Policy Director

About Tipping Point Tipping Point finds, funds, and strengthens the most promising poverty-fighting solutions so one day everyone in the Bay Area can prosper. Since 2005, Tipping Point has invested over $475 million in the community to support organizations, advance policies, and develop new ideas to increase economic opportunity. Last year, our investments funded life-changing services in housing, early childhood, education, and employment for more than 100,000 of our neighbors across the Bay Area. Our Board covers 100% of our operating costs, so every dollar donated goes where it’s needed most. Visit www.tippingpoint.org to learn more. Values Tipping Point’s core values are at the heart of everything we do and we look for individuals who share our commitments: We cultivate community because we know we are more powerful together. We practice gratitude. We hold ourselves accountable to achieving impact for and with the communities we serve. We relentlessly pursue equity because one’s background and identities should not predetermine one’s opportunities. Position Overview The Policy Director is an experienced policy leader with a deep commitment to ending poverty in the Bay Area. This role is responsible for the strategic leadership and management of policy initiatives across Tipping Point’s program areas and for positioning the organization to influence local, state, and federal policy in service of its mission. Serving as a trusted thought partner to organizational leadership, the Policy Director brings a strong strategic vision and the ability to connect diverse policy, programmatic, and community insights into a coherent and impactful anti-poverty policy agenda. They have strong stakeholder management and project management skills, and can lead cross-functional collaboration with internal teams, external partners, and policy-focused grantees to execute results-oriented policy strategies. The Policy Director closely tracks federal, state, and local policy developments, assesses emerging opportunities and risks, and works collaboratively with internal and external subject matter experts to translate research, lived experience, and programmatic knowledge into effective, results-driven policy strategies. The Policy Director is part of the Program team and reports to the Chief Program Officer. Responsibilities Policy Strategy & Leadership Lead the development and execution of a cohesive policy strategy that advances Tipping Point’s mission and programmatic priorities, and helps position Tipping Point as a credible, impact-driven voice on policy issues related to poverty in the Bay Area. Coordinate policy efforts across Tipping Point’s investment areas, connecting threads across initiatives and between policy grantees to ensure investments reflect the organization’s approach to impact and partnership, leverage its unique structure, and maintain strategic focus and coherence. Partner with internal program leaders and senior leadership to assess policy opportunities and risks to inform organizational decision-making. Serve as a strategic thought partner to senior leadership on policy priorities, positioning, and timing. Provide guidance, leadership and support to program leadership on policy and strategy issues at the federal, state, and local levels. Policy Development & Advocacy Support Collaborate with internal and external subject matter experts to translate research and field knowledge into policy positions and strategies. Develop policy materials, including briefs, analyses, talking points, and memos in support of Tipping Point’s policy goals. Build relationships with policy-focused grantees to maximize their impact, identify gaps and opportunities in advocacy funding, connect efforts across portfolios, and ensure alignment with Tipping Point’s mission and goals. Ensure policy work is informed by data, evidence, and the lived experiences of communities most impacted by poverty. Oversees a small portfolio of policy-related gr…