Date Posted:
April 30, 2026
Position Title:
Officer, Data and Policy, Courts & Communities (State Advocacy)
Office/Company:
Pew Charitable Trusts
Party:
N/A
Office Code:
Job Number:
HC-05655
Reports To:
Location:
Washington, DC
Contact:
Salary:
$110,700 – $123,700
Primary Role
Secondary Role:
Job Type:
Full Time
Description:
The officer for data and policy, courts and communities, helps state and local courts improve how they serve communities through the adoption and effective implementation of state policies including legislative reform and court rules.Develop and implement effective campaign strategies and technical assistance at the state and local level, including identifying opportunities, pivoting strategies as conditions change, and continuously assessing the effectiveness of tactics and partners.Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Generally, eight years of applicable experience.
Responsibilities:
• Foster a work environment that inspires excellence, values impact, encourages transparency, builds mutual trust and respect, embraces and values diversity, and is collaborative, caring, and compassionate.
• Develop and implement effective campaign strategies and technical assistance at the state and local level, including identifying opportunities, pivoting strategies as conditions change, and continuously assessing the effectiveness of tactics and partners.
• Lead the execution of Pew’s state strategy in multiple states with diverse political, geographic, and economic profiles to promote policies related to improving state and local courts for the communities they serve.
• Advance state court reform efforts around court funding structures, including reducing reliance on fines and fees and identifying alternative funding sources.
• Lead state engagements to reform high-volume traffic dockets where process improvements can reduce burdens on court staff and court users.
• Track related state and local policy proposals and court rules; draft public comments as needed.
Qualifications:
• Excellent oral, writing, and editing skills.
• Applies effective quantitative and qualitative analytical skills to synthesize large amounts of information quickly and summarize findings effectively, identify gaps in research and policy analysis, and develop ideas for research products that generate broad interest.
• Knowledge and experience working with state policy, preferably in issues related to state courts.
• Experience working productively with a wide array of stakeholders, both internal and external, and approaching issues with a nonpartisan and objective mindset in a rapidly changing environment.
Instructions:
Email to apply
Other:
Equal opportunity employer. and makes employment decisions without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, or any other protected characteristics.
