The Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL) is hiring a Program Manager to lead our Values and Standards for Election Excellence (VSEE) initiative. In this role, you will be responsible for the adoption and long-term maintenance of a new set of voter-centric standards for U.S. election departments. You will report to an Associate Director within the Government Services department.
What You'll Do
- Manage the VSEE program as the lead staff member, handling internal adoption and maintenance of voter-centric, pro-democracy standards for local election departments.
- Refine and update standards to support long-term maintenance and relevance.
- Share regular program updates and align planning with other workstreams like Certification and Professional Development.
- Identify approaches to build expertise and support adoption of the values and standards framework for CTCL staff and core project partners.
- Build and sustain relationships and feedback opportunities with local election officials, experts in the field, and core partners.
- Take the lead on storytelling for the values and standards.
- Lead direct reports to set goals every 6 months, and provide coaching in weekly 1:1 meetings.
- Support direct reports to reach sustainable professional development goals and career milestones.
- Contribute to equitable hiring processes for new teammates as needed.
What We're Looking For
- Strong spoken and written communication skills, presenting complex concepts in an easy-to-understand way.
- Strategic thinking: ability to look for vulnerabilities and threats while exploring opportunities.
- Decisiveness: ability to make decisions about work and determine programmatic priorities with minimal guidance.
- People management experience: delegating tasks, setting and holding people accountable to clear goals.
- Experience with project or program management and familiarity with project management tools and best practices.
- Equity consciousness: skills and experiences that help understand voters with limited access to the election system.
- Must live in the United States and be eligible to work in the United States.
Team & Environment
You will report to an Associate Director in the Government Services department.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $82,750.78 - $89,116.21 per year.
- Medical, dental, vision, disability (long- and short-term), term life, and AD&D insurance.
- Paid time off: federal holidays off, two weeks of paid winter break, and unlimited vacation.
- Retirement plan: CTCL will match employees’ 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to 4% of their salary, fully vested.
- Up to $1400 per year towards professional development, materials, and equipment.
- Flexible hours: core work hours are 12 pm to 4pm Central Time, Monday-Thursday.
- Medical and Dependent Care FSA: employees may set aside pre-tax dollars for medical and/or dependent care expenses.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid position with the option to work remotely within the U.S. or from offices in Chicago, IL or Washington, DC.
The Center for Tech and Civic Life is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage people of all races, colors, religions, national origins, sexual orientations, genders, sexes, ages, abilities, branches of military service, and political party affiliations to apply.
