Director, Leadership Programs

About the Organization
Since 2016, Across the Aisle™ , a nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, has been providing young Americans (ages 14 to 35) with opportunities to learn, lead, and find bipartisan solutions to our country’s biggest challenges.

We work with experts from both sides of the aisle to empower voters with reliable facts and a framework to make their own informed decisions. Our leadership programs identify and prepare students and early-career professionals from both parties for decision-making positions on Capitol Hill, in the executive branch, and in other public service roles. Our core policy areas include fiscal issues like the national debt and the federal budget, as well as entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare.

Ready to use your time and talents to make a meaningful difference? Let’s talk.

Position Description
Across the Aisle™ is hiring a Director of Leadership Programs for its Answer the Call™ program to help us engage, educate, and empower the next generation of public policy leaders.

The Director will manage a growing team of HQ-based staff, vendors, and remote consultants and will serve a program cohort of over 200 undergraduates and more than 600 alumni.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of:

Producing engaging programs from concept through execution
Scaling operations to serve a national cohort
Managing a young and diverse group of program participants and alumni
Juggling multiple projects at once
Solving problems on the fly
This job is perfect for someone who cares deeply about our country’s future, enjoys helping emerging leaders reach their potential, and wants to provide pathways to public service for young Americans.

Strong preference will be given to candidates who:

Are veterans and/or have experience providing educational programming or leadership training to veterans and/or members of the armed forces.
Have higher education and program management experience at colleges or universities, nonprofits, or similar institutions.

Core Duties
Reporting directly to the Chief Operations Officer (COO), the Director of Leadership Programs will:

Work with the COO to develop the department’s long-term strategic plan, including budgeting, staffing, objective setting, success metrics, program development, and geographic expansion.
Manage a growing team located in Washington, D.C., overseeing and coordinating their work in admissions, on-campus programming, leadership training, and alumni programming.
Manage a growing leadership program that serves more than 200 college and graduate students and over 600 alumni across the country.
Build out leadership training and continuing engagement opportunities.
Work with the Policy Department to refine and expand educational curriculum and leadership training offerings.
Work with the Events and Logistics Manager in the planning, production, and execution of in-person events that serve leadership participants and alumni, including:
Orientation and Ambassador Weekends
Campus events
Virtual events
Educational programming and leadership initiatives currently in the pilot testing phase
Work closely with the Director of Communications and Marketing to identify content programming opportunities and promote existing projects and programs.
Produce, host, and manage FtF events across the country.
Represent FtF at key meetings with program partners, hosts, and participants.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in student affairs, hospitality, political science, public policy, communications, or a related field.
4+ years of experience in higher education, program management, or a closely related field.
Substantial knowledge of curriculum development, student affairs management, event planning logistics, and/or on-site staff management.
Ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously, delegate work effectively, meet deadlines, and work within established budgets.
Ability to travel 30% or more of the year, both locally and nationally.
Flexibility to work evening hours and occasional weekends.
Familiarity with the following software platforms is a plus:
Slack
Google Workspace
Asana
HubSpot
Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge
Zoom
Navan
Ability to meet the demands of an on-site event environment:
Ability to remain in a stationary position for an extended period of time
Ability to lift and/or move boxes and equipment
Ability to position oneself under tables or stages and/or lower oneself to the floor
Collaborative with a positive, solutions-oriented mindset and an ability to effectively represent the organization by engaging with others in an approachable, fair-minded, and accessible way that encourages discussion and engagement.
Additional Information
For more information, visit:

Website: www.acrosstheaisle.org
Instagram: @freefactsorg
Email: [email protected] (Attention: COO Camden Stuebe)