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The Democracy Alliance

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11 - 50 employees

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Social Impact

The Democracy Alliance is a network of foundations, individual donors, and unions that coordinates strategic philanthropy to strengthen a fair, multiracial democracy. It advances progressive civic infrastructure and public policy by convening partners, directing investments, and sharing strategy and impact reporting; its stated priorities include a fair democracy, an inclusive economy, racial justice, and environmental sustainability. The organization presents itself through community-building, investment guidance, and a public blog, and lists a Washington, DC address.

📋 Description

• Serve as the primary thought and operational partner to the President on her daily priorities, meetings, and external engagements. Make recommendations regarding the President's best use of time, including attendance and involvement in events. • Support the President’s relationships with partners, funders, grantees, and senior leaders across the progressive ecosystem including strong preparation and follow-up in collaboration with relevant team members. • Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including board members, partners, and donors, to advance DA’s mission. This person also engages deeply with labor leaders. • Develop systems to ensure that the President’s activities are aligned with organizational strategy and priorities. Collaborate with the President and Senior Team to define and track daily, weekly, and long-term goals. • Ensure the President is appropriately briefed for meetings, events, and public appearances by coordinating preparation materials and background information from staff. • Independently manage correspondence and advise on requests for meetings and engagements. Correspondence includes but is not limited to talking points; agenda framing; and email drafting on behalf of the President. • Serve as an external point of contact on all events, meetings, and speaking engagements; Take lead in ensuring the coordination of logistics and material preparation. • Proactively identify and resolve superfluous issues before they reach the President’s purview. • Prioritize conflicting needs; manage organizational matters expeditiously, proactively, and follow through on projects to successful completion, often with deadline pressures. • Attend meetings on behalf of the President as needed, representing the President and organization. • Work with the Executive Assistant to manage the President’s schedule, priorities, travel, and high-profile events, ensuring her time and engagements are strategically aligned with organizational goals and coordinated closely with the Partnerships team. • In partnership with the other senior team members, set organizational strategy, priorities, and goals for the organization, in support of the needs of the progressive ecosystem. • Contribute to organizational priority-setting and annual goal development by aligning the President's work with staff-wide goals and ensuring information and decisions flow to the appropriate teams. • Work closely with senior leadership to ensure the President’s initiatives and decisions are effectively communicated and implemented across the organization. • Project manage strategic projects on behalf of the President; create detailed project plans, anticipate obstacles; keep trains running without President. • Anticipate relationship and communication needs, ensuring timely follow-up and strong stewardship of key connections. • Partner with Senior Team on strategic leadership of the Board of Directors, including development and execution of high quality, consistent and generative Board engagement, including Board meetings, retreats and communications. • Support President in Board cultivation, expansion, and development of individual Board relationships and the Board as a whole.

🎯 Requirements

• 8 –10+ years of professional experience, including at least 3 years of senior level leadership in a mission-driven, complex organization (with experience in politics, movement, philanthropy, advocacy, labor, or nonprofit preferred). • Proven ability to build trust and manage relationships with senior leaders, partners, and staff at all levels. Experience with organized labor a plus. • Exceptional writing, editing, and communication skills. • Strong project management skills with acute attention to detail. • Highly organized, proactive, and adaptable, with a solutions-oriented mindset. • Excellent judgment, discretion, and ability to handle confidential information. • Ability to proactively identify problems, anticipate needs, and develop solutions. • Experience developing and managing systems that promote efficiency, accountability, and clarity. • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with senior executives, donors, Board members, and staff. • Advanced proficiency with Outlook and Google Workspace. • Demonstrated ability to synthesize information, prioritize multiple projects, and maintain composure in fast-paced, high-pressure environments. • Based in New York City a plus, with ability to travel up to 30% as needed.

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and life insurance, with DA covering 80% of a base health plan and multiple high-quality plan options • A 7% non-elective employer contribution to a 401(k) after six months, regardless of employee contributions • Four weeks (20 days) of PTO, paid sick leave, paid holidays, and two floating holidays • Two week-long office closures annually, plus Summer Fridays • A $165 per person monthly work-from-home stipend to support remote work expenses