Director of State and Local Policy

Employment

Position Title:

Director of State and Local Policy

Senior Director of Policy

Policy

Full Time/Exempt (40 hours/ week)

New York City or Albany, with occasional travel within NYS. This position is hybrid with a requirement to work 4 days a week from the office and 1 day remote.

$95,481 ($3,978.37 per pay period)

The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) is an umbrella policy and advocacy organization for nearly 200 groups in New York State. We envision a New York state that is stronger because all people are welcome, treated fairly, and given the chance to pursue their dreams. Our mission is to unite immigrants, members, & allies so all New Yorkers can thrive. We represent the collective interests of New York's diverse immigrant communities and organizations and devise solutions to advance them;

advocate for laws, policies, and programs that lead to justice and opportunity for all immigrant groups; and build the power of immigrants and the organizations that serve them to ensure their sustainability, to improve people's lives, and to strengthen our state.

Our Organizational Values:
Inclusive & Representative;
Fair & Just;
Accountable & Trusted.

Under the supervision of the Senior Director of Policy, the Director of State and Local Policy will lead the NYIC’s state-level legislative and budgetary efforts. In addition, the Director of State and Local Policy will manage a policy portfolio to empower immigrant communities throughout New York City and New York State that may include issues of civic engagement, democracy, and/or economic justice.

Finally, key duties will include leading state and local campaigns annually, managing relationships with external NYIC partners, and developing and coaching other NYIC staff in the legislative process, bill analysis, and budget analysis.

• Leads the NYIC’s legislative and budgetary policy work for New York State, New York City, and other localities in New York, including:
  • Policy development, bill drafting, legislative process, and legislative analysis
  • Budget analysis, drafting, and the development of budget-related campaigns and asks
  • Developing persuasive materials for and answering queries from electeds, personal staff, central staff, administrative staff, and others.
• Provides policy vision, leadership, and policy analysis for a policy portfolio on issues that may include:
  • Expanding language access
  • Strengthening voting and civic engagement
  • Census-outreach funding and growing census education efforts
  • Ensuring representative and appropriate data collection of immigrant communities
  • Strengthening workforce development
  • Bolstering economic security, and/or
  • Expanding child care access.
• Supports an annual state advocacy campaign, and consults on state legislative and budget proposals for other advocacy campaigns, initiatives, or needs as appropriate.
• Contributes to the development and implementation of the campaigns that follow the organizational Blueprint to achieve immigrant-friendly legislation and win crucial local policy victories.
• Provides analysis of administrative rules, memos, and policies, as well as contributes to the development of draft administrative policy
• Writes policy memos, testimonies, comments for the record, op-eds, one-pagers, reports, and other materials that move forward the NYIC’s policy priorities.

• Monitors policy developments within their portfolio area including:
  • Effectively interpreting legislation, regulation, and policy;
  • Leading rapid-response work (NYIC member briefings, talking points, press releases, etc), as required
  • Evaluating legislation from other states for incorporation or adaptation into New York state law, as necessary; and
  • Evaluating and recommending model local legislation for New York State municipalities as necessary.
• Provides subject matter expertise for hearings, testimonies, briefings, draft executive actions, and other initiatives, at the state and municipal level.
• Fosters internal and external relationships to support and strengthen both the NYIC and its policy agendas, and seeks opportunities to leverage…