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About the Role

The Policy Director is an experienced policy leader responsible for the strategic leadership and management of policy initiatives across Tipping Point’s program areas. This role positions the organization to influence local, state, and federal policy in service of its mission to end poverty in the Bay Area. The Director serves as a trusted thought partner, bringing a strong strategic vision and the ability to connect diverse insights into a coherent anti-poverty policy agenda.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of a cohesive policy strategy that advances Tipping Point’s mission and programmatic priorities.
• Coordinate policy efforts across Tipping Point’s investment areas, ensuring alignment and strategic focus.
• Partner with internal program leaders and senior leadership to assess policy opportunities and risks.
• Serve as a strategic thought partner to senior leadership on policy priorities, positioning, and timing.
• Provide guidance, leadership, and support to program leadership on policy and strategy issues at the federal, state, and local levels.
• Collaborate with internal and external subject matter experts to translate research and field knowledge into policy positions and strategies.
• Develop policy materials, including briefs, analyses, talking points, and memos.
• Build relationships with policy-focused grantees to maximize their impact and ensure alignment with Tipping Point’s mission.
• Ensure policy work is informed by data, evidence, and the lived experiences of communities most impacted by poverty.
• Oversee a small portfolio of policy-related grants and contracts, including due diligence and budget management.
• Coordinate closely with internal research and learning efforts to inform policy change.
• Track and analyze policy developments across the Bay Area, California, and at the federal level.
• Identify and track emerging policy opportunities, legislative activity, and regulatory changes.
• Translate complex policy information into clear insights and recommendations for internal stakeholders.
• Synthesize complex policy information into actionable insights to inform organizational strategy.
• Assess the potential impact of policy proposals and political dynamics on Tipping Point’s programmatic priorities and partners.
• Build and maintain relationships with policymakers, advocacy organizations, coalitions, researchers, and other external partners.
• Represent Tipping Point in policy discussions, coalitions, and convenings.
• Serve as a resource for board programmatic committees, presenting proposals and keeping members informed.
• Serve as a bridge between internal program teams and the broader policy ecosystem.
• Partner with senior program leadership to create systems and processes for effective coordination of policy efforts.
• Work closely with internal subject matter experts to ground policy work in research, data, and lived experience.
• Share policy insights to strengthen organizational learning, alignment, and understanding of policy’s role.
• Work in close partnership with the Program Communications Director to develop and execute public-facing policy and advocacy communications.
• Identify and assess research gaps and opportunities, advising leadership on where targeted research could advance policy proposals.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Significant experience in coalition building, advocacy efforts, and policy creation and implementation, across California at the state and local levels.
• Deep understanding of political and legislative processes across levels of government.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly and effectively make technical information clear to non-technical audiences.
• Intellectual curiosity; strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in project planning and execution.
• Ability to self-direct, prioritize among competing goals, navigate ambiguity, and thrive in a fast-paced, high-performing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage up, down, and across an organization, building strong, collaborative relationships.
• Commitment to Tipping Point’s mission and values; highest degree of integrity.
• Flexibility, exceptional communication skills, ability to work well on a team, and ability to continuously problem solve.

Skills

• Policy strategy development and execution
• Policy analysis
• Advocacy
• Stakeholder management
• Project management
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Research and data synthesis
• Communication (written and verbal)
• Political and legislative process understanding
• Coalition building

Location

• Bay Area

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Experienced policy leader

Salary/Compensations

• $180,000

About the Company

• Tipping Point finds, funds, and strengthens the most promising poverty-fighting solutions so one day everyone in the Bay Area can prosper.
• Since 2005, Tipping Point has invested over $475 million in the community to support organizations, advance policies, and develop new ideas to increase economic opportunity.
• Last year, our investments funded life-changing services in housing, early childhood, education, and employment for more than 100,000 of our neighbors across the Bay Area.
• Our Board covers 100% of our operating costs, so every dollar donated goes where it’s needed most.
• Tipping Point’s core values are: cultivate community, practice gratitude, hold ourselves accountable to achieving impact, and relentlessly pursue equity.

Equal Opportunity

• We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
• Tipping Point will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
• Tipping Point accepts applications on a rolling basis; if the position is still posted on our website, we are still accepting and giving equal consideration to applications.