DREAM (formerly Harlem RBI)

Director of Advocacy

DREAM (formerly Harlem RBI)

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York City • New York • United States

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Salary

💰 $125,000 - $140,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Lead DREAM's advocacy efforts to inspire, organize, and mobilize a growing and diverse base of community supporters and family advocates in service of organizational goals;
  • Ensure execution of annual and multi-year advocacy goals and corresponding KPIs in service of DREAM’s mission, ensuring alignment across all levels of the organization;
  • Create and maintain the infrastructure, project management, and tracking tools for DREAM’s advocacy function;
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify, plan, and execute local and state actions for DREAM staff, alumni (“Legends”), families, and students to develop their advocacy skills;
  • Manage relationships with partner advocacy organizations, elected officials, and key stakeholders in education policy;
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with DREAM families, ensuring they have the tools they need to be strong advocates for DREAM and beyond;
  • Create and implement training programs for DREAM staff, alumni (“Legends”), families, and students to develop their advocacy skills;
  • Participate in travel related to advocacy for DREAM around New York state and beyond;
  • Monitor and analyze education policy developments at local, state, and national levels;
  • In collaboration with DREAM’s communications team, drive production of advocacy-related communications and outreach materials;
  • Represent DREAM at external events and in coalitions focused on education policy and advocacy.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma required; Bachelor's degree strongly preferred;
  • Minimum of five years of experience in advocacy, community organizing, or education policy, required;
  • Demonstrated track record developing and executing multi-year organizing and advocacy strategies or campaigns, required;
  • Experience working in PK-12 schools serving diverse and low-income communities;
  • Strong understanding of education policy issues at local, state, and national levels;
  • Bilingual English/Spanish is strongly preferred;
  • Ability to think critically and maintain a detail-orientation when accomplishing all tasks;
  • Exemplary interpersonal skills for a wide variety of stakeholders from families to external partners;
  • A strong belief in the mission and values of DREAM, including the belief that all students can succeed, and a deep desire to make a difference in the lives of our students, families, and community.
Benefits
  • Flexible Medical Health Plans, subsidizing the majority of costs for the employee, their spouse/domestic partner and children;
  • The ability to select between a variety of medical plans according to what best suits the employee’s needs;
  • Dental and vision plans;
  • Disability benefits;
  • Life insurance;
  • Up to 12 weeks fully paid of Parental Leave;
  • Flexible spending account options;
  • Pre-tax commuter benefits (parking and transit);
  • Fitness and entertainment discounts;
  • A variety of support through our employee assistance program (EAP);
  • 403(b) retirement plan with employer match starting at 4% after one year, with increases tied to DREAM tenure;
  • Referral, performance, and tenure milestones bonuses;
  • Discounted school meals through our in-house Scratch Food Program;
  • Tuition reimbursement support;
  • Access to a professional development fund;
  • All full-time Network Support Team employees are eligible for approximately 48 days off throughout the year including holidays, sick days, personal days and summer Fridays.
  • *Benefits are subject to change.*

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
advocacy strategiescommunity organizingeducation policyproject managementKPI trackingtraining program developmentpolicy analysiscampaign executionrelationship managementbilingual English/Spanish
Soft skills
interpersonal skillscritical thinkingdetail orientationcollaborationcommunicationorganizational skillsleadershipcommunity engagementstakeholder managementmission-driven
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeHigh School Diploma