Title: Temporary Legislative Session Lobbyist
Office: Affiliate Offices
Location: Missoula, MT
POSITION OVERVIEW
The ACLU of Montana Foundation (“ACLU of Montana”) seeks a person adept at policy analysis, with strong communication and negotiation skills, to join the Advocacy and Policy Department as a temporary Legislative Session Lobbyist for the 2023 Legislative Session. The Legislative Session Lobbyist lobbies Montana legislators on one or more of the bolded ACLU of Montana’s issue areas below.
The ACLU of Montana leads legislative advocacy on the following issues:
The ACLU of Montana also responds to other issue areas in service of Montanans:
The Legislative Session Lobbyist is a member of the Advocacy & Policy Department (APD) and reports to the Policy Director. This is a temporary position, that will start by late September, 2022, and end in mid-May, 2023.
ABOUT THE ACLU OF MONTANA
The ACLU of Montana (founded in 1972) is an affiliate of the national ACLU (founded in 1920) and operates as a private, independent, non-profit organization. We are the state’s largest and most influential civil rights organization. Our current top priorities are Indigenous Justice, criminal legal reform, LGBTQ rights, and voting rights. We work on a range of additional issues including reproductive justice, immigrants’ rights, freedom of speech and religion, and informational and digital privacy. The ACLU of Montana envisions a fair, equitable, and free Montana that welcomes and celebrates diversity of all kinds. In our Montana, everybody is treated with dignity and respect, and has equal access to rights and freedoms.
The ACLU of Montana has a current staff of 13 and an office located in Missoula. We aspire to a friendly work environment, with flexibility and consideration of personal needs and circumstances. To learn more about the work of the ACLU of Montana, please visit http://aclumontana.org.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
ACLU of Montana is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We believe that having a board, staff, and volunteer base with diverse personal and professional backgrounds enhances our ability to meet our mission and creates an environment where all members of our community can thrive.
The ACLU of Montana does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, faith, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, tribal affiliation, disability, veteran status, or record of arrest or conviction. We are committed to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment and one that honors and promotes a culture of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We are engaging in ongoing internal racial equity work, with an emphasis in anti-racism and anti-colonialism.
We strongly encourage applications from Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, immigrants, women, people with disabilities, bi- or multi-lingual (including Indigenous languages) speakers, bicultural individuals, members of the LGBTQ and two-spirit community, those who have been formerly incarcerated or are currently under supervision, and other underrepresented and historically marginalized groups. We seek to build a team that reflects that diversity. All qualified applicants who share this vision and who have a desire to contribute to our mission are encouraged to apply.
We commit to developing and collaborating on thoughtful training programs and onboarding processes with the Legislative Session Lobbyist that identify an individual’s growth areas, in relation to the job description, and empowers their existing knowledge and skills.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Legislative Session Lobbyist will:
COMMITMENT TO RACIAL EQUITY
The ACLU of Montana is committed to and engaging in ongoing racial equity work with an emphasis on anti-racism and anti-colonialism. As a staff member, you will be asked to commit, contribute and engage in the following ways:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
The following experiences are integral to meeting the job responsibilities. Please be sure to identify these in your application and throughout the hiring process. Relevant experience may be through lived, and/or professional or volunteer experiences, or coursework.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
The following experiences are particularly valuable to the position. Please share in your application materials any of these skills, experiences, or knowledge. We encourage you to apply even if you do not have these qualifications:
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
This position is full-time, exempt, and will pay an annual salary of $50,000 - $54,999, pro-rated for actual time worked, depending on experience. We offer a monthly stipend of $580 to help offset costs of health care or other costs, eligibility to participate in a retirement 401(K) plan, and nine paid days off. This temporary position is not eligible for other benefits.
The Legislative Session Lobbyist will be based in in Helena during Montana’s biennial legislative session (January to May). Pre-session (September – December), the position may be based anywhere in Montana. The position will require occasional travel to the Missoula office for approximately five days between September and May (travel expenses paid for by ACLU-MT). Our staff currently works remotely with occasional in-office work during the COVID-19 pandemic, including safety precautions in place for optional and required in-office work.
A $100 monthly reimbursement to offset personal mobile phone and utility (including internet) expenses is offered to all ACLU of Montana employees working remotely during the pandemic.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
All applications are treated confidentially. Please submit (in pdf format if possible):
Email your application to jobs[at]aclumontana.org or mail it to:
ACLU of Montana, Attn: Hiring
P.O. Box 1968, Missoula, MT 59806
Please put “Legislative Session Lobbyist” in the subject line of your email/envelope.
Applicants with Disabilities: Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process. Please advise in writing to jobs[at]aclumontana.org to request reasonable accommodation at the time of application.
PROCESS
Application review will start August 15, 2022. Applications after that date are encouraged and will be accepted on a rolling basis until the posting is removed from the ACLU of Montana Job Openings page. We are aiming for a start date in late September.
Our hiring process is managed by a dedicated hiring committee of two staffers and our HR & People team. The committee will begin careful review of all applications on August 15, 2022. The steps for finalist selection include a screening call by HR, an in-person interview (via videoconferencing) with the hiring committee, an assessment/work sample exercise, and reference calls for the selected finalist. We plan to extend a job offer to the finalist candidate by the middle of September. We commit to regular communication with all applicants throughout the process, will apprise candidates of next steps as appropriate, and will promptly communicate any change in timeline above.
To learn more about the work of the ACLU of Montana, please visit www.aclumontana.org.
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