Affordable Housing Policy Manager **Based anywhere in Central or Southern Missouri**
Position Summary: The Affordable Housing Policy Manager, under the direction of the Policy & Advocacy Director, oversees all affordable housing-related policy research and legislative advocacy for the organization. The Policy Manager recruits, trains, and maintains a robust, statewide Affordable Housing Coalition comprised of organizations working to build ample, sustainable affordable housing across Missouri.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Policy, Advocacy and Organizing
- Serve as the affordable housing policy expert for Empower Missouri, including keeping up-to-date on new data and policy recommendations.
- Amplify Empower Missouri’s power in the Missouri Capitol Building through cultivation of relationships with key legislative and executive branch elected officials and their staff members.
- Research evidence-based best practices on our priority issues and produce content that may be used on our communication platforms.
- Recruit, train, & maintain a robust statewide Affordable Housing Coalition, including:
- Keep national partner relationships active and engaged
- Use data from national partners in advocacy efforts across the state
- Connect with Missouri organizations who engage in affordable housing work, particularly in Southern & Central MO and steward them to be a part of the coalition
- Convene calls and meetings of the coalition
- Organize advocacy days at the capitol building on behalf of the coalition
- Represent Empower Missouri at appropriate meetings or events related to affordable housing
- Attend national level meetings related to affordable housing
- Meet with legislators to discuss policies related to affordable housing
Organizational Stewardship
- Contributes to grant-writing and grant-reporting process for proposals related to affordable housing and collaborates on additional grants as requested.
- Assist with fundraising & donor stewardship as requested
- Serve as a spokesperson to the media on issues related to affordable housing
- Supervise interns
- Other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Passion for ending poverty and ensuring all Missourians have access to affordable housing
- Baseline knowledge of all of Empower Missouri’s priority issue areas
- Strong leadership, planning and organizational skills
- Excellent coalition-building and relationship-building skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and shift priorities as needed
- Clear verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated research, analytical and problem-solving skills
Desired Education and Experience:
- Minimum of three years of public policy, advocacy, or organizing experience, preferably in
Missouri - Previous experience specifically working in affordable housing or other anti-poverty policy
initiatives highly preferred. - Empower Missouri is open to a wide range of educational and professional backgrounds.
Competency, passion, and experience are more important than formal education, although we certainly welcome those with formal education credentials to apply.
Salary Range and Benefits:
$45,000-$55,000 starting salary with annual opportunities for merit-based and cost-of-living raises; health, life, dental and vision insurance; generous PTO policy, paid holidays, and retirement plan
Location of Position:
This position can be based anywhere in Central or Southern Missouri. Preferred locations include Springfield, Joplin, Cape Girardeau, Jefferson City, Columbia or surrounding counties. Position will travel in-state 40-50% of the time.