Director of Public Policy
Director of Public Policy
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Ryan Biancofiori
or
Fred Pabst
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Director of Public Policy is responsible for leading Northwest Harvests strategy to achieve a right to food in Washington. The position leads Northwest Harvests work in public policy advocacy community organizing and movement building and reports directly to the Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives (SDSI).
Northwest Harvest has identified and committed to four key strategies that we believe if employed will cut hunger rates in half in Washington state by 2028.
The Director of Public Policy position will work to achieve this goal through building political will to enact public policies that eliminate the root causes of hunger. Our fourstrategies include BIPOC Market Actor support Food Access and Distribution Mainstreaming the Narrative that hunger doesnt result from individual choices but unjust systems and a Right to Food. As a member of the Leadership Team (LT) the successful incumbent will hold primary accountability for the success of a Right to Food in Washington and its intersections with the three other strategies.
This Leadership Team (LT) position is also responsible for cultivating an organizational culture based on Northwest Harvests values and the Purpose Driven AntiRacist Connected Interwoven (PACI) framework.
Schedule: This position may require you to work occasional offshift hours as necessary for special events.
Travel:Be responsive and adaptive to opportunities throughout Washington (WA). WA. This can include local and occasional travel to Eastern and Western WA.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Public Policy Advocacy
- Develops and works with relevant legislative body city county and congressional staff as well as elected officials to implement a right to food and antihunger and food justice policies
- Sets Northwest Harvests primary and support agendas with input and consultation from key stakeholders including program participants partner agencies Northwest Harvests Board Advocacy Committee and relevant staff coalition partners donors and volunteers
- Analyzes legislative landscapes conducts research and collaborates with stakeholders to provide recommendations that influence policy decisions
- Relationships with key members of the state legislature Washingtons Congressional delegation and their staff advocates with them and works with them on relevant and emerging legislation. Implements Northwest Harvests legislative agendas by developing strategies negotiating policy solutions engaging in administrative advocacy to develop rules for implementation and developing communications and outreach strategies
- Responds to inquiries from media regarding public policy issues as required in coordination with the Director of Communications and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Network and Constituency Development & Coalition Building
- Serves as liaison with local statewide regional and national antihunger programs and coalitions to assure views of Northwest Harvest are represented and that Northwest Harvest is kept informed of programs and efforts that affect Northwest Harvests mission
- Sets strategy objectives and milestones with the SDSI to recruit train and mobilize a diverse statewide network of grassroots advocates. Priority communities include people of color rural areas growers and people who have lived experience with hunger and poverty
- Builds relationships with key community leaders thought leaders and activists to develop a grassroots network that can mobilize others on our legislative agenda
- Joins builds and leads coalitions to inform the development of Northwest Harvests support agenda
Team Leadership & Supervision
- Manages relevant policy and advocacy specific vendor relationships
- Supervises the work of department contractors for lobbying services and staffing the AntiHunger & Nutrition Coalition
Executive Leadership
- Supports the work of the CEO and SDSI in building the internal agency capacity and ownership of the right to food strategy
- Participates in crossfunction and organizational strategic workgroups as necessary to implement Northwest Harvests Theory of Change
Performs other duties as assigned by the Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives
Equity and Inclusion
Demonstrate the initiative to learn and enhance skills that promote antiracism cultural competency and an understanding of oppression and its impact.
Participate in intentional learning efforts including events relating to understanding and dismantling institutional racism and building cultural competency.
RELATIONSHIPS:
Internal:Frequent contact with leadership and staff.Communicate daily to ask questions receive and provide information. Educate and disseminate information related to Northwest Harvests public policy agendas to leadership staff and Board of Directors.
External: Regular contact with stakeholders including partner hunger relief organizations policy and advocacy organizations human services providers state and federal lawmakers administrative agency staff and people with lived experiences of hunger and poverty.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A combination of the reallife experience education and training listed below which provides an equivalent background to perform the work of this position.
Successful completion of a background check is required.
Knowledge of:
- Working knowledge of
- Public policy writing
- Public policy advocacy i.e. lobbying
- Washington state and federal legislative process
- Coalition building strategies
- Grassroots mobilization practices
- Antipoverty and social justice issue advocacy
- Comprehensive knowledge withMicrosoft Office applications; particularly Word Excel PPT and Outlook Teams and Zoom and ability to work efficiently and effectively with other organizational platforms such as ADP SharePoint Microsoft Dynamics NAV systems
Ability To:
- Take initiative and think critically by identifying analyzing and solving problems
- Project manage and multitask successfully
- Possess integrity maturity and ethical awareness
- Handle sensitive information with strict confidentiality
- Problemsolve in a collaborative efficient and effective manner
- Analyze issues synthesize information make evidencebased decisions and learn from mistakes
- Cultivate and steward professional relationships with diverse constituencies
- Leadership:
- As an adaptive servant leader practice collaborative persuasive and transformative leadership styles and lead through influence rather than relying solely on directline authority
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff and leadership to ensure a high degree of mutual accountability
- Navigate and lead through ambiguity while keeping team members engaged and encouraged
- Ask questions to understand the merits of different approaches and shift strategies in response to the demands of a situation
- Support Equity and Connectedness:
- Adopt the PACI (purpose driven antiracist connected and interwoven) model and practice the Six Agreements
- Support equity and inclusion for members of historically marginalized groups including racial and ethnic minorities LGBTQIA populations and people living with disabilities
- Communication:
- Communicate effectively verbally and in writing
- Listen and ask questions to understand
- Communicate complex finance concepts and issues and applicable legal requirements policies and procedures to staff and leaders
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
Bachelors degree in public policy Business Law Economics Political Science or another related field is a plus or an equal combination of education and relevant work experience with a personal orientation as a lifelong learner.
EXPERIENCE:
Minimum of (7) years of progressively responsible experience in policy and/or advocacy work. (3) years of management experience
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Non Profit experience is desired but not required
- Ability to speak a second language is desired but not required
DISCLAIMER:
The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties responsibilities qualifications and objectives required of employees assigned to this job. As an adaptive organization responsibilities can and will change in alignment with greater efficiencies and mission metrics.
BENEFITS AND OTHER COMPENSATION:
Northwest Harvest offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package this includes but is not limited to; medical/dental/ vision/ insurance long term disability insurance Life/AD&D insurance Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 401(k) retirement plan Vacation and Sick leave 8 paid holidays; New Years Day Martin Luther King Day Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving Day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Day Floating holidays for you to use should you observe a holiday not outlined in Northwest Harvests current observed holidays or at your discretion and birthday holiday. Employees are eligible to participate in payroll deducted supplemental benefits i.e. Flexible Spending accountHRE and DCE various AFLAC and New York Life plans.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
