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Deputy Director of National Affairs
Washington , DC
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Job Description
The Deputy Director of National Affairs works with the Director of National Affairs to promote drug policy reform in the nation’s capitol, influence federal legislation and regulations, and change the national drug policy debate. Job responsibilities include tracking and analyzing federal legislation and executive branch polices; working with the Internet communications and membership departments to mobilize our supporters to take action; developing fact sheets, position papers and other lobbying materials; managing the work of office interns; planning Congressional briefings and other events; and communicating the Alliance’s positions to Congressional staffers and representatives of other organizations.
Qualifications
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At least 3 years experience in advocacy or public policy
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Experience coordinating legislative campaigns (lobbying, media, grassroots mobilization, etc)
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Working knowledge of the federal legislative process (hill experience, especially health, judiciary, or appropriations, a plus)
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Good research, writing and public speaking skills
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Strong attention to detail
Responsibilities
Legislative Tracking
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Uses CQ, Thomas, and other services to track the status of drug-related federal legislation
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Reads, summarizes, and analyzes legislation and executive policies and maintains legislative database
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Monitors committee hearings and marks-ups
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Maintains Congressional files
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Evaluates and recommends various legislative services, such as bill tracking systems, activist tools, and fax broadcasting
Research and Writing
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Writes, develops and disseminates fact sheets, backgrounders, sign-on letters, policy reports, and other lobbying materials
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Researches and writes on key policy issues
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Speaks on drug policy reform issues at conferences
Supervision of interns
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Manages our internship program including advertising the program, reading applications, interviewing applicants and hiring and managing interns
Lobbying and Outreach
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Educates Congressional staffers and others on legislation and executive policies
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Represents Alliance at conferences, coalition meetings, and networking events, and builds relationships with other organizations
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Plans Congressional briefings and other events
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Organizes Alliance’s coalition meetings, including maintaining invite lists and recruiting new members
Grassroots
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Works with Internet communications department and membership department to mobilize supporters to call/write/fax their representatives
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Writes action alerts, web content, and fax texts for Action component of our website
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Works with other groups to get them to send out action alerts and put up banner ads on their web sites regarding our campaign.
Qualified applicants should fax or e-mail a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and salary requirements to:
Bill Piper
bpiper@drugpolicy.org
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Experience Required
3-10 years experience
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Last Update
March 05, 2008
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