Associate Director, Grassroots Advocacy

ExcelinEd in Action / Foundation for Florida’s Future Virtual in Florida Job Summary The Associate Director serves as a member of the Florida Advocacy Team, supporting and implementing strategies and tactics that identify, educate, activate and maintain a network of school leaders, families and community advocates to promote and advance the organization’s school choice and education policy agenda with state policymakers, advocacy partners and media. About Being a part of ExcelinEd means joining a high-performing and motivated team of education advocates with a shared belief that every child deserves a quality education. Team members are committed to our core values of service, integrity, collaboration, expertise and making a difference. Our organization sets big, hairy audacious goals and works tirelessly to support states in transforming education through a comprehensive student-centered policy agenda that is increasing student learning, expanding opportunity and readying students for higher quality, higher-wage, in-demand jobs. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Identifies, engages, trains and activates school and community leaders to promote, advocate and advance school choice and student-centered policy solutions with state policymakers. Supports the development and implementation of school leader and family engagement strategies that align with state legislative priorities. Creates opportunities for state officials to engage with their local school and parent leaders. Manages and tracks outreach activities, including building and maintaining a database of grassroots contacts with a focus on school leaders and parents. Builds relationships and coalitions of support for student-centered education policy solutions with targeted stakeholders, with a focus on cultivating a network of charter and private school leaders as well as parent organizations. Supports the development of compelling grassroots stories into narratives for use in written, video and digital media, as well as committee testimony and panel discussions. Mobilizes school leaders and parents for events supporting school choice policy solutions. Coordinates the travel of school leaders and family advocates for testimony, panels, media events and other public and private advocacy efforts. Organizes regular communications with grassroots supporters to keep school leaders and families engaged in school choice advocacy strategies. Prepares advocacy materials, such as talking points, fact sheets and briefing documents for school leaders, families, policymakers and partners. Prepares reports for leadership on the effectiveness of grassroots strategies and plans, highlighting progress and impact. Preferred Skills/Qualifications Strong written, communication and interpersonal skills Strong organizational and teamwork skills Strong commitment to advocate for public charter and private school choice and a broad agenda of student-centered education policies Knowledge of education policy and state politics Understanding of political and legislative processes Ability to differentiate between 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) activities Ability to travel regularly across the state of Florida Requirements Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Social Science, Political Science, Public Administration, Communications, Social Work, and/or an associated subject 5+ years of experience in policy, advocacy, communications or grassroots advocacy working with schools, families, communities, legislators and/or governments Required application materials to be submitted online include the following:

Employment Application Cover letter detailing your interest in the position, how your background and experience makes you a good fit for the position and your salary requirements Resume

There is no application deadline for this position. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. This job will remain posted on our site until it is filled. While we thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, we are only able to contact those to whom we can offer an interview. Only direct applications will be considered. No phone calls, please.

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