Analyst - State and Local Advocacy, Advocacy and Partnerships

Who we are:

The Vera Institute of Justice is powered by hundreds of advocates, researchers, and policy experts working to transform the criminal legal and immigration systems until they’re fair for all. Founded in 1961 to advocate for alternatives to money bail in New York City, Vera is now a national organization that partners with impacted communities and government leaders for change. We develop just, antiracist solutions so that money doesn’t determine freedom; fewer people are in jails, prisons, and immigration detention; and everyone is treated with dignity. For more information, visit vera.org.

Vera has a staff of 216 people, is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York and has offices in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and New Orleans. We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity in the workplace. We expect our staff to embody respect, independence, collaboration, commitment, anti-racism, and equity—both in our outward-facing work and the internal culture of our workplace. We value a range of experiences in people’s educational backgrounds and encourage people who have been directly impacted by the criminal justice system to apply.

About the team:

Vera aims to reform the criminal legal and immigration systems. Approaches to radically changing these systems require advocating effectively for change, engaging in principled partnerships, and working in strategic alignment with community stakeholders and movement allies to win. 

The State & Local Advocacy Analyst will assist Vera colleagues with strategy, policy, and partnerships to drive Vera’s advocacy priorities and win advocacy campaigns. 

• Supporting A&P’s priority issues and campaigns. The Analyst will assist senior members of the Advocacy & Partnerships team with legislative and policy research and writing on key advocacy priorities; supporting with campaign strategy development; conducting landscape and power analyses; and assisting with planning and executing basic advocacy and organizing trainings. The Analyst will also play an instrumental role in supporting new and emerging advocacy campaigns within Vera by providing strategic direction on campaign goals, strategy, and tactics.
• Assisting with relationships and collaboration. The Analyst will also assist in building internal relationships and collaboration with Vera colleagues in the national and place-based initiatives. The Analyst will also help to identify and assist with strategic opportunities for cross-movement engagement with outside partners and advocates.
• Partnering on trainings and skills building. The Analyst will also support A&P senior staff in growing a stable of thought leaders, advocacy experts, and movement trainers to provide trainings, workshops, and skill building to Vera staff and partners. This person will also assist with planning and delivering Advocacy and Partnerships’ Advocacy Fundamentals training modules for Vera Initiatives and for our monthly advocacy learning and training space: Advocacy, Legislative Change and Campaigns (ALCC). 

About the role:

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