Government Relations Specialist—Washington, DC

American Affiliation of College Professors

Authorities Relations Specialist—Washington, DC 

The American Affiliation of College Professors (AAUP) is looking for well-qualified candidates for a Authorities Relations Specialist place. That is an thrilling alternative at a difficult and significant time within the AAUP, in greater schooling, and within the labor motion. A super candidate combines information of presidency relations with technical expertise and experience in utilizing digital organizing and on-line engagement instruments to successfully mobilize members in grassroots lobbying efforts. The profitable candidate will play an vital position in shaping and implementing the affiliation’s authorities relations goals and can work interdepartmentally to attain the affiliation’s strategic goals.

Duties and Obligations 

·       Workers main legislative campaigns for the AAUP, together with joint campaigns of the AAUP and our associate the American Federation of Lecturers. 

• Work with workers and members to combine federal-level legislative points into organizing campaigns at goal chapters, and help with these campaigns as crucial. 
• Monitor and assess federal laws and laws on greater schooling and work with AAUP workers and management to formulate AAUP’s coverage positions; advise leaders after we would possibly wish to challenge a public assertion on a federal GR matter.
• Workers the AAUP’s Committee on Authorities Relations and assist develop annual legislative agendas for the AAUP. 
• Conduct workshops on efficient legislative technique.
• Work in coalition with different labor unions and better schooling advocacy organizations on problems with shared concern. Advocate for AAUP rules and positions with coalition companions, as applicable. Make selections about signing on to coalition joint letters in areas the place we now have a transparent observe document or place.
• Foster relationships with members of Congress and their staffs and with federal businesses to advertise AAUP rules and advance organizational targets.
• Put together place papers and different external-facing communications on federal legislative coverage.
• Write updates on federal authorities relations points for AAUP member communications.
• Advise the group legislative positions to assist foster racial fairness in greater schooling.

·       Monitor developments on the Training Division & searching for alternatives for us to remark or give testimony (then making ready the feedback and discovering/prepping members to present testimony).

• Different duties as assigned.

{Qualifications} 

• Three or extra years of labor expertise in authorities relations for a labor, political, or different nonprofit advocacy group. Expertise with unions most well-liked.
• Demonstrable work expertise advocating for public coverage affecting greater schooling on the state or federal degree most well-liked.
• Demonstrable expertise designing and implementing grassroots legislative campaigns/lobbying efforts.
• Expertise and demonstrated capacity working with organizing instruments resembling Motion Community.
• Expertise and demonstrated capacity working with numerous teams and people.
• Superior written and oral communication expertise and laptop proficiency expertise—together with familiarity with MS Workplace.
• Associates diploma required. BA or superior diploma most well-liked.
• Legitimate driver’s license and a willingness to journey regionally and nationally.
• Willingness to work night and weekend hours. 

Compensation 

Wage vary: Beginning wage of $70,000 for minimal {qualifications}; greater wage for most well-liked {qualifications} and expertise. Beneficiant advantages bundle, together with medical insurance and 401(Okay). 

Place Classification 

The Authorities Relations Specialist place is categorized as a senior program officer place. This place is designated as a senior program officer within the Division of Exterior Relations and is a part of the workers union bargaining unit. That is an exempt place and never eligible for extra time pay. 

To Apply 

To use, electronic mail a resume with cowl letter to comms-search@aaup.org. Please embody “GOVERNMENT RELATIONS SPECIALIST-YOUR NAME” within the topic line of the e-mail. Along with a canopy letter and a resume, please embody:

• Hyperlinks to, or samples of legislative marketing campaign supplies you will have created.
• Writing samples (white paper, member communications, and so forth.).

No telephone calls please. Assessment of functions will start instantly and proceed till place is crammed. 

The AAUP is an equal alternative employer and doesn’t discriminate on the premise of age, intercourse, incapacity, race, colour, faith, nationwide origin, marital standing, gender identification or expression, sexual orientation, private look, household duties, genetic info, matriculation, political affiliation, or different traits unrelated to skilled efficiency.

Ladies and minorities are inspired to use.