Director of Reproductive Health and Rights

The Director of Reproductive Health and Rights manages the National Partnership’s policy and programmatic work on reproductive health, rights, and justice to advance a healthcare system that works for women and their families and achieves gender and racial health equity. The Director of Reproductive Health and Rights provides policy analysis, development, and advocacy and thought leadership on a variety of federal and state legislative, administrative, and legal issues related to reproductive health care; and works with partners, coalitions and other external stakeholders to influence policy making and implementation and help shape a public narrative in support of comprehensive reproductive health care for all. The Director of Reproductive Health and Rights also works collaboratively with staff across other teams to promote women’s health and economic well-being, and to advance racial and gender equity.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• In collaboration with the VP for Health Justice, develop and implement a strategic vision for achieving policy change that will advance gender and racial equity in the reproductive health and rights portfolio.
• Lead a concrete policy advocacy portfolio (monitoring, research, analysis, policy development, advocacy) related to reproductive health, rights, and justice.
• Provide thought leadership on specific topics within the portfolio.
• Lead in developing, executing and delegating workplans to accomplish portfolio goals.
• Develop policy positions and implement advocacy strategies using a gender and racial equity lens in all key issues areas.
• Track, analyze, and manage response to federal regulations in key issue areas, including leading the drafting of regulatory comment letters, response to requests for information, and similar policy communications.
• Track key legal developments and analyze implications for policy advocacy work;
• Cultivate relationships with and provide technical assistance to administration and agency officials on policy priorities.
• Direct the development of educational and advocacy materials, including major reports, policy issues briefs, fact sheets, and blogs.
• Coordinate across portfolios and teams (e.g., with the Economic Justice team) on joint projects and products.
• In collaboration with Congressional Relations colleagues, provide technical assistance and subject matter expertise on legislative priorities and advocacy opportunities, including sign-on letters, legislative endorsements, proposed legislative text, hearing testimony, etc.
• Represent the National Partnership in select external coalitions, advisory committees, at conferences, and in other public forums, including by providing federal legislative and regulatory updates and analysis; building consensus on policy and advocacy strategy; cultivating existing and new relationships; disseminating advocacy materials; and facilitating coalition meetings.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with policymakers, industry stakeholders, consumer advocates, and other allied movement partners.
• Assist the organization’s leadership in determining whether amicus briefs are needed in particular high-interest or high-impact cases and coordinate the National Partnership’s participation in court cases as needed.
• Assist in fundraising efforts for the Health Justice team, including project proposal development, and maintaining funder relationships; collaborate with VP and Development team to finalize proposals.
• Manage project deliverables under grants.
• Effectively communicate the Health Justice team’s policy priorities in speaking engagements, interviews with reporters, and through other media outreach; support VP and organizational leadership in portfolio-related speaking engagements.
• In collaboration with the Communications team, draft public statements and social media engagement, etc.
• With the VP and DEIA team, play a leadership role in setting team and organizational culture that is reflective of a commitment to racial equity and organizational change; and
• Supervise the Senior Policy Analyst for Reproductive Health and Rights and Huber Reproductive Health Equity Legal Fellow, and other staff as necessary, and support their professional development.
• Provide regular feedback, coaching to optimize performance, monitor workload, coordinate and distribute assignments, and conduct annual evaluations.

Qualifications, Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Minimum 5-8 years of work or other experience in health policy at the national, state, or local level.
• Knowledge of reproductive health, rights, and justice policies and practices.
• Demonstrated policy analysis and issue development skills.
• Successful experience managing people and/or teams (as appropriate)
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, demanding environment with competing priorities.
• Excellent strategic judgment, the ability to spot and seize opportunities, and the desire to be part of a collaborative team.
• Excellent interpersonal, communications, and strong persuasive writing skills.
• Desire to coach and support professional development of others.
• Demonstrated commitment to gender and racial justice, advancing health equity and engaging communities and consumers.
• Graduate degree in health policy, law, or public policy an added plus.
• Prior relationships with federal or state-based health policy organizations, clinical professional organizations, allied social justice organizations, etc. an added plus.
• Experience working on the Hill or for an administrative agency an added plus.

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position is responsible for directly managing the Senior Policy Analyst for Reproductive Health and Rights and Huber Reproductive Health Equity Legal Fellow.

Classification

The National Partnership recognizes a staff bargaining unit, National Partnership United, affiliated with the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union/IFPTE Local 70, a union for non-profit workers. This position is NOT included in the NP United bargaining unit.

Salary and Benefits

The salary range for this role is ($126,844 - $151-634) with the exact salary determined by years of relevant experience, in alignment with NPWF’s compensation setting criteria.

The National Partnership provides a generous benefits package that includes generous paid time off including paid federal holidays plus an office closure the last week of December; comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance; 403B and SEP-IRA retirement options; health, transit, parking, and dependent care flexible spending accounts; life insurance and long term disability insurance; paid family and medical leave for eligible employees; and more.

The Director of Reproductive Health and Rights is a full-time position based in our Washington, DC office. The National Partnership maintains a hybrid work environment where staff are required to be in the office a minimum of 4 days per month, with additional in-office and in-person days determined by your role and job responsibilities.

Office and Team Culture

The National Partnership is a 50+ person staff that fosters a collaborative culture. We have a collegial work environment. The National Partnership is committed to protecting our employees and our communities from COVID-19. Toward that goal, the National Partnership requires all employees to be fully vaccinated and completely up to date via an FDA authorized and/or approved COVID-19 vaccination. Fully Vaccinated is defined by the CDC as being 2 weeks after the final dose in a primary series of COVID-19 vaccines (2 doses of Pfizer or Moderna, 1 dose of Johnson & Johnson). Up to date means a person has received all recommended COVID-19 vaccines, including any booster dose(s) when eligible. New employees must be fully vaccinated before their start date, and up-to-date as soon as eligible, unless an exemption due to a medical condition or a sincerely held religious belief or practice is granted.

The National Partnership is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to racial equity and social justice. We make a particular effort to recruit people of color to apply for open positions. People of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, and people with other historically underrepresented identities are encouraged to apply. Please see EEO is the Law and Equal Employment Opportunity for more information.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

How to apply: Please upload your resume and cover letter by 11:59pm Feb.19th