Principal Director, Program Development

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🌐 United States, Canada – Remote

🇺🇸 United States – Remote 🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

🐻 Alaska, Idaho, +3 more states – Remote

🐻 Alaska – Remote 🥔 Idaho – Remote 🦬 Montana – Remote 🌲 Oregon – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $166k - $185k / year

⏰ Full Time

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📋 Program Manager

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Clover Search Works

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2 - 10 employees

🤝 Non-profit

🎯 Recruiter

💼 Consulting

Non-profit • Recruitment • Consulting

Clover Search Works is a nonprofit executive search and transition support firm that helps nonprofit organizations identify and recruit senior leaders. The firm provides executive search, transition support, coaching, trainings and workshops, and emphasizes equity in search practices. Its website navigation and page copy highlight services for current searches, publications, and client testimonials, indicating a focus on serving nonprofit clients through recruitment and advisory work.

📋 Description

• Scout, plan, and build new research programs for Sightline • Develop and refine an institutional system for expanding into new issue areas • Vet potential program areas against Sightline’s program-selection criteria • Lead an organization-wide selection process and recommend new program areas to the Executive Director • Conduct preliminary research and produce groundbreaking articles and analyses • Establish Sightline’s presence and reputation in each new issue area • Develop impactful program strategies using research, communications, and coalition building • Build coalitions in support of new programs • Serve as a senior spokesperson for Sightline • Write and publish research, speak publicly and to the media, and meet with policymakers, allies, and stakeholders • Anchor fundraising by identifying, cultivating, and securing prospective funders with the development team • Lead recruitment and staffing for each new program • Hire and mentor the permanent program director • Guide the director through transition and hand off leadership • Build and manage program budgets and staffing with the operations team • Refine Sightline’s program-development method with each cycle • Work with the Executive Director and communications, development, and research teams during the first year

🎯 Requirements

• Substantial senior-level experience in policy research, advocacy, journalism, or a related field • Experience initiating work rather than inheriting it • Track record of conducting and publishing original, in-depth policy research that changed minds • Ability to become credible quickly in fields that are new to you • Skilled writer and public speaker • Comfortable serving as a senior spokesperson with media, policymakers, and other stakeholders • Strong strategic thinking and ability to influence policy through research, communications, and advocacy • Experience contributing to fundraising, including identifying and cultivating prospective funders and writing proposals and reports • Experience engaging policymakers to translate research into policy influence • Experience leading a new initiative, program, or team from early concept through launch • Commitment to Sightline’s mission and values • Must live and work in Cascadia: Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington • Must be able to travel to represent Sightline and participate in retreats and meetings • Application must include a cover letter, resume, and brief published writing sample in a single PDF • Application materials must not be written by artificial intelligence

🏖️ Benefits

• 401K employer contribution of 10 percent of salary with no match required • Annual merit raises and periodic promotions • Mentoring, training, and learning opportunities • 95% premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance for the employee • Partial medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for dependents • 4 weeks of paid vacation • 12 paid holidays annually • 2 weeks paid health, wellness, and care leave • Shared pool of additional leave for special circumstances • 12 weeks paid parental leave • 3-month paid sabbatical every 7 years • $200 monthly remote work stipend • Regular staff gatherings for in-person connection • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualifying employer • Remote work from home or a co-working facility of choice • Balanced lives and collegial organizational culture