Director of Advocacy and Policy

The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania (ACLU-PA) seeks a mission-driven, visionary policy and advocacy professional and operations manager to serve as the next Director of Advocacy and Policy (Director). The Director will join the ACLU-PA at a time of increasing threats to liberty and civil rights and will build upon a century of work and success to advance the organization’s mission to drive progress toward a more genuine multiracial, multicultural, and just democracy.

The incoming Director will join a team of experts that works diligently to defend the civil liberties of all Pennsylvanians. The breadth of expertise at the ACLU-PA allows the organization to integrate litigation, legislative and policy advocacy, organizing, and communications. The ACLU-PA’s staff and volunteers work both independently and in coalition with those most affected by the issues they address, including voting rights, First Amendment rights, privacy and security, racial justice, reproductive freedom, student and youth rights, immigrants’ rights, criminal legal reform, and Transgender, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual+ Equality. The work for the ACLU-PA has never been more important, and over the past year, ACLU-PA membership has grown, and fundraising has leaped.

The Director will join at a time of momentum for the organization and set a strategy and vision that support the ACLU-PA’s policy and advocacy team in enhancing the scale, coordination, and impact of advocacy and policy efforts across the organization. By fostering productive and trusted relationships throughout the ACLU-PA and partnering with peers on the senior leadership team, the Director will advance a more collaborative, transparent, and integrated organizational culture to empower, support, and develop a talented, mission-oriented staff. This leader will lead by example to nurture, strengthen, and expand partnerships across the Commonwealth to increase visibility of the ACLU-PA’s important work and its impact. 

Compensation for this position will be $175,000 annually. Benefits include health, dental, disability, life insurance, retirement plan, paid vacation, holidays, sabbatical, and sick leave.

APPLICATIONS, INQUIRIES, AND NOMINATIONS

The ACLU-PA has retained Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist in this important recruitment. Nominations, inquiries, and applications, including resumes with cover letters responding to the opportunities and challenges outlined in the full position profile, should be submitted to the search team below. Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion of the search process.

Tiffany Weber (she/her) and Ernest Brooks (he/him) are leading this search with Janette Martinez (she/her) and Sarah Sweeney (she/her).

The ACLU-PA comprises two separate corporate entities, the American Civil Liberties Union (the “Union”) of Pennsylvania and the ACLU Foundation (the “Foundation”) of Pennsylvania. The Union is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit corporation, and ACLU membership dues fund its lobbying work. Donations to the Union are not tax-deductible. The ACLU Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Foundation funds support litigation and public education efforts. Donations to the Foundation are tax-deductible. The Director of Advocacy and Policy is an employee of the American Civil Liberties Foundation of Pennsylvania.

The ACLU-PA is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. The ACLU-PA encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or marital status.