Director (49000)

JOB TITLE:                   Director
PROGRAM:                  Elections & Redistricting
LOCATION:                  Denver-Hybrid
SALARY:                      $126,529 annually
STATUS:                       Full-time

ABOUT NCSL:
Are you ready to join an organization with an extraordinary mission? The National Conference of State Legislatures offers careers where you can use your skills, knowledge, and experience to truly make a difference. NCSL’s mission is purposeful – strengthening the legislative institution. From informing effective policies and promoting communication among state legislatures, to ensuring states have a strong, cohesive voice in the federal system, our team works in service of legislatures. And, with a commitment to constantly innovating all resources and services to meet the evolving needs of members, NCSL has earned the reputation as the nation’s most trusted bipartisan membership organization for legislators and legislative staff. Our success serving NCSL members relies on our team of passionate, dedicated professionals who work diligently to strengthen the legislative institution. Join our team and contribute to this unique, essential mission. NCSL has a flexible remote work policy.  Building and maintaining our organizational culture is critical and we do so by bringing staff together, in person, for four consecutive days each month.  The remote work policy provides the freedom to work from anywhere with the requirement that staff travel on their own fare to the NCSL office once a month for team meetings and professional development. 

ABOUT THE ROLE:
NCSL is seeking a director for the Elections and Redistricting housed within the State Policy Research Division of our Denver Office. The Elections and Redistricting program is a group of motivated, fun and flexible people dedicated to tracking state policy developments, strengthening their expertise on evolving topics, sharing evidence-based information with state legislators, legislative staff and other audiences, and supporting state legislators, staff and the legislative institution. 

You will oversee a portfolio of topics that include elections, redistricting, campaign finance, initiative and referendum, ethics and state politics. Your responsibilities will include administering and directing all activities and personnel, supporting NCSL's positive organizational culture, seeking growth and development of your staff, overseeing budgets, fundraising and development, establishing program priorities, and ensuring high quality work. All work completed by NCSL, and by extension the Elections and Redistricting program, is nonpartisan and does not advocate for any policy outcomes. 

You will leverage your relationship building skills to maintain and cultivate the program and use your legislative, policy issues and management expertise to oversee important services to NCSL’s members and others. In this nonpartisan and non-advocacy role, the ideal director must have a deep passion for NCSL’s mission to strengthen state legislatures, and experience in directing and managing multiple people and projects. This position reports to the vice president of state policy research.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Establish the Elections and Redistricting program’s vision, plans and priorities, develop and manage project budgets, allocate resources, and assign staff to carry out project activities to meet NCSL's mission and best serve its members.

• Manage and mentor your staff, including planning for their professional growth and development. Ensure consistent and positive communication with your team and colleagues across the organization to build and maintain strong professional relationships.
• Organize, plan, manage and coordinate work across multiple projects, activities and funding streams.
• Manage, oversee or complete research and related writing tasks, testimony, training and presentations, often involving careful interpretation of political nuances. (This is NOT a scientific research position.) 
• Review, edit, and critique the substance and quality of related products created by staff.
• Manage or coordinate planning of meetings, seminars a