Washington State Senate Olympia , WA 98502
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EXEMPT RECRUITMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
JOB TITLE: Equity Strategic Advisor
REPORTS TO: Chief of Staff
LOCATION: Olympia, Washington
CLOSES: May 14, 2024
Senate Profile
The Washington State Legislature is a bicameral body comprised of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Legislature meets annually on the second Monday in January in the Capitol Building in Olympia. Regular legislative sessions take place January through March in even-numbered years and January through April in odd-numbered years. Special legislative sessions occur as needed. Permanent staff work year-round supporting the Senate and legislative members.
About the Senate Democratic Caucus Staff
The Washington State Senate Democratic Caucus (SDC) consists exclusively of Democratic members of the Washington State Senate. Our caucus staff is a collaborative team of forward-thinking administrative, policy, and communications staff dedicated to putting people first. Policy analysts provide analysis, advice, and bill development assistance in their respective policy areas to all Democratic Senators and their office staff. Communications specialists manage media requests and assist in any and all areas of external and internal communications for individual Democratic Senators and their offices. As a staff team, we are driven by a shared commitment to support Democratic Senators as they shape an equitable and inclusive future for all Washingtonians.
We bring to our work a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and belonging. We believe in creating spaces where everyone can belong and thrive. We are committed to ensuring all employees enjoy a respectful, safe, and supportive working environment. We recognize that only by fostering the inclusion of people from all backgrounds, cultures, and attributes, can our staff achieve their fullest potential and best advance the work of our caucus.
Position Profile
The Equity Strategic Advisor provides expert strategic advice and technical assistance to the Democratic members of the Senate and the staff of the SDC to transform caucus practices, policies, products and culture to embody diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and belonging and to exemplify the values of the caucus. The Equity Strategic Advisor will be a member of the Senate Democratic Caucus Senior Staff. The advisor will work closely with a cohort of SDC staff representing the various teams (communications, policy, and liaison roles) within the SDC staff workgroup. Through strategic planning, coaching, training, technical assistance, facilitation, mediation, and conflict resolution, this position will lead a process of institutional change that embeds intersectionality, social justice, and racial equity into the ways the caucus functions as a policy-making body, and in the policy the caucus generates.
We desire a colleague who centers community impact, builds organizational understanding on equity, and questions what is, to help find solutions for what can be. A team member who supports elected members of the Senate Democratic Caucus as they shape a future where equity is woven into the fabric of our legislative process and caucus practices and culture.
Position Responsibilities
Requirements
Critical Skill & Abilities
Qualifications
A minimum of six years demonstrating:
Additional Desirable Requirements
Note: Diverse backgrounds in education and experience could be successful in this role and will be considered. Candidates with any combination of lived and professional experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the work will be considered.
Additional Requirements
Benefits
Salary Range
RCW 49.58.110 requires employers to provide a full salary range in job postings. The full range for the position is $8,374 - $14,514 monthly. The initial salary offered will consider internal equity and will be based on relevant knowledge, skills, and experience. A hiring salary will be less than the top of the range. A percent legislatively approved salary increase will be included effective 7/01/24.
Employee Benefits
The Senate offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, life and long-term disability insurance; vacation, sick, military, bereavement, and civil leave; twelve paid holidays per year; a state retirement plan; deferred compensation; healthcare flexible spending account; dependent care assistance; infant at work policy, optional credit unions and savings bonds; and tuition reimbursement.
Persons requiring reasonable accommodation in the application process or requiring information in an alternative format may contact the Senate Human Resource Office at Senate.HRO@leg.wa.gov.
The Washington State Senate is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, physical, sensory, or mental disability, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the use of a service animal by a person with a disability.
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