National Advisor – Common Ground USA

National Advisor – Common Ground USA

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. Experience working with conservative leaders and organizations highly desired.
• 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

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Ensure project reporting is completed according to established timeline and requirements by contributing to grant reports, as well as regular funder briefings.
• 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.
• Ensures internal policy and donor compliance, including 501(c)3 limitations; address serious compliance issues when raised; oversee risk management.
• Supports quality and timely financial management.
• Infuses organizational values into all work.
• Tasks that are broadly in line with the above key contributions as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with conservative leaders and organizations highly desired.