Summary:
The SPLC is the premier U.S. nonprofit advocacy organization working to serve as a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond. We work in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements, and advance human rights of all people. SPLCs Intelligence Project department is one of the foremost teams researching and reporting on the leaders and groups within, as well as trends and drivers of far-right, white nationalist, and anti-democratic movements. This position will have the opportunity to leverage the knowledge and analysis cultivated in real-time by our research analysts and investigative reporters to help craft legal and policy recommendations and to build innovative collaborations internally and externally. The Intelligence Project currently track hundreds of hard and far-right groups operating across the country and publishes investigative reports, shares key intelligence, and offers expert analysis to the media and public.
Reporting to the Deputy Director, Prevention & Partnerships in the Intelligence Project and working closely with the Federal Policy Department, the Intelligence Project Fellow will help elevate, innovate, and integrate the work of Intelligence Project subject matter experts. This one-year fellowship will be situated within the Prevention & Partnerships team of the Intelligence Project which works to reduce and prevent harms related to radicalization toward far-right, white nationalist, and anti-democratic extremism, to create resources that foreground community resilience, and to elevate other innovative partnerships and evidence-based approaches. This position will help conduct research into innovative best practices and safe approaches and legal, legislative, and regulatory action related to those topics.
The Intelligence Project team – and this position – will work closely with colleagues in SPLCs Federal Policy team to turn research into actionable policy recommendations and targeted advocacy. Pursuant to this objective, this one-year fellow will work closely with all of the Intelligence Project's experts, legal experts both within SPLC and external to the organization, and community stakeholders to identify best practices and legal, legislative, and regulatory actions to confront white nationalism, hate, harmful conspiracies to mobilize public support and action for SPLC's recommendations at the Federal level to promote policies and laws that will eliminate structural racism and the inequalities that fuel the oppression of people of color, immigrants, young people, women, low-income people, and the LGBTQ+ community.
The Federal Policy team works to advance the SPLC's mission through advocacy directed at government officials, and by crafting and promoting, legal, regulatory, and legislative recommendations.
This is a fellowship position that will end after one year.

• *Primary Job Functions:

• Conduct research into innovative, evidence-based best practices and safe approaches and legal, legislative, and regulatory action related to prevention, harm reduction, community resilience, and inoculation to hard and far-right groups' messages, conspiracies, trends, and actions, both online and offline.
• Elevate and integrate the work of the Intelligence Project subject matter experts and, working closely with the Policy Department, identify legal, legislative, regulatory, and programmatic responses to accompany Intelligence Project reports – especially our annual Year in Hate and Extremism report – and Hatewatch
• Work with Intelligence Project and subject matter experts to organize briefings and help the Federal Policy team facilitate SPLC testimony and statements before relevant Congressional committees and federal agencies.
• Work closely with Policy Department to identify best practices and effective legal, legislative, regulatory, and policy responses to expose hate groups, dismantle white nationalism, and promote safe, evidence-based approaches to preventing the spread of hate and harmful conspiracies for Members of Congress, White House executive initiatives, federal agencies, and state officials.
• Help track legislation, attend/monitor Congressional hearings and relevant federal agency briefings and programs, research federal and state laws to identify best programs, policies, and practices, and help draft model laws and policy practices that can be promoted through SPLC (c3) or SPLC Action (c4)
• Help develop strong relationships with key members of Congress, their staff, and federal administration officials who oversee, develop, and implement U.S. policy.
• Work with Policy Department and the Prevention & Partnership team to research and develop innovative, safe programs, policies, and practices related to the reduction and prevention of harms related to radicalization toward far-right, white nationalist, and anti-democratic extremism.
• Work with Policy Department staff and relevant Legal Practice group staff to explore legal, legislative, and regulatory content moderation options to address hate and extremism on the internet and tech platforms and hold tech companies accountable for the mis/disinformation/hate content promulgated on their platforms.
• Maintain knowledge and professional expertise on relevant Intelligence Project issues to support advocacy efforts.
• Assist in regular communication with SPLC staff across the organization to ensure familiarity with the work and the intersection of the Intelligence Project and SPLC's policy goals.
• Comply with all federal and state lobbying and ethical rules and requirements.
• Other duties as may be assigned to meet SPLC needs.

Qualifications –
Education and Related Work Experience:

• Juris Doctorate degree
• Demonstrated interest and past involvement in racial justice, civil rights, and equality issues.
• Experience in public policy, with demonstrated knowledge and advocacy expertise on issues related to organized hate groups, extremist ideologies, hate violence.
• Experience working with federal, state, or local legislators/policy makers, their staff, and other officials on crafting legislation and policy.
• Policy experience for an advocacy non-profit organization is preferred.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Excellent communication – verbal and written – and interpersonal skills.
• A strong commitment to the SPLC mission of eradicating white nationalism and pursuing racial justice in the South and beyond and to the principles of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace.
• Strong time management skills, including an ability to meet multiple deadlines and work with different teams in the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize while moving between real-time requests for input and output with mid-to-longer term project commitments.
• Ability to build relationships among individuals and organizations with a range of interests and perspectives.
• Uses creative and critical thinking to address complex research questions while valuing intersectionality and diversity of perspectives and identities.
• Ability to make tough decisions based on competing analytic assessments.
• Commitment to working collaboratively within and across diverse teams.
• Commitment to ideals of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Commitment to fostering an anti-racist work culture and to anti-racist principles and learning.

Work Designation:
This role has the following work designation options:

• Local Remote: Will work remotely, but is expected to attend work-related activities that occur at the SPLC offices or in the states in which the SPLC operates.
• Telework: Will work at an SPLC office at least three days per week and may work two days per week from an alternative work location.

Compensation:

• This is an exempt role, and the minimum starting salary is $66,280 annually. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Other Special Considerations:
This job is performed under general office conditions and is not subject to any strenuous physical demands or dangerous conditions.
This position is represented by the Washington-Baltimore News Guild.

• *Disclaimer:

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee in this position. These statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of a person in this position.
An Equal-Opportunity Employer with a Commitment to Diversity
Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and as an organization committed to diversity and the perspective of all voices, we consider applicants equally of race, gender, gender identity, color, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability, political affiliation, national origin, or prior record of arrest or conviction.