Director of Partnerships – Strategic Initiatives

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $125k - $150k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🧐 Strategy

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American Oversight

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2017

🏛️ Government

🤝 Non-profit

📋 Compliance

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American Oversight is a nonpartisan, nonprofit watchdog organization that focuses on promoting truth, accountability, and democracy by enforcing the public's right to access government records. They engage in investigations and litigation to uncover evidence of government misconduct, and work to ensure transparency in government activities, with a particular emphasis on issues like election integrity, attacks on education, and voting rights. Their efforts are aimed at strengthening democratic principles and holding those in power accountable for their actions.

📋 Description

• Direct American Oversight’s partnerships and external engagement strategy • Expand the organization’s influence and establish it as a leading authority on FOIA and public records work • Build relationships with organizations whose strengths, networks, and community connections advance shared goals • Monitor and analyze political and policy dynamics at federal, state, and local levels • Develop coalition-based strategies to advance advocacy campaigns and defend democratic institutions • Draft or support sign-on letters, joint statements, and collaborative initiatives • Facilitate webinars, presentations, and other public-facing engagements • Identify and secure conference, coalition, and convening opportunities for organizational leadership • Advise executive leadership on strategic positioning and partnership or coalition risks • Represent American Oversight to external partners, coalitions, and public forums • Translate organizational priorities into actionable partnership and strategic initiative plans • Establish milestones, coordinate internal contributions, and ensure execution and follow-through • Define and track performance metrics for strategic engagement • Oversee Client Relationship Management and Partnerships systems, data hygiene, information flow, and partnership tracking • Build organizational capacity through staff coaching and training • Coach and mentor direct reports • Collaborate with executive leadership on fundraising strategies and funder relationships • Work with Development and Communications to create compelling narratives about partnerships, impact, and investigations • Assist with or draft grant and impact reports and other funder-facing materials • Align external engagement initiatives with development priorities and fundraising goals • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in nonprofit, advocacy, or related settings, including substantial experience working in or closely with 501(c)(3) advocacy, community-based, or watchdog organizations • Demonstrated record of building strategic partnerships that advance shared goals • 5+ years of experience advancing government accountability through advocacy, oversight, transparency, or related work • 3+ years of experience directly managing early-career staff, including setting performance expectations, providing regular feedback, and fostering professional growth through mentorship and coaching • Strong working knowledge of the nonprofit advocacy landscape, including 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations, democracy organizations and coalitions, and collaboration among national, state, and community organizations • Demonstrated experience building a program, initiative, or partnership strategy from the ground up through measurable results • Experience delivering results in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities • Demonstrated ability to engage diverse stakeholders and communicate organizational impact through persuasive narratives • Strong relationship cultivation, project management, communication, judgment and decision-making, problem-solving, critical thinking, and collaboration skills • Self-starter with good judgment, flexibility, resourcefulness, and problem-solving abilities • Exceptional organizational skills, discipline, attention to detail, multitasking, and project management abilities • Ability to rapidly build fluency across diverse issue areas • Experience working in and/or desire to contribute to workplaces committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion • Demonstrated commitment to coaching entry- and mid-level staff members • Desired: established relationships with nonprofit advocacy, community, national watchdog, or related coalition leaders • Desired: understanding of the accountability and democracy ecosystem • Desired: knowledge of FOIA or related state-level open records laws • Desired: organizational planning and strategic initiatives experience • Desired: experience in advocacy organizations where litigation is a primary tactic • Desired: change management experience • Desired: development experience with philanthropic organizations and/or donor cultivation • Must be located in the United States and available to work East Coast business hours, with occasional evening and weekend hours as needed

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote-first work environment • Medical, dental and vision insurance • Generous paid time off • Paid office closure from Christmas Eve to New Years’ Day • 403(b) with up to 4% employer match • Flexible scheduling policy aligned with core business hours • Summer Fridays • Up to $100/month reimbursement for internet services and personal device • Professional development stipend • $400/yr home office stipend • Commuter benefits

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