Idaho Family Policy Center is a 1.8M ministry that advances the lordship of Christ in the public square through engaging the church, promoting God-honoring public policy, and training statesmen.
As the premier conservative Christian policy research and educational organization in the state, IFPC is working to promote biblically sound public policy that protects the sanctity of life, safeguards religious freedom, strengthens parental rights, recognizes biblical truths in sexuality and gender, and stimulates economic opportunity.
Only the gospel can transform the culture, but the Great Commission involves a cultural mandate to prophetically point people back to God’s good design by teaching the nations to obey everything Jesus has commanded. IFPC engages the church, discipling Christians in biblical worldview so that they can stand winsomely for truth and make a positive impact for God’s kingdom in their communities.
A member of the nationwide family policy council movement, IFPC works closely with an alliance of pro-family groups in other states, as well as national groups including Family Research Council, Focus on the Family, Family Policy Alliance, and Alliance Defending Freedom.
STATEMENT OF FAITH
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, and authoritative Word of God, and the ultimate authority for faith and practice;
We believe there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit;
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father and in His personal return in power and glory;
We believe that salvation is by grace through faith alone, and that faith without works is dead;
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life characterized by righteousness and obedience;
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved to the resurrection of life, and they that are lost to the resurrection of damnation;
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ;
We believe that saving faith cannot be coerced and that religious doctrine and practice is a matter between man and His Creator; therefore, government may neither restrict religious exercise nor bind the conscience;
We believe that God has created all mankind in His image, and therefore every person’s life, including the preborn, is inestimably valuable and deserving of equal protection of the laws;
We believe that God has created each person with an immutable biological sex of either male or female, and that God has designed for marriage to involve a man and a woman coming together in a covenantal, lifelong, monogamous marriage for the purposes of raising children and affording mutual support;
We believe that God has created different spheres of authority, including the individual, the family, the church, and the civil government, with separate and distinct jurisdictions, all for the purpose of ordering human society;
We believe that God has given parents the responsibility to nurture and direct the upbringing and education of their children;
We believe that the Great Commission involves a cultural mandate to advance the lordship of Christ in the public square;
We believe that cultural and political engagement should be motivated by an earnest desire to honor God and to love one’s neighbors;
We believe that God’s moral law, as revealed through Scripture and nature, defines justice eternally and unchangingly, and is binding upon all individuals and nations; this moral law distinguishes between sins (which are the proper jurisdiction of individuals, families, and churches) and crimes (which are the proper jurisdiction of the civil government);
We believe that civil government is an institution of God created to promote His justice on earth by restraining evil and promoting good; therefore, all believers owe obedience to civil authorities as unto the Lord, so long as civil government acts within its proper jurisdiction;
We believe that civil officials are God’s ministers of justice and, as such, will give an account to God for their fidelity in promoting biblical justice;
We believe that Christians have a moral obligation to exercise the responsibilities of citizenship and vote for civil officials who embody biblically defined characteristics: capable servants who are trustworthy, God- fearing, and honest;
We believe that God has endowed all humans with the natural and inalienable right to ordered liberty, including religious and economic freedom and the right of private property, such that no civil government may justly infringe upon these God-given rights.
OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES
The Idaho Family Policy Center is a ministry dedicated to advancing the lordship of Christ in the public square by engaging the church, promoting God-honoring policies, and training statesmen.
The culture at the Idaho Family Policy Center can best be described as healthy and optimistic about the future. Over the past year, the organization has doubled its staff (currently 9), demonstrating strengths in innovative legal and policy strategies, excellent events and programming, and a passionate commitment to its mission. Until now, CEO Blaine Conzatti has been primarily responsible for overseeing policy initiatives. However, due to the organization’s growth, he is seeking someone he trusts to take the reins and lead the policy team.
This position, reporting directly to the President, requires an effective manager who is detail-oriented, capable of public speaking, skilled at building trust quickly, and adept at advocating for important policies that advance the lordship of Jesus Christ in the public square.
While a JD (Juris Doctor) is preferred, it is not required. The ideal candidate will have a strong evangelical understanding and motivation to create policies aligned with God-honoring principles. This role is mission-critical, as it involves leading the policy team through the legislative session. A successful candidate may currently serve in an attorney general’s office or at another state policy organization.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position: Director of Public Policy
Pay: $85,000 - $100,000 annual salary, commensurate with experience
Type: Full-time; occasional evening/weekend events and travel
Benefits: 15 paid vacation days; 12 paid holidays; paid sick leave; paid paternity leave; healthcare stipend
Job Location: Boise, ID
Director of Public Policy
The Director of Public Policy for Idaho Family Policy Center is an expert on the organization’s key issues. Under the direction of the President, the Director of Public Policy manages the policy team, oversees policy research and analysis, and serves as the senior liaison between IFPC and state/local policymakers.
The Director of Public Policy must understand the legal and practical differences among a 501(c)4 organization and a 501(c)3 organization, and ensure compliance with all applicable state and federal law. Typically, this position requires 45 hours per week, with a greater seasonal workload to be expected during legislative session, before events, and at other times as needed. Tight deadlines are common.
Preferred Qualifications
Proven track record in public policy; lobbying experience strongly preferred
Bachelor’s degree in a pertinent field of study such as political science, journalism, theology, philosophy or government required, while a graduate degree or significant experience in law, public policy, etc. preferred
An attorney is preferred for this role
Job Responsibilities
● Oversee policy research, analysis, and writing projects (40%)
Conduct policy research to advance policy priorities in key issue areas (including abortion, physician-assisted suicide, gender identity, sexualorientation, adoption and foster care, parental rights, religious freedom, free speech, economic opportunity, and drug policy)
Analyze and tracking legislative bills
Draft policy papers, including position papers, whitepapers, and backgrounders
Analyze and tracking legislative bills within key issue areas
● Supervise policy team (30%)
Manage policy team members, including policy analysts, policy assistants, policy fellow
Conducts training for policy team
Plans, monitors, and evaluates individual members of the policy team
● Legislative liaison activities (20%)
Assist legislators with policy research and bill drafting
Manage internal bill monitoring software; prepare and deliver committee testimony on key bills
Prepare talking points, communications guides, legal helpsheets, one-pagers, and white pages to train legislators on key legislative priorities Lobby legislators on key bills; find and train legislative sponsors for IFPC bills
● Assist with public communications and content creation (10%)
Including news interviews, articles, op-eds, email newsletters, talking points, and video scripts
To learn more about the work of Idaho Family Policy Center, please visit their website at http://idahofamily.org.
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