- Work will require some evening and weekend hours to assure organizational responsiveness to assigned issues area.
- Bread is a hybrid organization with headquarters in Washington, DC. This role can be based anywhere in the US, with preference for willingness to work primarily on Eastern Time. If based outside the DC metro area, this role will be expected to travel approx. 2-3 times per year to our Washington, DC offices and/or other Bread events.
- Proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in accordance with CDC guidelines is required to enter our offices. Reasonable accommodations will be considered on a case-by-case basis for exemptions to this requirement in accordance with applicable law.
CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS:
Bread is committed to advancing racial equity externally and internally, all staff members play a vital role. In the course of our work, each staff person should work to apply a racial equity lens to their work and practices; and participate in racial equity and antiracism on-going training. Bread is also committed to being an equal opportunity employer.
OUR VALUES :
- We value our faith. Our faith in Christ compels us to love our neighbors near and far and is the foundation for our hope, story, mission, and values.
- We value human flourishing. We believe?that every human being, created in the image of God, has inherent dignity?that affords?an?opportunity to thrive in relationship with God, self, neighbor, and the environment;?and?to?access?enough nutritious food?for?good health.?
- We value justice. We seek?to establish?effective?systems, structures, and policies that affirm equality and?advance equity among all human beings to alleviate hunger and poverty.
- We value courage and prophetic voice. In a spirit of wisdom and love, we will be bold in?articulating?and?pursuing?our vision of a world without hunger.
- We value nonpartisanship. We believe that?effective and?sustainable?public policies?are?made when,?in good faith,?we?employ a civil and?bipartisan approach to develop and implement?laws?and programs?to?achieve our mission.?
- We value collaboration. We believe in working alongside and building community with a diversity of churches, interfaith communities, institutions,?and individuals, including people experiencing hunger, to achieve our mission.
- We value impact. We strive for excellence in our work and hold ourselves and our nation's leaders accountable in the pursuit of public policies that render measurable results and meaningful change for people everywhere affected by hunger.
DISCLAIMER:
Background and reference checks will be conducted on all final candidates. The information in this job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, nor to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.
WHAT WE DO:
Bread equips people to write personal letters and emails, meet with their members of Congress, and to work with others to end hunger. Working through churches, campuses, and other organizations, we engage people in organized advocacy. Each year, Bread invites churches across the country to take up an Offering of Letters to Congress on legislation that impacts hungry and poor people. We organize advocacy campaigns to pass or block federal legislation that will help end hunger and poverty. Bread works in a bipartisan way. Our network of thousands of individual members, churches, and denominations is active in every congressional district. We speak the truth to power with a moral and Christian voice and at the right time. And together, we are building the political will to end hunger and poverty.
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