Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: $75,000 - $90,000

** This position is based in the Washington DC area**

Opportunity

Equal Rights Advocates (ERA) is seeking a  National Campaign Staff Attorney to help support ERA’s national campaigns and coalition work, which are centered on defending civil rights, advancing gender justice, and accelerating the pace of reform for women and people across genders. 

Though a non-profit organization, ERA boasts of a work environment that is entrepreneurial and fast-paced with quick turnarounds, and we pivot in response to people and events that need our engagement. We roll-up our sleeves and dive right in where we are needed and make a difference. If this seems exciting and interesting, join our passionate and vibrant team of gender justice champions as we work to transform our communities into places where all of us can lead!

Job Responsibilities

As the National Campaign Staff Attorney, your role will report to the National Campaign Director/ Director of Equal Pay Today. The role entails supporting ERA-led campaigns by:

• Collaborating on work plans and strategy memos for national campaigns.
• Assisting in material production, project management, events, and coalition calls for ERA’s campaigns, including Equal Pay Today (EPT), Stop Harassment State Network, Family Voices Amplified, and other national campaigns.
• Researching and drafting talking points and remarks for public presentations by the National Campaign Director.
• Drafting blogs, fact sheets, sign-on letters, reports, and other collateral in support of campaigns.
• Aiding in federal agency outreach coordination and in drafting regulatory comments and advocacy materials for the federal executive branch advocacy.
• Tracking, monitoring, and analyzing executive branch and state and federal legislative progress on Equal Pay Today Policy Agenda priorities.
• Helping coordinate EPT’s equal pay days, including collaborating with the Communications team to leverage equal pay day toolkits and developing content for our Equal Pay Today website, collaborating with the Policy team on toolkit distribution and legislative material, and assisting the National Campaign Director with EPT membership and equal pay day coordination activities.
• Collaborating on ideas for the expansion of campaigns and state outreach strategies.
• Coordinating with organizational and individual members of coalitions and networks that form the core of ERA’s economic security and educational equity campaigns and emerging initiatives.
• Helping cultivate and manage relationships with ERA’s current and prospective partners.
• Conducting research related to community outreach, potential partnerships, and fundraising opportunities.
• Working cross-departmentally and with consultants on community workshops and collateral material for our Family Voices project.

Qualifications and Skills

• A law degree with 2-5+ years of relevant experience;
• An understanding of legislative and regulatory processes;
• Ability to research, analyze, and synthesize policy-related information and related materials;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills;
• Demonstrated interest in and commitment to civil rights, racial justice, gender equity, and social justice; and dedication to advancing policies that will improve the lives of women and other marginalized communities;
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and follow through;
• A collaborative, flexible mindset, with a demonstrated capacity to work on teams, take on different roles, and have a solution-oriented approach;
• Strong organizational, project and time management skills, including demonstrated capacity to manage and prioritize competing projects and deadlines on fast-paced, quick turnaround environment;
• Self-motivated, curious and have a growth mindset;
• Exceptional work-ethic and sense of responsibility; detail-oriented, with focus on quality and accuracy; resourceful at getting to the root of problems and finding solutions;
• Comfortable in a tech-oriented, paper-less environment and adept at navigating various systems and Apps, including but not limited to Microsoft 365 product, internal messaging (i.e. Slack), expenses, time tracking (i.e. Paylocity Timesheets), virtual telecom and video meetings (i.e. RingCentral, Zoom, Teams), legislative tracking and action alert systems, and other cloud-based systems/applications ;
• Committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism;
• Experience in grassroots and/or grasstops organizing a plus.
• Experience in employment law a plus.
• Ability to travel locally (within the DC area) for work-specific meetings and willingness to travel (fly) to ERA’s headquarters in San Francisco at least once a year.

Other

• The position is based in the Washington DC-area only and will work from home . 
• The position will require some DC-based travel for meetings.
• Candidate must have a valid authorization to work in the United States. ERA is unable to sponsor work visas. ERA will also not provide relocation assistance.

Compensation

The Policy and National Campaign Staff Attorney position has an annual salary range of $75,000 - $90,000 dependent on experience and skill set. 

ERA offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes employer-paid medical and dental plan options and employer-paid life and disability insurance benefits. Voluntary benefits include vision insurance, life and accidental insurance, critical illness and pre-tax flexible spending account. ERA also offers a generous 403b match with 100% vesting from the first day of participation. Employees also receive a generous amount of sick and vacation leave as well as additional seniority-based leave every 5 years of employment.

About ERA

Equal Rights Advocates (ERA) is a national civil rights organization founded in 1974 to expand economic and educational access and opportunities for women and girls. ERA embraces an inclusive and intersectional view of gender justice, inclusive of trans, non-binary and gender expansive people.

Our talented and fierce team includes litigators, policy reformers, and movement builders working at the state, multi-state and national level promoting gender equity and racial justice, expanding economic security, and growing community power. ERA’s legal initiatives include the Initiative to End Sexual Violence in Education (including a pro bono network of volunteer attorneys), and several campaigns chaired by ERA and led in partnership with hundreds of partner organizations across the country driving gender justice reform and enforcement. These include the Equal Pay Today campaign, the Women’s Agenda Initiative, the Network of States to Stop Harassment, and the Stronger California Women’s Economic Security Campaign.

ERA’s home base is in San Francisco, California, with team members also located in Washington D.C. and other parts of the United States. 

For more information on Equal Rights Advocates, please visit our website. 

How to Apply

Please submit a résumé, cover letter (addressed to the Hiring Manager, Deborah J. Vagins) describing your interest in this particular position, and a campaign or policy-based 3-5 page writing sample by clicking APPLY . Please apply by August 1, 2024. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please note that final round candidates will be asked to provide professional references.

An Equal Opportunity Employer with a Commitment to Diversity

ERA advances equity and inclusion in the workplace by providing equal employment opportunity to support a work environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, arrest or conviction record, and any other basis prohibited by law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Accommodation:  We reasonably accommodate staff members and applicants with disabilities, provided they are otherwise able to perform the essential functions of the job. Individuals who need assistance or accommodation due to a disability may contact us at  [email protected] .

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