Federal Policy Associate

at  NARAL ProChoice America

ABOUT REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL (FORMERLY NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA)

For more than 50 years, Reproductive Freedom for All and its chapters have fought to protect and expand reproductive freedom —including access to abortion and contraception — for everybody. We are powered by our more than 4 million members from every state and congressional district in the country, representing the 8 in 10 Americans who believe every person should have the freedom to make the best decision for themselves about if, when, and how to raise a family.
Reproductive Freedom for All centers diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in our organization and our work. Continuously learning from our history, we hold ourselves accountable to achieve reproductive freedom with equitable access for everybody. As the oldest and largest national membership organization primarily focused on advocating for abortion access, we organize and mobilize, galvanizing millions of people to take action to defend reproductive freedom, and shining a spotlight of accountability on bad actors who work to impose their ideological agenda on others. We also work to elect champions for reproductive freedom and advance state and federal legislation to safeguard it. For more information on Reproductive Freedom for All, please visit our website.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Federal Policy Associate will work with the Associate Director of Federal Legislative Affairs and the Government Relations (GR) policy team to monitor, analyze, and produce written materials related to federal reproductive freedom policy actions, including legislation, executive and agency actions, and relevant litigation. They will have the opportunity to work with the GR federal team and work cross-departmentally to advance proactive policy and defend against attacks on reproductive freedom at the federal level, as well as support electoral work including research on federal elected officials and nominations.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Four-year college degree or demonstrated critical thinking and research skills;
• 1-3 years’ work experience required. An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for up to two years of experience;
• Experience working on Capitol Hill and/or familiarity with federal legislative or executive policy processes;
• Strong written and oral communication skills and attention to detail;
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively while meeting deadlines consistently with minimal supervision;
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and to efficiently manage multiple tasks and timelines simultaneously;
• Experience in contributing to healthy teams that allow each team member to contribute to their fullest and thrive;
• Commitment to ensuring anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of our work and our organization;
• Ability and desire to work to support members of marginalized communities in alignment with Reproductive Freedom for All intersectional commitments;
• Demonstrated commitment to Reproductive Freedom for All’s mission, values, and goals;

• Track, review, and analyze reproductive freedom-related activity on Capitol Hill—such as hearings, markups, and floor votes—and in the executive branch as part of the federal Government Relations team;
• Assist with the organization’s work on intersectional commitments by tracking and monitoring partner requests for engagement and policy developments in key policy areas;
• Write, edit, and update policy memos, fact sheets, model legislation, preparatory materials for legislative hearings, and other policy and advocacy documents, maintaining a commitment to excellence and promoting equity and inclusion in language and content;
• Review external-facing, cross-department materials for policy accuracy, including press releases, talking points, emails to members, and other materials;
• Help craft departmental publications identifying trends in federal legislative policy;
• Represent Reproductive Freedom for All with coalitions, legislators, intersectional allies, and other partners as needed;
• Conduct electoral research on federal level elected officials in coordination and collaboration with the Political Department;
• Create and maintain internal tracking documents to inform lobbying efforts;
• Provide general administrative support to the Government Relations department, as needed;
• Other duties as assigned.