Position Announcement: Legislative Aide

Nov 03, 2022

By Rose Bender

The Montana Budget & Policy Center (MBPC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing responsible tax, budget, and economic policies through credible research and analysis in order to promote opportunity and fairness for all Montanans. We work on a range of social and economic justice issues, including access to quality health care, criminal legal reform, affordable housing, access to child care and early childhood education, and investment in public education.

MBPC is seeking legislative aides for the 2023 Legislative Session and to support our children’s well-being advocacy work during the concurrent North Dakota and South Dakota Legislative Sessions. Positions will be full-time and temporary, starting in late December 2022 and running through the end of April or May 2023. Legislative aides will provide support to the entire MBPC team during the session. We are looking for highly motivated individuals with perseverance in the face of challenging and often fast-paced work. MBPC is dedicated to racial and social justice and creating a state where everyone has what they need to live their best lives. Legislative aides must be equally passionate. These positions are a great opportunity to build skills and knowledge about the legislative process, state budget, public policy, and communications.

Duties and Responsibilities May Include:

• Track legislation and provide staff with daily updates on hearing schedules, committee meetings, and legislative progress,
• Assist in drafting and editing of advocacy, educational, outreach, and lobbying materials,
• Follow committee hearings and take detailed notes for the MBPC team,
• Monitor the progress of the state budget,
• Support MBPC’s communication team with social media posts, communications messaging, and earned media content,
• Compile daily news clips, and
• Provide rapid response support to MBPC lobbying team, key partners and allied coalitions.

Required Qualifications, Experience, and Education

• A commitment to advancing tribal sovereignty, dismantling white supremacy, and working toward all people having agency, power, and resources to participate in their government and communities,
• Strong written and verbal communication skills,
• Sense of humor,
• Strong ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative environment,
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and work at a high capacity in order to meet deadlines, and
• Comfort with technology.
• Desired: An understanding of Montana’s political or policy environment.

To Apply: Send an email with attached resume and cover letter explaining your interest in and qualifications for the position to: rbender@montanabudget.org. Applications will be ongoing until the positions are filled.

These positions are full-time and temporary. Salary will be $2,500 per month. Aides will have access to health care coverage.

MBPC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We strongly encourage applicants from diverse communities, constituencies, and identities, including but not limited to people of all ethnic/racial backgrounds, people of all gender identities/gender expressions, people with disabilities, individuals living on low incomes, and LGBTQ+ persons.