Reproductive Health Policy Counsel/Advisor at the National Partnership for Women & Families - Washington, DC

[Zack Schwartz]

The National Partnership for Women & Families is a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy organization dedicated to promoting reproductive rights, access to quality health care, fairness in the workplace, and policies that help women and men meet the dual demands of work and family. The National Partnership is seeking a strategic and creative professional to join our team as Reproductive Health Policy Counsel/Advisor.

For more than four decades, the National Partnership has fought for every major policy advance that has helped women and families. The National Partnership’s reproductive health team works at both the federal and state levels to defeat attacks on reproductive rights and advance a proactive agenda to increase meaningful access to high-quality, affordable, and comprehensive reproductive health care services. We collaborate with the National Partnership’s health policy and workplace teams to promote forward-looking policies that further women’s fundamental equality and economic security – from abortion access and birth control coverage to equal pay and paid family leave.

The Reproductive Health Policy Counsel/Advisor will report to the Director of Reproductive Health Programs and will contribute to all aspects of the National Partnership’s legal, policy, and advocacy work on reproductive health, rights, and justice, including but not limited to the following:

• Lead the National Partnership’s work educating and briefing congressional and agency staff on reproductive health, rights, and justice issues;
• Collaborate with allies and relevant coalitions to advance women’s health and rights;
• Develop in-depth analyses of laws and policies affecting these issues, and draft memoranda, reports, testimony, factsheets, blogs, and other key policy and advocacy materials;
• Engage in public speaking, representing National Partnership positions to external audiences;
• Track and respond to federal legislative and regulatory activities;
• Monitor legal trends in the Supreme Court and lower courts, and contribute to amicus briefs;
• Help develop and inform the National Partnership’s reproductive health, rights, and justice policy priorities for the executive and legislative branches and the organization’s position on litigation and judicial decisions;
• Serve as an associate editor of the Women’s Health Policy Report, a publication summarizing reproductive health coverage in major media outlets, and Repro Health Watch, a publication highlighting reproductive health, rights, and justice attacks and advances in the states, both of which are distributed to 100,000+ subscribers;
• Supervise fellows, student interns, and other staff.

Qualifications

Applicants should have at least 3-5 years of legal or policy experience, including experience in advocacy or legislative work, public education, and/or litigation. The ideal candidate will be a creative, self-motivated, and strategic thinker with excellent research, policy analysis, written and oral communications, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work well in a team or coalition. In addition, candidates should have the proven ability to work independently, pay close attention to detail, and meet deadlines while under pressure, and possess a strong commitment to the National Partnership’s mission.

JD strongly preferred. Graduate degree required. Knowledge of issues involving women’s health and rights is a plus.

To Apply

Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest (including salary requirements), resume, writing sample, and three references to jo...@nationalpartnership.org, (subject line: Reproductive Health Policy Counsel/Advisor). Applications will only be accepted by email and position will remain open until a qualified candidate is chosen. The National Partnership may choose not to consider incomplete applications.

The National Partnership is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based upon gender, race, national origin, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity. People of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.