Senior Policy Manager

Employment Type:

Full-Time;
Non-Exempt Program Area:
Policy

Reports To:

Chief of Staff Full-Time Salary Band: $82,000 - $100,000

Location:

Flex/Remote and In-Person in either Seattle, Vancouver, or Yakima Office

Preferred Final date to receive applications:
November 6, 2026

One America (OA) organizes immigrant and refugee leaders and our allies in Washington State to build power in our communities and run campaigns that ensure immigrants are not only protected and can survive, but that immigrants can thrive and are equal, valued, and loved.

Established in 2001 by U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal, we have since grown to become a locally and nationally recognized leader in advancing immigrant, civil, and human rights. Our family of organizations consists of One America (501(c)3), One America Votes (OA) (501(c)4), One America Votes Justice Fund (State PAC), One America Votes Justice for All Fund (Federal PAC).

OA envisions a peaceful world where every person’s human rights and dignity are respected, where communities appreciate differences and stand together for justice and equality, and where each person contributes to the common good. All of our work is grounded in our Theory of Change and guided by the conviction that people directly impacted should lead our movement for justice because they are best equipped to create real solutions that build lasting power.

You’ll be stepping into an organization in a strong position: 25 years of relationship-building and political credibility, stable and growing funding, and deeply committed leadership and staff. Immigrants are under attack nationally, and WA is where we push back, win, and actively model for the rest of the country what it looks like to fully include immigrants as part of the fabric of our communities.

This is a chance to be at the center of that fight: to lead a resistance movement inside an organization committed to long-term power building and real wins for immigrants in WA. For the right person, there is no more exciting or meaningful place to work.

Immigrants and refugees are facing significant political and policy threats. We are also at a moment where there are opportunities to advance meaningful protections and build a more inclusive future. Washington State is a critical place to defend our communities, win policy victories, and demonstrate what it means to fully include immigrants in the fabric of our democracy.

The Senior Policy Manager will play a central role in shaping and advancing One America’s policy agenda. This position combines deep policy analysis, strategic judgment, legislative advocacy, and relationship-building to advance policies that improve the lives of immigrant and refugee communities and strengthen a multiracial working-class.

Reporting to the Chief of Staff, the Senior Policy Manager will lead a portfolio of proactive and defensive policy priorities, with a primary focus on Washington State legislative and administrative advocacy and additional responsibility for monitoring federal developments and supporting targeted municipal campaigns.

This is a role for someone who can move fluidly between analyzing complex policy, identifying emerging opportunities and threats, developing and implementing strategic responses, and coordinating the people and partnerships needed to act. The Senior Policy Manager will have significant ownership over assigned policy portfolios, campaigns, coalitions, and projects, working closely with organizing, communications, organizational leadership, community partners, and contract lobbyists.

The Senior Policy Manager will also supervise a Policy Analyst, ensuring that policy analysis, legislative intelligence, lobbying, and community priorities…