Now Hiring: Outreach & Advocacy Coordinator
The Nevada Institute for Children's Research & Policy (NICRP) and Nevada Afterschool Network (NAN) are looking for an Outreach and Advocacy Coordinator to focus on Nevada early childhood/school-age education and out-of-school time (OST) programming by working with key partners to develop, lead, coordinate, and drive collaboration and advocacy initiatives. The Outreach & Advocacy Coordinator is an employee of NICRP, located within the School of Public Health at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 

Roles & Responsibilities:
  • Support outreach and advocacy efforts throughout Nevada related to early childhood education and out-of-school time programs.
  • Assist in the facilitation of the Southern Nevada Early Childhood Advisory Council (SNECAC) via meeting organization, minute-taking, event planning, and communication with group members.
  • Conduct policy and field research as needed to support the development of the network’s initiatives, including legislation, state budget requests, school-community partnership initiatives, etc.
  • Increase visibility of NAN and NICRP early childhood initiatives through social media campaigns and preparing factsheets.
  • Strengthen and broaden NAN statewide to include a broad base of school leaders and personnel, community leaders, businesses, elected officials, and other partnerships in support of children and youth’s needs in the early childhood and afterschool/OST fields.
  • Oversee the organization of grassroots support for legislation and other policy initiatives.
  • Conduct presentations and other outreach activities to diverse audiences to support NAN’s priorities and initiatives.

Skill Areas & Abilities
  • Strong people skills and an ability to relate to diverse groups and individuals.
  • Event planning and execution.
  • Ability to conduct thorough searches for public data.
  • Advocacy, relationship-building, and education of community members and public officials.
  • Working collaboratively with project partners to address existing project requirements.
  • A strong work ethic, self-­‐motivation, and dedication to system change to benefit children and youth are very important.
 
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s Degree with preference to child and youth development; education; communications; public policy; public administration; social work; or a related field.
  • 1-2 years of relevant professional experience
  • Ability to use current versions of word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and publishing software applications.
  • Travel will be required post-COVID throughout Nevada for meetings or nationally for conference.
  • Must have valid NV driver’s license and current auto insurance.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Preferred experience includes experience in the area of policy development, afterschool programming, education, early childhood, and/or coalition building.
  • Background in early childhood, youth development, education, or out-of-school time
  • Media and communications experience via online, in-person, and via phone.
  • Project and grant management experience.
  • Experience developing content for websites and managing platforms.
  • Familiarity working with Nevada programs, child care centers, agencies, school districts, etc.
 
Compensation & Benefits:
  • This is a full-time position with expected working hours of 8am-5pm (with 1 hour for lunch), Monday through Friday, starting as soon as possible
  • Salary is competitive, based on experience, with range of $40,000 to $45,000
  • Benefits commensurate with Letter of Appointment employment benefits provided by University of Nevada, Las Vegas including: Health Insurance, Grant-in-Aid tuition assistance, and Retirement Contributions.