Chief of Staff
EMILYs List
People & HR, Operations
Washington, DC, USA
Posted on Feb 24, 2025
SUMMARY
Reports to: Executive Director
Supervisory Responsibilities: Office of the President, Events Director, Data and Tech Department
FLSA Status: Exempt
EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, is searching for a Chief of Staff to join our Executive team. The Chief of Staff is responsible for overseeing interdepartmental collaboration, managing cross-functional teams, and serving as a strategic adviser to the President and Executive Director.
Our team is steadfast in our commitment to elect Democratic pro-choice women up and down the ballot. The opportunity for the new Chief of Staff at EMILYs List is to join a dynamic organization and write the next chapter of the nation’s largest resource for women in politics.
Essential Job Functions
- Understands the organizational strategy and aligns department activities to advance the EMILYs List mission
- Directly supervises the Events and Data & Technology teams, overseeing their day-to-day work to support core organizational functions including fundraising, campaigns, and operations
- Manages the President’s Office— which prioritizes the President’s commitments and schedule, facilitates her engagement across all aspects of the organization’s work, and ensures that internal and external stakeholders’ needs are met
- Provides overarching strategic and management support to cross-departmental priorities, managing a variety of special projects
- Oversees strategic initiatives from ideation to implementation by collaborating with leadership team members to determine and prioritize organizational strategies and working with them to deliver, monitor, and communicate progress towards goals
- Builds and maintains strong relationships internally, ensuring the flow of information between departments is timely and consistent and internal communications are thoughtful and proactive
- Works with the Executive Director to support all activities associated with the Board of Directors, including staffing for all Board and Committee meetings, and the development of meeting schedules, agendas, and materials
- Assists with the administration of organizational operations, including reviewing and evaluating the results of program activities, recommending allocation of resources for greater program effectiveness and efficiency, and developing organizational and administrative policies and program objectives for Board consideration Informs organizational leadership and the Board of Directors of department outcomes, successes, and challenges
- Helps plan and coordinate organizational meetings, retreats, and internal special events
- Develops and manages the departmental budget and approves spending decisions, allocating resources in a fiscally responsible and strategic manner
- Represents EMILYs List in key meetings and events, serves as a senior point of contact for partners and stakeholders, and acts as a spokesperson for EMILYs List as needed
- Uses available information and consults with others to make decisions in a timely manner
- Assesses risk when strategic decisions are made
- Other duties as assigned
- Some business travel may be required
Qualifications
- At least 8 years of experience in campaigns, advocacy, or politics with at least 4 years of experience as a Chief of Staff or similar role
- Proven success drafting and implementing project plans and leading teams to achieve desired outcomes
- Strong interpersonal and leadership capabilities. Experience as a direct supervisor or mentor supporting the performance and professional development of others is preferred.
- A self-starter skilled in decision-making, problem-solving, prioritization, and time management
- Comfortable holding others accountable to deadlines and desired outcomes
- Ability to juggle multiple responsibilities and relationships
- All candidates should possess commitment and passion to elect Democratic pro-choice women, as well as a commitment to the diversity of our candidates, membership, partners, and staff.
The starting salary for this position is $200,000 on an annualized basis and comes with a comprehensive benefits package. If you are selected for an interview, you will be contacted directly. No calls, please.
Our office is based in Washington, DC. This position is based in the DC office with a hybrid schedule requiring at least 3 days per week in office.
About EMILYs List
EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, works to elect Democratic pro-choice women up and down the ballot and across the country with a goal of fighting for our rights and our communities. Our work is centered around a fundamental vision: Run. Win. Change the World. EMILYs List has raised $850 million in service to that vision and has helped Democratic women win competitive elections by recruiting and training candidates, supporting and helping build strong campaigns, researching the issues that impact women and families, running one of the largest independent expenditure operations for Democrats, and turning out women voters to the polls. Since our founding in 1985, we have helped elect the country’s first woman as vice president, 175 women to the House, 26 to the Senate, 20 governors, and over 1,500 women to state and local office. More than 40% of the candidates EMILYs List has helped elect to Congress have been women of color. Visit www.emilyslist.org for more information.
EMILYs List is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values a multicultural, diverse working environment. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are welcomed and encouraged to apply.
EMILYs List prohibits discrimination of employment, promotion, compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment based on gender, disability, race, age, national origin, color, creed, sexual orientation, sex (including marital and parental status), gender identity and expression, religion, economic status, ethnic identity, veteran’s status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the person holding this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. EMILYs List reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.