Advocacy Coordinator

Overview

We’re looking for an energetic and proactive Advocacy Coordinator. During this critical time for student organizing & our democracy, you will work with our Advocacy team and Campaigns Director to support our national & state-based campaign objectives. We’re searching for candidates who are proactive researchers, with a demonstrated interest in policy & advocacy, and can support multiple projects at once.
 

In this role, you will:

• Coordinate in-person lobby days and actions on Capitol Hill in DC, and at State Capitols in collaboration with state & local partners
• Work with allies and partners to discuss pressing legislation and brainstorm strategies for actions
• Proactively research legislation relevant to our campaigns
• Uplift calls to action for our wider team around moving pieces of legislation
• Delegate legislative research needs and projects to Research Assistants
   

Are you a good fit for the role? We’re looking for someone with:

• Capacity to work 5-10 hours/week on the above
• Previous experience in lobbying, research, and/or advocacy work via campus organization or internship position 
• Demonstrated leadership, ability to think strategically, and respond to a rapidly-evolving organizing landscape
• Capability to build collaborative partnerships with organizations, and create harmony in coalition spaces
• Strong interpersonal, speaking, and writing skills
• (Nice to have) Ability to point to a past issue-based campaign you were a part of & helped win
   

Here’s how to apply:

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter over Handshake.

Academic credit can be arranged for eligible students.

With questions about this or other roles, the Task Force, or our campaigns, please email recruitment@taskforceusa.org.
 

About the Task Force for Democracy

We’re a youth & volunteer-led team organizing students across 6 campaigns to demand a democracy that works for our generation — not billionaires & corporations! We work alongside movement partners to center young people in the fight against advancing autocracy.

We don’t focus on partisan politics or electing candidates. We organize to end inequities in our electoral system and win a democracy our generation can be proud of!

We know that true democracy cannot only exist at the ballot box, but must be present in the workplace, and in our education. Our campaigns aim to end structural inequality across different areas of our democracy, and include: fighting voter suppression & money in politics, organizing students under autocracy, stopping a dangerous constitutional convention that would roll back our rights, using transparency laws to hold power accountable, and more!