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Secular Coalition for America seeks a Government Relations Manager to head its legislative team in Washington, D.C.

Applicants must work cooperatively as a member of a team and actively contribute to a sense of common mission and purpose in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.  Applicants should also have a demonstrated and unequivocal commitment to church-state separation and advancing the visibility and respect of nontheistic Americans.

Government Relations Manager duties:
 
·       Represent SCA’s organizational interests to the federal government comporting with the organization’s key values/mission/etc, including advocacy. This advocacy focuses on separation of church and state, unjust privileging of religion in law, and the inclusion and acceptance of Secular Americans.  See the issue page of our website for more details.
·       Conduct lobby visits on behalf of the SCA with members of Congress and staff.
·       Organize lobby days for SCA supporters
·       Advise and coordinate lobbying strategy, advocacy materials, online policy content, and advocacy materials
·       draft official organizational policy statements
·       Ensure organizational compliance with lobby disclosure requirements
·       Represent SCA to Executive Branch officials
·       Monitor and research legislation on key policy issues
·       Track and compile voting history of members of Congress on relevant legislation
·       Produce action alerts
·       Support and manage targeted grassroots campaigns
·       Collaborate with communications and development departments on message development for media strategies, public education campaigns, and fundraising efforts
·       Represent SCA at meetings, functions, and public events on Capitol Hill
·       Build and oversee the on-the-ground mobilization of activists and individual members of SCA networks in support of campaigns to affect policy at the national level.
·       Design and coordinate bi-annual policy summit
·       Lecture on public policy issues when Executive Director is unavailable
·       Supervise the work of interns, providing guidance and management support on public policy activities
·       Direct implementation of the Secular Coalition Capitol Hill Scholars Program.
 
Requirements:
-- Bachelor’s Degree

Preferred:
-- strong advocacy skill
-- ability to draft and craft persuasive concise position papers on policy and legal issues
-- proven grasp of legislative of legal concepts
-- government relations experience
-- experience on Capitol Hill

Salary between $40,000 and $50,000, commensurate with experience.  Excellent benefits package.

Send resume, cover letter, writing sample and references to Sean Faircloth at jobs@secular.org

Secular Coalition for America is committed to providing a work environment that is free from unlawful discrimination and harassment in any form.  Secular Coalition does not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, or any other factor prohibited by law.