KAP 2026-2027 Program Associate for Trustee & Government Affairs American Council of Trustees and Alumni

The Program Associate for Trustee & Government Affairs advances ACTAs core values of academic excellence academic freedom and accountability by assisting the Associate Director of External Affairs in maintaining ACTAs national network of trustees and elected officials and improving ACTAs communications with those audiences in coordination with ACTAs Trustees and Government Affairs Department.

Specifically the Program Associate performs the following tasks:

• Assisting the Associate Director of External Affairs with communications and outreach to trustees governors policymakers and related constituent groups including responding to research questions and coordinating with other departmental staff on outreach projects.
• Organizing ACTAs trustee events and webinar programs including seeing through selection of participants event marketing logistical management and constituent communications.
• Ensuring quality control of ACTAs database of college and university trustees assisting with database administration on an as-needed basis; overseeing database work of interns and outside contractors.
• Managing the departments direct mail and e-mail campaigns including serving as the departments primary point of contact with ACTAs mail house vendor facilitating department mass mailings and responding to resource requests from constituents.
• Drafting correspondence and/or policy statements directed to higher education stakeholders including boards of trustees and government bodies.
• Providing research logistical and operational support to departmental initiatives including targeted mailings trustee publications events and ACTAs board services.

The Program Associate must approach these tasks as an entrepreneurial enterprise requiring an understanding of and proactive approach to ACTAs programming activities. The Program Associate is expected to be personable dynamic well organized highly motivated and principled and to act with the highest degree of personal responsibility accountability and honesty. This role is Washington DC based and applicants must be able to reliably commute to the ACTA office. Hybrid arrangements may be considered for exceptional candidates. The salary for this position ranges from $50000 to $55000 depending on experience.