Job Posting: Field Coordinator, CARE, New York New York

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CARE helps alleviate global poverty by empowering women around the world to bring lasting change to their communities. CARE seeks a Field Coordinator within CARE�s Policy Advocacy Unit. The Field Coordinator will play an active role in the CARE Action Network (CAN), building it into a national force to support the fight against poverty. The incumbent joins a close-knit team of dedicated colleagues that works to influence U.S. development policies and programs that impact millions of people in the developing world and CARE�s work with them. The Field Coordinator (FC) will implement a regional strategy to mobilize CARE supporters and opinion leaders in order to engage members of Congress around CARE�s mission. To do this, the FC will build a cadre of advocates capable of reaching key U.S. legislators. The FC is most interested in �grasstop� individuals whose connections to elected officials can be utilized to advance CARE�s policy agenda. To build his/her list of advocates, the FC will collaborate with other departments within CARE, including those in Resource Development, Key Markets and Communications and Marketing. The FC will work under the direction of the Deputy Director for Citizen Advocacy and will contribute to national CAN objectives. He/she will assist in selecting critical members of Congress to target and developing national engagement tools (like CARE�s National Day of Action, the District and State Chairs program). The FC will represent CAN on her/his assigned inter-disciplinary issue team with colleagues from across the Global Advocacy and External Relations unit. She/he will contribute to a national strategy to build a constituency around that issue and will engage the rest of the Field Coordinators in implementing it. REQUIRES: Bachelor�s degree in international relations or similar field. Political acumen. Previous organizing experience with issue and/or political campaigns. Volunteer management. Strong public speaking and written communication skills. Knowledge and understanding of how US government policies are created. Knowledge and understanding of policy issues related to CARE�s mission. Interest in and willingness to travel. Word processing, PowerPoint, internet and social media skills. Special events planning and logistics coordination. Database management skills. Desired Skills: Experience with media outreach, public relations, education and online advocacy. TO APPLY: CARE is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer dedicated to workplace diversity. To apply, please visit www.care.org/careers.