Location: Remote within the US

Salary Range:

• Most regions in the United States: $81,000- 85,000
• California-specific: $81,000- $95,000
• NYC-specific: $90,000- 95,000

Offers will vary based on experience and location-based cost-of-living calculations.

• Level: Mid
• Supervisory role: Y
• Classification: Exempt, full time

About our organization:

Democracy Works is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that collaborates with election officials, leading tech platforms, and world-class partners to drive voter access and participation. We help Americans vote by providing reliable, useful voting guidance through the sites, apps and groups they trust. This includes TurboVote, Democracy Works Election Data, the Voting Information Project (VIP), and Ballot Scout. We also co-founded the Civic Alliance alongside the CAA Foundation. Democracy Works is committed to diversity and inclusion in everything we do and aspires to have a team that's representative of the voters we serve.

The impact you’ll make:

Every year, thousands of elections happen across the United States. The Election Research team works to provide data and guidance for users, partners, and voters so they have the information needed to register and vote. As part of a highly collaborative team, you'll provide leadership and direction that ensures our election information is accurate, helpful, and timely.

You will:

• Manage staff who own their portfolio of research, coaching them to navigate, prioritize, and execute research projects effectively
• Plan and facilitate research projects, which includes new and expanded data and guidance

In collaboration with the Election Research Director, ensure all data in the pipeline is researched, reviewed (including QA), and published in a timely manner

• Manage the local election office data set and ensure it is maintained and QA’d regularly
• Oversee cross-functional response and collaborate with internal stakeholders to address and resolve data-related incidents
• In collaboration with the Election Research Director, coordinate recruitment, onboarding, training, leadership development, and retention of staff
• Provide ongoing training, direction, and performance reviews to staff you manage as necessary
• Cross-functionally support relationships with major publishing partners
• Execute on other tasks as may be assigned

You are someone with:

• 2+ years of experience working in elections, civic tech, or government
• 1+ years of experience managing or supervising others
• An aptitude for coaching and mentoring people and teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Comfort using, handling, and manipulating data using spreadsheets with intermediate to advanced skills (including VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables)
• A passion for and commitment to strong and effective teamwork
• Comfort and familiarity working on, or adjacent to, the development of technology

It’s a plus if:

• You have experience working with election data
• You have experience ​working collaboratively with stakeholders, both internally and externally

How we work

Because elections take place everywhere, our employees work from all across the country. We embrace working remotely as the default. Our positions require regular, daily use of a computer (including the use of G-Suite and Slack) to conduct work and communicate with colleagues. We also have regular operating hours (10 am to 6 pm Eastern, Monday to Friday).

For those who prefer to work from an office, we are headquartered in Brooklyn, NY. We are happy to share more details about the office, including accessibility information, as on-site visits are planned.

There may be travel for occasional staff retreats or meetings as part of certain roles.

Benefits

As a member of the team, some of the benefits you’ll enjoy include:

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision option for you and your dependents
• 12 floating holidays and 25 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• $1,000 per year towards professional development activities

We also offer a 403(b) retirement plan, stipends for equipment and internet reimbursement, and annual Calm or Headspace subscription reimbursements.

To Apply

Please attach your resume and answers to the following questions:

• How did you find this job listing?
• Why are you interested in this role and working at Democracy Works?
• In 2-5 sentences, describe how you would approach learning a challenging new skill or topic.
• In 2-3 sentences, describe your familiarity with using spreadsheets including these types of features: filters/filter views, conditional formatting, data validation, vlookup, pivot table.
• In 2-5 sentences, please describe your experience managing and supervising others.
• Are you authorized to work lawfully in the United States for Democracy Works?

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) in Hiring

Democracy Works is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), age, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.

As part of our application, you’ll see an optional form used to collect U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) demographic information. Please note the categories used in this survey are set by the EEOC and may not reflect all existing categories.The data collected in this form is anonymized and is used in our EEOC reporting and in ongoing assessment of our recruitment practices.

Democracy Works follows the I-9 requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position, and you must possess your own work authorization in the U.S. now and in the future to continue working in this position.

Please reach out to hr@democracy.works if you have any questions about our process or if you need an accommodation for a medical condition during the hiring process.