National Advisor

Summary

Join Common Ground USA (CG-USA) as a National Advisor and support the growth of their outreach and influence to national partners. You will build a stronger, more unified America by expanding their network and fostering collaboration among diverse groups. Responsibilities include leading national outreach, supporting the Executive Director in strategic direction and policy outreach, contributing to team leadership, and ensuring compliance. The ideal candidate possesses strong political analysis skills, extensive experience in building relationships and coalitions, and a deep understanding of national political and civil society leaders. This role requires excellent communication skills, strong project management abilities, and a passion for CG-USA's mission. The position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to make a significant impact on national unity and collaboration.

Requirements

• Typically BS/BA with minimum 15 years’ experience
• Strong political analysis skills
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships and coalitions
• Deep knowledge and existing connections with national political and civil society leaders
• Familiarity/expertise in democracy, coalition building, conflict resolution/political violence prevention, and/or related socio-political issues
• Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse groups and individuals
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Collaborative working style and ability to engage with diverse constituencies
• Passion for CG-USA’s mission and values, with a commitment to fostering collaboration across differences to solve problems

Responsibilities

• Leads National Outreach
• Builds new areas of national stakeholder engagement, including but not limited to political leaders across the political spectrum, national and multi-state civil society organizations, and other leaders in the business, non-profit, education, advocacy, rural, veteran, and faith sectors
• Grows opportunities for dialogue and cooperation between diverse national groups and leaders, including across ideology and sectors
• Executes national events and other special projects
• Represents CG-USA at field-level convenings and other spaces
• Supports Executive Director in Strategic Direction and Policy Outreach
• Leads in the creation and management of diverse CG-USA Advisory Board
• Supports Executive Director with outreach to executive and legislative policy makers
• Fosters political analysis, integrating team members and partners inputs
• Contributes to risk assessment and mitigation strategies
• Contributes to Team Leadership
• As part of CG-USA senior management team, contributes to the overall CG-USA strategy and execution of that strategy
• Supports in team management, and leadership for staffing and employee development
• Provides consultation on overall CG-USA strategy, outreach, donor engagement and special projects
• External Engagement: Represents CG-USA at national and state events and public engagements. Contributes to communication with government, civil society, media and partner organizations, as well as key donors
• Implementation: Supports quality programming, including planning, reporting, monitoring and evaluation, and stakeholder engagement. In implementation, ensure compliance of staff and partners to donor rules and US/state regulations, including 501(c)3 guidelines
• Reporting: Ensure project reporting is completed according to established timeline and requirements by contributing to grant reports, as well as regular funder briefings
• Personnel management: Manages recruitment of key consultants, and as assigned, manages project staff. Ensures personnel training to adhere to CG-USA, Search and donor policies and procedures
• Compliance: Ensures internal policy and donor compliance, including 501(c)3 limitations; address serious compliance issues when raised; oversee risk management
• Financial management: Supports quality and timely financial management
• Values: Infuses organizational values into all work
• Other duties: Tasks that are broadly in line with the above key contributions as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with conservative leaders and organizations highly desired

Benefits

• $97,400 - $131,000 a year
• The candidate must be based in the United States, ideally within the Washington, DC area
• Standard work will take place remotely/at a home office, but will require interfacing and attending in-person events in DC
• Occasional travel to other US locations will be required
• Standard work hours are Eastern or Central time-zone business hours
• Usual office environment conditions; ability to travel at least 15%
• Manages multiple functional areas and associated budgets; may manage multiple direct reports and/or consultants