We’re Hiring! Applications now open for Advocacy and Outreach Coordinator & Communications Associate positions

OK Policy is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for two full-time positions as an advocacy and outreach coordinator and as a communications associate. We will be accepting applications for both positions until Monday, December 4th and are looking to have the positions filled by late January.

The new advocacy and outreach coordinator will fill the position being vacated by Kara Joy McKee, who is leaving our staff in December. We are seeking an experienced and effective individual to lead our grassroots efforts to bring Oklahomans together in support of a policy agenda that ensures adequate and fair funding of public services and expanded opportunity and economic security for all. The work will involve building and supporting grassroots coalitions in one or more issue areas, as well as conducting public education and mobilization. The main qualification is for someone with fantastic people skills, excellent organizational and project management skills, and demonstrated experience working in, and preferably leading, advocacy campaigns and building and sustaining diverse and effective coalitions.  Click here for the job description, including a list of job duties and responsibilities, qualifications, salary range, and instructions on how to apply.

The communications associate will be filling a new position with the organization.  We are seeking an experienced and effective individual to provide support for OK Policy’s communication efforts both internally and externally. The associate will assist with print, digital, and multimedia content creation for communications campaigns advancing fair and responsible public policies. The main qualification is for someone with experience in graphic design, web design, social media, and website management, with skills in video/audio production highly preferred. Click here for the job description, including a list of job duties and responsibilities, qualifications, salary range, and instructions on how to apply.

Oklahoma Policy Institute is based in Tulsa. Candidates based outside of Tulsa may receive consideration for both positions and should be able to travel regularly to Tulsa.

Oklahoma Policy Institute is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization that provides timely and credible information, analysis, and ideas on state policy issues. Our core commitments are to the adequate, fair, and fiscally responsible funding of public services, and to an economy that provides shared prosperity through increased economic opportunity and financial security for all. You can learn more about our current staff here and about our organization here

OK Policy is fully committed to cultural diversity and equal employment opportunity. It is our procedure to make employment opportunities available to a wide-range of diverse individuals without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, HIV status, any condition defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), marital or parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or citizenship status.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Former Executive Director David Blatt joined OK Policy in 2008 and served as its Executive Director from 2010 to 2019. He previously served as Director of Public Policy for Community Action Project of Tulsa County and as a budget analyst for the Oklahoma State Senate. He has a Ph.D. in political science from Cornell University and a B.A. from the University of Alberta. David has been selected as Political Scientist of the Year by the Oklahoma Political Science Association, Local Social Justice Champion by the Dan Allen Center for Social Justice, and Public Citizen of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers.

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