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Job Description
ABOUT THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE
The Greenlining Institute envisions a future where communities of color can build wealth, live in healthy places filled with economic opportunity, and are ready to meet the challenges posed by climate change. With equity practice and systems change guiding us, we incubate and advocate for new ideas and build bridges with diverse communities and partners to ensure that race is never a barrier to opportunity.
ABOUT THE POSITION
This role advances systems changes to create positive long-term change for low-income communities of color by accelerating a just economy. The aim is to develop, test, and socialize economic policy solutions and then finding champions for our approaches in the public and private sector. To achieve this aim, this role works closely with other internal policy staff, private and philanthropic funders and government agencies.
MAJOR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Policy Research and Analysis
- Develops a thorough understanding of the issue area, the policy-making process, the political landscape and the key stakeholders
- Critically analyzes racial disparities by leading research activities including environmental scans, literature reviews, listening tours, stakeholder interviews, and best practice reviews
- Prepares and presents top-quality analytical reports and recommendations for just and inclusive policy solutions
- Develops compelling data, infographics, fact sheets, new articles, blogs and other political and educational materials to reach a variety of audiences
Stakeholder Engagement
- Conducts outreach with community advocates, government, universities and private sector representatives to build a stronger coalition in support of the policy aim
- Helps organize, participate in, and conduct trainings, webinars, and conferences to build awareness and knowledge related to policy area
- Raises the visibility of issues that impact communities of color by writing news articles and blogs that attract positive media attention
- Represents the organization and the team through speaking engagements at hearings, conferences
- Implements a variety of approached to influence specific legislation through direct and grassroot lobbying
- Helps host convenings and stakeholder meetings that bring different kinds of people together to work for powerful solutions
- Builds political will by presenting Greenlining’s policy positions to strengthen support from public and government officials involved in policy decisions
Coordinate Advancement of Policy Aim
- With the support of supervisor, assists in defining the project scope and goals, including setting targets for milestones, adhering to deadlines and securing necessary resources
- Coordinates internal efforts when issues require collaboration with colleagues
- Tracks policy developments across the state of California in specific area of focus
- Makes effective recommendations throughout the policy life cycle when presented with obstacles or opportunities to accelerate the policy aim
- Assesses short- and long-term impacts of enacted policies to determine the degree to which desired outcomes have been achieved
- Identifies and promotes opportunities to strength impact of enacted policies
Other General Duties
- Assist with efforts to strengthen commitment and support from funders, including giving input to possible grant proposals and supporting Greenlining’s Annual Economic Summit
- Contribute to a work environment and culture that is centered on equity and inclusion
- Contribute to mentoring Greenlining’s Leadership Academy participants
Qualifications, Skills and Abilities:
- One to two years related experience
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- Demonstrated commitment to Greenlining’s mission and experience in advancing social justice, equity and inclusion for people of color
- Proven ability to work with emotional intelligence, navigating individual and team conflicts productively, with empathy and integrity
- Familiarity with California’s policymaking process with experience supporting causes that serve low-income communities of color;
- Ability to prepare well organized written reports and other communications
- Ability to deliver effective presentations to diverse groups and present complex information in a meaningful way
- Experience working with a broad array of constituency groups such as business, policy makers, and community advocates
- Excellent research skills with the ability to synthesize, translate, and implement information from multiple sources into a coherent strategy and workable plan
- Strong project management skills to manage multiple priorities, stakeholders, and workflows
- Ability to work with some independence responding creatively and strategically when confronted with complex and multifaceted opportunities and challenges
- Ability to monitor progress towards goals, track measures of success and report back through project completion
- Ability and willingness to travel, as needed, to meetings and conferences throughout the state and possibly other locations
- Experience using Slack, Google Suite, and Microsoft Office Suite strongly preferred
This position reports to the VP of Policy and is classified as Salaried, Non-Exempt.
The scope of responsibilities is not limited to those listed above and may change as organizational needs evolve. Specific work plan goals are developed each year to inform performance targets.
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