Steward of Law and Policy

Requirement Disclaimer: This is a licensed attorney role and requires a minimum of 10 years of legal experience. Candidates must be eligible to practice law in Idaho and will be required to obtain Idaho State Bar licensure if not currently licensed. Continued employment is contingent upon meeting this requirement. This position operates within the scope of OVW-funded work and does not serve as legal counsel to the organization.

About the Idaho Coalition

The Idaho Coalition identifies, supports, and thrives as an intergenerational, multi-racial, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural organization for the benefit of our team, our work, and our movement to end gender violence inextricably interconnected to multiple systemic oppression. Our focus is girls and women, and people who are gender oppressed who are impacted by or at risk of gender violence and systemic oppression. Gender violence (sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking) does not occur in isolation. Gender violence is part of the continuum of gender oppression and is fueled by social injustice including patriarchy, sexism, racism, classism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, religious discrimination, and anti-immigrant sentiment. To end gender violence, we must address the larger systemic issues that generate and sustain it.

Shared Vision and North Star

Our shared vision is one of beloved communities with social equity and collective liberation for all human beings; where we see our own and each other’s full humanity and everyone has the ability to thrive and the dominant social narrative is one of interdependence, resilience, and regeneration. Our north star is collective thriving and is the embodiment of our vision, values, and purpose.

Organizational Values

Our organization aspires to embody the values we want to see in the world:

• Bold Vision – We are open to possibilities and encourage risk-taking.
• Compassion – We see each other’s full humanity with love and kindness, and intentionally turn toward others to end suffering and oppression.
• Interconnection – We hold broad awareness and understand our profound interconnectedness and respect our relationships with one another and our earth.
• Solidarity – We amplify the voices and histories of communities marginalized by society and celebrate our differences.
• Collective Liberation – We recognize that our own freedom of oppression is connected and bound with individuals most marginalized by systems of power in society.

Approaches Across the Organization

We are working to reclaim our connection to our own and each other’s humanity, and to create the foundation for collective thriving by embodying these approaches across our organizational work:

• Center on communities most impacted by historical marginalization and violence and community-centered solutions
• Catalyze change in prevention and response through collective healing, spirituality, resilience, and transformation
• Create new social norms to interrupt the root causes of violence through transformative cultural strategies
• Mobilize across movements

Primary Roles and Responsibilities

Organizational Leadership and Influence

• Align with and operationalize the Idaho Coalition’s Theory of Change framework
• Examine personal privilege, power, and connection to oppression to ensure accountability to communities most impacted
• Build authentic, reciprocal relationships with staff, member programs, and partners across Idaho and nationally
• Demonstrate adaptive leadership, thriving through change, experimentation, and transformation
• Serve as a strategic thought partner to Collective Stewardship and staff

Accountability and Mentorship

Support and guide staff throughout program design, implementation, and evaluation phases

Legal and Policy Expertise

• Maintain current knowledge of legal and policy research related to gender-based violence and its intersection with systemic oppression
• Track state and national legislation, court rulings, and systemic trends that impact survivors and communities most affected by violence
• Provide legal and policy analysis, guidance, and education to staff, partners, and stakeholders

Systems Influence and Advocacy

• Lead or participate in legislative and systems-change advocacy at state and national levels
• Collaborate with tribal and community-based DV and SA programs, social justice organizations, and government partners to advance equitable and accessible systems
• Address and challenge systemic bias, overcriminalization, and overincarceration that disproportionately impact Indigenous, Black, and other communities of color
• Advocate for survivor-centered, culturally grounded alternatives to punitive systems

Communication and Public Education

• Develop and publish original content that strengthens understanding of gender violence and systemic oppression
• Represent the Coalition in public forums, coalitions, and media as a trusted and informed voice
• Create and deliver training, curriculum, and presentations that advance transformative justice and policy reform

Grant Development and Compliance

• Lead or contribute to federal and foundation grant proposals aligned with the Coalition’s theory of change
• Oversee legal and policy components of grant compliance, documentation, and reporting
• Develop and manage grant budgets in collaboration with the finance team

Sustainability and Regeneration

• Practice radical self and collective care to sustain long-term movement work
• Engage in embodied leadership practices to strengthen reflection, presence, and resilience across the organization

Qualifications – Steward of Law and Policy

Leadership: Proven experience supervising and mentoring with a commitment to transformative and adaptive leadership, shared power, and reflective practice

Legal Content Expertise:

Minimum 10 years of civil and or criminal legal experience addressing gender violence. Licensed to practice law with ability to obtain Idaho licensure

Systems Change and Policy

Minimum 5 years of systems change work within criminal legal and or civil legal systems

Demonstrated commitment to addressing systemic gender, racial, and social bias

Policy Influence: At least 5 years of experience in legislative or systems policy work at the state or national level

Grant Management: Experience developing, managing, and reporting on federal and foundation grants

Communication: Excellent writing, editing, and facilitation skills with the ability to communicate complex issues clearly across diverse audiences

Preferred Strengths

• Strategic - Analytical, reflective, and forward-thinking with the ability to connect systems and movements
• Executor - Highly organized, detail-oriented, and disciplined with the ability to balance vision and implementation
• Influencer - Confident communicator and advocate able to navigate institutional power with clarity and integrity
• Relational - Skilled in building trust and fostering collaboration across diverse communities with strong understanding of Idaho’s tribal, immigrant, and culturally specific communities or direct relationships with those most impacted

Position Details

Classification: Exempt, full-time, 32-hour work week

Reports to: Collective Stewardship

Location: Remote in Idaho

Start Date: Open until filled

Salary: $80,000 base salary. The Idaho Coalition is committed to transparency of salaries as a process toward our aspiration of a more equitable workplace.

To Apply: Submit a resume and cover letter describing your interest and qualifications to tai@engagingvoices.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

The Idaho Coalition is an equal opportunity employer. We value and honor the lived experiences of people from all backgrounds.