Midwestern States Regional Policy & Movement Building Director

Overview

URGE is looking for a Midwestern States Regional Policy & Movement Building Director
—a collaborative and values-aligned leader—who is energized by our work of building a movement for Reproductive Justice that centers the leadership of young people and builds power through organizing, shifting culture, and advocating for meaningful policy change. In this role, you will manage our policy agenda and advocacy campaigns in Kansas and Ohio and represent the organization across the social justice ecosystem in the Midwestern region.

You will report to the Director of State Policy and work collaboratively across the organization to hold our shared vision for a world where all people can live justice, freedom, safety, and joy. Join us!

The Director must reside in Kansas or Ohio. Applicants must be able to drive, possess personal transportation, hold a valid driver’s license, maintain a clean driving record, and provide proof of automobile insurance. Mileage and expenses reimbursed by URGE.

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About Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity

URGE is a Reproductive Justice organization driven by young people, for young people. URGE envisions a liberated world where we can live with justice, love freely, express our gender and sexuality, and define and create families of our choosing.

URGE centers the leadership of young people 18-30 years old who are Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, women, queer, trans, nonbinary, and people working to make ends meet and infuses Reproductive Justice principles and values throughout our work. Working across the progressive landscape, URGE works together to build strong communities where sexual health is valued, Reproductive Justice is sacrosanct, and each body is celebrated and supported.

As a state-driven national organization, URGE organizes our communities, provides a political home for young people, advocates for meaningful policy change, and shifts culture, working in states where the challenges and opportunities are greatest.

The Midwestern States Regional Movement Building & Policy Director will plan, implement, and advance URGE’s state policy agenda at the statehouses within their region. This role will drive state advocacy campaigns in Kansas and Ohio on Reproductive Justice issues identified in URGE’s Young People’s Reproductive Policy Agenda, including abortion access, defending trans youth from attacks, protecting democracy, access to healthcare, comprehensive sex education, and economic justice.

This position reports to the Director of State Policy and works closely with them to further the programs in the Midwestern region. They will work collaboratively across their team to contribute to the policy department’s role of engaging young people and supporting their advocacy to local, state, and federal decision makers. They will also work collaboratively across the organization, supporting the policy department’s work with our field, communications, and voter engagement teams to build political power that can be leveraged to impact policy and culture change at the state level and nationally.

Responsibilities include:

• Contribute to the development of URGE’s strategy for regional policy agenda and advocacy campaigns in the Midwestern region.
• Manage the implementation of strategic objectives, developing and implementing an annual work plan and regional state policy plans that align with the department goals and broader organizational goals.
• Monitor progress and proactively identify obstacles and opportunities, providing ongoing assessment and evaluation of metrics for legislative and advocacy objectives, tracking all relevant state legislation, litigation, and other policy developments.
• Serve as a regional expert for our team, contributing knowledge on the Midwestern states and policy areas, sharing new and updated information with the team as it becomes available.
• Coordinate closely with URGE’s communications, field organizing and voter engagement teams across the region to integrate policy advocacy with organizing and canvassing work.
• Coordinate…