Description
Title: States Program Manager
Department: Domestic Program
Reports to: Director of Domestic Program
Supervisory Responsibility: n/a
Budgetary Responsibility: n/a
Classification: Exempt
Catholics for Choice (CFC), a Washington, DC-based nonprofit that serves as a voice for Catholics who believe that the Catholic tradition supports a woman’s moral and legal right to follow her conscience in matters of sexuality and reproductive health, is looking for a talented States Program Manager This is an opportunity to be part of a successful and fast-paced nonprofit with a close-knit staff of passionate individuals who share a commitment to reproductive choice, social justice and true religious liberty.
Position Objective: As a senior level program staff, the States Program Manager will work with the director and domestic program staff to reach and exceed annual program goals. The Manager will build and sustain a robust CFC network of prochoice Catholic activists and elected officials in service of our policy and programmatic goals as well as strengthen our relationships with collegial partner organizations in the states.
Major Responsibilities:
- Promote and strengthen CFC’s position as the leading voice of prochoice Catholic advocacy on the local and state level.
- In collaboration with Director identify strategic opportunities to expand the reach, efficacy and impact of CFC’s domestic program activities in the states leveraging CFC’s unique voice, expertise, resources and strengths.
- Assist director in defining CFC target areas, both geographically and culturally, for recruitment and engagement of CFC’s network of activists, Champions and collegial partners across the US at the local and state level.
- Assist director with implementation, tracking and analysis of program and staff performance relative to programmatic goals and adjust plans and strategies when necessary.
- Support prochoice Catholic policymakers on CFC’s mission and policy goals at state and federal levels as well as on community action and other activities to mobilize prochoice Catholics to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights in their work.
- Analyze and advance policy developments, activities, statements, positions and programs in priority issue areas such as reproductive health and rights, church/state separation, faith-based funding initiatives, Catholic healthcare and conscience/refusal clauses and assist in the development of CFC’s activities and responses.
- Engage and build relationships with key staff in collegial organizations throughout the country, amplifying CFC’s unique contributions to collaborative policy advocacy and seeking opportunities to expand the reach and efficacy of CFC’s domestic program activities.
- Work with other program staff to monitor opposition groups and the U.S. Catholic hierarchy and participate in outreach efforts to collaborate with colleagues, both faith-based and secular to respond and counteract.
- In coordination with all program staff, will be responsible for ensuring consistent and comprehensive information on various CFC constituencies and activities is maintained in the CFC database including current contact information for collegial organizations and detailed information including interactions and history for CFC’s networks of activists and policymakers.
Position Requirements:
- Minimum of five-seven years’ professional experience, with increasing level of responsibility in outreach, constituency building and/or policy advocacy. Commensurate combination of education and 3 years relevant experience will be considered.
- Superior written communications skills including excellent writing and editing skills and demonstrated ability to produce readable, accurate and engaging written products tailored to varied audiences.
- Exceptional oral communications skills including ability to represent organizational position with partners, policymakers and activists and ideally both experience and comfort speaking publicly to a wide variety of audiences.
- Ability to travel up to 40% especially during state legislative sessions (mainly within the United States).
- Commitment to reproductive rights and the mission of CFC.
Desired/Preferred qualities:
- Substantial knowledge and understanding of Catholicism and reproductive health issues, and an ability to articulate that knowledge through understanding of CFC’s programs.
- At least two years’ experience in state-based advocacy, outreach or grassroots engagement.
- Experience and proven creative approaches to utilizing traditional and new technologies to reach target audiences.
- Experience and proven facility speaking to and writing for press and media.
To apply: send cover letter, resume and salary requirements to: settleson@gmail.com, subject line: CFC States Program Manager.
Employment decisions at CFC are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Catholics for Choice does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as "protected status"). This nondiscrimination policy extends to all terms, conditions and privileges of employment, as well as the use of all company facilities, participation in all organization-sponsored activities and all employment actions such as promotions, compensation, benefits and termination of employment.