The Midas Collaborative, Inc. Program and Policy Manager (Temporary) Remote · Part time

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The Midas Collaborative helps to advance the financial security of low- and moderate-income residents across Massachusetts in collaboration with its member organizations and partners.

Key Responsibilities 

Policy & Advocacy 

• Work closely with the Executive Director to advance the organization’s policy and advocacy priorities. 
• Help prepare the organization for the upcoming Massachusetts legislative cycle, including tracking relevant legislation, policy developments, and advocacy opportunities. 
• Attend legislative, coalition, community, and stakeholder meetings and represent the organization as appropriate. This includes attending periodic in person events. 
• Draft policy letters, talking points, advocacy communications, and letter-writing campaigns. 
• Develop presentations and materials for policymakers, community leaders, funders, and other stakeholders. 
• Develop program, policy, and event-related communications and outreach materials. 

Financial Empowerment Network (FEN) 

• Serve as the primary staff lead for the Financial Empowerment Network. 
• Support recruitment, onboarding, engagement, and communications with FEN members and partners. 
• Coordinate FEN meetings, events, agendas, communications, and follow-up. 
• Provide oversight and coordination of FEN committees, including supporting committee chairs, tracking priorities, and ensuring follow through on action items. 
• Identify opportunities to strengthen network engagement and advance shared economic mobility priorities. 

Financial Empowerment Learning Institute (FELI) 

• Coordinate the day-to-day implementation of FELI programming. 
• Lead participant recruitment, outreach, scheduling, and communications. 
• Coordinate program dates, logistics, instructors, participants, and partners. 
• Support marketing and promotion of FELI and maintain accurate program information. 
• Maintain and update the FELI webpage and related digital materials. 

Participant, Alumni & Outcomes Engagement 

• Support data cleanup and maintenance across program tracking systems and databases. 
• Coordinate participant and alumni follow-up activities. 
• Lead or support 6-month and 12-month follow-up surveys and outreach. 
• Collect participant and alumni testimonials, stories, and other qualitative outcomes that demonstrate program impact. 
• Identify stories and participant experiences that can inform policy advocacy, communications, fundraising, and program improvement. 
• Support marketing campaigns for FELI, FEN, workshops, events, and other initiatives. 

Qualifications 

• 4–7 years of relevant professional experience in nonprofit management, public policy, economic mobility, financial empowerment, community development, advocacy, or related field. 
• Bachelor’s degree in public policy, nonprofit management, communications, social services, business, economics, or a related field; equivalent professional experience may be considered. 
• Experience with policy advocacy, coalition engagement, legislative processes, community engagement, or stakeholder relations. 
• Strong project management skills and demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently. 
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft compelling advocacy materials, testimony, presentations, and stakeholder communications. 
• Strong relationship building, facilitation, and public-facing communication skills. 
• Experience coordinating programs, workshops, events, networks, or stakeholder convenings. 
• Strong attention to detail, follow-through, and organizational skills. 
• Comfort with databases/CRM systems, Salesforce knowledge a plus, website content management, email marketing, and common digital productivity tools. 
• Commitment to economic mobility, financial security, and expanding opportunities for low- and moderate-income communities. 
• Ideally, must be within commuting distance to Boston Massachusetts for in person events. 

Core Competencies 

Policy & Advocacy: Translates community needs and organizational priorities into practical advocacy strategies. 

Project Management: Independently organizes complex projects, manages deadlines, and ensures follow-through. 

Relationship Building: Builds effective relationships with policymakers, partners, coalition members, participants, and stakeholders. 

Communication: Writes clearly and persuasively and communicates effectively with diverse audiences. 

Initiative & Judgment: Takes ownership, identifies opportunities, and exercises sound judgment. 

Collaboration: Works effectively across a small nonprofit team and contributes wherever needed. 

Economic Mobility Lens: Demonstrates a commitment to financial security, economic opportunity, and systems change. 

Six-Month Priorities 

• Establish and support implementation of the organization’s policy and advocacy priorities for the upcoming legislative cycle. 
• Strengthen FEN recruitment, engagement, meetings, and committee management. 
• Successfully coordinate FELI recruitment, delivery, communications, and web presence. 
• Develop a consistent process for participant and alumni follow-up, including 6- and 12-month surveys and collection of testimonials. 
• Build a pipeline of potential new program opportunities and ensure appropriate handoffs for implementation. 
• Lead virtual workshops and sessions planned for 2027. 
• Complete a well-organized Call for Proposals process for the 2028 Financial Health & Wellness Summit. 
• Strengthen program communications, website content, and marketing support across key initiatives. 

Setting: 25 hours/week. Hybrid role, must be available to attend periodic in person events in Massachusetts. 

Compensation: $40-$50/hour based on experience 

This is a temporary six-month position. Extension or continuation beyond the initial term is not guaranteed.