job: Health Care Campaign Coordinator, PICO, no salary info

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From:Michael-Ray Mathews <mrmathews at piconetwork.org>


JOB ANNOUNCEMENT - Health Care Campaign Coordinator

Who we are: PICO National Network brings people of faith together to 
revitalize communities and create opportunity for working families. With 
53 local and regional affiliates representing one million families in 
150 cities and 17 states, PICO is one of the largest and most diverse 
community organizing networks in the United States. PICO teaches 
ordinary people how to build powerful organizations and change policies 
that affect their families and communities. PICO’s Cover all Children 
Campaign has helped to bring the voices and influence of families and 
faith communities into the movement to cover 9 million uninsured 
children. PICO affiliates are involved in state campaigns to win health 
coverage for children and adults.

Job description: PICO is looking to hire a campaign coordinator to 
support state and national organizing campaigns to win health coverage 
for all children and families. The campaign coordinator will work with 
PICO affiliates that have a strong track record of organizing for change 
at the local and regional level. This support will help these 
organizations to influence state policy through legislation, 
administrative change and ballot initiatives and ultimately reshape 
national health care policy to cover all people.

The campaign coordinator will provide PICO staff and community leaders 
with technical assistance in the areas of political strategy, policy 
development, communications and research to support successful policy 
campaigns and will act as an advisor and coach to organizations. The 
coordinator will also help staff and volunteer leaders share information 
and strategy with one another through meetings and conference calls.

Specific responsibilities include speaking and meeting regularly with 
staff in PICO affiliates to share information and provide advice; 
developing and sharing messaging for state campaigns; producing policy 
updates and reports; organizing conference calls and planning meetings; 
connecting PICO staff and leaders to policy experts; and tracking 
activities and milestones in this project. The position will also help 
PICO federations and state networks make health care coverage an 
important issue in the 2008 elections and a top priority for the next 
Administration and Congress in 2009.

Qualifications: The ideal candidate has successful experience working on 
campaigns to change state and/or national policy and knowledge of health 
care policy issues. Candidates should have strong communications and 
writing skills. A commitment to social justice, community organizing as 
a social change approach and the importance of people acting on their 
own behalf is essential.

Details: The campaign coordinator will report to the Director of Public 
Policy.

Location: Washington, DC.

Salary and Benefits: Salary based on experience; Health and dental 
coverage; paid vacation.

APPLY ONLINE at http://www.piconetwork.org/ab_careers.html. Please 
include resume, cover letter and writing sample.


Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews ▪ Director of Outreach & Recruitment
PICO National Network ▪ Unlocking the Power of People
www.piconetwork.org ▪ mrmathews at piconetwork.org
1100 Shasta Avenue ▪ San José, California 95126
P (866) 550-PICO, ext. 707 ▪ F (408) 998-5486 ▪ M (408) 772-3190
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