The Legislative Assistant will report to the National Director of Policy and Government Affairs and support the work of the entire Policy & Government Affairs division, which houses four subdivisions working on federal and state policy and advocacy.

Support the National Director and Deputy Director of Policy & Government Affairs in managing the workflow of the team

Help develop materials regarding ACLU policy positions for use in legislative briefings, advocacy events, issue campaigns, etc.

Track political news and draft an internal weekly newsletter

Track, summarize, and archive legislative, regulatory, and policy positions using a specialized legislative database and submit correspondence to Congress and federal agencies via “Hill blasts”

Attend legislative hearings and briefings, as needed, and provide summary reports

Handle general administrative duties including scheduling and arranging travel for team’s leadership; processing and tracking expense reports and invoices, data entry, maintaining filing systems, and ordering supplies

Provide logistical support for team events, scheduling and arranging meetings, conference calls and webinars; coordinating catering and audio-visual requests; developing agendas; preparing materials; and taking and summarizing minutes

Process and track budget-related matters, including travel expenses and other budget functions of the team including but not limited to budget input and reconciliation, grant processing, review and follow-up

Process procurement and general expense submission and reconciliation

Conduct research and prepare talking points and presentations for the National Director for internal and external audiences

Draft correspondence and other materials as requested; respond to written and verbal inquiries, as directed

Legislative Assistant, Policy & Government Affairs

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