President

Position Title: President

Job Location:

Remote, New Jersey (Trenton, Lambertville)

This remote position involves frequent travel to Trenton during legislative session, and candidates residing in New Jersey are strongly preferred.

Salary and Benefits:

$200,000–300,000/year, commensurate with skills and experience. Health insurance provided, generous vacation package. Annual performance bonus included.

Job Summary:

The New Jersey Civil Justice Institute (NJCJI) seeks a highly qualified individual to lead a distinguished association. It is a non-partisan, non-profit organization supported by the state’s largest employers, business associations, and professional organizations. The Institute promotes a fair, efficient, and predictable civil justice system in New Jersey through strategic advocacy before all branches of state government.

The ideal candidate will be an innovative, strategic, and dynamic leader with strong communication skills and a solid understanding of the NJ legislative process, politics, and civil law.

Leadership and Management

• Develop and execute a comprehensive strategy for increasing the Institute’s legislative, judicial, and political impact, and growing membership and annual revenue.
• Manage staff including conducting consistent performance reviews.
• Responsibly manage an annual budget and oversee financial disclosures and tax filings.
• Serve as a thought leader on civil liability issues.

Advocacy

• Serve as the chief advocate for civil liability reform in New Jersey.
• Lobby the state legislature, executive, and relevant regulatory bodies on civil liability issues.
• Engage in judicial advocacy through monitoring, reporting, and Amicus briefs.
• Identify existing and emerging legislation affecting the state’s legal environment.
• Execute lobbying strategy on priority affirmative and defensive legislation.
• Collaborate with allied organizations and interest groups to advance the Institute’s objectives.

Media

• Act as the spokesperson for the organization, including providing quotes and participating in interviews.
• Supervise all media outreach, including traditional and social media platforms.
• Develop and execute media/public relations strategy to ensure exposure for the organization and priority issues.

Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all state and federal campaign finance and lobbying laws.
• Manage the existing Political Action Committee including filings and disbursements.

Membership/Development

• Lead all fundraising and member development activities. Set and consistently achieve fundraising goals.
• Routinely communicate with members on developments and accomplishments.
• Facilitate development of the Board of Directors to ensure effective governance.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher. Law degree strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in government relations, state/federal advocacy, political campaigns, government, or a combination thereof. Experience in New Jersey strongly preferred.
• Experience leading an organization and/or managing teams.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communications skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite – Outlook, Word, Excel.
• Self-starter/motivator.

Preferences:

• Juris Doctorate, experience as a practicing attorney
• Media experience
• Non-profit management experience
• Fundraising experience
• Experience working in a coalition with allied organizations
• New Jersey resident

Contact:

Claire McDaniel: [email protected]

The New Jersey Civil Justice Institute follows all state and federal laws in its hiring practices and will consider applicants from all backgrounds.