Senior Director – Political Strategy and Partnerships

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🕒 5 days ago

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

💵 $110k / year

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ProgressNow

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11 - 50 employees

🤝 Non-profit

📱 Media

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Media • Social Impact

ProgressNow is a nonprofit network that builds and amplifies the online progressive movement by developing state partner organizations. Since 2003, ProgressNow has worked with a diverse set of state affiliates to improve communications and promote progressive ideas and causes through earned media strategies and new media, supporting grassroots organizations and state-level advocacy efforts.

📋 Description

• Build and maintain relationships with national movement and labor partners, funders, and coalitions. • Identify and create opportunities for ProgressNow and ProgressNow affiliates to engage with key national figures, including facilitating introductions, meetings, and creating opportunities for collaboration. • Represent ProgressNow and its affiliates in DC-based and national spaces. • Track trends in the political and advocacy landscape and translate them into opportunities for the network. • Build strong relationships with affiliate executive directors. • Support affiliates in navigating strategic decisions, challenges, and opportunities. • Connect affiliates to resources, partners, and opportunities that strengthen their work and impact. • Provide strategic guidance to affiliates on advocacy and electoral campaigns as needed. • Help shape and strengthen ProgressNow’s external brand and positioning within the broader movement. • Work in close partnership with development staff to manage donor relationships and help convert political and partner connections into funding opportunities. • Lead planning and execution of key network convenings, including Commference. • Ensure events reflect organizational priorities and deliver value to affiliates and partners. • Manage external consultants and vendors supporting partnerships, external communications, and events. • Contribute to organization-wide strategy and decision-making as a member of the senior leadership team. • Supervise staff member, providing ongoing mentorship and coaching.

🎯 Requirements

• A strong political relationship-builder with 7-10 years experience navigating national advocacy or electoral spaces. • Well-connected or able to quickly build relationships within national progressive networks. • A strategic thinker who can identify opportunities and connect people and organizations effectively. • A clear and confident communicator. • Comfortable managing high-profile relationships, events, and partners. • Strong at managing multiple priorities and relationships across a large network. • Adaptable in fast-paced, evolving environments. • Committed to progressive values and building collective power. • Experience in political campaigns or advocacy campaigns. • Strong track record of building and maintaining external relationships. • Experience working across multiple organizations or stakeholders. • Experience managing consultants, vendors, or coalitions. • Experience working with progressive, state-based organizations or affiliate networks. • Experience with event strategy and execution, including convenings or conferences. • Familiarity with communications, digital strategy, or campaign planning, particularly in a 501(c)4 environment.

🏖️ Benefits

• Unlimited vacation with a requirement that each staff member take at least 2 weeks each year. • Eight paid holidays as well as an office closure annually between Christmas and New Year’s Day. • Employer-paid health, vision, and dental insurance • A 401K plan with 3% employer match • Annual professional development stipend