Director, Political Talent

About Us

New Politics, a nonpartisan organization, was founded in 2013 to transform government by recruiting and developing servant leaders–those who have served their communities and country before–of the highest caliber, with integrity, courage and empathy to explore a second service in politics. Servant leaders are Americans who have served their communities and country, through the military veterans, national service alumni such as AmeriCorps and Peace Corps, and those who have chosen to work in public service.

Through leadership development experiences, educational programming and networking events, we're building a new pipeline into politics for these leaders. Together with our affiliated organization, New Politics, we're working toward an ambitious goal: electing 40 servant leaders to Congress by 2030. This role works across both organizations.

The Role

New Politics Director, Political Talent is charged with identifying high potential leaders with the ambition to serve in higher office. You'll build and steward relationships with a community of more than 100 servant leaders already elected to state and local office. You'll set the direction for the programming that supports the work of the talent department, including curriculum needs, ongoing learning and support resources. The Director, Political Talent will also lead fellowship programs and identify, create, and oversee delivery of ongoing learning. This role reports to the Managing Director of Talent.

Responsibilities

BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH POLITICAL TALENT

• Serve as the primary point of contact for state and local elected officials in our community.
• Understand each official's goals, readiness and timing for higher office, and keep that picture current in Salesforce.
• Stay present between conversations, with timely check-ins around filing deadlines, legislative sessions, reelection campaigns, and local news.
• Identify and engage elected leaders who are new to our community, in partnership with our recruitment team.

STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR POLITICAL TALENT DEVELOPMENT

• Oversee the design and execution of flagship gatherings, small-group coaching cohorts, and member touchpoints that drive leadership growth and engagement.
• Align overarching curriculum, learning approach, deliverables, and participant milestones across all learning initiatives with servant leadership and political leadership frameworks
• Shape the regular touchpoints that keep members connected between gatherings.

LEAD CAMPAIGN STAFF TRAINING

• Set direction and content for New Politics offered training programs and bootcamps.
• Update curriculum and materials based on participant data, facilitator feedback, organizational needs, and best practice.
• Manage staff, contractor, facilitators, coaches, and consultants with an eye towards effective and efficient training.

BUILD INCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING

• Evaluate program materials and experiences, and make changes that improve inclusion and effective implementation.
• Track participation and retention, especially among members from underrepresented groups, and pilot changes that reduce attrition.

PARTNER ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION

• Work with colleagues who advise candidates, so officials ready to explore a run for higher office have a clear next step.
• Partner with communications on member visibility and event communications, and with operations on compliance.
• Collaborate with recruitment on market expansion efforts- building servant leader pipeline in specific states.

What success looks like in your first year

• New program launches with its first cohort and first flagship gathering.
• Every servant leader in our community has a current relationship record and a scheduled next touchpoint.
• You have a clear, data-informed view of the team capacity the work needs.

Successful candidates will have:

• Demonstrated experience in leadership and development of elected officials. Your favorite part of politics are the people.
• Credibility and relationships with elected officials or political networks, and sound judgment about races, timing and district dynamics.
• At least two campaign cycles- preference for those who have held leadership on federal races and understand finance verticals or Chief of Staff experience in a political office.
• Drive values based culture and results-driven management of staff and contractors.
• Experience designing programs or curricula for senior leaders, with engaging facilitation skills.
• Experience managing a large portfolio of relationships in a CRM.
• Discretion and a firm grasp of nonpartisan boundaries.

Our Values

Every member of the New Politics team represents and lives our values: integrity, humbition, love, courage and excellence. We also look for commitment to inclusive and equitable practices, comfort in a direct, feedback-focused and results-oriented culture, and belief in our theory of change: servant leadership will transform our politics and restore our democracy.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary: starting at $100,000, commensurate with experience.
• Benefits: 401(k) matching; health, dental, vision and life insurance; health and dependent FSA; unlimited vacation; work-from-home stipend.
• Location: fully remote within continental U.S. time zones.
• Travel: quarterly domestic travel on average, more around flagship gatherings.

How to Apply

Send your resume, including your LinkedIn URL, as a PDF to apply@newpolitics.org with the subject line "Director, Political Talent." Supporting documents are optional; if you include them, combine them with your resume in a single PDF.