Senior Advisor, Affiliate Organizational Management and Leadership
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Job Location:
Washington, AR - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
ABOUT THE JOB
The ACLU seeks applicants for the full-time position of Senior Advisor Affiliate Organizational Management and Leadership on the Organizational Management Equity and Inclusion team in the Affiliate Support and Nationwide Initiatives Department of the ACLUs National office in New York NY or Washington DC.
The Affiliate Support and Nationwide Initiatives Department (ASNI) builds state capacity and strengthens and maintains the connections between the ACLU and its network of 54 state affiliates and the 1500 staff who work out of the state offices. Their work constitutes an unparalleled bulwark in the defending and advancing of civil liberties and civil rights. The Department staff lead efforts to share knowledge talent and skill across the organization building the next generation of civil rights leaders and positioning the organization for future challenges.
This position is part of a collective bargaining unit. It is represented by ACLU Staff United (ASU).
WHAT YOULL DO
Reporting to the Senior Director Affiliate Leadership Organizational Management Equity and Inclusion the Senior Advisor Affiliate Organizational Management and Leadership builds and supports programs and other initiatives that create organizational strength and resilience across our Nationwide network of affiliates. Organizational Management Equity and Inclusion team (OMEI) provides programming resources and technical assistance to affiliates in the areas of change management organizational development leadership development human resources board governance organizational financial health equity diversity inclusion and belonging (EDIB) restorative inclusion practices and strategic planning.
As a member of the OMEI team the Senior Advisor will serve a collaborative multi-disciplinary team and work directly with the ASNI Director Executive Directors and other affiliate leaders. Through collaboration the Senior Advisor will conceptualize design and support programs for the smallest to the largest affiliates helping to build capacity around leadership strategic planning people management change management team development and sustainable cultural growth. The Senior Advisor should be driven innovative collaborative and committed to meeting the needs of an evolving Affiliate workplace having to adapt to external and internal environmental changes.
YOUR DAY TO DAY
- Contribute to the creation and implementation of leadership programs for ACLU affiliate staff.
- With ASNI leadership evolve and innovate programming that is capable of meeting discrete needs for new and tenured affiliate Executive Directors.
- Act as a project manager and program designer for Executive Director Fellowship; Power Up a leadership exchange program between affiliates; and other special projects.
- Act as a high-touch liaison with Executive Directors and manage the ED Professional Development Learning Committee to prioritize the ED experience and ensure EDs have early input into ED focused development programming.
- Ensure that key information that is necessary to understanding the nationwide enterprise is integrated into Executive Director programming.
- Track Executive Director transitions and with the department Director support and operationalize onboarding efforts including connection to affiliate leadership programs.
- Develop learning resources and programming that build strategic planning awareness and capabilities.
- Inform ASNI strategy help scale and innovate organizational development programming and multi-state initiatives.
- Ensure that new programs align with our organizational resilience and leadership competency model so all programs are internally consistent and share a common language and understanding of key leadership skills.
- Ensure that the program delivery can meet the unique requirements of affiliate leaders schedules.
- Support and develop content with ASNI leadership including the ASNI Director and Deputy Director consulting and informing ASNI leadership at various stages of programs from conception to execution of programs.
- Work with the Senior Advisor of Affiliate Leadership Development to advance Affiliate Leadership Development Academy (ALDA) including contributing and vetting learning content and providing project management support.
- In coordination with other program stakeholders develop track and analyze metrics providing regular assessments of program effectiveness to the departments leadership the affiliate Executive Director Council and full cohort of affiliate Executive Directors.
- With ASNI leadership bring insights and strategy to the broad range of needs and experiences apparent among a diverse group of affiliate leaders.
- Provide supportive programming that complements the leadership curriculum at affiliate conferences and meetings.
- Design strategies to follow program participants reinforce key learnings share the stories of program participants and identify future learning needs.
- Oversee management of the network of consultants for leadership development programs.
- Serve as an ambassador within the ACLU for organizational development and leadership programming.
- Ensure all programs infuse equity diversity and inclusion into all aspects of affiliate work.
- Other duties as assigned.
FUTURE ACLUERS WILL
- Be committed to advancing the mission of the ACLU
- Center and embed the principles of equity inclusion and belonging in their work by demonstrating commitment to diversity with an approach that respects and values multiple perspectives
- Be committed to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and conflicts
WHAT YOULL BRING
- Experience scaling human resources organizational development and/or leadership development programs for organizations of comparable size scope or complexity.
- Organizational capacity-building and strategic planning experience.
- Demonstrated values-based leadership style with an ability to build partnerships and relationships.
- Ability to develop and deliver trainings in leadership strategic planning and management.
- Ability to contribute innovative ideas to meet the needs of a diverse and high-profile learning population.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Highly organized with attention to detail.
- Excellent presentation and facilitation skills.
- Experience leading large scale trainings.
- Ability to gain credibility and respect with internal and external audiences.
- Experience galvanizing leaders and employees around a common mission.
- Ability to strike balance between speed/flexibility and process/compliance.
- Eager to learn curious to ask questions and a desire to engage in exploration individually as well as being part of a team.
- Some travel is required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Direct experience managing teams.
- Consistent track record of success and career progression while developing deep subject matter expertise.
- Demonstrated track record of developing tools and programming that build capacity and further organizational growth.
COMPENSATION
For over 100 years the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Whether its ending mass incarceration achieving full equality for the LGBTQ community establishing new privacy protections for our digital age or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people.
We know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and know that what we offer is essential not just their work but to their overall well-being.
At the ACLU we offer a broad range of benefits which include:
- Time away to focus on the things that matter with a generous paid time-off policy
- Focus on your well-being with comprehensive healthcare benefits (including medical dental and vision coverage parental leave gender affirming care & fertility treatment)
- Plan for your retirement with 401k plan and employer match
- We support employee growth and development through annual professional development funds internal professional development programs and workshops
OUR COMMITMENT TO ACCESSIBILITY EQUITY DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Accessibility equity diversity and inclusion are core values of the ACLU and central to our work to advance liberty equality and justice for all. For us diversity equity accessibility and inclusion are not just check-the-box activities but a chance for us to make long-term meaningful change. We are a community committed to learning and growth humility and grace transparency and accountability. We believe in a collective responsibility to create a culture of belonging for all people within our organization one that respects and embraces difference; treats everyone equitably; and empowers our colleagues to do the best work possible. We are as committed to anti-oppression anti-ableism and anti-racism internally as we are externally. Because whether were in the courts or in the office we believe We the People means all of us.
With this commitment in mind we strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression age national origin marital status citizenship disability veteran status and record of arrest or conviction or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
The ACLU is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need assistance applying online please email. If you are selected for an interview you will receive additional information regarding how to request an accommodation for the interview process.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
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About Company
The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.
