Vice President, Grassroots Advocacy and Community Engagement

### DESCRIPTION

The Vice President, Grassroots Advocacy and Community Engagement, is a member of the Advocacy Leadership Team and provides direction and management of the ADA’s efforts to recruit and engage Diabetes Advocates in communities around the country in support and alignment of the ADA’s advocacy and health equity goals.

### RESPONSIBILITIES

– Develops and executes multifaceted strategies for advocate recruitment, cultivation, and engagement, including developing engaging grassroots campaigns and increasing grass tops involvement and effectiveness.
– Leads the planning and execution of advocacy engagement and training events in conjunction with the federal and state government affairs teams.
– Integrates advocacy initiatives throughout the ADA, working to ensure federal, state, and legal advocacy, communications, fundraising, and field operations are effectively and efficiently coordinated.
– Oversees development of advocacy-related educational materials, in-person advocacy trainings, communication to advocates, and advocacy presence on web and in social media.
– Leads efforts to create and implement engaging online action alerts, surveys, and social media campaigns.
– Plans and implements community engagement activities in conjunction with ADA’s field division, state government affairs department, and health equity department.
– Provides senior staff support for the ADA’s National Advocacy Committee.
– Prepares and executes budgets for the department.
– Manages the department staff and outside consultants.
– Serves as a member of the Government Affairs & Advocacy management team providing input on ADA-wide planning and business integration efforts.
– Performs other duties as assigned.

### QUALIFICATIONS

– Passion for advocacy and deep knowledge of diabetes and/or other chronic disease issues. Experience working with a non-profit organization and managing successful advocacy campaigns.
– Bachelor’s degree, and 10+ years of experience in politics, public policy, online communications, grassroots activism, and/or a related field.
– Experience managing a dedicated team of staff to meet strategic goals.
– High-level expertise using online tools for issue advocacy, including ability to work within Convio CRM and CMS platforms.
– Experience with creating and leading in-person trainings and webinars for volunteers and staff audiences.
– Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to analyze and synthesize information.
– Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a diverse group of volunteers and staff.
– Ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple projects.

### WHY WORK HERE

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) offers a rewarding career working for one of the premier voluntary health organizations in the world supporting people with type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes. Our employees like working at the ADA because of our mission, the inclusive environment, work-life balance, our benefits, and our culture:

– Industry competitive base pay ranging from $131,650 – $146,093 for this role. Base offers are determined by several factors including but not limited to your relevant work experience, education, certifications, location, internal pay equity, etc.
– A culture of recognition including new hire welcome announcements, service anniversary awards, referral bonuses, monthly All Employee Assembly, appreciation awards
– Generous Paid Time Off, including holidays, vacation days, personal days and sick days
– Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), disability & life insurance, pet insurance and retirement savings
– Guided by our mission, we provide top tier diabetes supply coverage through our medical benefits program
– A company focus on offering mental health programs and work/life balance with most of our employees working remote
– Joining our dedicated team affords the gratification of knowing beyond a doubt that you will impact the lives and well-being of millions

### ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is a leader in the fight to end diabetes. Our mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. We provide lifesaving education and resources backed by trusted experts to help people learn how to make life with diabetes easier until the day diabetes is gone for good. Through research, the ADA searches relentlessly for a cure and supports the professionals who provide direct care. Our team is on the ground fighting for those with diabetes who suffer discrimination, health inequity, high health care costs and so much more. Employees of the ADA embrace this mission and vision and keep people living with diabetes at the center of everything we do.

### REQ NUMBER

ADV-24-00005

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