Advocacy Manager

Missouri Family Health Council champions the freedom to access sexual and reproductive healthcare—no matter who you are or where you live. Through programs like Title X, Free EC, and The Right Time, we partner with providers, support communities, and advocate for policies that protect care and expand rights. We ensure that everyone can get the care they need, without shame, judgment, or obstacles. Simply put, we do hard work and we do it well.

Our work is rooted in three core values:

● Justice: We fight for a world where equitable access to healthcare is a reality, not a privilege. We challenge systemic barriers and advocate for policies that uphold dignity and self-determination.

● Courage: We take bold stands, even when it’s difficult. We speak truth to power, innovate in the face of adversity, and support our partners and communities with unwavering resolve.

● Tenacity: We don’t give up. In a hostile landscape, we remain steadfast—finding creative solutions, sustaining our networks, and pushing forward to protect reproductive freedom.

If you are a flexible and adaptable individual that excels at organizing, power-building, and moving stakeholders to action in a challenging environment, we want to hear from you.

POSITION SUMMARY
A member of the Programs team, the Advocacy Manager is responsible for building community power to address systemic barriers that impact peoples’ ability to receive and offer sexual and reproductive healthcare. They work to organize and mobilize MFHC’s health centers, volunteers, patients, and partners to engage and advocate for MFHC’s policy priorities. They spend a lot of time in the field, building relationships, and moving people to action. The Advocacy Manager works in close collaboration with other members of the MFHC team and other health- and equity-focused coalition members and community partners in order to defend against legislative attacks to sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice, and pave the way toward implementation of proactive policies that move us closer to the vision that everyone has access to healthcare without shame, judgement, or obstacles.

WHO YOU ARE AND KEYS TO SUCCESS (the must-haves)
To be successful in this job, the following are crucial skills and abilities:

Demonstrated organizing and power-building ability, ideally in a hostile political/policy environment: At least three years of experience implementing organizing and power-building strategies to move stakeholders to action. Understands how to organize power to influence decision-makers.

Creative, resourceful, resilient, and responsive: Proposes solutions to issues without much guidance (but isn’t afraid to ask questions). Proactively asks for help, anticipates problems, plans, and course-corrects where needed to get to the finish line. Must be able to thrive in an ever-changing environment, shifting priorities due to external factors, and make sound decisions in the face of ambiguity.

Relationship builder: Enthusiasm for meeting and engaging with new and existing partners, community members and our network of providers. Listens closely to understand needs or concerns and takes steps based on that input. Responds to people in a timely manner. Provides clear, helpful, accurate information.

Clear and motivating communicator: Speaks clearly on behalf of the organization. Ability to take complex policy issues and, through various mediums, distill the information into compelling and motivational communications that mobilize people into action.

This job offers a hybrid work situation while located within Missouri. MFHC offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits. Please read the full job description for more information, including what is required in your cover letter.