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ABOUT YWCA SEATTLE | KING | SNOHOMISH
YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. Through housing, health and safety, and economic advancement services, YWCA works alongside individuals and families to build lasting stability.
YWCA’s Gender Based Violence Specialized Services (GBVSS) provides culturally responsive, trauma informed advocacy that centers survivors’ safety, choices, and goals. Legal Advocacy helps survivors understand their options, navigate legal systems, and access support related to protection orders, family law, and other legal needs. These services recognize the barriers experienced by Black and African American women and other survivors of color and support equitable access to safety and justice.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Program Manager, GBVSS Legal Advocacy manages legal advocacy services for survivors of gender-based violence across Seattle, King, and Snohomish Counties. This position directly leads six Legal Advocates, including one based in Snohomish County and one assigned to the Survivors First program.
The manager provides daily operational leadership, staff supervision, and direct management of program budgets, funder compliance, reporting, and audit preparation. This position ensures consistent, survivor centered services across locations, supports staff with complex cases, and may provide direct advocacy during staffing transitions or periods of increased need.
LOCATION AND WORK EXPECTATION
The designated home office may be any relevant YWCA site in King or Snohomish County. This position works in person at YWCA sites and in the community, with regular local travel and a consistent presence across relevant staff locations, including Seattle, Renton, Kent, Everett, and Lynnwood. Hybrid and remote work are not available for this position.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES
Program Management and Service Delivery
- Manage daily operations of legal advocacy services, including Survivors First, ensuring services reflect survivor goals, community needs, and funding requirements.
- Oversee advocacy related to protection orders, parenting plans, dissolution of marriage, civil standbys, identity changes, court accompaniment, and hearing preparation.
- Establish consistent service practices across locations while addressing differences in local court systems, resources, and contract requirements.
- Support staff in providing safety planning, referrals, and assistance navigating legal systems.
- Provide consultation on complex cases and participant concerns, maintaining appropriate boundaries between legal advocacy and legal advice.
- Coordinate with other GBVSS and YWCA programs to support survivors’ access to additional services.
- Provide direct advocacy and service coverage as needed.
Staff Leadership and Support
- Directly supervise six Legal Advocates, including the Snohomish County and Survivors First positions.
- Set clear expectations, hold regular individual and team meetings, and provide timely coaching and performance feedback.
- Lead recruitment, onboarding, and performance management in partnership with Human Resources and the Director.
- Support staff in applying survivor centered practices, confidentiality requirements, professional boundaries, and culturally responsive advocacy.
- Coordinate workloads, schedules, service coverage, and time and attendance approvals.
- Build a respectful team environment that supports accountability, collaboration, professional growth, and staff well-being.
Program Financial Management and Funder Compliance
- Manage assigned program budgets, including annual funding allocations, allowable expenses, staffing costs, and established spending plans.
- Review Monthly Operating Reports to assess actual monthly spending against approved budgets, identify variances, and address concerns with Finance and the Director.
- Monitor client assistance expenditures against established spending plans to ensure appropriate use and availability of funds throughout the funding period.
- Lead ongoing compliance with funder contracts, including service requirements, financial obligations, reporting deadlines, and supporting documentation.
- Serve as a primary program contact for funder monitoring and external audits, independently coordinating preparation, responding to requests, and participating in audit meetings.
- Review program records, financial documentation, and service data for accuracy and audit readiness, coordinating with Finance and other departments as needed.
- Prepare and submit required program reports and coordinate financial reporting with Finance to ensure information is accurate, complete, and timely.
- Lead responses to monitoring findings and audit recommendations, implement corrective actions, and track completion with the Director and relevant departments.
Service Coordination and Partnerships
- Maintain working relationships with court personnel, legal assistance providers, and other partners involved in participant services.
- Coordinate referrals and address gaps in access to legal and community resources.
- Represent legal advocacy services in service coordination meetings and case consultations.
- Help staff navigate complex systems while respecting survivor choice, informed consent, and confidentiality.
- Review program outcomes and participant feedback to identify barriers and improve services.
Race and Social Justice
- Apply antiracism principles to program decisions, staff supervision, and service delivery.
- Address barriers created by the intersections of racism, poverty, gender-based violence, and involvement with legal systems.
- Support culturally responsive advocacy for Black and African American survivors and other survivors of color.
- Partner with staff and leadership to advance and evaluate GBVSS race and social justice goals.
- Perform other duties consistent with the position.
QUALIFICATIONS AND CORE COMPETENCIES
- At least four years of relevant social service experience supporting survivors of gender-based violence, including at least two years of legal advocacy experience.
- Demonstrated leadership experience through staff supervision, mentoring, team coordination, or program management.
- At least two years of experience managing program budgets or client assistance expenditures, including tracking spending against established budgets or spending plans.
- Experience with funder requirements, contract compliance, program reporting, and preparation for monitoring reviews or external audits.
- Knowledge of survivor centered, trauma informed advocacy and legal processes commonly encountered by survivors, including protection orders and family law proceedings.
- Understanding of how racism, poverty, gender, and other systemic barriers affect survivors’ access to safety, services, and legal systems.
- Strong knowledge and application of confidentiality standards, informed consent, and professional boundaries.
- Ability to navigate legal and social service systems and maintain effective working relationships with service partners.
- Strong communication, organization, judgment, and conflict resolution skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and electronic systems used for documentation, communication, and reporting.
- Knowledge of legal assistance and community resources across Seattle, King, and Snohomish Counties.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In performing this position, the employee:
- All positions at YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish are exposed to clients who have experienced or are experiencing trauma in various forms including but not limited to domestic violence, sexual violence, homelessness, unemployment, financial hardship, etc. As a result, staff are at risk of secondary trauma. Employees are encouraged to seek external support and maintain self-care when working indirectly or directly with clients.
- Regularly work in office and community settings, including YWCA service locations, college campuses, hotels, and partner organizations.
- Travel locally between staff and service locations throughout King and Snohomish Counties, sometimes visiting multiple locations within a workday.
- Regularly communicate with advocates, participants, colleagues, and community partners in person, by telephone, and through electronic platforms.
- Frequently use a computer and other office technology to review client files, prepare documentation, approve timesheets, and participate in meetings.
- Perform work involving periods of sitting, standing, or moving within offices and community locations, with flexibility in positioning as duties allow.
- Occasionally transport routine work materials, such as a laptop, files, and outreach supplies.
- Respond to emotionally intense situations and participant crises using sound judgment, de-escalation skills, and established safety procedures.
- This position involves exposure to accounts of domestic violence, sexual assault, commercial sexual exploitation, and other traumatic experiences. Regular supervision, consultation, and available staff support resources are important components of the work environment.
- Continuously = Over 80% of the time | Frequently = 20–80% | Occasionally = Under 20%
BENEFITS, HOURS AND RATE
- Hourly Rate: $41.50 per hour
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Classification: Exempt
- Excellent Benefits package including medical insurance, retirement plan, plus generous vacation, holiday, and sick leave plans.
- At the time of hire, employees may choose to voluntarily enroll in the 403b plan. Typically, after two years of employment, employees are eligible to participate in the YWCA retirement fund with a 14% employer contribution.
www.ywcaworks.org
At YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish, we do not just accept diversity and inclusion — we celebrate it, we support it, we live it, and we flourish in it for the benefit of our employees, the community, and our clientele. Our vision is a healthy community transformed by racial and gender equity, where women and girls of color have equal access to opportunity, and there is social justice for ALL people. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
ABOUT YWCA SEATTLE | KING | SNOHOMISH
YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. Through housing, health and safety, and economic advancement services, YWCA works alongside individuals and families to build lasting stability.
YWCA’s Gender Based Violence Specialized Services (GBVSS) provides culturally responsive, trauma informed advocacy that centers survivors’ safety, choices, and goals. Legal Advocacy helps survivors understand their options, navigate legal systems, and access support related to protection orders, family law, and other legal needs. These services recognize the barriers experienced by Black and African American women and other survivors of color and support equitable access to safety and justice.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Program Manager, GBVSS Legal Advocacy manages legal advocacy services for survivors of gender-based violence across Seattle, King, and Snohomish Counties. This position directly leads six Legal Advocates, including one based in Snohomish County and one assigned to the Survivors First program.
The manager provides daily operational leadership, staff supervision, and direct management of program budgets, funder compliance, reporting, and audit preparation. This position ensures consistent, survivor centered services across locations, supports staff with complex cases, and may provide direct advocacy during staffing transitions or periods of increased need.
LOCATION AND WORK EXPECTATION
The designated home office may be any relevant YWCA site in King or Snohomish County. This position works in person at YWCA sites and in the community, with regular local travel and a consistent presence across relevant staff locations, including Seattle, Renton, Kent, Everett, and Lynnwood. Hybrid and remote work are not available for this position.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES
Program Management and Service Delivery
- Manage daily operations of legal advocacy services, including Survivors First, ensuring services reflect survivor goals, community needs, and funding requirements.
- Oversee advocacy related to protection orders, parenting plans, dissolution of marriage, civil standbys, identity changes, court accompaniment, and hearing preparation.
- Establish consistent service practices across locations while addressing differences in local court systems, resources, and contract requirements.
- Support staff in providing safety planning, referrals, and assistance navigating legal systems.
- Provide consultation on complex cases and participant concerns, maintaining appropriate boundaries between legal advocacy and legal advice.
- Coordinate with other GBVSS and YWCA programs to support survivors’ access to additional services.
- Provide direct advocacy and service coverage as needed.
Staff Leadership and Support
- Directly supervise six Legal Advocates, including the Snohomish County and Survivors First positions.
- Set clear expectations, hold regular individual and team meetings, and provide timely coaching and performance feedback.
- Lead recruitment, onboarding, and performance management in partnership with Human Resources and the Director.
- Support staff in applying survivor centered practices, confidentiality requirements, professional boundaries, and culturally responsive advocacy.
- Coordinate workloads, schedules, service coverage, and time and attendance approvals.
- Build a respectful team environment that supports accountability, collaboration, professional growth, and staff well-being.
Program Financial Management and Funder Compliance
- Manage assigned program budgets, including annual funding allocations, allowable expenses, staffing costs, and established spending plans.
- Review Monthly Operating Reports to assess actual monthly spending against approved budgets, identify variances, and address concerns with Finance and the Director.
- Monitor client assistance expenditures against established spending plans to ensure appropriate use and availability of funds throughout the funding period.
- Lead ongoing compliance with funder contracts, including service requirements, financial obligations, reporting deadlines, and supporting documentation.
- Serve as a primary program contact for funder monitoring and external audits, independently coordinating preparation, responding to requests, and participating in audit meetings.
- Review program records, financial documentation, and service data for accuracy and audit readiness, coordinating with Finance and other departments as needed.
- Prepare and submit required program reports and coordinate financial reporting with Finance to ensure information is accurate, complete, and timely.
- Lead responses to monitoring findings and audit recommendations, implement corrective actions, and track completion with the Director and relevant departments.
Service Coordination and Partnerships
- Maintain working relationships with court personnel, legal assistance providers, and other partners involved in participant services.
- Coordinate referrals and address gaps in access to legal and community resources.
- Represent legal advocacy services in service coordination meetings and case consultations.
- Help staff navigate complex systems while respecting survivor choice, informed consent, and confidentiality.
- Review program outcomes and participant feedback to identify barriers and improve services.
Race and Social Justice
- Apply antiracism principles to program decisions, staff supervision, and service delivery.
- Address barriers created by the intersections of racism, poverty, gender-based violence, and involvement with legal systems.
- Support culturally responsive advocacy for Black and African American survivors and other survivors of color.
- Partner with staff and leadership to advance and evaluate GBVSS race and social justice goals.
- Perform other duties consistent with the position.
QUALIFICATIONS AND CORE COMPETENCIES
- At least four years of relevant social service experience supporting survivors of gender-based violence, including at least two years of legal advocacy experience.
- Demonstrated leadership experience through staff supervision, mentoring, team coordination, or program management.
- At least two years of experience managing program budgets or client assistance expenditures, including tracking spending against established budgets or spending plans.
- Experience with funder requirements, contract compliance, program reporting, and preparation for monitoring reviews or external audits.
- Knowledge of survivor centered, trauma informed advocacy and legal processes commonly encountered by survivors, including protection orders and family law proceedings.
- Understanding of how racism, poverty, gender, and other systemic barriers affect survivors’ access to safety, services, and legal systems.
- Strong knowledge and application of confidentiality standards, informed consent, and professional boundaries.
- Ability to navigate legal and social service systems and maintain effective working relationships with service partners.
- Strong communication, organization, judgment, and conflict resolution skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and electronic systems used for documentation, communication, and reporting.
- Knowledge of legal assistance and community resources across Seattle, King, and Snohomish Counties.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In performing this position, the employee:
- All positions at YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish are exposed to clients who have experienced or are experiencing trauma in various forms including but not limited to domestic violence, sexual violence, homelessness, unemployment, financial hardship, etc. As a result, staff are at risk of secondary trauma. Employees are encouraged to seek external support and maintain self-care when working indirectly or directly with clients.
- Regularly work in office and community settings, including YWCA service locations, college campuses, hotels, and partner organizations.
- Travel locally between staff and service locations throughout King and Snohomish Counties, sometimes visiting multiple locations within a workday.
- Regularly communicate with advocates, participants, colleagues, and community partners in person, by telephone, and through electronic platforms.
- Frequently use a computer and other office technology to review client files, prepare documentation, approve timesheets, and participate in meetings.
- Perform work involving periods of sitting, standing, or moving within offices and community locations, with flexibility in positioning as duties allow.
- Occasionally transport routine work materials, such as a laptop, files, and outreach supplies.
- Respond to emotionally intense situations and participant crises using sound judgment, de-escalation skills, and established safety procedures.
- This position involves exposure to accounts of domestic violence, sexual assault, commercial sexual exploitation, and other traumatic experiences. Regular supervision, consultation, and available staff support resources are important components of the work environment.
- Continuously = Over 80% of the time | Frequently = 20–80% | Occasionally = Under 20%
BENEFITS, HOURS AND RATE
- Hourly Rate: $41.50 per hour
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Classification: Exempt
- Excellent Benefits package including medical insurance, retirement plan, plus generous vacation, holiday, and sick leave plans.
- At the time of hire, employees may choose to voluntarily enroll in the 403b plan. Typically, after two years of employment, employees are eligible to participate in the YWCA retirement fund with a 14% employer contribution.
www.ywcaworks.org
At YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish, we do not just accept diversity and inclusion — we celebrate it, we support it, we live it, and we flourish in it for the benefit of our employees, the community, and our clientele. Our vision is a healthy community transformed by racial and gender equity, where women and girls of color have equal access to opportunity, and there is social justice for ALL people. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
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Who's Hiring
- JusticeWorks YouthCare10
- Meta2
- Google2
- AIDS Foundation of Chicago2
- Bethany Christian Services2
Top Industries Hiring
- Education
- Healthcare & Medical Services
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in advocacy manager jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in public policy, political science, communications, or a related field
- Demonstrated experience developing and executing legislative or regulatory advocacy campaigns
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for public testimony and stakeholder materials
- Experience building and managing coalitions with diverse community and organizational partners
- Proficiency with constituent relationship management tools and advocacy software platforms
- Knowledge of the legislative process at federal, state, or local government levels
Tips for Your Advocacy Manager Job Search
Tailor your resume to policy outcomes
Advocacy managers are hired to move needles, so your resume needs to show what changed because of your work. Replace task-based bullets with outcome-focused lines: legislation influenced, coalitions built, campaigns that shifted a vote count or regulatory decision.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists advocacy manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Highlight your subject-matter depth upfront
Advocacy hiring managers screen hard for issue-area fit. Whether your background is in environmental policy, healthcare access, or housing rights, name your specific issue area in your resume summary so recruiters know immediately that you speak their language.
Get your writing samples ready now
Most advocacy manager interviews include a writing or strategic-thinking exercise. Have two or three clean samples ready: a one-pager, a legislative brief, or a coalition memo. Waiting until an interview invite to find them costs you time and polish.
Research the organization's current campaigns
Before your interview, map out the organization's active legislative priorities, recent wins or setbacks, and key coalition partners. Interviewers for advocacy roles expect you to arrive knowing what they are fighting for right now, not just what their mission statement says.
Negotiate your title alongside your offer
Advocacy organizations often compress titles because of internal equity constraints, but you can negotiate scope: policy portfolio, number of direct reports, or lead status on a flagship campaign. Clarifying these before you accept shapes your next job search too.
Advocacy Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most advocacy managers?
The companies hiring the most advocacy managers right now include JusticeWorks YouthCare, Meta, and Google, with the largest share of openings in Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Nonprofits, health systems, and trade associations consistently post the highest volume of advocacy manager openings.
How many advocacy manager jobs are remote?
About 76% of advocacy manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though roles tied to state capitol lobbying or grassroots field organizing tend to require an on-site presence. Policy research, coalition communications, and campaign strategy work are the sub-areas most likely to offer remote flexibility.
How do you become an advocacy manager?
Start by building direct issue-area experience through roles in community organizing, legislative affairs, or policy communications. Develop a portfolio of advocacy materials such as briefing documents, campaign plans, or testimony. Deepen your network through professional associations in your policy area, and pursue a graduate degree in public policy or public affairs if you want to move into senior advocacy strategy roles faster.
Can you get an advocacy manager job with little or no experience?
Yes, especially if you can point to issue-area work from internships, volunteer campaigns, or civic organizing. Employers hiring entry-level advocacy managers care more about demonstrated commitment to their cause than years on a resume. Tailor your application to show you understand the organization's specific policy fights and can write clearly for a legislative audience.
What does the advocacy manager interview process look like?
Most advocacy manager interviews involve an initial screening call focused on your issue-area background, followed by a panel interview with program and policy leadership. Many organizations include a written exercise such as drafting a legislative one-pager or outlining a campaign strategy. Final-round conversations often probe your coalition-building relationships and your approach to working across ideological lines.
Where can I find and apply to advocacy manager jobs?
You can find and apply to advocacy manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your issue area, experience level, and location, then apply directly to each listing from the page.
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