Vice President, Advocacy
Chicago, IL (currently remote)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Shriver Center on Poverty Law fights for economic and racial justice. Over the past 50 years, we have secured hundreds of law and policy victories with and for people experiencing economic instability in Illinois and across the country. Everything we do is powered by communities most affected by poverty. Our country is rife with laws and policies that systematically disadvantage certain groups while advantaging others based on their race, gender, and other facets of their identities. We believe laws and policies—and the institutions that apply them—should be designed to support people. Together, we are turning this ideal into reality. We are building a future where all people, families, and future generations have equal dignity, respect, and power under the law.
The Shriver Center litigates, shapes local policy, and trains and convenes multi-state networks of lawyers, community leaders, and activists across its programmatic issue areas including:
· Economic Security. The Shriver Center believes deeply that everyone should have a life defined by opportunity, access, and choice and that those living in poverty should not be maligned or exploited because of their economic status.
· Health. The Shriver Center works to ensure access to affordable, comprehensive care and taking a community-based approach to dismantling unique barriers informed by the community to ensure equitable access and care for the most vulnerable.
· Housing. The Shriver Center believes that all people should have a safe, stable home to build better futures for themselves and their families. To that end, they have rigorously advocated for communities to enforce equal opportunity for housing and fought for tenants’ rights to healthy homes and communities.
· Strong Communities. The Shriver Center believes that strong communities start with people. For too long the criminal justice and child welfare systems have oppressed, over-surveilled, separated, and marginalized Black and Brown communities. The Shriver Center advocates for policies that keep communities safe, unifies families, and helps people who are justice-involved secure stable jobs, finish their education, and thrive in building and maintaining community.
The Shriver Center’s advocacy work goes beyond issue areas to deep sector development of advocates, community leaders, and activists across the country, so that they can share ideas, resources and build collective impact to root out some of the systemic challenges that undermine racial justice and threaten economic security.
TO APPLY
More about the Shriver Center on Poverty Law may be found at: https://www.povertylaw.org/
This search is being led by Katherine Jacobs and Julian Jackson of the national search firm NPAG. Due to the pace of this search, candidates are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Candidates may submit their cover letter, outlining their interest and qualifications, along with their resume via NPAG’s website.
The position is full-time and salaried. The targeted salary range for the position is $145,000-$155,000, based upon prior experience. Benefits include employer-paid health care, pension contribution, and transportation benefits.
Shriver Center on Poverty Law is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
OUR LEAD
She/Her/Hers
CEO
As a trained psychologist, teacher, researcher, and consultant with twenty years of experience both in the U.S. and abroad, Katherine guides organizations through change with particular expertise in founder transitions, facilitation of Board and executive level decisions, and the implications for growth and strategic talent development.