Senior Director of Education and Child Privacy Policy

Reporting to the President, the Senior Director of Education and Child Privacy Policy will shape a vision of an engaged and empowered policy agenda that leverages First Focus on Children’s assets to make children and families the priority with respect to education and child privacy policy. The Senior Director will also be responsible for helping design an advocacy strategy in collaboration with the rest of the policy, external affairs, and communications teams to advance a common and cross-cutting First Focus Campaign for Children’s policy agenda to improve the lives of children.

Responsibilities include:

· Establishing and managing relationships with other nonprofits, advocacy groups, policymakers, and where appropriate, funders and corporate partners.

· Helping lead a national coalition of child and education advocacy organizations dedicated to counter the threats to our nation’s children and schools by groups seeking to privatize and undermine our nation’s public schools and working to undermine the fundamental educational and privacy rights of students.

· Conducting in-depth analysis to shed light on issues involving education policy (including equity issues, funding, student supports, etc.) and child privacy policy issues (including privacy and safety in both schools and online technology).

· Authoring high-impact reports, memos, op-eds, and presentations that persuasively illuminate policy solutions to improve both the educational outcomes and online privacy and safety of our nation’s children.

· Crafting educational materials for and managing relationships with Members of Congress and Congressional staff, as well as other key constituencies—such as institutional leaders, advocacy groups, and partner organizations—to promote First Focus’s education and child privacy agenda.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

· 3+ years experience working in education and/or digital technology policy issues that includes working in coalitions.

· Experience includes identifying and implementing innovative approaches in campaigns and engagement internally and with outside partner organizations on advocacy strategies.

· Highly motivated, passionate, and creative team player with a demonstrated commitment to the organization's mission of improving the lives of children.

· Demonstrated understanding of the legislative landscape and the impact of social policies on children and their families.

· Demonstrated ability to think strategically, analyze complex information, and offer creative, practical, and high-impact solutions.

At First Focus on Children, we are looking for…

Self-starters: People who see and seize opportunities, take risks, learn from failure, and will bring a sustained passion for our mission.

Collaborators: People who work in teams — sharing ideas, brainstorming, co-authoring products, and advancing its shared priorities.

Results-oriented: People who function with an organizational commitment to action, achieving objectives, timelines, and a focus on impact and progress.

Respectful: People who embrace the diverse perspectives of everyone and fosters the values of diversity, equity, and inclusiveness.

Please submit a cover letter and resume to jobs@firstfocus.org