Advocacy Director – Surveillance Technology Oversight Project

The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project is looking for an experienced advocate who can leverage coalition campaigns and digital organizing to dismantle police surveillance. S.T.O.P. fights state and local government surveillance across New York, strengthening privacy and civil rights, and creating a model for challenging police surveillance across the globe. Our work highlights the discriminatory impact of surveillance on Muslim Americans, immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community, and communities of color, particularly the unique trauma of anti-Black policing.

The advocacy director will be a part of S.T.O.P.’s core team, with primary responsibility for the organization's coalition outreach, legislative campaigns, and community education work. The advocacy director will be expected to help build S.T.O.P.’s advocacy staff into a broader Advocacy Department in the next 24 months.

S.T.O.P. is an anti-racist, inclusive, and equal opportunity employer.

Responsibilities

• Build support for S.T.O.P.'s legislative priorities;

• Work as part of local, state, and national advocacy coalitions;

• Build relationships with area lawmakers, community-base organizations, and civil rights groups;

• Lead educational workshops, panels, trainings, and other outreach events;

• Work with communications staffers to develop public messaging and outreach;

• Develop volunteer network;

• Supervise other advocacy staff; and

• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• A personal commitment to dismantling systems of mass surveillance and white supremacy;

• Exemplary written and oral communication skills;

• 4 years of community organizing or advocacy experience preferred;

• Knowledge of New York City and State politics and community-based organizations preferred;

• Strong problem solving, organizational, time-management, and project management skills;

• College degree preferred; and

• Able to nurture a sense of community and mutual support within an organization.

Compensation:

• S.T.O.P. provides a generous benefits package, including an array of employer-funded Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans with no employee premium contribution.

• S.T.O.P. uses a lockstep pay scale ranging from $84,400 to $107,600 for director level positions, with annual seniority increase and cost of living adjustment. Learn more about our salaries here.

To apply, please email your CV, our DEI Questionnaire, and a cover letter explaining which aspect of our mission you find most compelling to jobs [at] stopspying.org with a subject: “Advocacy Director”