In short, no.
Unless you have no other job options and are unemployed.
I talk to many mid-career folks who are considering taking a lower-level position to break into social impact. They think that once they get their proverbial foot in the door, they’ll be able to advance quickly.
I don’t think this is necessarily true, unless you get a formal commitment in writing before you accept the job offer. What I have witnessed is that you get pegged at the level at which you enter. No matter how much you try to convince your superiors (who might have much less experience than you do!), and remind them of your impressive LinkedIn profile, they won’t budge.
Most supervisors are self-interested, which means the last thing that they want to do is promote you to where you should be, because usually that means taking over their job. As such they also feel threatened by you and their advocacy will be limited — they will not help you to advance to their level or beyond. So your professional development will be pretty stunted.
The most likely way you will advance at that point is: if you leave the organization and getting a better offer elsewhere, OR if someone above your supervisor’s level sees your strengths and promotes you above them. The latter is quite unlikely to happen due to all the potential fallout. Even then, it may take a long time for you to work your way back up to the level you were at before you transitioned into social impact.
If you are in no rush to leave your current position, I advise biding your time and waiting till the right job opportunity at the right level comes up. In the meantime, serve on a nonprofit board; volunteer using your skills, via organizations such as Taproot Foundation or Catchafire; and do lots of informational interviews and reading on the causes you care about.
There are also a few fellowship programs for mid-career professionals, such as:
FUSE Corps – this 12-month executive fellowship program embeds professionals in local government agencies.
Education Pioneers – this organization connects professionals with the education sector.
Maintain your leverage for finding the right position by being patient and remaining in your current role.