Director, Advocacy and Policy

Director Of Advocacy & Policy

Living Streets Alliance is seeking a Director of Advocacy & Policy. As a senior member of the LSA leadership team, reporting to the Executive Director, this position will build upon the organization’s history of advancing and garnering support for policies and infrastructure projects focused on multi-modal mobility and will spearhead advocacy initiatives at the intersection of transportation, land use, environment, climate, and social justice.

They will develop and drive effective strategies to influence decision-making at both the grassroots and grass-tops levels and mobilize people to act on transportation issues in the Tucson community.

Living Streets Alliance (LSA), is a nonprofit organization working at the intersection of social justice, climate change, public health, and community development, that utilizes streets and advocacy for multi-module transportation to foster a just, sustainable, and vibrant city. We envision streets as living public spaces that connect people to places and to each other and work to bring this vision to life through programs like Cyclovia Tucson and Safe Routes to School, advocating for policies like Complete Streets, partnering with neighborhoods and communities to transform streets and intersections into colorful, inviting, and traffic-calmed spaces for all ages to enjoy, and more.

LSA’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access Living Streets Alliance is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an environment that is inclusive and welcoming for diverse board and staff members with different backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences. By welcoming “diversity,” we mean that our organization embraces differences in gender expression and identity, age, culture, ancestry, ethnicity, race, color, sexual orientation, physical ability, learning style, religion, familial status, marital status, occupation, veteran status, nationality, citizenship, socio-economic status, and the many forms of composite subjectivity and life experiences.

LSA acknowledges the role transportation planning has played in creating and exacerbating racial and socioeconomic inequities and recognizes the need for centering and elevating voices that are traditionally underrepresented in transportation planning and decision-making spaces. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) individuals, people from working-class backgrounds, women, and LGBTQIA2S+ people.

The ideal candidate will prioritize building relationships internally, recognize the value of divergent perspectives, be a good listener, be skilled in receiving and delivering constructive feedback, have high emotional intelligence, exercise accountability, and approach their role with the mindset of coaching, learning, supporting staff success and reinforcing collective growth.

• Are passionate about walking, biking, and transit and you re-imagine streets and public spaces that promote livable and equitable communities
• Have a strategist’s mind, are politically savvy, and can grasp and navigate complex policy issues and political landscapes as an effective change maker
• Are a relationship builder and value working in partnerships and coalitions
• Approach leadership with a mindset of “power with” rather than “power over”
• Work well in a collaborative environment, and value co-creation and shared-leadership
• Share a strong desire and ability to learn quickly and grow with the organization
• Are highly organized, detail-oriented, resourceful, and proactive
• Are an experienced and effective team leader who can manage projects, manage staff and delegate skillfully while building accountability, inspiring and motivating team members, and fostering collaborative working relationships
• Can respond and adapt quickly to external shifts in opportunities and timelines to maximize impact and are curious and can comfortably navigate ambiguous and complex situations

Full-time position at $60,000-$75,000 annual salary

Creative, collaborative, and mission-driven environment within an organization that has tremendous local impact

Close-knit team who are…