Policy Coordinator, Government Relations

Alexandria, VA

POSITION:               Policy Coordinator, Government Relations

REPORTS TO:         Senior Director, Legislative Affairs & Civic Engagement

DIVISION:                Government Relations

STATUS:                    Full Time Exempt

 

Summary Description: The Project Coordinator, Government Relations supports the Catholic Charities USA Government Relations Team by planning and overseeing department initiatives, coordinating departmental operations, executing special projects, maintaining consistency in communications and supporting interdepartmental coordination.

Responsabilidades principales:

  • Manage, track and execute government relations special projects relevant to CCUSA’s priorities and needs.
  • Manage cross-functional collaborations with marcomm to draft memos, one-pagers, policy briefs, social media posts, and other print and digital materials that can be used to support, promote and communicate priorities.
  • Coordinate the operations of the government relations department in collaboration with the department Vice President.
  • Ensure all new projects and proposals are consistent with agency mission and within the departmental budget and timeline.
  • Serve as primary contact for events and meetings, in coordination with the events team.
  • Schedule and prepare for meetings with appropriate briefing documents, leave-behinds and proper follow-up.
  • Ensure that engagements between government relations staff and policymakers are tracked and documented as appropriate.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Conocimientos, habilidades y aptitudes:

  • Adoptar los valores de la CCUSA y los comportamientos que apoyan dichos valores.
  • Responder puntualmente a las solicitudes de información de la dirección
  • Gran capacidad de comunicación oral y escrita
  • Interés y/o experiencia en cuestiones de política social nacional; capacidad y voluntad de comprender y comprometerse con la misión y la identidad católica de la CCUSA.
  • Gran capacidad para establecer relaciones internas y externas
  • Sólida capacidad organizativa y analítica
  • Capacidad multitarea
  • Excelentes aptitudes para la gestión de proyectos y capacidad para trabajar de forma independiente.
  • Gran capacidad de atención al cliente y a los socios
  • Capacidad para ejercer un juicio sólido y tomar decisiones oportunas y basadas en valores.
  • Capacidad demostrada para trabajar en colaboración con personas de diversos orígenes culturales y religiosos.
  • Capacidad para sobresalir en entornos cambiantes, exigentes y de ritmo rápido.
  • Dominio de los programas informáticos y de Microsoft Office Suite
  • Capacidad demostrada para aprender nuevos programas basados en Internet

Formación y experiencia:    

  • BS/BA (or equivalent experience) in related field
  • Three to five years of experience in project management, non-profit, or related fields required.
  • Project Management Certification and/or tools a plus.

Entorno de trabajo:

  • Este puesto puede requerir periodos prolongados de pie, sentado, así como algunos movimientos repetitivos, agacharse y levantar peso de forma repetitiva.
  • Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the key components and primary responsibilities.

Proceso de solicitud

Envíe una carta de presentación y su currículum a hr@catholiccharitiesusa.org.

CCUSA ofrece igualdad de oportunidades de empleo (EEO) a todos los empleados y solicitantes de empleo sin distinción de raza, color, religión, sexo o género, servicio militar o condición de veterano, orientación sexual, identidad de género, origen nacional, ascendencia, embarazo, edad, discapacidad o estado civil de acuerdo con las leyes federales, estatales y locales aplicables. CCUSA cumple las leyes federales, estatales y locales aplicables que rigen la no discriminación en el empleo.

Catholic Charities USA recruits only for positions that are included on this careers page. Candidates who advance in the recruitment process should anticipate communications directly from both the departmental hiring manager and the Senior Human Resources Director. Any email communications will be sent from a verified CCUSA email domain (@CatholicCharitiesUSA.org).

Catholic Charities USA will never ask candidates to share personally sensitive information (Social Security number, bank accounts, etc.) during the interview process and CCUSA will never request any payment from candidates in connection with a job application.

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Job Title
Policy Coordinator, Government Relations
Posted On
August 5, 2026