[Hiring] Coordinator, Policy & Advocacy @Talent on Fire Consulting

Role Description

Reporting to the Director of Policy and Advocacy, the Coordinator, Policy and Advocacy, MA will play a key role in supporting Latinos for Education’s comprehensive statewide advocacy efforts in Massachusetts and policy goals through relationship and coalition building with key state, district, and nonprofit leaders, organizing activities, communication support, logistical coordination and event planning, and research.

Responsibilities

• Organizing
  • Implement an organizing plan for MA coalition members, alumni, fellows, and partners in Massachusetts and the New England region.
  • Support campaign strategies for L4E legislative policy and budgetary priorities.
  • Help organize and coordinate quick and effective responses to unexpected policy challenges.
  • Support the engagement of local, state, and federal elected officials as necessary regarding L4E’s legislative priorities, including organizing meetings with members of the state administration.
• Logistics
  • Assist with, participate in, and facilitate the coordination of policy development and prep for legislator meetings.
  • Coordinate and attend meetings with key stakeholders such as executive, legislative, municipal, business, and community leaders.
  • Track and execute follow-up items from meetings.
  • Manage key information systems for engagement and tracking purposes, including maintaining relationship data in Salesforce.
• Communications
  • Draft internal and externally-facing written content, such as policy memos, social media messages, or emails directed toward various audiences, such as L4E’s leadership team, policymakers, coalition partners, and key advocacy stakeholders.
  • Draft, edit, and translate key advocacy and strategic documents and presentations to support advocacy and organizing efforts.
• Research
  • Research, summarize, and track legislation and other key topics relevant to the organization’s policy goals.
  • Assist with the tracking and attending of high-priority advocacy events, such as legislative committee hearings, board meetings, coalition meetings, etc.
• General
  • Support organizational special projects and initiatives assigned by or approved by the Director of Policy & Advocacy, providing research, coordination, and execution support as needed.
  • Maintain organized systems for files, records, meeting materials, and operational documentation.
  • Provide strategic and logistical support for team meetings, stakeholder events, and organizational events.
  • Travel: This role will require travel within Massachusetts for events, meetings, and convenings approximately twice per month, and will also be required to attend at least one all-organization event per year (location TBD).
  • Actively contribute to a positive, collaborative, and mission-driven team culture grounded in organizational core values.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience.
• Educational and/or career path aligned with the focus areas of the role.
• Knowledge of the Massachusetts education policy ecosystem.

Requirements

• Core competencies for this role include:
  • Agility & Adaptability
  • Project Management
  • Communication & Influence
• Skills:
  • Project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects, track milestones, and proactively surface risks.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Zoom.
  • Intermediate proficiency with generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude).

Benefits

• Full-time employees with group medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer-funded life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provided by MetLife.
• Pre-tax Healthcare Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Care FSA.
• 401K with a 4% employer match and no vesting period.
• Paid parental leave.
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO).
• 12 paid holidays, and collective time off the week of the Fourth of July and between Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays.
• Complimentary membership in LEE, a national nonprofit network of education leaders.