Policy Manager

Policy Manager plays a critical role in advancing Arizona Coalition for Change (AZC4C) and Our Voice Our Vote Arizona’s (OVOV) policy and advocacy agenda by leading the organization’s day-to-day policy strategy, legislative tracking, and policy execution. Reporting to the Political & Advocacy Director, this role ensures that policy work is disciplined, responsive, and deeply connected to organizing, advocacy, and political strategy.

The Policy Manager translates community priorities and organizing insights into actionable policy analysis, legislative strategy, and education tools. They oversee policy research, manage bill tracking, support policy organizers, and lead rapid response on emerging policy threats and opportunities—ensuring OVOV remains proactive, credible, and effective in shaping policy outcomes that impact working-class Arizonans.

About The Organization

Arizona Coalition for Change is a community power-building organization that empowers everyday people to transform their community through building civic power, leadership development, and community collaboration. We advocate for lasting progressive public policies that change the dynamics of communities by putting people first. We work to develop and uplift voices in communities to take on the nation's most pressing issues.

Our Voice Our Vote Arizona (OVOV) is one of the state’s leading civic and electoral justice organizations. We empower communities to influence decisions that impact their lives through organizing, leadership development, and advocacy. Our work ensures that Arizonans—particularly those historically excluded from political power—have the tools, voice, and representation needed to shape the policies that affect them most.

Through Our Voice Our Vote PAC
, we engage directly in elections to support candidates who govern with integrity, equity, and accountability to the people.

Organizational Beliefs

Our Voice Our Vote Arizona is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly encourage women, people of color, and LGBTQ candidates to apply. We deeply value the expertise of lived experience and seek to invest in applicants who have shared lived experience with the constituents we work with, including people of color, immigrants, or children of immigrants to the US, those whose first language is not English, trans and queer individuals, and others impacted by systemic inequities.

Our team members must be passionate about developing relationships and building grassroots power for BIPOC communities in the state. We have undertaken a new strategic direction focused on transformative organizing, leadership development, and collective movement building.

Policy Strategy & Legislative Tracking

• Lead day-to-day policy strategy implementation in alignment with OVOV’s long-term advocacy goals and 2026 Policy Agenda.
• Track state and local legislation relevant to OVOV’s priority issue areas, including housing, economic security, childcare, environmental justice, democracy, and immigrant justice.
• Maintain bill trackers, legislative calendars, and policy dashboards to inform leadership, organizers, and partners.
• Identify legislative opportunities, threats, and strategic moments for intervention or escalation.

Policy Research & Analysis

• Oversee policy research and analysis to support advocacy campaigns, legislative priorities, and electoral strategy.
• Develop policy briefs, memos, one-pagers, and background materials that clearly articulate community-informed positions.
• Translate complex policy proposals into accessible, values-driven explanations for staff, members, and the public.
• Support the Political & Advocacy Director with research, analysis, and strategic recommendations.

Policy Organizing & Staff Support

• Support policy organizers, ensuring alignment between policy work and organizing strategy.
• Work closely with organizers to integrate policy education into base-building, leadership development, and campaign work.
• Support organizers in developing policy demands, talking points, and campaign goals grounded in legislative reality.
• Provide guidance on how policy levers connect to power analysis, campaign escalation, and…