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Policy Advocate – CAA, Chinese for Affirmative Action

17 Walter U. Lum Place, San Francisco, CA 94108

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Position: Policy Advocate

Salary: DOE + competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, sick leave, 403b

plan, and vacation

Hours: Full-time, exempt



About the Organization



CAA was founded in 1969 to protect the civil and political rights of Chinese Americans and to

advance multiracial democracy in the United States. Today, CAA is a progressive voice in and on

behalf of the broader Asian Pacific Islander (API) community. We advocate for systemic change

that protects immigrant rights, promotes language diversity, and remedies racial injustice.

At the grassroots level, our community building work nurtures the ability of immigrants to

participate fully in civic life. These activities include leadership development for monolingual

public school parents, employment services for limited-English proficient (LEP) newcomers,

outreach for immigrant legal services, and community and voter education underscoring issues

that impact our constituency.

In addition to our community engagement, CAA leads advocacy to improve public policy and

inform public discourse. This includes producing community-based research, publishing policy

analyses and recommendations, shaping opinion through ethnic and mainstream media, and

organizing the community to engage and conduct advocacy with elected and government

officials.

Lastly, CAA spearheads initiatives to grow and sustain a progressive API movement. These

multi-strategy and multi-constituency change projects consist of efforts that strengthen the API

civil rights movement, promote lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender inclusion within the API

community, and support emerging progressive leaders and activists.



About the Position



The Policy Advocate is a full-time, exempt position reporting to the Director of Community

Initiatives. The Policy Advocate plays an integral role in crafting policy solutions for CAA’s

advocacy at the local level. The Policy Advocate works on CAA core issues including language

diversity, immigrant rights, and racial justice and how they affect K-12 education, civic

participation, and access to public services. The Policy Advocate maintains a special emphasis

on workforce development policy and advocacy.



Responsibilities



Articulate and provide strong progressive analysis and leadership on civil rights issues

impacting Asian Pacific Islanders in San Francisco.

Communicate CAA’s progressive vision to members, supporters and others in the

community through public speaking, written analysis, and community education.

Represent CAA to our diverse local constituencies and stakeholders that include partner

organizations, coalitions, the general public and the media, and elected and government

officials.

Participate in ensuring strong linkages between multiple program areas.

Contributes to ongoing development and evaluation of CAA’s Workforce Development

efforts.

Build and maintain effective relationships with Trade Unions, construction companies, and

employers in the service sectors.

Prepare policy analyses, reports, and recommendations on workforce development,

language access, immigrant rights and other issues with local elected and government

officials, allies and other stakeholders.

Work with staff to draft local legislation and public policies and develop and implement

strategies to bring them into effect including administrative advocacy.

Coordinate efforts with and provide support to other local community-based organizations

and individuals to achieve shared goals.

Supervise consultants as needed for specific projects.

Participate in the management of budgets, ensure timely submission of progress reports



Fundraising Responsibilities

Participate in developing and maintaining relationships with government funding agencies.

Help develop, draft, and review institutional proposals and reports.



Qualifications

Graduate degree in law, public policy or relative field, or equivalent combination of

work experience and education

Experience working in social change or social justice organizations.

Demonstrated ability to be persuasive on controversial and/or complex issues.

Track record of effective leadership on civil rights issues.

Complex awareness and analysis on issues impacting API communities.

Strong organizational and analytical skills. The ability to analyze data and produce effective

analysis and reports.

Excellent interpersonal skills, including proven ability to work effectively with a diverse set

of stakeholders and community leaders.

Demonstrated ability to take initiative, use sound judgment and solve problems effectively.

Strategic and detail oriented.

Superb written and oral communication abilities.

Commitment to the mission and programs of CAA.

Knowledge of workforce development system and practices, and language access a plus.



To apply



Please send resume and cover letter to employment@caasf.org. For more information about

CAA, visit our website at www.caasf.org. To learn about some of the projects we lead, visit

www.aacre.org, and www.apiequality.org.



CAA is an equal opportunity employer. Women, people of color, and LGBTQ individuals

encouraged to apply.