.
Are you the next Advocacy Manager?
- Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy, Political Science, Social Work, or Public Administration
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in policy analysis, advocacy strategies, and legislative processes
- Demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement is required, with a preference for candidates who have established relevant relationships
- Strong research skills
- Strong attention to detail and ability to translate complex details into consumable and relevant information Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, with frequent travel within and outside the DFW Metroplex, particularly during legislative sessions
Here’s the Good Stuff…
- Full-Time, salaried position. Pay is determined by relevant experience, work history, education and internal equities.
- Medical/ Dental/ Vision/ Short Term Disability/ Accident Insurance/ Hospital Indemnity Insurance/ Critical Illness/ ID Shield
- Health Savings Account- CCFW contributes $110 per month.
- 100% Company paid Long Term Disability
- 100% Company paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
- 16 paid Holidays (including being closed Christmas Eve through New Years Day)
- Tiered PTO Accrual by tenure:
- Vacation Time- 100 hours in your first year.
- Sick Time- 48 hours in your first year.
- 403(b) with employer match from day one- up to 6%
- 3 weeks paid parental/critical illness leave
- Employee Assistance Program
- CCFW Participates in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF)
- Mentorship Program
- Wellness Program
- Financial Coaching
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