Senior Policy Associate

Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia

Recruitment Range: $70,000 - $110,000 p/year

Recruitment Range: $82,400 - $98,000 annually

South Dakota Legislative Research Council

Verified Voting seeks a Senior Policy Associate (SPA) to join its programs team. This is a full-time salaried position reporting to the Policy & Strategy Director. This is a grant-funded position with secured funding through December 31, 2027. The SPA will play an integral role on Verified Voting’s programs team and will lead our engagement in several priority states related to Verified Voting’s key issue areas, including robust tabulation audits, ballot accounting, chain-of-custody documentation, and other best practices that support public confidence in elections.

Priority states will be set in coordination with other state leads. The SPA will advocate for improved policies, engaging with coalition partners and election officials. The SPA may also conduct limited lobbying. The SPA will offer procedural and technical support related to the implementation of risk-limiting audits and other best practices to election officials, and will provide strategic messaging support to help them effectively communicate the impact of their work to voters.

The SPA will work closely with team members on other policy work, and may lead research and writing projects, and support cross-departmental work.

• Contribute to policy formation and articulation related to Verified Voting’s work.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders and monitor relevant developments in selected priority states.
• Provide expertise for policy improvements in meetings, statements, and analysis, including, on occasion, in written and oral testimony to state legislatures.
• When appropriate, partner with election officials on implementation of risk-limiting audits and other best practices.
• Contribute to the development of new resources and support existing VV resources, such as the Verifier and other tools.
• Work and collaborate in a remote team environment, sharing information and responsibilities with state leads and other colleagues.
• Occasionally represent Verified Voting at conferences, virtually or in person.
• Travel to priority states, potentially several weeks in some months, though this is unusual.

Required experience and skills

• Minimum five years of relevant work experience.
• Ability to articulate key policy, procedural, and technical concepts to various non-technical audiences, orally and in writing.
• Ability to analyze, summarize, and draft concrete legislative or regulatory proposals, with minimal supervision.
• Ability to build trusting and productive relationships with partners across the political spectrum.
• Experience working with state legislatures, government, or the public sector.
• Experience with either election policy or election administration.
• Knowledge of election technology and/or voting rights issues.
• Strong outreach skills and initiative.
• Ability and motivation to learn about complex policy issues and election procedures.
• Ability to function and collaborate effectively in a remote work environment.
• Experience working with diverse teams Nice-to-have experience and skills.
• Partnership building with election officials or organizations in the democracy space with an emphasis on efforts to protect and expand voting access.
• Knowledge of or interest in voting technology systems for purposes of informing development of the Verifier and other tools.
• A background in defining, tracking, and reporting on key performance metrics and program impact.
• Experience with legislative and/or executive lobbying on state- and local levels.

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