Manager, Advocacy
The American Lung Association has an excellent opportunity for a Manager, Advocacy. Working as a member of the Advocacy and Public Policy department, you will join an outstanding group of professionals dedicated to our mission: to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through research, education, and advocacy.
The American Lung Association is leading the fight to protect public health from dangerous air pollution and climate change caused by emissions from vehicles, power plants and other sources. The Manager, Advocacy, Clean Air in Sacramento will deepen the Lung Association’s public education and advocacy work on clean air issues in California. Working closely with the California and national staff teams, the Manager will engage in direct advocacy, provide issue area expertise, engage in media advocacy, and conduct stakeholder engagement and coalition leadership, including expanding the role of health professionals in advocacy and communications on cleaner cars and trucks standards, zero emission transportation funding, and renewable electricity policy. This is a grant-funded position.
Location: The position is located at the American Lung Association’s Sacramento, California office and will be a hybrid of in-person and virtual work.
Responsibilities
Equal Employment Opportunity
The American Lung Association is committed to employ, in its best judgment, the most suitable candidates for approved positions while engaging in recruitment and selection practices that are in compliance with all applicable employment laws. We are an equal opportunity employer: women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Policy Statement
It is the policy of the American Lung Association to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to provide equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants, without regard to their race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or physical and/or mental disabilities, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. The American Lung Association will take affirmative action to employ, advance in employment and otherwise treat all individuals in the foregoing categories without discrimination in all employment practices. This policy applies in all Human Resources actions including recruitment, selection, evaluation, promotion, compensation, and training.
The American Lung Association is leading the fight to protect public health from dangerous air pollution and climate change caused by emissions from vehicles, power plants and other sources. The Manager, Advocacy, Clean Air in Sacramento will deepen the Lung Association’s public education and advocacy work on clean air issues in California. Working closely with the California and national staff teams, the Manager will engage in direct advocacy, provide issue area expertise, engage in media advocacy, and conduct stakeholder engagement and coalition leadership, including expanding the role of health professionals in advocacy and communications on cleaner cars and trucks standards, zero emission transportation funding, and renewable electricity policy. This is a grant-funded position.
Location: The position is located at the American Lung Association’s Sacramento, California office and will be a hybrid of in-person and virtual work.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and deepen health and medical organizational partnerships throughout California; serve as key information source to coalition members on policy developments; organize events and facilitate coalition communications and engagement; coordinate with related campaign efforts in the state outside of the health community.
- Recruit and support health and medical professionals, and other grassroots and grasstops volunteers, who care about heathy air and/or climate action and are willing to share their stories with decision-makers and media; coordinate activities with Lung Association Leadership Board.
- Track policy developments and engage policymakers on California-specific clean air and climate initiatives, including standards for light and heavy-duty vehicles, renewable energy including off-shore wind, and other policies that expand the use of zero-emission technologies and implementation of sustainable transportation solutions. Engage in broader air quality policy arenas including wildfire prevention and responses and other issues.
- Develop policy content to support public outreach; work in coordination with national campaign team and consultants to draft letters, factsheets, policy briefs, and media materials; support the release of “State of the Air” report and other reports as applicable.
- Other duties as needed, including support for broad organizational goals.
- Effectively convene and mobilize sustained health coalition involvement in the public policy arena; build a diverse base of grassroots and grasstops supporters, particularly among health professionals; and create a “drumbeat” on the health impacts of air pollution and climate change, building support for strong healthy air and climate change polices. Secure attention and support from key decision-makers.
- Ability to prioritize projects and efficiently use time to meet established deadlines.
- Respond quickly and effectively to rapid response campaign requests.
- Provide up-to-date, error-free tracking and reporting on deliverables for monthly/annual reporting, regular communication with campaign team.
- Maintain effective and informative dialogue with volunteers, other state advocacy staff, and other staff in the Washington National Office and other national offices.
- Maintain effective and informative relationships with colleagues and partners.
- Bachelor’s degree in political science, environmental policy or related field.
- Three to five years of advocacy experience, with voluntary health organizations, advocacy organizations or patient advocacy groups preferred.
- Experience with public policy advocacy, coalition building and media strategy.
- General knowledge of clean air, climate change, and environmental policy.
- Ability to work remotely (computer will be provided.)
- Ability to travel, including occasional overnight travel.
- Ability to build and sustain relationships with volunteers
- Excellent project management skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to work well as part of a team and with a wide range of people; ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines; ability to work independently and adapt to changing situations.
- Consistent with its mission, the American Lung Association maintains a smoke-free workplace; all employees must abstain from tobacco use in any form, including vaping.
- Benefits: The Lung Association offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Paid Leave - 10 vacation days in the first year (15 days thereafter), 2 personal days and 15 sick days per year, as well as 12 company-paid holidays per year. We also offer Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees.
- Insurance - Employees (and their eligible dependents) can enroll in our medical, dental, and vision plans, as well as voluntary plans for critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, short-term disability and supplemental life/AD&D insurance. Employees will be enrolled in company-paid life/AD&D and long-term disability Insurance coverage.
- Retirement Plan - Eligible employees can participate in our 401(k) Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, which offers matching employer contributions (up to 4%) and year-end discretionary non-elective contributions.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The American Lung Association is committed to employ, in its best judgment, the most suitable candidates for approved positions while engaging in recruitment and selection practices that are in compliance with all applicable employment laws. We are an equal opportunity employer: women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Policy Statement
It is the policy of the American Lung Association to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to provide equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants, without regard to their race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or physical and/or mental disabilities, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. The American Lung Association will take affirmative action to employ, advance in employment and otherwise treat all individuals in the foregoing categories without discrimination in all employment practices. This policy applies in all Human Resources actions including recruitment, selection, evaluation, promotion, compensation, and training.