Legislative Director

Salary:

$125,000-$150,000, commensurate with experience

Job Summary:

The Legislative Director is tasked with leading and implementing ECU’s legislative strategy in Washington and across the country. In this role, the Director will work with stakeholders in the House, Senate, and state legislatures to promote pro-democracy and reform legislation, and fight back against voter suppression and pro-dark money policies. They will join a collaborative work environment and partner with the VP of Policy, the rest of the Policy team, and the organization overall to ensure ECU continues increasing its legislative impact.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop and pursue legislative priorities and agendas focused on fixing democracy, eliminating big money’s influence in politics, and protecting voting rights at both the federal and state levels.
• Track, analyze, and report on relevant legislative proposals, bills, and political trends that impact democracy reform, campaign finance, and voting rights.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key members of Congress and their staff, relevant committees, state legislators, and other political stakeholders to advance the organization’s policy objectives.
• Draft federal and state legislation.
• Prepare policy briefs, talking points, and testimony.
• Represent ECU publicly at meetings, events, panels, and other opportunities.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have at least 7-10 years of experience in legislative affairs, policy analysis, and advocacy, particularly related to democracy reform, campaign finance, and voting rights. A deep background in the federal and state legislative processes, along with the ability to track and analyze relevant policy developments, is essential. Strong relationship-building skills, with a proven track record of working effectively with lawmakers, political stakeholders, and coalition partners, are critical. Excellent communication skills, including the ability to prepare policy briefs, talking points, and represent the organization in public forums, are required for success in this role. The Director must be aligned with our commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees feel valued and empowered. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to apply, as diversity strengthens our team and drives innovation.

Employee Benefits:

End Citizens United offers a competitive benefits package, including health insurance (there are many health plans available that are fully employer-paid, and Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, STD, & LTD plans are fully employer-paid), reimbursement for your cell phone bill up to $100 a month, and an IRA with up to 3% of salary matched.

Job Location:

This is a remote position, but the Legislative Director must be located in the DMV area and have the ability to attend meetings and events in Washington, D.C., on a daily basis. Regular work-related travel is required.

To Apply:

Please submit a resume and cover letter through our website. No calls please.

End Citizens United’s Mission:

End Citizens United is the leading electoral organization dedicated to fixing our democracy, getting big money out of politics, and protecting the right to vote. We are a grassroots movement made up of millions of supporters across the country dedicated to fighting corruption from Washington to Wall Street to State Capitals. Over the past 10 years, the organization has grown from a start-up to an established force that is driving change across the country. We have raised over $230 million to fight back against the powerful special interests and have over 1.4 million individual donors. This grassroots power has changed the face of the pro-democracy movement and helped respond to the ever-increasing corruption, attacks on democracy, and voter suppression that we see in our country. Over the past five cycles, we have helped elect over 700 candidates up and down the ballot. These leaders have kept reform efforts at the top of the agenda and pushed forward on impactful policies. Over the coming years, we will continue combatting big money in politics, voter suppression, and corruption, both federally and at the state level, through organizing, electoral work, research and messaging, and legislative advocacy.

End Citizens United is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

End Citizens United values a multicultural, diverse working environment. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are welcomed and encouraged to apply. ECU’s policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or disability, or any other legally protected basis. ECU is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in the hiring process and on the job, as required by applicable law.

Note:

At the end of this application, we include several optional questions about your identity. These questions are completely optional and will not be used to make specific hiring decisions, but rather to help us make sure we’re building a diverse pool of candidates in the initial stages of the process. Your responses are kept separate from the rest of your application and are not shared outside of our human resources team.