Government Affairs & Policy Associate

• Master’s degree in public policy, public administration, social work, or related field.
• Project management certification.
• Experience in legislative advocacy, coalition-building, or public policy campaigns.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Satisfactorily pass all relevant screenings and background checks.

TRAVEL/MOBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to travel between agency sites, the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, and offices of legislators and government officials as needed.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle, and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, and viewing a computer terminal.