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Government Relations Manager

Join a team of dedicated professionals at a dynamic time in the immigration reform movement at The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), a national non-profit that advocates for enforcing our immigration laws and protecting American workers is seeking a candidate to serve as a lobbyist in its Federal Government Relations Department.

The position is responsible for furthering FAIR's legislative agenda of enforcing immigration laws, fighting amnesty, and protecting American workers. Responsibilities include drafting and analyzing legislation and amendments; direct lobbying; drafting reports and fact sheets; and otherwise generally assisting the advocacy work of FAIR's Government Relations Department. The Government Relations Manager reports to FAIR's Government Relations Director.

Responsibilities:

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with members of Congress and their staff, federal agency personnel, and coalition members.
Draft and analyze legislation and amendments .
Monitor and report on Congressional committee activities and hearings.
Assist the Government Relations Director in overseeing the placement and dissemination of the department's work product. Attend meetings and events on behalf of the Government Relations Director when needed.
Complete complex research and writing assignments on a variety of immigration-related topics and issues.
Contribute substantive materials for dissemination on FAIR’s website, blog, and to FAIR members, including legislative summaries and weekly updates, grassroots alerts, and fact sheets.
Work with the Director to represent FAIR in meetings with Congressional staff, executive officials, and coalition members.
Be a committed and effective advocate for all FAIR's programs and objectives.

Qualifications:

Law degree required. Capitol Hill or other legislative or advocacy experience strongly preferred..
Capitol Hill or other legislative advocacy experience required.
Strong research, writing, analytical, and communication skills.
Must have a keen eye for detail.
Ability to set priorities, work independently, and produce materials in a consistent, efficient and timely manner.
Political experience, judgment, and discretion, including an understanding of lobbying, congressional committees, and federal legislative procedures and grassroots targeting.
Superb interpersonal and communication skills, especially the ability to explain complex policy issues in plain language.
Ability to work effectively as part of FAIR’s legislative advocacy team.
Strong commitment to FAIR’s mission and the ability to quickly gain understanding and knowledge of issues impacting immigration law or policy
Professional judgment in all aspects of one’s work; the ability to set priorities, work independently, and produce professional materials of the highest quality in a fast-paced environment.

Cover letter indicating familiarity with FAIR mission, resume, and one writing sample are required for your application to be considered. Please submit the required documents to bluej@fairus.org. Transcripts will be requested if selected for interview.

This position is located at FAIR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is a full-time, non-exempt position. FAIR offers generous benefits; salary is commensurate with experience. The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

(Candidates are encouraged to visit FAIR website to learn more about the organization).

Government Relations Associate

Join a team of dedicated professionals at a dynamic time in the immigration reform movement at The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), a national non-profit that advocates for enforcing our immigration laws and protecting American workers is seeking a candidate to serve as a junior lobbyist in its Federal Government Relations Department.

The position is responsible for furthering FAIR's legislative agenda of enforcing immigration laws, fighting amnesty, and protecting American workers. Responsibilities include identifying, tracking and analyzing legislative and regulatory developments; occasional direct lobbying; drafting reports and fact sheets; and otherwise generally assisting the advocacy work of FAIR's Government Relations Department. The Government Relations Manager reports to FAIR's Government Relations Director.

Responsibilities:

Identify, track, and analyze federal legislation and regulations .
Monitor and report on Congressional committee activities and hearings.
Assist the Government Relations Director and Government Relations Manager in overseeing the placement and dissemination of the department's work product. Attend meetings and events on behalf of the Government Relations Director when needed.
Complete complex research and writing assignments on a variety of immigration-related topics and issues.
Contribute substantive materials for dissemination on FAIR's website, blog, and to FAIR members, including legislative summaries and weekly updates, grassroots alerts, and fact sheets.
Work with the Director to represent FAIR in meetings with Congressional staff, executive officials, and coalition members.
Be a committed and effective advocate for all FAIR’s programs and objectives.

Qualifications:

Capitol Hill or other legislative advocacy experience strongly preferred.
Strong research, writing, analytical, and communication skills.
Must have a keen eye for detail.
Ability to set priorities, work independently, and produce materials in a consistent, efficient and timely manner.
Political experience, judgment, and discretion, including an understanding of lobbying, congressional committees and federal legislative procedures and grassroots targeting.
Superb interpersonal and communication skills, especially the ability to explain complex policy issues in plain language.
Strong commitment to FAIR's mission and the ability to quickly gain understanding and knowledge of issues impacting immigration policy.
Professional judgment in all aspects of one's work; the ability to set priorities, work independently, and produce professional materials of the highest quality in a fast-paced environment.

(Candidates are encouraged to visit FAIR website to learn more about the organization).

State and Local Counsel

Join a team of dedicated professionals at a dynamic time in the immigration reform movement, as the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) expands its efforts to achieve stable immigration levels and enforceable immigration limits.

FAIR currently seeks a State and Local Counsel who will represent FAIR’s legislative and administrative interests before state legislatures, administrative and executive bodies, activists, advocacy groups, and the media.

Responsibilities of State and Local Counsel include analyzing and summarizing state and local legislation, ordinances, and initiatives; drafting policy briefs and grassroots alerts; engaging in direct and grassroots lobbying/activism; working with various FAIR departments to develop advocacy strategies; representing FAIR’s interests in issue-based coalitions; monitoring legislative committees and action; drafting reports, fact sheets, and testimony as needed; and otherwise obtaining legislative and political information and generally assisting the advocacy work of FAIR’s State and Local Department.

Responsibilities:

Monitor and analyze state and local legislation, ordinances, and policy changes.
Draft legislative summaries and policy briefs for a variety of audiences.
Work with other departments to identify, inform, and mobilize activists, members, and supporters on key pieces of legislation.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with legislators, legislative staff, advocacy groups and activists.
Develop an expertise in immigration law, policy, and politics.
Represent FAIR in coalitions, public meetings, hearings, press events, conferences, national forums, and in general communications with public officials, the media, FAIR members, the donor community, and the public.
Assist FAIR’s departments with tasks relating to education, development, publications, and media coverage.
Be a committed and effective advocate for all FAIR’s programs and objectives

Qualifications:

Juris Doctor Degree required. Must be barred in the District of Columbia (or must be willing and able to become D.C.-barred).
Legislative experience preferred.
Political judgment and sensitivity is a must.
Strong writing and communication skills, including attention to detail.
Unwavering commitment to professionalism in all aspects of one’s performance.
Ability to conduct original research, analyze data, and produce work product in a consistent, efficient, and timely manner.
Other relevant experience with public policy, education, grassroots organizing, communications, editing, and/or development.
Ability to work effectively as part of FAIR’s legislative advocacy team.

(Candidates are encouraged to visit FAIR website to learn more about the organization).

Web Analyst & Content Optimizer

FAIR is looking for a Web Analyst & Content Optimizer with experience in web development, content marketing and analytics. A successful candidate will lead a wide-range of content initiatives to help drive website search traffic as well as increase engagement, retention and brand awareness. This role requires a high level of creativity, a deep understanding of FAIR's mission, attention to detail, project management skills and a head for data. This position is part of the digital team and reports to FAIR’s Director of Digital Communications Strategy.

Responsibilities:

Identify and implement SEO best practices for the organization
Define target keywords, identifying growth opportunities, optimize individual website pages, microsites, blogs, social profiles, etc.
Define requirements for website page structure that will result in discovery of the website and content in search engines
Perform ongoing keyword discovery, competitor analysis and audience research to identify content gaps/opportunities; and drive content planning/creation
Analyze content performance and use data insights to maximize results
Elevate and evolve content to acquire, engage and convert online supporters
Collaborate and provide guidance to organization departments to generate content with SEO and search marketing best practices always in mind
Stay up-to-date with best practices in writing for the web, web usability and industry trends
Manage, track and report SEO and content discovery KPIs
Support digital team with various tasks (sending emails, posting to blog, creating petitions, posting to website, etc.) as needed

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field preferred
2-4 years of related, proven successful work experience, preferably with an advocacy-oriented non-profit organization or a political campaign
Breadth of digital marketing expertise: website administration, analytics, mobile optimization, SEO
Deep understanding of content management systems and experience working with mid to large size website (1000+) pages/documents
Solid knowledge of HTML/CSS
Solid foundational understanding of web analytics and traditional digital media KPIs; experience with Google Analytics a must
Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work both cooperatively with departments across the organization and independently when appropriate
Demonstrated ability to lead a program with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities, driving projects to completion
Proficiency in Google Search Console and other SEO tools for performance tracking and keyword research highly desired
A collaborative spirit and team orientation
Desire to work in a dynamic policy field
Experience creating compelling messages for different audiences
Excellent writing, reporting and editing skills

Cover letter indicating familiarity with FAIR mission, resume and one writing sample are required for your application to be considered. Please submit the required documents plus salary and benefits expectations to bluej@fairus.org. Transcripts will be requested if selected for interview.

Online Content Research & Policy Analyst

FAIR is looking for an Online Content Research & Policy Analyst with experience conducting research, writing in journalistic and general-audience styles . A successful candidate will have experience working for a successful advocacy-oriented non-profit organization. This position is part of the digital team and reports to FAIR's Director of Digital Communications Strategy.

Responsibilities:

Tracks immigration studies and other analyses produced by major research organizations,
Collects and assembles data from various sources including libraries, government repositories, online databases, and news publications,
Summarizes data for Director of Digital Communications Strategy,
Conducts initial analysis of data to determine its appropriateness for use in FAIR digital publications and campaigns,
Produces basic cited content for Web Content Writer to include in reports, analyses, issue briefs, and blogs,
Continuously monitors and updates website with new data,
Assists other departments with basic research requests, as indicated by the Director of Digital,
Support web team with various tasks (sending emails, posting to blog, creating petitions, posting to website, etc.) as needed,
Other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as political science, public policy, social science, economics, or law/justice,
2-4 years of related, proven successful work experience, preferably with an advocacy-oriented non-profit organization or a political campaign,
Demonstrated experience conducting research to support ongoing digital marketing campaigns,
Experience writing in journalistic, and general-audience styles,
Familiarity with academic, legal, economic, historical, and journalistic research practices,
Track record of high integrity, good judgment and diplomacy,
Accurate, smart, fast, clever, creative and innovative,
Desire to work in a dynamic policy field,
Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work both cooperatively with departments across the organization and independently when appropriate.