Director of Policy and Advocacy

The Director of Policy and Advocacy (DPA) advances Seed’s policy objectives by contributing energy, passion, and skills in collaboration with Seed’s country and global teams, in a fast-paced workplace during a time of rapid growth and global engagement. Reporting to the CEO, the DPA serves as a subject matter expert for the organization on topics including advocacy campaigns, public policy initiatives, public sector engagement, and other related issues. The DPA will provide recommendations on strategic areas for advocacy, direct policy research and collaboration, support prioritization of the organization’s policy agenda, develop advocacy tools, compile research and evidence, and lead our teams in policy and advocacy activities. This position partners closely with organizational leadership to ensure the linkage of policy initiatives to other programmatic and strategic communications objectives.