We Are Hiring - American Promise

Join our dynamic, growing team! Together we are inspiring, empowering, and uniting Americans across the political spectrum to build a healthy democracy and lasting American republic. Contribute your passion, skills, and experience to our historic effort to amend the US Constitution to ensure equal opportunity and representation for all American people, not just the wealthy few.

We are hiring for the following roles:

Director of Citizen Empowerment
Director of Communications
Leadership Gifts Officer
Salesforce and Systems Administrator
Law Fellow (Summer 2020)

Details for all positions are below. Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis and will remain posted until filled.

Position: DIRECTOR OF CITIZEN EMPOWERMENT

Reporting to: Leah Field, Managing Director and Jeff Clements, President

Location: Cambridge, MA

ABOUT AMERICAN PROMISE

Our passionate team inspires, empowers, and unites Americans across the political spectrum to build a healthy democracy and lasting American republic. We have an audacious goal: amend the United States Constitution to stop the corrupting influence of money in our political system and secure the rights of all Americans to have their voices heard equally in the halls of government.

To achieve this goal, we empower citizens in all 50 states to learn, connect, take effective action, and lead efforts to mobilize their communities and ensure their representatives pass and ratify this Constitutional amendment. By working together–across party lines and hometowns– we can realize our national vision of human liberty, equal rights, and effective self-government. In all that we do, we strive to live our values of empowerment, positivity, courage, grit, responsiveness, respect, candor, and cross-partisanship.

Since our founding in 2016, we have launched forty American Promise chapters across the nation, supported hundreds of thousands of citizen actions, and played a key role in five state citizen ballot initiatives and six legislative campaigns. As of right now, 20 states have formally called for an amendment to authorize limits on money in elections and ensure all Americans are represented in our political system. As a result, more than twenty million Americans have had a chance to vote on this constitutional amendment and more than 135 million Americans live in states that have demanded the Amendment.

From a start-up, to an agile team, to a national cross-partisan force, American Promise is continuing to grow this remarkable movement and is now expanding our team. Our citizen empowerment program is at the heart of American Promise and we are seeking an experienced, effective and dynamic person to inspire, grow and lead our citizen empowerment team and scale the impact of the program. If you thrive on bringing people together to achieve a common goal, all while making history, read on!

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director of Citizen Empowerment is a new position to manage and increase the quality of methods for engaging, motivating, connecting, mobilizing and supporting citizen leaders in communities across the nation. You serve as a member of American Promise’s senior management team and contribute at a high level to advance our goals nationally and in partnership with state and regional allies. You evaluate and improve existing programming and create and direct new programming to better empower citizens to find their voices and take sustained action to advance the Amendment in their towns, states, and at the federal level. You develop and oversee programming that enables volunteers to form local chapters, network, build partnerships, hold events, speak publicly, generate content, collect signatures, lobby, fundraise, run and win ballot initiatives, and ultimately advance local and state campaigns. You lead a growing team of interest-based network managers and the chapter manager and coordinators who work to identify and train volunteer leaders of local chapters to engage with their communities, both locally and interest-based, and to accomplish actions to advance the Amendment. You work in alignment with American Promise state and Congressional strategies, communications and other areas of American Promise operations to accelerate the campaign to turn national consensus support for our cause into a renewal of civic commitment and engagement, real action, milestone victories, and ratification of the Amendment. You work directly with citizens and volunteers to evaluate program elements and provide advanced level support. The position is full-time, 40-hours per week, with occasional nights and weekends. Travel to various states can be expected.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Rapidly develop a strong understanding of the current political atmosphere and state of democracy in America, the effect of money in politics on representation, discourse, and policy, and the role of an amendment in addressing the issues
Strengthen a culture of shared commitment, accountability, and dedication to cross-partisanship, diversity, and citizen empowerment
Evaluate existing programming to find opportunities for improvement, alignment, automation, and scalability
Develop new programming and tools that offers a wider array of methods for citizens to learn, engage, and become empowered leaders who can sustain action, expand local and state chapters and networks, and inspire and engage others
Lead and manage a team of citizen empowerment coordinators and interest network managers
Engage and build relationships with community members and leaders in priority states through in person, phone, and email interactions, with the goal of finding allies and growing partnerships for local events and organizing efforts
Work with American Promise’s States and Congress Managers to ensure programming strengthens the relationship, connection, and effectiveness of empowered citizens, i.e. chapter members, committees, associations, and volunteers with state-based officials, legislative initiatives, federal representatives, staff, and committees to advance the 28th Amendment
Collaborate with Communications staff to build awareness and feedback loops from volunteer activity
Collaborate with the Managing Director and Systems staff to build a communication and reporting system that eliminates bottlenecks by increasing the direct connection between volunteers and facilitating the flow of information
Develop and oversee a schedule of monthly chapter leader calls and monthly national conference calls that align messages and activities for greatest impact, including recruiting speakers, creating the call agendas, and tracking impact of the calls
Develop, track, and report on citizen empowerment metrics to show progress made toward achieving program goals
Analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of the program against strategic goals and recommend and implement improvements
Identify and recruit allies to speak and participate at events and conferences in DC

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

A sincere commitment to and excitement for the American Promise mission, goal, and values
5+ years experience as a manager, responsible for decision making and recruiting, hiring, motivating and developing staff
Experience with skills-based education and/or community organizing
Experience with creating programming that connects and motivates people with different backgrounds and interests to take collaborative action for a shared goal
A commitment to and track record of empowering other people to achieve their goals
Volunteer service orientation: Able to identify and serve volunteer needs, taking personal responsibility for correcting volunteer service problems through development and implementation of sound program services and policies
Excellent interpersonal skills: Able to connect with others and inspire them to work towards a shared vision
Team leadership: Able to mobilize people to work toward a shared purpose in the best interests of the organization and the people it serves by sharing responsibility with team members and guiding activities to achieve desired outcomes
Strong communication skills: Able to clearly and effectively communicate with diverse audiences in a conscious and informed manner; able to listen, understand, and respond appropriately
Planning: Able to balance priorities, assess resources, and design and adjust programs and initiatives to achieve desired outcomes
Initiative: Able to recognize what needs to be done, or the questions that need to be answered to move forward, and execute tasks independently
Public speaking and facilitation: Able to lead presentations, answer questions, diffuse distractions, stay on message, and disseminate dense information
Resourcefulness: Able to fill gaps with creative solutions
Flexibility: Able to adapt to and work effectively within a variety of situations, and with various individuals or groups; able to understand and appreciate different and opposing perspectives on an issue, adapting one’s approach as the requirements of a situation change
Demonstrate and value integrity, sound judgement, adaptability, reliability, collaboration, a commitment to learning, and a sense of humor

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

$70-80k, commensurate with experience
Professional development opportunities
Health insurance (medical)
Flexible spending account (FSA) for pre-tax transit, health and dependent care benefits
Paid two-weeks vacation (three after one year), 12 holidays, and personal/sick days
Free gym membership at EXOS Performance Center at Cambridge, MA location
Flexible schedule
Passionate, sociable, and inclusive work environment

TO APPLY

Please submit a cover letter and resume to Leah Field at [email protected]

American Promise celebrates the diversity of our nation and seeks to build a team that reflects that diversity. We welcome all qualified applicants who share this vision, and strongly encourage applicants from marginalized and underrepresented communities.

Position: DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Reporting to: Leah Field, Managing Director and Jeff Clements, President

Location: Cambridge, MA

ABOUT AMERICAN PROMISE

From a start-up, to an agile team, to a national cross-partisan force, American Promise is continuing to grow this remarkable movement and is now expanding our team. We seek a Director of Communications who can build on this momentum by raising awareness, inspiring citizens to take action, and motivating our community to contribute the resources needed to propel the Amendment from vision to reality. If you would like to have a key role in making history, read on!

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director of Communications is a new position that leads the development and execution of an integrated communications strategy. You serve as a member of American Promise’s senior management team and contribute at a high level to advance our goals nationally and in partnership with state and regional allies. Working with communications staff and vendors, you increase the profile and impact of American Promise’s national movement to pass the Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, thus strengthening the foundational American principles of equal citizenship, equal representation, and commitment to service. You must have passion and enthusiasm for the American Promise mission and the desire to work collaboratively as part of a team working toward an ambitious common goal. The position is full-time, 40-hours per week, with occasional nights and weekends. Travel to various states can be expected.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Tell the Story

Clarify the American Promise message, taking into account our audience, goals, and context
Turn those key messages into creative content that tells the American Promise story (and/or work with colleagues and contractors to do so)
Develop and drive an impactful thought leadership program (reports, blogs, videos, op-eds), working with content experts to share the American Promise perspective
Introduce new and creative approaches to storytelling for diverse audiences and communications platforms
Elevate the profile of American Promise and its mission as the national organization key to the success of many democracy and policy reform efforts

Lead

Develop a strategic communications plan that includes email campaigns, traditional and social media, and events
Set and evaluate progress towards ambitious goals for reach, engagement, and fundraising
Identify and analyze effective metrics to measure performance toward goals
Provide training to AP staff, volunteers, and partners to become spokespeople and effective messengers
Develop and implement a media relations strategy based on in depth knowledge of the news cycle, and serve as AP lead for media requests

Coordinate

Effectively manage a growing communications team and tap existing communications assets to deliver results
Manage and report on departmental budget
Develop and execute communication strategies with national and local partners

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

A sincere commitment to and excitement for the American Promise mission, goal, and values
8 to 10 years of increasingly responsible experience in strategic communications, social marketing, campaign management and issue advocacy, and/or press and media outreach
At least 3 years in a senior management role preferred
Understanding of Key Performance Indicators and how to analyze data to inform strategy
Proven track record of launching major, innovative national and state communications campaigns designed to effect change and build a movement
Strong instinct for press opportunities, including understanding of national news cycle
Strong and confident leadership, including the ability to position communications discussions at both the strategic and tactical level, set goals, communicate clearly, collaborate and delegate, and adjust to changing circumstances
Outstanding political judgement and comfort managing diverse constituent groups, including staff, board members, volunteers, donors, program participants, and other supporters
Entrepreneurial self-starter, able to work independently, who enjoys creating and implementing new initiatives
Ability to strategize both top-down and bottom-up communications, providing communications-based support to a network of chapters and volunteers across the nation
Excellent writing, editing, and presentation skills; experience with how to use different media (print, digital, videos, brochures, tech platforms etc.) to achieve advocacy goals
Demonstrate and value integrity, sound judgement, adaptability, reliability, collaboration, a commitment to learning, and a sense of humor

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

$70-80k, commensurate with experience
Professional development opportunities
Health insurance (medical)
Flexible spending account (FSA) for pre-tax transit, health and dependent care benefits
Paid two-weeks vacation (three after one year), 12 holidays, and personal/sick days
Free gym membership at EXOS Performance Center at Cambridge, MA location
Flexible schedule
Passionate, sociable, and inclusive work environment

TO APPLY Please submit a cover letter and resume to Leah Field at [email protected]. American Promise celebrates the diversity of our nation and seeks to build a team that reflects that diversity. We welcome all qualified applicants who share this vision, and strongly encourage applicants from marginalized and underrepresented communities.

Position: LEADERSHIP GIFTS OFFICER

Reporting to: Liz Harvey, Development Director

Location: Cambridge, MA, Concord, MA or remotely

ABOUT AMERICAN PROMISE

To achieve this goal, we empower citizens in all 50 states to learn, connect, take effective action, and lead efforts to mobilize their communities and ensure their representatives pass and ratify this Constitutional amendment. By working together—across party lines, hometowns, motivations, and skills—we can realize our national vision of human liberty, equal rights, and effective self-government. In all that we do, we strive to live our values of empowerment, positivity, courage, grit, responsiveness, respect, candor, and cross-partisanship.

From a start-up, to an agile team, to a national cross-partisan force, American Promise is continuing to grow this remarkable movement and is now expanding our team. We seek a Leadership Gifts Officer who can build on this momentum by inspiring and motivating citizens to contribute the resources needed to propel the Amendment from vision to reality. If you would like to have a key role in making history, read on!

POSITION SUMMARY

In this newly created position, the Leadership Gifts Officer plays a key role in our overall strategy to expand the pool of individual donors and execute our major gift strategy. Working with the Director of Development, President, the board and volunteers, you are involved in all stages of individual donor engagement from identification to solicitation to stewardship. You work collaboratively and individually to network, build relationships, inspire hope and confidence, nurture, and grow support for our mission and work. You must have passion and enthusiasm for the American Promise mission and the desire to work collaboratively as part of a team working toward an ambitious common goal. The position is full-time, 40-hours per week, with occasional nights and weekends. Travel to various states can be expected.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Interfacing closely with the Director of Development and President, plan and implement a strategy for managing and growing relationships with individual donors
Build and manage relationships with prospects and donors through personalized outreach, in person meetings, event invitations, and regular communications efforts
Participate directly in the cultivation, solicitation and closure of major gifts
Develop individualized strategies through collaboration with other colleagues and volunteers
Attend donor cultivation events and dinners; thoughtfully document and execute post event follow-up plans
Prepare written briefings for all visits and related follow-up for the President and Director of Development
Develop an individual prospect research strategy and oversee a research plan to expand the pipeline of Major Gift prospects
Establish strong relationships with American Promise staff, gaining an in-depth understanding of key programs

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

A sincere commitment to and excitement for the American Promise mission, goal, and values
3 to 5 years of increasingly responsible experience in development and fundraising
Demonstrated experience building productive relationships with both broad-base and high net worth donors
Must be results oriented, with a proven track record of successful identification, cultivation, solicitation, and closure of major gifts ($25,000 and above)
Excellent interpersonal and networking skills with large groups as well as with individuals
Strong communications skills, including organizational, conversational, presenting, and writing skills, with the ability to inspire hope and articulate the mission, goals and progress of American Promise
Ability to be a self-starter and initiator, working both independently and collaboratively on a team
Strong computer skills; experience with Salesforce or comparable constituent relationship management software and G-Suite for Nonprofits/Google Drive
Able to travel and work occasional evenings and weekends
Demonstrate and value integrity, reliability, sound judgment, maturity, a commitment to learning, and a sense of humor

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

$46-56k, commensurate with experience
Professional development opportunities
Health insurance (medical)
Flexible spending account (FSA) for pre-tax transit, health and dependent care benefits
Paid two-weeks vacation (three after one year), 12 holidays, and personal/sick days
Free gym membership at EXOS Performance Center at Cambridge, MA location
Flexible schedule
Passionate, sociable, and inclusive work environment

TO APPLY Please submit a cover letter and resume to Liz Harvey at [email protected] American Promise celebrates the diversity of our nation and seeks to build a team that reflects that diversity. We welcome all qualified applicants who share this vision, and strongly encourage applicants from marginalized and underrepresented communities.

Position: SALESFORCE AND SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR

Reporting to: Leah Field, Managing Director

Location: Cambridge, MA

ABOUT AMERICAN PROMISE

To achieve this goal, we empower citizens in all 50 states to learn, connect, take effective action, and lead efforts to mobilize their communities and ensure their representatives pass and ratify this Constitutional amendment. By working together—across party lines, hometowns, motivations, and skills—we can realize our national vision of human liberty, equal rights, and effective self-government. In all that we do, we strive to live our values of empowerment, positivity, courage, grit, responsiveness, respect, candor, and cross-partisanship.

From a start-up, to an agile team, to a national cross-partisan force, American Promise is continuing to grow this remarkable movement and is now expanding our team. We are seeking an analytical, effective and efficient person to select, maintain and improve where and how we collect, store, organize, manage, move, and access our data and turn it into relevant and accessible information for all stakeholders. If you love using your growing information technology skills across development, database, and web-based systems disciplines, eliminating bottlenecks and inefficiencies, and enabling users to do more, all while making history, read on!

POSITION SUMMARY

The Salesforce and Systems Administrator is primarily responsible for the administration of our Salesforce environment and the integration and administration of additional web-based applications including but not limited to MailChimp and G-Suite for Nonprofits. You work closely with our web developer to ensure data captured via our web forms flow into our applications to be used as actionable information. You collaborate with and support the development, citizen empowerment, and political departments striving to understand their goals and devise simple solutions to collect the correct data and organize it to provide accurate information via our applications. You work with the goals of 1) improving upon systems that facilitate the flow of data and the accessibility of real-time information to all organization units and stakeholders, 2) reducing time and complexity from request/input to delivery/output, and 3) streamlining and automating data and information flow. The position is full-time, 40-hours per week, with occasional nights and weekends.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Understand the information needs and processes of all departments in order to improve user experiences and optimize business processes across every department
Ensure that Salesforce is accessible to users, with the correct permissions, at all times and is able to provide the right information to make key strategic decisions
Solve mission critical issues by researching and vetting new tools, including understanding the issue, determining “must haves” versus “nice to have” features, identifying solutions and/or vendors, conducting initial discussions, and scheduling demos with key stakeholders
Configure and integrate solutions into the Salesforce platform through self-configuration within the platform, the integration of a new tool, or in special circumstances through working with a developer
Create and maintain documentation and training resources including tracking of customizations to the platform, integrations with other systems and platforms, process documentation, and training documentation for end users
Create and enforce policies for effective data management to keep data safe from security breaches, unauthorized access, data losses, platform failures, and integrated system failures
Keep all platforms up-to-date with new releases, system updates, and patches to ensure continuous, error-free operation
Create techniques for quality data collection to ensure adequacy, accuracy and legitimacy of data
Support users in the daily use of Salesforce and other integrated platforms and applications
Assist with reports and data extraction when needed

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS: TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

1-2 years experience working as a Salesforce Administrator
Experience working with middleware platforms, APIs and/or plug-ins to connect and integrate the capabilities of web-based applications
Experience working in email list management and email marketing platforms, experience w/MailChimp is preferred
Experience working in Excel and SQL, Python, R, or similar data analysis languages or programs
Experience as a business and/or systems analyst is a plus

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS: GENERAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES

A sincere commitment to and excitement for the American Promise mission, goal, and values
Experience with providing application user training to staff
Demonstrate an understanding of data administration and management functions
Problem-solving skills: Able to quickly analyze, diagnose, and resolve technical problems
Good communication skills: Able to listen, understand, and respond appropriately to different stakeholders; able to be proactive in communicating issues and potential delays
Time management and planning: Able to balance priorities, assess resources, and make plans to achieve desired outcomes within agreed upon timelines
Initiative: Able to recognize what needs to be done, or the questions that need to be answered to move forward, and execute tasks independently
Good collaboration skills: Able to work independently and as part of a team to achieve shared organizational goals
Demonstrate and value integrity, reliability, sound judgment, a commitment to learning, and a sense of humor

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

$50-55k, commensurate with experience
Professional development opportunities, including Salesforce Certification courses
Health insurance (medical)
Flexible spending account (FSA) for pre-tax transit, health and dependent care benefits
Paid two-weeks vacation (three after one year), 12 holidays, and personal/sick days
Free gym membership at EXOS Performance Center at Cambridge, MA location
Flexible schedule
Passionate, sociable, and inclusive work environment

TO APPLY

Please submit a cover letter and resume to Leah Field at [email protected]

Law Fellow Program – Summer 2020 American Promise is seeking to add one or more Law Fellows to our team in Cambridge located at 125 Cambridgepark Dr, Suite 301, Cambridge, MA 02140. The American Promise Law Fellow Program offers an opportunity for qualified law students and attorneys to engage in constitutional research, writing and advocacy to advance American Promise’s cross-partisan campaign to win the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution so that people, not money govern America. The 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution will replace the Supreme Court’s doctrine of political inequality, reflected in decisions such as Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, with foundational American principles of equal citizenship and representation and safeguards against systemic corruption. Responsibilities

Prepare speakers to give testimony at federal and state legislative hearings;
Draft law review articles and other writings for publication;
Assist with preparation for public debates and interviews;
Provide legal research, analysis, writing, and other support for American Promise’s programs

Experience and Qualifications

Current law school student or graduate;
Strong academic record and passion for constitutional law;
Outstanding writing skills;
Commitment to the cause and goals of American Promise;
Ability to thrive in a startup environment and work independently;
Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.

While the American Promise Law Fellow Program provides unparalleled experience, it does not have the budget to provide compensation. In appropriate circumstances, a modest stipend could be provided. To apply, send an email with a cover letter and resume to Leah Field ([email protected]) with a cc to Jeff Clements ([email protected]). American Promise celebrates the diversity of our nation and seeks to build a team that reflects that diversity. We welcome and encourage all qualified applicants who share that vision.