Education Director, Advocacy

POSITION TITLE: Education Director, Advocacy    
REPORTS TO: Division Education Director, Central Division (DED) 
SUPERVISION EXERCISED: None
LOCATION: Denver, Colorado 
GRADE/CLASS: Grade G, Exempt, PSA-eligible 

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION: 

ADL is the leading anti-hate organization in the world. Founded in 1913, its timeless mission is “to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.” Today, ADL continues to fight all forms of antisemitism and bias, using innovation and partnerships to drive impact. A global leader in combating antisemitism, countering extremism and battling bigotry wherever and whenever it happens, ADL works to protect democracy and ensure a just and inclusive society for all. 

PRIMARY FUNCTION  

The Education Director - Advocacy (ED) plays a vital role in advocating for schools to adopt good policies, practices and curricula to address antisemitism and other forms of hate and bias.  The ED will engage the community, from parents to educators to education associations to elected officials, to prevent and respond to antisemitism and bias when they occur.  The ED also supports divisional and regional initiatives including in-person and virtual education programs and cultivates partnerships with community-based organizations Working with the incident response team, the ED supports on-the-ground efforts at responding to school-based incidents.

This position, through their work with their Divisional Director of Education Programs and other Divisional leaders, supports communities and strategically advances education programs and resources that address community need.

Primary

• Engage in advocacy efforts to ensure:

• Students learn in a safe and welcoming environment
• Educators have skills and strategies for preventing and responding to antisemitism and bias
• Parents, guardians and communities have skills and strategies to identify antisemitism and bias, and interrupt it when it appears in the classroom, in curriculum, by external organizations, or is advanced by policy makers.

• Organize and engage parents and guardians in advocacy initiatives to address antisemitism in K-12 schools or in the public forum (school committees, state and local policy-making bodies)
• Engage community members, including educators who may be experiencing antisemitism and bias, in advocacy initiatives to address antisemitism in K-12 schools or in the public forum.

• Develop and manage relationships with ADL’s strategic partners in the educational community, (including schools, community organizations, education non-profits, and state agencies), identifying opportunities for collaboration and opportunities to engage or contract with ADL for tools and strategies to identify and interrupt antisemitism and bias in K-12 schools.
• Organize parents, guardians and community members to effectively challenge, identify and interrupt antisemitism and bias in K-12 schools.
• Develop relationships with educators who experience antisemitism and bias within the educational system or professional spaces, including unions.
• Provide content area expertise to communal partners working to combat antisemitism using ADL’s educational offerings.
• Lead outreach and implementation of ADL programs, products and resources, including but not limited to Awareness to Action, Educators Challenging Antisemitism, No Place for Hate®, Words to Action, and Echoes & Reflections.
• Plan, design and host in-person and virtual programs within ADL’s pedagogical standards to be shared with schools, communal partners and families. Facilitate with volunteer leader engagement when applicable.
• Support regional operations in providing consultation and outreach around hate-based incident response.

Secondary

• Participate in collaborative user centered feedback, cycles of new education content, and deliverables.
• Monitor and evaluate regional education programs and compile, prepare and submit regional data and reports to aid national efforts.
• Build and maintain lists of school, government, and non-profit contacts and track engagement with ADL programs and products. Create and manage local communication to educational partners to be shared via regional networks.
• Highlight education success stories for community outreach and fundraising efforts. Support the culture of philanthropy.
• Represent the organization at external conferences, seminars and meetings.

Skills

• Experience working in education advocacy or for a state agency preferred;
• Experience in community organizing or advocacy preferred;
• Knowledge in the state and federal legislative process
• Experience working and organizing advocacy campaigns, including a proven track record of driving initiatives and projects to completion;
• Experience working with a diverse set of stakeholders and maintaining relationships;
• Ability to work well both independently and on a team within a matrixed management structure;
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and presentation skills and comfort with public speaking and recruiting new clients/partners;
• Strong facilitation skills and ability to meet the needs of diverse stakeholders;
• Action-oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable, community-centered and innovative approach to community engagement;
• Strong project management, organization, time management and ability to engage in multiple projects simultaneously;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Bilingual or multilingual language skills a plus.
• Experience with Zoom, Marketing Cloud, Salesforce and Microsoft Office Suite Applications is a plus.
  
  

Work Experience

• The ideal candidate has significant years’ and is able to demonstrate progressively responsible experience and leadership in education advocacy, NGO, community service or program management or a related field.
• Demonstrable success working with communities and strategic partners, with the ability to cultivate existing relationships and influence others
  
  

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree, with a focus on education and non-profit management preferred or equivalent work experience required.

Work Environment:

• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends when necessary to represent ADL, conduct training sessions and to attend community events. Some travel within the division is required. In some divisions this may represent up to 20% of time.
• Must have reliable transportation and the ability to travel to program locations
• ADL is a hybrid environment; this role may require up to 3 days in the office.
  
  

Compensation:

• This position has a salary of $70,000 to $90,000. Please note that actual wages are commensurate with experience and reflect the budget for a given position, and since ADL has a location-based compensation structure, there may be a different range for candidates in other locations. For an overview of our total rewards package, please visit https//www.adl.org/about/careers.
  
  

ADL values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of underrepresented ethnic groups, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. ADL is an equal opportunity employer. Recruitment, hiring, promotions and other terms, conditions and privileges of employment shall be maintained in a manner which does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or military status, or in violation of any applicable Federal, state or local laws.    

ADL will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation to support the interview process, please contact People & Culture at talentacquisition@adl.org.

ADL will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable State, Local, and Federal laws. 

The information in this job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, or be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and objectives required of employees assigned to this job, nor is it to be interpreted as a contract for employment.