Midwestern States Regional Policy & Movement Building Director

About Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity

URGE is a Reproductive Justice organization driven by young people, for young people. URGE envisions a liberated world where we can live with justice, love freely, express our gender and sexuality, and define and create families of our choosing. URGE centers the leadership of young people 18-30 years old who are Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, women, queer, trans, nonbinary, and people working to make ends meet and infuses Reproductive Justice principles and values throughout our work. Working across the progressive landscape, URGE works together to build strong communities where sexual health is valued, Reproductive Justice is sacrosanct, and each body is celebrated and supported. As a state-driven national organization, URGE organizes our communities, provides a political home for young people, advocates for meaningful policy change, and shifts culture, working in states where the challenges and opportunities are greatest.

About the role

The Midwestern States Regional Movement Building & Policy Director will plan, implement, and advance URGE’s state policy agenda at the statehouses within their region. This role will drive state advocacy campaigns in Kansas and Ohio on Reproductive Justice issues identified in URGE’s Young People’s Reproductive Policy Agenda, including abortion access, defending trans youth from attacks, protecting democracy, access to healthcare, comprehensive sex education, and economic justice. This position reports to the Director of State Policy and works closely with them to further the programs in the Midwestern region. They will work collaboratively across their team to contribute to the policy department’s role of engaging young people and supporting their advocacy to local, state, and federal decision makers. They will also work collabor