Policy Engagement Fellow

Young Invincibles 

Young Invincibles’ mission is to amplify the voices of young adults in the political process and expand economic opportunity for our generation. We envision a world of opportunity, cooperation, and abundance. A world that does not yet exist. We work to ensure political, educational, social, and economic equality for young people by understanding the complex and interconnected systems of power and white supremacy that created entrenched inequities. We hope that young adult leaders will be viewed by society as the change agents that they are by inserting themselves into political conversations to address systemic barriers.

Position Description: 

Young Invincibles (YI) is seeking a policy engagement coordinator with methodological and data analysis skills to drive our  research and advocacy on health care, higher education, and workforce issues facing young adults today. This role offers a unique opportunity to blend data and policy analysis with young adult grassroots advocacy. 

This position will split its time between Texas legislative policy work and issue-led organizing, coalition building, and youth storytelling.  This role will also handle data collection, analysis, and visualizations for the Texas offices, while translating policy into actionable campaigns that get young adults involved in the political and advocacy process.

A policy engagement coordinator at YI will work collaboratively with our national team and other regional offices to support our 2026-2027 strategic agenda. This unique role balances rigorous, national-level data analysis with on-the-ground state policy advocacy. The position will report to our Texas Policy & Advocacy Manager for assisting with data collection, data analysis and findings, report writing, data visualization, and engage young adults in Texas issue-based campaigns, as well as robust health care advocacy campaigns to defend the Affordable Care Act. 

Specializations of interest include: 

• Health care access and equity 
• Mental health and maternal care
• Reproductive and abortion care
• Affordable and debt-free college 
• Equitable access to higher education 
• Financial equity 

Position Term - 6 months (ending December 18th, 2026)

Location: Austin, TX

Hourly Rate: $21/hourly 

Responsibilities: 

Texas Legislative and Policy Work (50%)

• Access, clean, and analyze large-scale public datasets and research to support research initiatives for the national and Texas offices.
• Assist with drafting policy reports, issue briefs, and fact sheets that analyze health care, employment, and education policy with Policy & Advocacy Manager. 
• Translate data into clear, compelling visuals and graphics for campaigns and presentations to policymakers, partner organizations, and stakeholders.
• Coordinate with policy, communications, and organizing teams to develop Texas specific policy positions across all of YI’s issue areas. 
• Build relationships with policy decision makers, partner organizations, young adults leaders, and other stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the Regional Director, Southern Policy and Advocacy Manager, and Youth Advisory Board to develop the interim policy and ensure youth voices guide our research.
• Translate complex state and federal healthcare policy (including defending the ACA) into accessible concepts that young adults can understand and organize around.

Texas Healthcare and Base Building (15%)

• Collaborate with local partners to organize community events and tabling to build YI’s young adult base
• Present and help facilitate training, activities, and workshops, including but not limited to YI’s Health insurance literacy (HIL) training, mental health, and student debt and financial aid. 
• Assist with conducting in-person outreach and building partnerships to reach uninsured young people. 
• Collaborate with our Communications team to represent YI in the media, at hearings, and at various conferences. 

• Co-lead YI’s Content Camp, ensuring young adults are meeting cohort deliverables
• Lead efforts to capture the lived experiences of young Texans navigating issues related to healthcare and student debt.

Young Advocates Program (YAP) Support (5%)

• Support the Fall and Spring YAP cohorts by working to help design and deliver Texas-specific trainings.
• Partner with the National Director of Policy Research on survey design and input gathered from YAP cohorts.

Coalitions and Funder Engagement (10%)

• Serve as a core YI representative and collaborator within statewide healthcare advocacy networks.
• Help lead the planning and execution of the annual Texas State of Open Enrollment Conference in the Fall.
• Attend quarterly stakeholder meetings to report on progress and project outcomes.
• Other duties as assigned for meeting the Texas policy, organizing, and campaign needs (5%)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of relevant policy and research experience in social sciences, such as education, health care, workforce, political science, economics, and/or related fields. 
• Two years of experience in political advocacy, specifically in Texas cities (e.g., Austin, Dallas, and Houston).  
• Familiarity with Texas state policy issues related to health care, higher education, mental health, workforce, and civic engagement. 
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel. 
• Knowledge of accessing, downloading, cleaning, and analyzing publicly available data. Examples of publicly available data include IPEDS and the U.S. Census Bureau. 
• Strong quantitative and qualitative research skills and a solid understanding of statistical methods used in social science and economic research, such as linear regression, quasi-experimental methods, and survey design. 
• Completion of coursework that demonstrates experience in statistics.
• Two or more years conducting interviews, focus groups, and case studies. 
• Knowledge of survey platforms, such as Qualtrics, Google Forms, and SurveyMonkey. 
• Experience with working with large scale datasets and statistical softwares (e.g., STATA and/or R). 
• Ability to work on multiple projects, as well as establish priority for projects and tasks. 
• Community/Campus organizing experience, the ability to identify needs, address needs, building relationships, and the ability to influence a level of change. 
• Exceptional writing and communication skills. 
• Experience with writing fact sheets, blog posts, policy briefs, white papers, research reports, etc.
• Technical assistance experience preferred. 
• Grant-writing experience preferred. 

Application Materials: 

• Provide one writing sample that demonstrates your ability to: analyze complex policy issues, synthesize information from multiple sources, communicate dense information in clear, accessible language for a general audience, and apply some data analysis or evidence-based reasoning to support your argument. There is no set template—just be as clear and concise as possible. We want to get a sense of how you think strategically about YI’s work and frame an issue in alignment with our work, and also get a sense of your writing skills. Please note: This is a short-turnaround task designed to assess how you work under pressure and manage last-minute policy shifts. We are not looking for fancy formatting, but rather sharp, timely thinking.Submit your writing sample to Kasey Corpus, YI’s Southern Policy and Advocacy Manager at

  Kasey.Corpus@younginvincibles.org

   

• References are required for this position. Please provide at least three references that speak to your policy, research, and any additional work in the areas of health care, higher education, and workforce.

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