Associate Director, Immigration Advancement

Job Description
This position requires weekly in-office work (3 days) in our Washington D.C. office under a hybrid working model.

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Associate Director for Immigration Advancement works with the Director, Workforce Policy, Vice President, Policy and Government Affairs, and the Vice President, Communications and Media Relations, to carry out strategies specific to achieving immigration policy reforms to meet the needs of the aging services workforce. The individual has a deep understanding of immigration policy and its intersection with the U.S. workforce, and works closely with LeadingAge’s other policy staff, other organizations and coalitions concerned with issues affecting immigration policy and the aging services workforce, and representatives from project’s funders and other partners.

In Support of Organizational Strategy:
Under the direction of the Director, Workforce Policy, the individual is responsible for advancing LeadingAge’s immigration agenda, including by identifying and acting upon legislative opportunities to further LeadingAge’s policy goals, working with LeadingAge state partners to engage on immigration policy issues, partnering with various other national coalitions, coordinating the work of this project with its funders and associated stakeholders, and supporting the project’s communications and media components.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinates LeadingAge’s Immigration Advancement Project.
• Participates in bi-weekly meetings of the Project’s funders and other stakeholders.
• Develops and maintains relationships with key legislators, policymakers, and their staff to advance LeadingAge’s strategic plan and policy platform with regard to immigration workforce policy.
• Assesses landscape of congressional offices and LeadingAge state and regional affiliates.
• Identifies congressional offices of key strategic importance for advancing immigration reforms to address the aging services workforce shortage.
• Assesses immigration reform proposals by reviewing reports and participating in various coalitions and policy working groups to determine most gainful proposals to advance.
• Understands state policy efforts to advance workforce reforms and incorporates this knowledge into federal policy engagement.
• Activates and coordinates LeadingAge national and state engagement on federal immigration reform, including through legislative meetings, constituent contacts, and site visits to aging services providers.
• Works with existing and new coalitions and partners to advance policies and advocacy engagement.
• Develops and prepares written materials, including letters, testimony, issue briefs, and advocacy materials.
• Works with the Vice President, Communications and Media Relations, to effectively implement communications and media components of the project.
• Demonstrates LeadingAge’s Core Values, including a commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive community where all are able to meaningfully contribute and thrive.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION COMMITMENT:
LeadingAge recognizes the intersectionality of ageism, racism and other forms of discrimination. We are committed to being a just, inclusive, antiracist and equitable community that values and honors the unique qualities, wisdom and lived experience of all people. We are steadfast in our commitment and will invest in opportunities to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive community, where all can meaningfully contribute and thrive.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE:

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and five years’ experience required; federal immigration policy as it relates to the workforce required; knowledge of the aging services field preferred.
• Minimum skills, including technical skills, required: knowledge of congressional legislative process; understanding of the impact of legislation on immigration workforce policies; excellent oral and written communications skills, including personal relationship skills with internal and outside audiences.

ADA SPECIFICATIONS:

• Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand.
• Ability to learn/translate/refer to large amounts of technical material and produce extensive written communications.
• Ability to travel to external meetings both locally and nationally, including periodic overnight travel.
• Normal work requires frequent use telephone and computer (monitor, keyboard, mouse).
• Ability to be mobile at Annual Meeting; Leadership Summit Conference; and other meetings and events.
• May be required to move about frequently in the office to access file cabinets, office equipment, attend meetings, etc.
• May require standing/sitting for prolonged periods of time during meetings and conferences.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
The salary range for this full-time, (37.5-hour work week), exempt, D.C. based position is ($102,101 - $120,000). Salary offered may vary depending on relevant factors as determined by LeadingAge, which may include, but are not limited to, background and experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, certifications and licensures, internal equity, geographic location and other organizational needs.

For full-time positions, we offer:

• Unlimited Vacation after successful completion of the introductory period; 15 hours of Volunteer Time; 22.5 hours of Personal Time
• Accrue 12 days of sick leave per year, to maximum of 60 days or 450 hours.
• The full health & wellness benefits package includes medical, dental, short- and long-term disability and life insurance with generous employer contributions to medical, dental and vision premiums.
• Employer paid short- and long-term disability life & AD&D and long-term care.
• Employer contribution to Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 11-paid federal holidays
• Opportunity to join our 403(b) savings & retirement plan upon hire by making voluntary contributions. After you have successfully completed one year of service, LeadingAge will match up to 3% of your own per pay period contribution. And LeadingAge will contribute an additional 4% of your semi-monthly gross salary each pay period as a basic employer contribution.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary.

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We are an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and maintaining a diverse work force. We seek talented, dedicated professionals who have a genuine interest in helping us fulfill our promise to: Inspire. Serve. Advocate. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, status as a crime victim, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by federal and District of Columbia laws.