Assistant Director of Legislation

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW: The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is a union of more than 2 million diverse members in healthcare, the public sector, and property services. SEIU envisions a Just Society: where all workers are valued and all people respected—no matter where they come from or what color they are; where all families and communities can thrive; and where the Union can leave a better and more equitable world for generations to come. SEIU is anti-racist union determined to check corporate power and uproot structural racism by harnessing worker power and collective action, including legislative and political action. SEIU fights for Unions for All and a government that works for all so that everyone, across race and place, can have power together in unions and participate fully in the country’s democracy.

PURPOSE: The Assistant Director is responsible for aspects of the Union’s legislative, regulatory and political activity designed to achieve SEIU goals including, but not limited to: lobbying members of Congress and Executive Branch officials on policy and legislation, including developing strategy and related activities.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Public Policy or related field (Politics, History, Economics) and five-to-seven (5-7) years of experience in direct lobbying of elected officials or government agencies and drafting legislation or eight (8) years of experience as a legislative assistant for a Member of Congress, Congressional committee or regulatory agency. Four (4) years prior experience working in issues campaigns, political action and election campaigns at a senior level, policy analysis, community advocacy or drafting of legislation or regulations in relevant issues areas. All applicants/incumbent must have a combination of education and experience that would provide for the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Thorough knowledge of congressional legislative process or government agencies and drafting legislation.
• Thorough knowledge of working in issue campaigns, political action and election campaigns at a senior level, policy analysis, community advocacy or drafting of legislation or regulations in relevant issues areas.
• Thorough knowledge of the office workings of a legislative office for elected official and regulatory agencies.
• Thorough knowledge of information systems for lobbying activity.
• Knowledge of unions and their issues.
• Knowledge of training and educational methods.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; ability to make formal presentations and write advocacy papers.
• Ability to use a personal computer, including carrying out on-line research services.
• Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Ability to conduct formal research, analyze data and make sound, logical conclusions.
• Ability to handle multiple “priority” projects and meet established timelines.
• Ability to work effectively with elected leaders and staff in complex and sometime political situations.
• Ability to conduct training sessions.

ANNUAL SALARY: $135,609.02

Tagged as: Government Affairs/Legislative/Policy