Director of Advocacy and Communications - National Council For Adoption

Director Of Advocacy And CommunicationsThis position would coordinate NCFA's government relations, advocacy, and external communications work. The person would manage NCFA's government relations consultant, coordinate internal policy and advocacy activities, and oversee NCFA's social media presence and email communications, including newsletters, advocacy alerts, and other campaigns. They would ensure that NCFA communicates clearly, consistently, and effectively with policymakers, members, partners, and the public.The person would not necessarily serve as NCFA's primary lobbyist but would be responsible for keeping NCFA's advocacy and communications work coordinated, timely, and moving forward.Key responsibilities include managing the relationship, priorities, and work plan with NCFA's government relations consultant, coordinating NCFA's federal policy and advocacy priorities, timelines, meetings, materials, and follow-up, monitoring relevant legislative and regulatory developments in partnership with staff, consultants, members, and other stakeholders, drafting or coordinating advocacy alerts, policy updates, talking points, letters, testimony, public statements, and other external materials, supporting congressional meetings, Advocacy Day, coalition engagement, and other government relations activities, managing NCFA's social media presence, planning and executing NCFA's email communications and campaigns, developing and managing an integrated editorial calendar across social media, email, website, advocacy, and other external communications, managing website content and routine updates in coordination with NCFA's external marketing and website consultants, ensuring that NCFA's messaging is accurate, consistent, accessible, and respectful of the diverse experiences within adoption, and tracking communications and advocacy metrics and using them to strengthen future outreach and engagement.Qualifications include five or more years of progressively responsible experience in advocacy, public policy, communications, government relations, or a related field, excellent written communication and demonstrated ability to translate complex policy issues for different audiences, experience coordinating advocacy campaigns, coalitions, consultants, or legislative activity, familiarity with federal policymaking and congressional processes, experience managing organizational social media, email campaigns, and editorial calendars, sound judgment when communicating about sensitive or contested issues, and experience with child welfare, adoption, family policy, or a related field preferred.Collaboration and relationships include internal connections with the Vice President of Operations, President and CEO, NCFA staff, and other staff involved in policy, programming, research, and external communications, and external connections with government relations consultant, policymakers and congressional offices, coalition partners, members, external marketing and website consultants, and other advocacy and communications partners.Salary range: $80,000 – $90,000