Job Description

Facebook is hiring a Policy Programs Associate to join our External Affairs team to support economic impact and community engagement events across North America on the Boost with Facebook program. This is a great opportunity for someone with a policy and events background who wants to join a quickly growing team. The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic, highly organized, detail-oriented, strategic thinker with a passion for building and maintaining partnerships and improving existing processes. This role is a full-time position that, health & safety providing, we anticipate extensive on and off travel throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Policy Programs Associate Responsibilities

* Provide end-to-end planning and support for the Boost with Facebook programs event planning and execution

* Draft program related materials including briefing documents, 1 pagers, invitations, event recaps, and other collateral

* Work directly and coordinate with external agencies, as well as internal cross-functional teams, clearly and regularly

* Integrate program strategy with broader policy team strategy

* Identify opportunities for Facebook presence at partner events

* Build and manage outreach with long term external partnerships

* Manage and update internal event and stakeholder trackers

* Manage and track multiple projects simultaneously

* Comfortable managing virtual and in-person events, with possible extensive travel

* Help strengthen and advance overall Boost program

Minimum Qualifications

* 3+ years of work experience in one or more of the following fields: public policy, political communications, political organizing, campaigns, and/or event planning

* Demonstrated interest and background in public policy, marketing, communications, and event planning

* Experience working with high level stakeholders including policymakers

* Experience managing a budget

* Experience working in an entrepreneurial environment

* BA/BS degree in political science, sociology, international relations, marketing, or related field

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About the Facebook company

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities we're just getting started.

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