Public Policy Fellow

Equality Florida is the state's largest civil rights organization dedicated to securing full equality for Florida’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community. We're changing Florida through lobbying, grassroots organizing, education, and coalition building — so that no one suffers harassment or discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

Since our founding in 1997, we’ve become one of the largest statewide LGBTQ groups in the country with more than 400,000 supporters, more than 15,000 volunteers, and staff located in major Florida cities to organize and support our work.

The Public Policy Department

Equality Florida’s Public Policy Department advances innovative policy and defends existing

protections to ensure that no one in Florida suffers discrimination on the basis of their sexual

orientation or gender identity, and to secure full equality for Florida’s LGBTQ community. We work

closely with other Departments on education, grassroots organizing, coalition building, and lobbying.

The Public Policy Department solves challenges at the local, state, and federal levels, with a special

emphasis on fighting for the LGBTQ community in the Florida Capitol.

Public Policy Fellowship

The Public Policy Department Fellowship involves working with Department staff to advance and

defend LGBTQ policy. This primarily includes supporting our advocacy at the Florida Capitol,

including assisting with our Pride at the Capitol event, legislative research and tracking, and

supporting Equality Florida’s engagement in various coalitions. At times, the Public Policy Fellow

may also assist in local policy organizing campaigns.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate logistics and scheduling for 2026 Pride at the Capitol, including training sessions and lawmaker meetings
• Assist in legislative research and drafting related public education documents
• Assist in tracking priority legislation
• Assist in lawmaker research
• Communicate with legislative staff regarding legislative priorities
• Support grassroots and coalition organizing to advance legislative priorities
• Support local partners in advancing local policy campaigns
• Support cross-departmental engagement in Public Policy Department programs

Successful fellows should:

• Have an interest in civil rights and policy or politics
• Have strong event planning and organizing skills
• Be organized and detail-oriented
• Have strong analytical and writing skills
• Thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
• Have occasional weekend and weeknight availability
• Be comfortable communicating professionally with a diverse audience
• Be capable of working independently, with minimal supervision
• Have access to a reliable internet connection and a computer with video capabilities
• Legislative experience strongly preferred, not required

What Else You Should Know:

• Location: This is a remote position, though there is a preference for candidates who can be available in Tallahassee. In-person presence in Tallahassee is not required. Lodging and costs for travel to/from Tallahassee are not included.
• The starting salary for this position is $15/hour, and will be expected to work up to 15 hours/week.
• The Public Policy Fellow is expected to begin 9/1/25 and projected to end on 3/20/26, with a break from 12/12/25 through 1/6/26.