Date Posted:

April 21, 2021

Salary:

Commensurate with experience

Description:

The County of San Diego Board of Supervisors Third District Office is seeking a Senior Policy Advisor with significant experience to help drive the Supervisor’s policy agenda. Join us to advance a new agenda at the San Diego County Board of Supervisors that centers justice, opportunity, sustainability, and a moral economy. More here: www.terralawsonremer.com. Essential Job Functions Providing ongoing policy briefs on diverse, complex, and often unanticipated issues that come before the Board of Supervisors for a vote Producing deep-dive policy and operational research and analysis on priority initiatives Consulting with stakeholders to gather input and build support for the Supervisors’ policy agenda Drafting formal policy implementation proposals for consideration and vote by the Board Meeting with County staff to gather policy input and monitor and supervise policy implementation Managing cross-functional teams that include communications specialists and community organizers Translating complex policy ideas into talking points, emails, briefs, and other publicly accessible communications

Qualifications:

Skills and Experience Required: 15+ years of policy, legal, finance, and/or operations experience in two or more of the listed topics Proven ability to excellently manage teams and complex projects Significant experience engaging with stakeholders, convening tables, and navigating political and relational landmines to drive policy agendas Proven ability to move quickly and juggle multiple simultaneous projects over short & long-time horizons Intuitive understanding of the intersection between policy, communications, and community organizing Excellent judgement regarding strategic policy priorities, taking into consideration the political and communications landscape Excellent writer and researcher, with the ability to connect complex ideas with the lives of real people, and convey complicated concepts cogently and compellingly Flexible thinker, with a proven ability to quickly build substantive expertise in new areas

How to Apply:

Qualified Applicants should submit their cover letter and resume to Cipriano.Vargas@sdcounty.ca.gov.

Filing Deadline:

5/18/21