The Community Justice Action Fund (CJAF), a project of Tides Advocacy, is a nonprofit organization building power for and with communities of color to end gun violence. 

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Policy Manager

The Policy Manager will provide advocacy, legislative analysis, coalition-building, and policy analysis around issues related to ending police and gun violence against communities of color and will serve as a liaison on all policy issues for local, state, and federal legislation.

The ideal candidate for this position will be a confident communicator, innovative relationship builder, legislative strategist, and someone with a deep belief in the power of utilizing policy to make tangible and meaningful change. This role will have a somewhat flexible schedule, including an expectation for some evening and weekend work.

Responsibilities Include:

• Build and sustain a policy agenda that is comprehensive and uplifts multiple strategies to address gun violence in communities most impacted

• Develop draft legislation, key policy messaging policy-focused public statements to aid the legislator community in advancing policy

• Monitor and track gun violence-related policy, political updates, or policy events

• Monitor and track relevant activity or messaging from policymakers at the federal, state, and priority city levels

• Support advocacy efforts to advance legislation at the federal, state, and local levels. 

• Manage the Policy & Research program budget and policy support staff as hired.

• Manage ongoing series of written reports on the topic of community-led violence prevention and the development of other written content regarding community-led violence prevention including blog posts, OpEds, and factsheets.

Daily Activities

• Prepare frequent briefing and policy materials, legislative testimony, and legislative language (for bills, appropriations, and authorization).

• Monitor gun violence prevention legislation, committee activities and identify opportunities for CJAF to participate in events that advance policy for grassroots organizations on the front lines of preventing gun violence.

• Participate in local, state, and national coalitions to address gun violence policy.

• Serve as a reference on policy approaches for ending gun violence.

• Identify best practices, and trends in the field and in policy circles, and facilitate opportunities to engage and mobilize chapters and partner organizations.

• Work with consultants, interns, and fellows to advance policy.

• Work with the communications staff to raise the profile of partners with policymakers and offer content for web-based initiatives and social media.

Salary

At least $60,000

How to Apply

This is a full-time position that works 40 hours a week. This position can be virtual, based in Houston, or Washington, DC. Please send resumes to hello@cjactionfund.org.