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For Immediate Release: Public Policy Consultant Position with the National Coalition for Literacy

Public Policy Consultant Scope of Work

The National Coalition for Literacy seeks a contracted Public Policy Consultant to perform the following functions:

• Monitor federal public policy and legislative developments in adult basic education and literacy, related education issues, immigration, and budget and appropriations.
• Report federal public policy and legislative developments on the above issues in a timely manner to the NCL advocacy chair, the NCL president and NCL members as appropriate.
• Recommend federal public policy advocacy strategies and tactics as soon as possible to the NCL advocacy chair, members, the NCL president and board of directors.
• Assist the advocacy chair to prepare public policy alerts, public policy principles, and other documents as requested.
• Cultivate relationships with Capitol Hill staff and federal agency personnel, including in-person meetings as appropriate and necessary.
• Ensure that the NCL advocacy chair is updated as soon as possible following any Hill or agency meetings and that NCL records are consistently updated with Hill and/or agency contact information.
• Attend public policy meetings and NCL quarterly membership meetings as requested and encourage members to participate in public policy development and advocacy efforts.
• Attend meetings and events in DC or elsewhere as requested by the advocacy chair and/or NCL president.
• Provide input to development and implementation of Dollar General Advocacy Toolkit, blog, and webinars as requested by the advocacy chair.
• Prepare adequately in advance of all public policy meetings, membership meetings, and/or meetings with the advocacy chair, including having ready access to relevant documents and other required information; adhere to agreed-upon deadlines.
• Provide federal public policy advocacy consultation to NCL members as requested and within existing budget constraints.
• Provide monthly invoice and activity summary to the NCL President at the end of each month for approval and payment.
  

Term of Contract: January 4, 2011-May 31, 2011

Compensation: $3,000 a month

Reports to: NCL president and advocacy chair

Apply by: December 27, 2010

For more information or to submit your resume, cover letter, and three references, contact Jackie Taylor, NCL Public Policy Chair, Jackie@jataylor.net or Heidi Silver-Pacuilla, NCL President, HSilver-Pacuilla@air.org, 202.403.5218

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Upcoming National Coalition for Literacy Events

• TBA

• April 17 – 20, 2011: Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE)Conference, San Fransisco, CA