Senior Associate of Legislative and Regulatory Policy

 SCANPH seeks a Senior Associate of Legislative and Regulatory Policy to assist with its policy work. The Senior Associate of Legislative and Regulatory Policy role balances research and analysis with membership coordination and facilitation. Fundamentally, it is the Senior Associate of Legislative and Regulatory Policy’s job to gather information from SCANPH’s membership as well as other sources, and utilize this data to inform and carry out the organization’s advocacy work. A successful SCANPH Senior Associate of Legislative and Regulatory Policy will collaborate well with fellow staff members, be responsive to SCANPH’s many members and partners, and be able to quickly produce clear, effective, and concise written communications. Solid skills in record keeping, facilitation, and the distillation of complex data and written information are also a must. The Senior Associate of Legislative and Regulatory Policy will report to the Policy Director, and the position is full-time.  

Responsibilities:

• Legislative and Regulatory Policy:
  • Facilitate industry comment on legislation and regulatory policy by mobilizing SCANPH’s membership and gathering their feedback;
  • Monitor local, state, and federal policy impacting the affordable housing field;
  • Draft official letters of support/opposition reflecting SCANPH’s positions;
  • Track SCANPH bills and maintain a public-facing bill tracker for SCANPH’s website which logs all bills that the organization is tracking and which positions we have taken.
• Member Organization and Mobilization:
  • Assist the Policy Director in facilitating groups which influence SCANPH policy positions such as the Board Policy Committee and the Policy Working Group (PWG);
  • Duties for the Policy Committee will include:
    • Collaborating with the Policy Team to determine which bills and priorities should be brought to the Policy Committee on a monthly basis;
    • Drafting meeting agendas and analysis rubrics which concisely distill bills for Committee members;
    • Empirical Research and Reports:
      • • Collect data on how policy proposals impact SCANPH members by convening and polling working groups within the organization’s membership, conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses, and helping SCANPH’s Policy Team develop and implement effective policy solutions for affordable housing;
        • Collaborate with the Public Affairs Team to produce research-driven comms materials to support our policy work.
      • Advocacy:
        • Build and maintain relationships with legislators by supporting and facilitating in-district meetings and other legislative visits, mobilizing members to attend meetings with legislators, and maintaining policy databases with Legislator contact lists and bill positions;
        • Give in-person public comment at meetings of government electeds and agency representatives, as well as organize partner organizations to do the same.
      • Coalition Coordination:
        • Represent SCANPH and the affordable housing model with external coalitions of partner advocacy organizations;
        • Coordinate scheduling and programming, and occasionally present at coalition meetings and events, providing accessible subject matter expertise on affordable housing policy and related topics;
        • Facilitate small-group discussions in real time and ensure attendees are heard and their feedback is recorded;