Sr. Associate Counsel

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About the Company

For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Whether it’s ending mass incarceration, achieving full equality for the LGBTQ+ community, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people. We know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and know that what we offer is essential not just their work, but to their overall well-being.

About the Job

The ACLU leverages the resources of outside contractors to supplement the talents of its own staff and maximize its impact. To protect its tax-exempt status and its fundraising, advocacy, and litigation capabilities, the ACLU must maintain rigorous compliance with a myriad of federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The Office of Corporate Counsel provides the primary support for both of those efforts. We draft and negotiate contracts that vastly expand the organization’s reach and support the functions of every department. We create compliance programs, train staff, and provide compliance advice, all with the goal of maintaining the highest standards of professional and business conduct.

The Senior Associate Corporate Counsel will serve to support the Co-Chief Corporate Counsels with regulatory compliance matters, primarily, within the Office of Corporate Counsel.

Responsibilities

• Advise regularly on all compliance matters related to tax-exempt organization federal tax law issues, particularly focusing on managing political campaign intervention and lobbying definitions, and other important principles for 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 527 organizations

• Advise staff across the organizations on federal tax law principles including unrelated business income tax, private benefit and commerciality analyses, Form 990 completion, formation and control of additional entities, and cost sharing protocols and processes

• Support the Co-Chief Corporate Counsel for Regulatory Compliance in managing compliance with a variety of other regulatory regimes, specifically focusing on charitable solicitation law and consumer protection regulations

• Assist as needed with contract drafting and negotiation, particularly contracts involving tax law or charitable solicitation law components (such as helping staff decided about entities to involve in the contract, licensing arrangements with commercial entities, event sponsorships. and charitable sales promotion agreements)

• With the Co-Chief Corporate Counsels, lead development of training programs and processes for federal tax law compliance, as well as charitable sales promotion and cause marketing trainings and materials

• Partner and advise on all federal tax law timekeeping, budget coding, and other tax compliance reporting for the organizations, working closely with ACLU Finance and program staff to track, prepare, and review data on rapid timeliness and to implement ongoing system improvements

• Assist the Co-Chief Corporate Counsels with nonprofit governance issues as needed, including state nonprofit corporation law research and review of internal governance documents

• Work effectively with outside counsel as necessary

Qualifications

• A JD degree from an accredited university

• Admitted to practice in at least one state (NY preferred)

• Three to four years’ experience practicing in the areas of U.S. federal tax law for tax-exempt organizations, in an in-house or law firm environment

• Experience with charitable solicitation regulation and commercial co-ventures

• Experience with other regulatory regimes, including consumer protection regulation, trade sanctions, and state and local tax law, and with nonprofit corporate governance issues

• Ability to navigate a complex organization and work in a fast-paced environment

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Deputy Legal Director

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About the Company

For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Whether it’s ending mass incarceration, achieving full equality for the LGBTQ+ community, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people. We know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and know that what we offer is essential not just their work, but to their overall well-being.

The ACLU’s Center for Democracy, one of three component centers in the ACLU’s National Legal Department, encompasses the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy and Technology Project, Voting Rights Project, Immigrants’ Rights Project, National Security Project, and Human Rights Project. With a staff of approximately 80, the Center for Democracy works to build an inclusive and participatory democracy, advance and defend civil liberties and civil rights, and ensure government accountability.

About the Job

Reporting to the National Legal Director, the Deputy Legal Director/ Director of the Center for Democracy (Center Director) oversees the work of the Center for Democracy and directly supervises the five Project Directors within the Center.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the Project Directors of the Speech, Privacy and Technology Project, Voting Rights Project, Immigrants’ Rights Project, National Security Project, and Human Rights Program. Provide high-level advice and guidance on litigation strategy and legal practice issues

• Oversee and provide input into the development and implementation of the projects’ strategic plans and budgets

• Supervise the staff attorney assigned to the Center for Democracy

• Serve as a member of the National Legal Department’s leadership and administrative team, consisting of the National Legal Director, three Center Directors, and the Associate Director of Legal Operations. Ensure that the operations and administration of the National Legal Department run smoothly to facilitate its programmatic work

• Serve as a nationally recognized spokesperson and subject-matter expert on issues within the Center for Democracy (freedom of expression, privacy, voting rights, immigration, national security, and human rights), along with other experts within the Center and its component projects

• Work with the Project Directors to ensure that the programmatic work of the Center for Democracy is well-coordinated with colleagues in the Strategy Office, National Political Advocacy Department, Communications Department, Affiliate Support and Nationwide Initiative Departments, and the ACLU’s state affiliates

• Work with the Development Department on fundraising and maintaining relationships with the ACLU’s funders and members

• Work with business operations units of the ACLU including Human Resources, Finance, and IT to facilitate the work of the Center for Democracy

• Work in partnership with the Legal Department leadership team and ACLU in-house counsel on legal practice and ethics issues

• Engage in special projects and other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• J.D. degree and significant impact litigation experience in civil rights and civil liberties are required

• Demonstrated experience in and commitment to Center for Democracy priorities and issues. In light of the Center’s current priorities, subject-matter expertise in immigration, freedom of speech, and the intersection of national security and individual liberty is strongly preferred

• Strong management skills in a public interest law setting are required. Management experience in a federated nonprofit organization is strongly preferred

• Demonstrated ability to manage and motivate teams to set and meet long-term and short-term goals

• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills are a must

• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and persuasively with a wide range of audiences

• Demonstrated ability to engage in complex legal analysis and fact-finding

• Demonstrated ability to work with a wide range of people and foster strong workplace morale and focus on mission. Ability to serve as a mentor and provide guidance and support to staff

• Experience in an organization that develops and implements multi-faceted strategies for change that include litigation, lobbying and advocacy, communications, public education, and community organizing

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CIO Special Assistant

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About the Company

For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Whether it’s ending mass incarceration, achieving full equality for the LGBTQ+ community, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people. We know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and know that what we offer is essential not just their work, but to their overall well-being.

About the Job

Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), the Special Assistant will be responsible for administrative, logistical, and operational support and help facilitate the progression of projects and initiatives requiring the CIO’s and CISO’s time, attention, and work product.

The Special Assistant will also serve as a liaison to their counterparts in senior leadership teams across the organization to enhance coordination, collaboration, and cross-departmental communication, and work to advance the mission and strategic goals of the ACLU. This position will handle information that is highly sensitive and confidential.

Responsibilities

• Complete a broad variety of administrative and logistical tasks that facilitate effective leadership, including - calendar management, assisting with special projects; designing and producing documents, reports, and presentations; collecting and preparing information for meetings with staff and outside parties; composing and preparing correspondence; maintaining contact and attendee lists; arranging travel; and completing expense reports

• Arrange and handle all logistics for departmental and organization-wide meetings: scheduling; preparing draft agendas and talking points; developing, compiling, and distributing presentation materials; and drafting meeting minutes

• Serve as "gatekeeper" and "gateway" for internal and external constituencies on all matters pertaining to the CIO and CISO, including those of a highly confidential and critical nature; prioritize and determine appropriate course of action, referral, or response, exercising judgement to reflect CIO’s and CISO’s styles and organization policy

• Provide sophisticated calendar and task management assistance: prioritize inquiries and requests while troubleshooting and resolving conflicts; maintain an organized system of tracking, monitoring, and prioritizing tasks and projects related to the CIO and CISO portfolios; make judgements and recommendations to ensure smooth day-to-day engagements

• Work closely with the CIO and CISO to keep them well informed of upcoming commitments and responsibilities, following up as appropriate; act as a "barometer," having a sense for the issues taking place in the environment and keeping the CIO and CISO updated and anticipating needs in advance of engagements

• Receive and screen communications to the CIO and CISO, including office visitors, telephone calls, email messages, and mail; provide assistance using independent judgment to determine those requiring priority attention

• Draft regular organization-wide communication(s) from CIO or CISO; liaise with communications, digital, internal communications counterparts as necessary

• Manage and update intranet pages for the CIO and CISO departments

• Manage vendor billing and invoices on behalf of IT and Information Security teams

• Engage in special projects and other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Significant executive support experience, including supporting C-level executives and board members

• Excellent judgement with ability to maintain a high level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information

• Excellent interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and switch gears at a moment’s notice

• Highly organized with great attention to detail

• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; ability to design and edit basic graphic presentations and materials using Microsoft Office applications

• Willingness to conquer the “small tasks” with an understanding of their vital importance in the success of the team

• Ability to complete a high volume of tasks and projects with little or no guidance

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Sr. Policy Counsel

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About the Company

For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Whether it’s ending mass incarceration, achieving full equality for the LGBTQ+ community, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people. We know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and know that what we offer is essential not just their work, but to their overall well-being.

The National Political Advocacy Department builds power to achieve an accountable, representative democracy. We have ambitious goals across Reproductive Freedom, Democracy and Voting Rights, Systemic Equality, Immigration, Trans Justice, Criminal Justice and other core issues in order to protect and expand civil rights and civil liberties, and advance the freedom, equality, ability to prosper, and humanity of all People.

About the Job

Our department conducts analysis, develops policy, crafts world class campaigns and situates the ACLU to have impact across legislative, administrative, and electoral levers. We are policy experts, lawyers, community organizers, lobbyists, campaign strategists, electoral specialists, program managers and more. We partner across the ACLU to drive national efforts, and support and amplify the priorities of our affiliates. We work to center principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging in our approach.

The Senior Policy Counsel will report to the Deputy Director, Policy & Government Affairs—Equality Division. This position is part of a collective bargaining unit. It is represented by ACLU Staff United (ASU).

Responsibilities

• As advocate and policy and/or legal expert, identify opportunities to advance civil liberties and civil rights in complex policy areas through multiple methods at the federal, state, and local levels, specifically regarding immigration policies that are fair, humane, and comport with due process, as well as other civil rights and civil liberties issues

• Develop strategic legislative and administrative policy options related to immigration issues

• Engage with and provide in-depth policy and advocacy support to ACLU state affiliates as needed

• Independently develop novel ideas and approaches to solving problems, in addition to sourcing existing policy ideas and approaches to civil liberties challenges

• Independently draft bills and/or administrative rules/regulations at the state, local, or federal levels, providing content expertise as well as legislative and regulatory drafting knowledge

• Prepare, provide guidance on and/or deliver testimony on pending legislation before Congressional committees or federal regulatory agencies; and draft or provide guidance on testimony to be delivered by ACLU state affiliates before legislative or regulatory bodies at the state and local/municipal levels, in collaboration with an affiliate

• Lobby elected officials, their staff, and other public officials to support ACLU positions on pending legislation and policy initiatives

• Support Division leadership and National and State Campaigns staff in presenting information and advocating policies to internal and external audiences

• Provide legislative counseling, including policy, legislative or legal analysis, strategic planning guidance, and tactical suggestions, to ACLU affiliates to support state and/or locally-based efforts

• Coordinate and conduct in-depth civil liberties briefings for government officials as pertinent to advancing priority ACLU positions

• Help coordinate strategy designed to reach campaign goals or other policy/political outcomes across ACLU departments, ACLU affiliates, and coalition partners

• Work with National and State Campaigns and organizers in NPAD to advance campaign goals or other policy and political outcomes

• Collaborate with other NPAD Policy and Government Relations staff to ensure effective relationship management, coordination on Capitol Hill and on effective legislative strategies

• Participate as the ACLU representative in meetings of ad hoc lobbying and policy and/or political coalitions, as relevant

• In collaboration with ACLU Communications staff and other key stakeholders, provide expert commentary to media, participate in media briefings, and draft and contribute to op-eds and other publications, as relevant

• Organize, lead, and work with outside groups to bolster support for ACLU policy goals or to minimize opposition to those goals

• May provide subject matter expertise, advice, and support to fellow colleagues in other Divisions as they develop and execute state/local campaigns in new and unfamiliar issue areas

• Demonstrate an ability to be flexible and adjust priorities as necessary in order to adapt to changing external environment

• Engage in special projects and other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (J.D., M.P.P.) or substantial equivalent training and experience in policy analysis and/or advocacy strongly preferred

• Prior lobbying experience

• Familiarity and relationships with legal, policy, communications and organizing groups working in the immigration field

• Demonstrated expertise in immigration policy and working with immigration coalitions

• Significant experience working in political, policy, legal, or government settings; high degree of familiarity with public policy and legislative, administrative and/or electoral processes

• Sophisticated judgment; experience giving advice and counsel to a principal

• High level, substantive, and extensive experience in policy development

• Demonstrated expertise in one or more areas or fields of specialty covered by the ACLU

• Ability to work independently as well as within a team

• Experience with media and serving as a spokesperson for an issue, campaign, or cause; ability to communicate complex policy issues to a general public and government decisionmakers

• Excellent interpersonal, relationship building and communication skills, including at the highest levels of government and politics

• Excellent research, writing, analytical, and communication skills

• Ability to communicate complex legal and policy issues to government decision makers, and the general public

• Ability to work and communicate quickly and accurately, handling multiple projects and deliverables under pressure

• Fluency in Spanish a plus

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Organizing Manager

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About the Company

For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Whether it’s ending mass incarceration, achieving full equality for the LGBTQ+ community, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people. We know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and know that what we offer is essential not just their work, but to their overall well-being.

The National Political Advocacy Department builds power to achieve an accountable, representative democracy. We have ambitious goals across Reproductive Freedom, Democracy and Voting Rights, Systemic Equality, Immigration, Trans Justice, Criminal Justice and other core issues in order to protect and expand civil rights and civil liberties, and advance the freedom, equality, ability to prosper, and humanity of all People.

About the Job

Our department conducts analysis, develops policy, crafts world class campaigns and situates the ACLU to have impact across legislative, administrative, and electoral levers. We are policy experts, lawyers, community organizers, lobbyists, campaign strategists, electoral specialists, program managers and more. We partner across the ACLU to drive national efforts, and support and amplify the priorities of our affiliates. We work to center principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging in our approach.

The Organizing Manager will report to the Deputy National Organizing Director. This term-limited position is expected to end on September 30th, 2025.

Responsibilities

• With assistance from a Deputy Organizing Director and National Organizing Director, design and lead complex, multi-tooled organizing strategies from planning to execution, on multiple campaigns at a time

• Support the development of robust organizing goals, plans, strategies, tactics, and budgets to achieve concrete political/policy outcomes on specific campaigns and other programming

• Demonstrate ability to skillfully and strategically deploy many, key organizing tactics and tools, including but limited to [phonebanking, text banking, bird dogging, rallies, marches, picketing, canvassing, petitioning, social media storms, online action sessions or forums ] to advance policy/political outcomes

• Demonstrate ability to manage consultants/contractors, and support efforts to ensure that performance is appropriate on the basis on pricing, quality and timeliness

• Work in coordination with other senior stakeholders, affiliate staff, and national staff

• Work hand-in-hand with policy counsels and campaign strategists in developing organizing plans and strategies, integrating them into broader campaign plans

• Develop strategic partnerships that expand the ACLU’s influence in ways the ACLU would otherwise not have operating alone

• Convene and execute on-the-ground organizing meetings and events in priority jurisdictions to support campaigns and other programming

• Track programs’ progress to goals, highlights, and other data through standardized reporting templates, and demonstrate the ability to identify the need to and execute upon plan adjustments, as necessary

• Produce clearly written and compelling call and text scripts for priority campaigns on tight deadlines

• Closely track political developments and identify strategic organizing and advocacy opportunities for the ACLU

• Leverage permanent volunteer teams (including the call team and text team) and recruit, train, and manage campaign-specific volunteer teams, either in person or remotely

• Propose and implement the creation of new volunteer teams and systems that address the strategic and programmatic needs of ACLU campaigns

• Leverage organizing tools (e.g. click to call tools, dialers, etc.) that are fundamental to volunteer teams and organizing strategies

• Exercise significant independent judgment to solve problems and determine creative solutions

• Demonstrate an ability to be flexible and adjust priorities as necessary in order to adapt to changing external environment

• Engage in special projects and other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Experience with issue advocacy and/or electoral campaigning at the federal, state, and/or local levels, including campaign management experience

• Experience designing organizing strategy and executing organizing plans and tactics

• Track record of success in grassroots organizing, volunteer training, issue advocacy and/or political program planning

• Ability to work largely independently as well as within a team

• Excellent research, writing, analytical, and communication skills

• Familiarity building, leading, and working within coalitions

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, simultaneously handle many tasks; work efficiently, meeting multiple deadlines, while remaining composed under pressure

• Familiarity with earned media strategies

• Ability to assess the needs and propose recommendations for resources to support campaign initiatives

• Ability to communicate complex concepts, research and analysis in a clear and concise manner

• Fluency, expertise and experience in multiple ACLU issue areas, a plus

• Comfort with policy, including an ability to efficiently and effectively weave policy objectives into campaign execution

• Willingness to travel

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Deputy Director, Gifts

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About the Company

For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Whether it’s ending mass incarceration, achieving full equality for the LGBTQ+ community, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people. We know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and know that what we offer is essential not just their work, but to their overall well-being.

About the Job

Reporting to the Director of Leadership Gifts, the Deputy Director, Leadership Gifts will be responsible for carrying a portfolio of leadership and principal gifts prospects and donors and for supervising a team of individual fundraisers, who are cultivating, soliciting and stewarding the ACLU’s top major ($10k+) and leadership ($100k+) donors and prospects.

Responsibilities

• Solicit and steward a portfolio of 50-75 donors and prospects with a goal of soliciting six- and seven-figure support for ACLU’s strategic priorities

• Partner with the Director of Leadership Gifts and Deputy Director of Leadership Gifts on crafting and enhancing strategies for growing revenue, enhancing team effectiveness, and building team culture

• Manage fundraisers who conduct face-to-face donor visits to solicit and close gifts of five figures and greater from portfolios of approximately 100 prospects through a strategic nationwide program of discovery, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship

• With the team of fundraisers, respond to inquiries from donors and prospects outside of portfolios to assess their capacity and inclination

• Assist affiliate colleagues with donor strategy and collaborate on transformational asks that require national and affiliate partnership

• Develop and implement engagement opportunities to nurture philanthropic relationships

• Work collegially and effectively with numerous constituencies, including senior staff members and high net worth donors and prospects

• Advance a cohesive Nationwide Fundraising Model that harnesses and channels enterprise resources to raise the most funds in support of the ACLU’s mission

• Ensure that all information is managed in a central database in a manner that emphasizes the highest standards of data integrity

• Maintain working knowledge of nationwide programmatic priorities and issues

• Identify and incorporate industry best practices

Qualifications

• Successful track record soliciting and closing gifts of $100,000 or more

• Experience managing frontline fundraisers and development teams

• Experience with evolving trends in philanthropy

• Experience working in or with complex national or international nonprofits

• Experience working with c3 and c4 fundraising

• Experience with fundraising databases

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Associate, PA Content

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About the Company

Brunswick is a strategic advisory firm focused on critical issues and critical stakeholders. Our purpose is to help our clients play their role in the world successfully. We advise on critical issues and critical stakeholders at the center of business, politics and society, and help our clients—the leaders of large, complex organizations—understand and navigate these interconnected worlds.

Founded in 1987 in London, the firm has organically grown to 27 offices in 18 countries across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia. Brunswick operates as a single global profit center in order to collaboratively and seamlessly deliver results for clients wherever they operate in the world.

About the Job

Brunswick Group is seeking an Associate in Washington, D.C with 7-10+ years of experience to support the Public Affairs, Regulation and Geopolitical practice’s development of political and policy intelligence content. In addition to this primary responsibility, this individual will also spend a portion of their time supporting clients on campaign strategy, communications, and issues management.

Responsibilities

• Content Development & Promotion:

  • Conduct policy research and analysis on matters related to issues facing Brunswick’s clients across multiple industries

  • Distill key elements of policy and political developments into concise content that provides Brunswick clients actionable insights

  • Partner with Brunswick’s subject matter experts to develop content and reflect their insights on specific policy developments

  • Draft policy reports, white papers, and briefings

  • Develop and execute editorial strategy, overseeing content planning, creation, and publication in partnership with practice managers and leadership

  • Manage contributors, deadlines and editorial calendars

  • Ensure content quality, accuracy, and alignment with brand voice

  • Collaborate with other departments (marketing, design, etc.) to support content development

  • Coordinate distribution and amplification of content to existing clients, prospective clients, and the broader Washington, D.C. policy ecosystem

• Client Contribution & Handling:

  • Serve as an expert to clients on public affairs, communications, and crisis situations across sectors

  • Provide relevant insight, guidance and advice to clients

  • Manage the development of key client documents by playing a vital role in drafting, editing and routing throughout the internal process and external delivery

  • Plan and execute client announcements and events, managing strategic communications plan development, preparation of strategic communications documents including talking points, Q&As, day-of rollouts, media backgrounders, media handling and approach, announcement or event logistics, and organization of media meetings and logistics

  • Manage and coach team members; work with partners and directors on the day-to-day management of staff and client deliverables

  • Take initiative in projects, going beyond basic requirements to deliver exceptional results

• Communications Skills:

  • Prepare well-written, organized and thoughtful documents and correspondence

  • Express a point of view in a thoughtful manner; analyze and distil complex information

  • Use good judgment in deciding what information should be shared and what should not; exercise discretion

• Networking:

  • Develop relationships with the policy and regulatory community to understand issues and priorities

  • Proactively build a network locally to identify talent referrals, new business prospects and contacts

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of policy research, copy-editing, and executive-focused writing experience

• Deep understanding of political and policy issues and how they may affect corporations

• Strong editorial judgment and writing/editing skills

• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations

• Strong relationships across D.C. including governmental branches, lobbying shops, and campaigns

• Ability to operate effectively in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment

• Energetic team player with strong self-motivation

• Ability to think strategically and creatively, with strong problem-solving skills

• Strong attention to detail with the ability to multitask in high-pressure situations

• Exhibit discretion with confidential client matters

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Account Director, PA

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About the Company

Brunswick is a strategic advisory firm focused on critical issues and critical stakeholders. Our purpose is to help our clients play their role in the world successfully. We advise on critical issues and critical stakeholders at the center of business, politics and society, and help our clients—the leaders of large, complex organizations—understand and navigate these interconnected worlds.

Founded in 1987 in London, the firm has organically grown to 27 offices in 18 countries across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia. Brunswick operates as a single global profit center in order to collaboratively and seamlessly deliver results for clients wherever they operate in the world.

About the Job

Brunswick Group is seeking an Account Director for its U.S. Public Affairs practice with 4-6+ years of work experience in political campaigns, public affairs, policy communications or related space to join our Washington, D.C. office and U.S. public affairs practice. This Account Director will use their experience, specialized public affairs skill and background on behalf of the firm’s clients across a range of sectors and projects.

Responsibilities

• Client Contribution & Handling:

  • Deliver high-quality work; provide strong support to teams

  • Draft, proofread and edit press releases, memos, presentations and other documents created for clients; exhibit exemplary attention to detail

  • Provide research and analysis on media coverage, relevant trends and events

  • Demonstrate interest in clients’ business; identify and analyze news articles regarding industry trends

  • Effectively handle the logistics around media meetings, announcements and other client events

• Teamwork and Collaborative Approach:

  • Willingly assume and actively pursue additional responsibility and role on the team

  • Take initiative in projects, going beyond basic requirements to deliver exceptional results

  • Keep colleagues informed of project status; develop action plans, capture meeting notes as appropriate

• Communications Skills:

  • Prepare well-written, organized and thoughtful documents and correspondence

  • Express a point of view in a thoughtful manner; analyze and distil complex information

  • Use good judgment in deciding what information should be shared and what should not; exercise discretion

  • Provides input into media and communications strategy to identify new angles and pitching stories to a range of different media

• Continuous Learner:

  • Demonstrate curiosity and awareness of current events and relevant global issues

  • Actively seek out or accept assignments that represent learning opportunities and provide professional growth

  • Willingly accept suggestions for improvement; seek feedback and respond accordingly

  • Attend and engage in internal learning opportunities and training sessions

Qualifications

• 4 to 6 years of public affairs, policy and/or campaign experience

• Deep understanding of political and policy issues and how they may affect corporations

• Ability to operate effectively in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

• Energetic team player with strong self-motivation

• Experience managing teams and passionate about coaching junior staff

• Ability to think strategically and creatively, with strong problem-solving skills

• Strong attention to detail with the ability to multitask in high-pressure situations

• Exhibit discretion with confidential client matters

• Knowledge of the media landscape

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Sr. Manager, L&D

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About the Company

Brunswick is a strategic advisory firm focused on critical issues and critical stakeholders. Our purpose is to help our clients play their role in the world successfully. We advise on critical issues and critical stakeholders at the center of business, politics and society, and help our clients—the leaders of large, complex organizations—understand and navigate these interconnected worlds.

Founded in 1987 in London, the firm has organically grown to 27 offices in 18 countries across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia. Brunswick operates as a single global profit center in order to collaboratively and seamlessly deliver results for clients wherever they operate in the world.

About the Job

The People Team at Brunswick is designed to equip the firm with the talent, skills, and advisory and strategic support it needs to grow. We focus on the health, well-being, and development of our employees. In this role, you will coordinate globally and help us build an L&D function in the Americas, while directing L&D strategy and administering all L&D functions for the region.

We are seeking a Sr. Learning & Development Manager based in New York to design, develop and manage our Americas’ L&D programs. This position reports to the Head of People, Americas and Global L&D Leader.

Responsibilities

• Partner with regional leadership, and the People and Resourcing teams to understand the development needs and priorities of our future leaders to propose broad programatic and individualized on-the-job solutions

• Set and drive the strategic plan for L&D Programs at Brunswick in the Americas. Create and execute annual training calendar from content creation to feedback

• Design, develop or source courses focused on the core skills needed to be successful at Brunswick, including at the time of onboarding and promotion

• Serve as a thought leader by staying up to date on the latest research and trends that promote healthy organizations and effective leaders and teams

• Diagnose, design and deliver high impact leader and team learning interventions focused on maximizing success, leveraging existing methodologies, tools and resources and in close partnership with respective HR Managers

• Manage multi-stakeholder projects, including monitoring work-plans and managing against milestones, knowing what to prioritize and why, knowing who to keep informed, why, and how often, and knowing when to escalate

• Regularly measure the effectiveness and impact of training programs, adjusting our approach as needed to get the most out of every offering

• Establish and manage vendor relationships – renew contracts, co-design trainings, including identifying new partners

• Create and maintain yearly training budget for the Americas

• Engage and collaborate with global peers to ensure programs are leveraged appropriately around the world

• Lead with excellence and foster a high-performing team in virtual environments; develop team members through advocacy, coaching, mentoring and training

Qualifications

• Previous experience in handling and driving all areas of L&D, including strategy

• Minimum 8 years of L&D experience in a fast-paced, highly confidential environment

  • Professional services experience is a plus

• Proven experience in managing multi-stakeholder projects

• Strong customer service mentality with the ability to juggle multiple clients and thrive in a fast pace environment

• Works well independently and as a team player

• Ability to think on their feet and have good judgment

• Ability to take on challenges and has a proactive approach to duties

• You are assertive and confident, earning the confidence of the leadership team and working with various personalities to influence change

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Associate, IR

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About the Company

Brunswick is a strategic advisory firm focused on critical issues and critical stakeholders. Our purpose is to help our clients play their role in the world successfully. We advise on critical issues and critical stakeholders at the center of business, politics and society, and help our clients—the leaders of large, complex organizations—understand and navigate these interconnected worlds.

Founded in 1987 in London, the firm has organically grown to 27 offices in 18 countries across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia. Brunswick operates as a single global profit center in order to collaboratively and seamlessly deliver results for clients wherever they operate in the world.

About the Job

Members of our Financial practice are deeply experienced and focus their client work on strategic investor relations (IR) advisory, mergers & acquisitions, shareholder activism, IPOs, financial communications & strategic investor relations and restructuring. These specialists partner with colleagues in our global sector teams and other practice areas to bring a powerful and complementary combination of perspectives to help clients manage their reputations during critical financial events and with financial stakeholders.

We are seeking an Associate, Investor Relations in New York to help build our strategic IR business and provide advice to Brunswick’s leading corporate clients.

Responsibilities

• Client Contribution & Handling:

  • Providing insight, guidance and advice on strategic investor relations and financial situations to clients across industries

  • Advising clients to effectively communicate to investors at critical moments, as well as earnings, conferences, investor days, and financial transactions

  • Developing and executing plans to advocate the client’s point of view to the media, investors, employees, regulators and other critical stakeholders

  • Playing an integral and entrepreneurial role in supporting Brunswick’s strategic investor relations business including thought leadership and new business development

• Team Management:

  • Managing and mentoring team members; working with Partners and Directors on the day-to-day management of staff and client deliverables

  • Managing the development of key client documents by playing a vital role in drafting, editing and routing documents through the internal and external review processes

  • Overseeing research assignments on fast-moving situations with tight deadlines; distilling a large amount of information into the most impactful and helpful points

  • Planning and executing client announcements and events, managing:

    • Strategic communications plan development

    • Preparation of documents including talking points, Q&As, day-of rollouts, media backgrounders, etc.

    • Interactions with journalists

    • Announcement and/or event logistics

• Networking:

  • Actively cultivating relationships with clients and potential clients

  • Developing relationships with the analyst and investor community

  • Fostering a network of journalist contacts and relationships

  • Maintaining relationships with financial and legal advisors

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of relevant work experience in an IR, research, or financial advisory role with strong knowledge of the capital markets and a range of financial situations involving U.S. companies

• In-house investor relations, sell-side research, buy-side or investment banking experience is highly valued

• Energetic team player with strong self-motivation

• Ability to operate with discretion and maintain confidentiality at all times

• Deep understanding of business, finance and markets

• Capability to understand multiple stakeholder positions (investors, analysts, and media) – and incorporate that understanding into strategy and messaging for the client

• Deep understanding of financial statements, ability to recognize market expectations, and translate the investor perspective into effective communications

• Ability to rapidly learn new sectors and companies, and operate with imperfect information

• Ability to operate effectively in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment

• Ability to multitask, prioritize and think strategically and creatively

• Exceptional written and verbal communication ability, including on complex issues

• Experience managing teams and passionate about mentoring junior staff

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Marketing Specialist

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About the Company

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Chicago, Gagen MacDonald is a wholly owned subsidiary of APCO, a global advisory and advocacy communications consultancy. We are a woman-owned, people-focused transformation consulting firm and trusted partner to the C-suite. We are dedicated to accelerating human-centered transformation and enhancing business performance by connecting strategy, structure and culture to purpose, brand and reputation.

For more than 25 years, we have been working with organizations to navigate the human struggle of change. Working from the inside out, we change the employee experience through culture, communication, leadership and design. We are always seeking to meet curious, catalytic learners who are excited by the unknown and passionate about the role large companies can play in shaping a better world.

About the Job

The Marketing Specialist will be responsible for supporting a wide range of marketing initiatives across CRM management, content creation, social media, events and podcasts. You will be comfortable setting up, maintaining, and optimizing marketing activities across a variety of channels. The ideal candidate will assist in supporting all aspects of marketing tactics and campaign execution.

You will be an essential part of a dynamic marketing team, assisting with initiatives that engage customers and deliver measurable results. This role is designed for an individual who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and has a passion for driving marketing success. Reports to Director of Marketing. The role will be located in Chicago, New York or Washington, D.C.

Responsibilities

• CRM Support:

  • Support HubSpot database management to ensure data hygiene including maintaining tiered contact lists, segmenting audiences and ensuring high deliverability for email campaigns

  • Set up and support management of campaigns across HubSpot and Bitly, creating tracking UTM links to measure and optimize performance across multiple channels

  • Create and implement forms on website and landing pages to drive lead generation

  • Create A/B testing and nurture campaigns to continuously improve engagement

  • Measure, analyze and report on the performance of marketing campaigns, tracking key metrics and aligning results with business objectives

  • Build and optimize landing pages for webinar and roundtable events

• Content Creation:

  • Assist in the creation of short-form content for social media, email campaigns and blog posts, ensuring alignment with brand voice and goals

  • Convert long-form content into concise, digestible snippets tailored to various audiences to maximize engagement across platforms

  • Write compelling blog posts to expand the company’s thought leadership

• Marketing Support:

  • Maintain the annual marketing calendar, ensuring all initiatives are planned and executed on schedule

  • Establish and maintain an organized and well-communicated schedule for all initiatives

  • Provide ongoing project management support, as needed

  • Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies to inform innovative strategies and tactics

  • Ensure all marketing projects meet internal expectations with respect to quality, budget, and timelines

• Social Media Support:

  • Develop and maintain a social media calendar that aligns with editorial calendar and overall marketing strategy

  • Propose engaging social media topics and collaborate with marketing team members topics to post

  • Manage and implement paid social media campaigns, promoting select posts to boost engagement and reach

• Events Support:

  • Collaborate with business development team to support planning for webinar or roundtable events

  • Set up, test and deploy webinars and roundtables, coordinating logistics, content and technology to ensure seamless execution

  • Lead the promotion of webinars and roundtables including email invitations, creating and managing registration pages, sending follow-up emails, providing the playback, and sending thank you messages

  • Host live webinars, engage with attendees via chat or Q&A, and monitor attendance to ensure a smooth experience

  • Oversee post-webinar lead nurturing, ensuring integration with Hubspot to track and engage leads

• Podcast Project Management:

  • Project manage the end-to-end production of podcasts, serving as the primary point of contact with the podcast production agency

  • Identify, research and secure podcast guest speakers, coordinating scheduling and preparing background information for interviews

  • Review and approve social media posts and promotional snippets created by the production agency to ensure consistency with brand voice and goals for use in promotion

  • Promote podcasts on the company website, YouTube and LinkedIn to maximize reach and engagement

Qualifications

• HubSpot experience required

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, advertising, journalism or a related field; advanced degree a plus

• 2-4 years' experience in marketing

• Excellent verbal communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain consistent messaging and alignment with organizational goals

• Ability to manage multiple priorities

• Knowledge of social media platforms and trends

• Excellent verbal communication skills

• Strong writing skills, especially the ability to articulate complex situations or topics simply and in an engaging style

• Work well in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines and occasional last-minute requests

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BizDev Representative

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About the Company

At EAB, our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger. We work with more than 2,800 institutions to drive transformative change through data-driven insights and best-in-class capabilities. From kindergarten to college to career, EAB partners with leaders and practitioners to accelerate progress and drive results across enrollment, student success, institutional strategy, data analytics, and advancement. We work with each partner differently, tailoring our portfolio of research, technology, and marketing and enrollment solutions to meet the unique needs of every leadership team, as well as the students and employees they serve.

At EAB, we serve not only our partner institutions but each other—that's why we are always working to make sure our employees love their jobs and are invested in their communities.

About the Job

The Partner Development organization develops innovative sales and marketing strategies to generate new business opportunities for EAB and EAB Seramount, a strategic business dedicated to advancing DE&I in the workplace. A key team member, the Partner / Business Development Representative (PDR) is responsible for initiating relationships with prospective partners and optimizing team interactions. PDRs identify executives who may benefit from EAB or EAB Seramount products and services, leverage resources to connect with qualified leads, and schedule meetings for Partner Development Executives (PDEs) to meet and further advance those prospective relationships.

PDRs can expect to acquire deep insight into the education industry, as well as workplace DE&I best practices, while refining their commercial outreach skills. Assignment to EAB or EAB Seramount is primarily based on business need, and candidates should indicate whether they have an interest in higher education and/or DE&I. This role may be based in Richmond, VA or Washington, D.C.

Responsibilities

• Schedule sales meetings for PDEs to meet with prospective partners, working towards weekly, monthly, and quarterly goals

• Leverage all available resources – such as Salesforce, external sources (e.g. social media, news alerts, etc.), and predictive modeling tools – to strategically identify and contact qualified executives and organizations

• Communicate with current and prospective partners via cold calling, email and social media

• Create and execute strategic outreach plans to support new business acquisition goals

• Follow up with inbound leads within designated time periods

• Maintain and update prospect records in Salesforce; update Salesforce with relevant research and scheduling information

• Participate in regular PDR training and coaching sessions to hone demand generation skills

• Attend Partner Development organization team meetings and territory strategy sessions

• Learn EAB and EAB Seramount product content and research

• Complete additional product-specific responsibilities as needed (e.g. creating proposals and RFPs, booking contracts, etc.)

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree with excellent academic record

  • Strong oral and written communication skills

  • Goal-oriented nature

  • Proven experience managing multiple, competing priorities

  • Must possess at least three of the following:

    • Sales or fundraising experience

    • Customer service experience

    • Experience working in a team environment

    • Experience in an office setting

    • Leadership experience

• Preferred Qualifications:

  • Proven ability to meet or exceed a quantitative goal

  • Ability to effectively communicate and persuade by email and phone with executives

  • Demonstrates poise, maturity, and resilience with internal and external audiences

  • Experience with Salesforce

  • Commitment to valuing diversity, practicing inclusive behaviors, and contributing to an equitable working and continual learning environment in support of EAB’s DE&I Promise

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AD, Strategic Writer

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About the Company

At EAB, our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger. We work with more than 2,800 institutions to drive transformative change through data-driven insights and best-in-class capabilities. From kindergarten to college to career, EAB partners with leaders and practitioners to accelerate progress and drive results across enrollment, student success, institutional strategy, data analytics, and advancement. We work with each partner differently, tailoring our portfolio of research, technology, and marketing and enrollment solutions to meet the unique needs of every leadership team, as well as the students and employees they serve.

At EAB, we serve not only our partner institutions but each other—that's why we are always working to make sure our employees love their jobs and are invested in their communities.

About the Job

The Associate Director, Strategic Writer develops winning content for request for proposal (RFP) responses as part of a multi-million dollar sales enablement team. Working with a variety of stakeholders across EAB, they use their creativity and problem-solving skills to identify how EAB’s products can satisfy RFP requirements, exceed customer needs, and provide greater value than the competition. Every RFP is a learning opportunity and the Associate Director takes full advantage of this to develop subject matter expertise and serve as an advisor and strategist for the RFP team. The role demands intellectual curiosity, strong project management skills, initiative, and excellent writing skills.

This is the ideal position for a self-starter who is eager to make a highly visible impact on EAB’s commercial success in a high stakes, fast paced role. The Associate Director role offers the right candidate a defined career path, a unique perspective on firm strategy, and the opportunity to build relationships with leaders across EAB’s commercial, product, and delivery teams, among others. This role may be based in Richmond, VA or Washington, D.C.

Responsibilities

• Interpret RFPs, strategic plans, customer insights, and other data to determine customer needs; use creativity and problem solving to develop winning proposal strategies

• Build compelling, persuasive RFP responses by leveraging a library of RFP content and developing new content as necessary to meet RFP requirements, convey EAB’s vision for partnership, and address competitors

• Independently manage personal RFP queue, which will include balancing multiple competing deadlines and ad-hoc requests, while consistently producing high caliber work

• Develop and update content to reflect product changes, adapt to market shifts, respond to competitors, develop standard responses to frequent RFP questions, etc.

• Manage EAB’s RFP content library by ensuring that all content is accurate, up-to-date, and reflects the latest RFP content, product positioning, and competitive intelligence

• Work with sales, product, and marketing teams on RFP responses and product-specific questions

• Proactively seek out opportunities to expand knowledge of EAB’s products, customers, markets, and competitors by reviewing internal documentation, attending trainings, meeting with subject matter experts, conducting original research, and other means

• Use the RFP process to develop competitive intelligence and disseminate it to relevant teams at EAB

• Serve as consultant on RFP response best practice to commercial and account management teams

• Provide other support to the RFP team and the broader strategy and operations team as necessary

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent required

  • 5+ years in a writing, marketing, or sales enablement role

  • Strong writing skills and comfort in a writing-intensive role

  • Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills

  • Strong project management skills

  • Expertise in MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

  • Familiarity with cloud-based content management platforms (Box, Dropbox, etc.)

• Preferred Qualifications:

  • Curiosity: possesses a strong desire to learn and constantly deepen knowledge related to the role

  • Initiative: identifies problems, develops solutions, and delivers improvements without external prompting

  • Independence: operates effectively with little oversight, while also seeking support when needed

  • Growth mindset: aware of the limits of your own knowledge and abilities and unafraid to ask for help or feedback for continuous improvement

  • Organization: deftly manages large volumes of information, deadlines, and resources

  • Speed: effectively prioritizes and delivers results without sacrificing quality

  • Resourceful: finds and creates solutions to overcome obstacles in the relentless pursuit of right answer

  • Adaptability: solves complex problems and successfully manages ambiguity and unexpected change

  • Collaboration: strives for personal achievement while also supporting team members and overall team success

  • Commitment to valuing diversity, practicing inclusive behaviors, and contributing to an equitable working and continual learning environment in support of EAB’s DE&I Promise

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Analyst, Strategy & Ventures

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About the Company

At EAB, our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger. We work with more than 2,800 institutions to drive transformative change through data-driven insights and best-in-class capabilities. From kindergarten to college to career, EAB partners with leaders and practitioners to accelerate progress and drive results across enrollment, student success, institutional strategy, data analytics, and advancement. We work with each partner differently, tailoring our portfolio of research, technology, and marketing and enrollment solutions to meet the unique needs of every leadership team, as well as the students and employees they serve.

At EAB, we serve not only our partner institutions but each other—that's why we are always working to make sure our employees love their jobs and are invested in their communities.

About the Job

Strategy and New Ventures is responsible for defining the firm’s growth strategy and developing new products and services—organically or via partnerships and acquisitions. In helping to fuel the growth engine of a fast-growing company, the department enjoys close partnership with EAB’s executive team as well as key division leaders across the firm. You will be given unparalleled access to the executives of leading higher education institutions and industry-leading marketing capabilities. This position offers motivated, entrepreneurial candidates a rare opportunity to quickly effect systemic change across the higher education industry.

The Analyst will have the unique opportunity to support workstreams across multiple diverse areas of strategic focus – 1) pan-business strategic planning (long-range growth forecasting, portfolio-level investment planning), 2) in-business innovation (long-term roadmap development, commercial positioning), 3) net new business launches (adjacent markets, new platforms), and 4) partnerships and mergers & acquisitions. This hire may be based in our Washington, DC or Richmond, VA office, or in the New York City, NY area.

Responsibilities

• Identify and size potential market opportunities

• Conduct rigorous testing

• Assess competitive pressures

• Develop pro forma financial analyses

• Support product scoping and development, including building wireframes and concepts

• Maintain project documentation, including interview notes and source libraries

• Develop internal and market-facing PowerPoint presentations

• Support initial sales and implementation activities

• Support initial product delivery

• The Analyst will also support development and refinement of the business’s overall growth strategy:

  • Conduct strategic analyses to determine attractive product development and business development terrains

  • Expand the firm’s knowledge base in emerging terrains

  • Consistently develop and evaluate new business opportunities/ideas/potential partner companies

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree, with an excellent academic record and 1-2+ years of post-graduate professional experience

  • Experience communicating with an executive-level audience

  • Demonstrated experience using PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel in a professional setting

  • Attention to detail and consistent track record of meeting deadlines

  • Proven ability to take initiative

  • Validated ability to boil down extensive research findings into relevant insights

  • Validated ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues and external partners

• Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience working in management consulting, investment banking, or similar industries

  • Demonstrated experience leading projects and defining team deadlines

  • Experience with solution-focused problem solving and thinking through problems creatively

  • Experience crafting a business plan, starting a business, or working in a start-up environment

  • Prior exposure to the education sector

  • Commitment to valuing diversity, practicing inclusive behaviors, and contributing to an equitable working and continual learning environment in support of EAB’s DE&I Promise

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Advocacy Specialist

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About the Company

Goodwill Industries is all about people working. We are North America’s leading nonprofit provider of education, training, and career services for people with disadvantages, such as welfare dependency, homelessness, and lack of education or work experience, as well as those with physical, mental and emotional disabilities. In 2020, local Goodwills collectively provided employment and training services to almost 22 million individuals.

We believe that work has the power to transform lives by building self-confidence, independence, creativity, trust and friendships. Everyone deserves a chance to have these. Goodwill provides that chance. Considering working at Goodwill? Goodwill is nonprofit brand that is respected and highly relevant in today’s economy. Forbes recently named Goodwill one of the "Top 25 Most Inspiring Companies."​

About the Job

Goodwill Industries International (GII) is seeking a talented Specialist, Grassroots & Advocacy Engagement to develop and implement grassroots/grasstops advocacy campaigns, utilizing the Legislative Action Center, social media and other digital strategies. This person will engage with local Goodwill organizations to enhance advocacy engagement and support planning of GII’s annual advocacy event.

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with Vice President of Government Affairs, has primary responsibility for implementing and managing capacity-building strategies that strengthen local Goodwill organizations' ability to mobilize and engage in public policy and advocacy

• Supports design and delivery of advocacy training that helps equip member Goodwill leaders to respond to legislative and regulatory opportunities and threats

• Partners with the Government Relations/Legal team to assess Goodwill members’ policy interests, capacity and competencies

• Actively works to increase grassroots advocates as well as develop and implement ongoing campaigns and engagement opportunities to enhance our policy impact

• Develop advocacy action alerts, talking points, and grassroots messages and ensure routine dissemination of such information

• Supports coordination of policymakers' visits to local Goodwill organizations

• Engages GII team to mobilize Goodwill's grassroots/grasstops networks by equipping and disseminating information to the GII team and local Goodwill member organizations

• Manages and maximizes use of Legislative Action Center by coordinating with GII’s Analytics & Technology and Marketing & Communications teams to ensure effective operations

• Ensures content on GII's Legislative Action Center, public website and Goodwill Exchange is current

• Maintains GII's Congressional/Grassroots Advocacy database and generate reports and statistics that measure mobilization results

• Leads use of social media and other digital strategies to engage and inform local Goodwill members and stakeholders about public policy issues and advocacy opportunities

• Supports annual advocacy event and virtual advocacy event planning and execution in collaboration with Vice President of Government Affairs

• Uses available resources to review advocacy trends and keep the membership apprised of new developments

• Other duties as needed to support the team and local Goodwill organizations

Qualifications

• Education & Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in public policy, public administration, political science, government affairs, communications or other relevant field

  • Two to five years of experience in grassroots/tops mobilization

    • Experience in public policy, advocacy, and implementing state and federal policy campaigns

  • Experience and ease using Microsoft Office and other computer applications

    • Expertise using online Grassroots mobilization products preferred

  • Demonstrated ability to conduct research and analyze information

  • Demonstrated ability to develop curriculum that equips local Goodwill leaders to engage policymakers

  • Experience effectively managing multiple priorities and projects

• Skills Needed:

  • Knowledge of state and federal legislative, regulatory and political processes

  • Strong written, oral, and digital media communication skills

  • Proven ability to work independently and creatively, meeting strict deadlines, in a fast-paced environment

  • Ability to work collaboratively with GII colleagues, local Goodwill member leaders, and representatives of outside organizations

  • Demonstrated understanding of grasstops/grasstops advocacy mobilization strategies

  • Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and projects and produce results on time and with quality

  • Solid organizational skills and advanced-level proficiency with MS Office products

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PM, Innovation Partnerships

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About the Company

New York is leading the nation in the fight on global climate change and the transition to a clean energy-powered economy. The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act) has created the most aggressive climate change goals in the nation and requires an ambitious agenda that blends proven catalysts with innovative approaches while operating across a broader energy arena that is rapidly evolving.

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) is a driving force in realizing this agenda. NYSERDA works with stakeholders that span residents, business owners, developers, community leaders, local government officials, universities, utilities, investors, entrepreneurs, and more, to develop, invest, and foster conditions that: attract the private sector capital investment needed to expand New York’s clean energy economy, overcome barriers to using clean energy at a large-scale in New York, and enable New York’s communities and residents to benefit equitably from energy efficiency and renewable energy.

About the Job

The purpose of this role is to build and manage an Innovation Partnership program comprising the network of universities, research centers, industry and investment groups, business incubators, accelerators, and other entities that engage with NYSERDA to support energy innovation in New York State. This role will also lead and manage some discretionary sponsorship contracts, and discretionary or competitive contracts for services and studies.

Responsibilities

• Innovation Partnership Team Responsibilities:

  • The Program Manager, Innovation Partnerships will lead the planning, launch, and management of program offerings that support partner organizations working to advance energy innovation in New York State

  • This role will work closely with the Assistant Director, Innovation Partnerships to develop and execute a program strategy to build the most effective partnership network possible, accelerating development and deployment of innovative energy technology by fostering connections between partner organizations, NYSERDA, and other state and federal entities

  • Key activities for this role are expected to include the design of program solicitations to competitively award sponsorships to prospective NYSERDA Innovation partners

  • The Program Manager will also be responsible for developing evaluation criteria, budgets, and marketing plans for these solicitations, as well as leading selection committees and negotiating program awards

  • The Program Manager will manage the resulting contracts along with additional project manager resources assigned to the role

  • The Program Manager will also work with the Assistant Director to develop effective mechanisms for receiving, packaging, and disseminating business and technical information resulting from funded sponsorships and other partnerships

• Strategic Leadership and Development:

  • Lead a team of NYSERDA staff in developing and implementing interventions and strategies for a Business Unit

  • Drive a program initiative

  • Leverage the capabilities of their team to achieve goals

  • Maintain a network of stakeholders

• Execution and Ongoing Improvement:

  • Evolve and continuously adapt strategies to optimize impact, cost-effectiveness and efficiency based on insights, critical program and research data, timely execution, and risk management

  • Ensure programs are built such that they: have effective go forward strategies; achieve intended outcomes; meet the expectations/needs of the market; maintain operational flexibility needed to evolve; and minimize administrative cost and unnecessary burdens

  • Develop strategy for RFP, PON and other solicitations, review all documents to ensure program objectives are likely to be met. Ensure programs align with the requirements from the funding source and have funds available in approved budgets

  • Negotiate contracts and manage relationships with vendors to ensure NYSERDA's interests are promoted and protected in support of the above, and in accordance with NYSERDA and New York State Procurement Policies

  • Develop Statements of Work, provide oversight, feedback and review of all tasks and deliverables and approve invoices for assigned contracts

  • Project program management – balanced, non-duplicative, and high impact

  • Project risk management

  • Manage financial, staff and other resources for efficiency and effectiveness

  • Coordination and collaboration with NYSERDA’s market development teams

• People Leadership and Development:

  • Foster and contribute to a culture of excellence grounded in people development, learning, problem solving, and teamwork

  • Develop staff and colleagues to meet NYSERDA's goals and their own professional goals

  • Serve as a mentor and a role model

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree and 8 years of relevant experience in managing business partnerships or innovation projects from concept to commercialization

  • A demonstrated record of success in setting strategy and successfully delivering services or solutions at scale or scope within business or government operating environments including 4 years in a supervisory role

  • Ability to perform all managerial and supervisory responsibilities with demonstrated experience fostering respect, diversity, equity, and inclusion across the workforce

  • Strong computer skills (MS word, excel, and ppt)

  • Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills including confidently and clearly presenting in front of different audiences with various backgrounds including executive and C-suite level audiences

  • Strong program management skills including a track record of successfully managing external cross-functional consultants

  • Demonstrated problem solving ability, an entrepreneurial edge, resourcefulness, adaptability, ability to surface insights and solutions

  • Insight and understanding of NYSERDA programs

  • Skill in gaining and using insight to formulate strategy and design and evolve solutions

  • An exceptional manager, coach, mentor, and developer of talent

  • Top-notch presentation and interpersonal skills that resonate with audiences of different backgrounds

  • A relentless work ethic and resolute integrity

• Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree with 6 years’ of relevant experience in managing business partnerships or innovation projects from concept to commercialization

  • A demonstrated record of success in setting strategy and successfully delivering services or solutions at scale or scope within business or government operating environments including 4 years in a supervisory role

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MD, Policy & Engagement

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About the Company

For more than 125 years, the University of Chicago has forged its own path. This has led to new schools of thought and a transformative education for students, and laid the groundwork for breakthroughs across the sciences, medicine, economics, law, business, history, culture, the arts, and humanistic inquiry.

The University of Chicago Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth (ICSG) is a groundbreaking effort uniting faculty from across the university to advance society’s understanding of our energy and climate future. The Institute combines faculty insights in energy markets and policy, climate systems engineering, and energy technology to produce world-changing ideas while also investing in the next generation of energy and climate thinkers, leaders, and innovators through novel educational programs.

About the Job

The Managing Director of Policy and Strategic Engagement is a key member of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth’s leadership team. In coordination with Institute leadership and with the support of a highly talented communications, development, programming, and events staff, the Managing Director leads the Institute’s efforts to engage and build relationships with key external stakeholders, including policymakers, practitioners, and thought leaders globally. In coordination with Institute leadership, the Managing Director also works to coordinate and communicate Institute programming, resources, and other news with the University of Chicago academic community, alumni, and University leadership.

This individual will help to advance the Institute’s national and global visibility, reputation, and prestige by leading policy and strategic engagement in support of the Institute's core initiatives and priorities. The Managing Director engages leaders and supporters around the world who can benefit from the research discoveries and intellectual capital being developed at the Institute. Working with the Senior Director of Communications, the Managing Director is responsible for ensuring that faculty research impacts a variety of external audiences through direct engagement, communications, programming and events, and other sophisticated communication vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Works as part of the Institute leadership team on overall strategy, goals, and vision for the Institute

• Represents the Institute in a variety of national and international settings, by attending meetings and events, presenting about the Institute and its research, and speaking on the record with media

• Builds and maintains relationships with US and global leaders and influencers and their staffs, including within governments, NGOs, foundations, the media, and the private sector for the purposes of sharing the research and exploring new partnerships and programming

• Works with event and program staff to design programs that advance the Institute’s strategic priorities in the US and globally

• Creates and builds opportunities for the Institute to routinely engage with US and global policymakers and policy-relevant institutions. This includes, but not limited to, meeting with Capitol Hill and administration officials, facilitating briefings, visits and roundtables, and participating in editorial board meetings

• Manages a robust and diverse fellows program at the Institute by recruiting high-profile opinion leaders and influencers from a range of sectors and facilitating strategic and high-value activities for them to engage in during their tenure

• Works with the Senior Director of Communications to plan and organize media coverage for high-profile events and responds to requests on sensitive or controversial issues

• Proactively engages in the 'news of the day' by framing research in the context of current events through media interviews, opinion pieces, and personal social media channels

• Oversees the teams responsible for writing, preparing, and/or delivery of information from or about the unit. Accountable for setting and achieving the unit's goals and strategy in policy and strategic engagement

• Leads highly talented and effective communications and events teams at the Institute

• Provides administrative and programmatic direction and coordination in the formulation, interpretation and administration of the University's strategic planning and related Unit objectives and subsequent short and long term policies, procedures and program plans

• Provides regular reports to executive management on all projects and strategic initiatives. Ensures that appropriate project documentation is maintained in order to meet organizational needs and all applicable requirements

• Performs other related work as needed

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:

  • Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field

  • Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 10+ years of work experience in a related job discipline

• Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in public policy or any related field; an advanced degree is a plus

  • 10-15 years working in an energy, climate change policy or communications environment in a leadership role

  • Significant management experience

  • Demonstrated experience working directly with researchers, preferably in an academic setting

  • Collaborating with governments, public and private institutions, and the private sector and navigating international geopolitics and processes

  • Demonstrated ability to influence a diverse group of people to meet goals and deadlines, build and manage teams, and work collaboratively with senior leadership

  • Demonstrated ability to develop relationships with multiple stakeholders

  • Understand complex research and identify the best way to communicate said research to a variety of different audiences

  • Comfort and experience working with members of the media

  • Handle multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously

  • Creativity and think outside-the-box

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills

  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

  • Problem-solving skills

  • Work independently with a high degree of initiative

  • Work as a member of a team

  • Attention to detail with excellent organizational skills

  • Set priorities and meet deadlines

  • Superior degree of professionalism

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Philanthropy Officer

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The Regional Philanthropy Officer (Foundations) at the American Red Cross in Tulsa, OK, is responsible for identifying, engaging, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding current and prospective donors, partners, and sponsors, focusing on foundation donors to expand their financial support of the American Red Cross. This role is part of the development team supporting the Kansas/Oklahoma region and reports to the Regional Chief Development Officer.

Key Responsibilities and Focus:

• Donor Engagement: Develop and execute ongoing regional strategies for qualifying donors to ensure retention, growth of donor contributions, and recapture from previous donors.

• Collaboration: Work collaboratively with other departments and fundraising staff to create customized solicitation strategies matching the objectives of the organization and the interests of the donor/prospect.

• Solicitation: Solicit assigned donor portfolios through face-to-face visits and virtual meetings, including the preparation of personalized materials.  

• Revenue Targets: Meet personal annual revenue targets by working with an assigned portfolio of donors and prospects.

• Program Implementation: Implement a program/activity to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors at the $5,000 level or higher, with an emphasis on maximizing revenue.  

• Record Keeping: Maintain donor records within the database management tool (Salesforce).

• Donor Assistance: Assist donors in creating meaning in their lives by giving to the American Red Cross.

• Disaster Relief: Participate in disaster relief fundraising projects as appropriate.

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required.

• A minimum of five years of sales and/or fundraising experience is required.

• Proven experience in developing strategies for donor retention, growth, and recapture, and proven success with complex requests is required.  

• Experience soliciting corporate and/or foundation gifts, including proficiency in grant writing, is strongly preferred.

• A current valid driver's license and a good driving record are required.  

• Ability to relate well and work effectively with multiple constituencies and audiences.

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

• Knowledge of office systems: MS Office preferred and fundraising database systems (e.g., Salesforce.com).  

• Ability to work on a team within a collaborative environment and ensure the highest customer service orientation.

• Frequent travel within the Region is required.  

Impact and Significance:

This role is crucial in expanding the financial support of the American Red Cross by building strong relationships with foundation donors. The Regional Philanthropy Officer directly contributes to the organization's ability to provide disaster relief and other essential services. The position offers a hybrid work environment with a blend of work-from-home, in-person meetings with donors, and in-office meetings.

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VP, Total Rewards

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The Vice President, Total Rewards at the American Red Cross is a leadership role responsible for the strategic direction and management of the organization's compensation, benefits, and recognition programs. Based in Washington, D.C., this position ensures that the Red Cross's total rewards offerings are competitive, attract and retain top talent, and align with the organization's mission and values.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership: Lead and direct the Total Rewards function, ensuring programs are competitive and aligned with market practices.

• Program Design and Implementation: Research, design, and implement new benefit, compensation, recognition, and retention programs.

• Program Evaluation: Review and assess the effectiveness of current programs, recommending and implementing changes as needed.

• Collaboration: Partner with all areas of HR, including Talent Acquisition, Labor Relations, and HR Operations.

• Team Management: Lead and mentor a team of 20 Total Rewards professionals.

• Budget Management: Monitor activities to stay within established Total Rewards budgets.

• Vendor Management: Interface with external vendors (e.g., health providers, insurance carriers, consultants).

• Compliance: Ensure data and reporting on all programs for proper governance and oversight.

• Market Research: Stay current on industry practices and changing legal issues.

• HR Leadership: Actively participate in HR projects and initiatives, serving as the HR executive liaison.

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

• At least 15 years of experience leading Compensation and Benefits departments.

• Demonstrated ability to structure compensation and benefits packages.

• Knowledge of government regulations.

• Excellent analytical, project management, and problem-solving skills.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to collaborate with key stakeholders.

• Experience working with Labor Unions (a plus).

• Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS), Certified Professional, and/or Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) certification (a plus).

Impact and Significance:

This role is crucial for the American Red Cross, ensuring that its employees are appropriately compensated and supported. By developing and managing comprehensive total rewards programs, the Vice President, Total Rewards contributes to a positive and engaging workplace, enabling the Red Cross to attract and retain the talent necessary to fulfill its humanitarian mission. The position offers a challenging and rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of employees and, ultimately, the communities served by the Red Cross.

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Sr. Philanthropy Partner

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The Senior Regional Philanthropy Partner - Individual Giving position at the American Red Cross in Arizona is a strategic fundraising role focused on maximizing individual donor contributions. This position is designed for a seasoned professional capable of driving significant growth in major gifts and planned giving within the region.

Key Responsibilities and Focus:

This role emphasizes developing and executing comprehensive fundraising strategies to engage and cultivate high-net-worth individuals, leading to substantial financial support. Core duties include:

• Major Gift Development: Identify, qualify, cultivate, and solicit major gifts from individuals, focusing on building strong, lasting relationships.

• Planned Giving: Promote and secure planned gifts, including bequests, charitable trusts, and other deferred giving vehicles.

• Portfolio Management: Manage a portfolio of high-capacity donors and prospects, developing personalized engagement plans to maximize their philanthropic potential.

• Strategic Planning: Collaborate with regional and national leadership to develop and implement strategic fundraising plans aligned with the Red Cross's mission and priorities.

• Donor Engagement and Stewardship: Ensure exceptional donor experiences through personalized communication, recognition, and impact reporting.

• Collaboration: Work closely with other Red Cross departments, including program staff, marketing, and communications, to ensure a coordinated and effective fundraising effort.

• Data Analysis and Reporting: Utilize CRM systems to track donor interactions, analyze fundraising performance, and generate reports for leadership.

• Regional Expertise: Maintain a deep understanding of the philanthropic landscape in Arizona, including key donors, trends, and opportunities.

• Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to other fundraising staff, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration.

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Extensive experience in major gift and planned giving fundraising, with a proven track record of securing significant contributions.

• Strong understanding of philanthropic principles and best practices.

• Exceptional relationship-building and interpersonal skills, with the ability to connect with diverse audiences.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present compelling proposals and reports.

• Proficiency in CRM systems and fundraising software.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.

• A bachelors degree is required.

• A strong passion for the American Red Cross mission.

Impact and Significance:

This role is critical to the American Red Cross's ability to fulfill its mission in Arizona. By securing significant individual gifts, the Senior Regional Philanthropy Partner plays a vital role in ensuring the organization's financial stability and its capacity to respond to disasters and provide essential services. This position offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of individuals and communities throughout the region.

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