Job Description

The Deputy Director of Strategic Partnerships will be a critical member of the National partnerships and constituency engagement team, they will provide strategic support to the senior director to ensure the department is achieving goals effectively. This position involves providing strategic advice, fostering interdepartmental collaboration, and ensuring alignment with the organization’s mission and objectives. The position will support our engagement and partnerships efforts with national organizations that focus on veterans and center-right audiences. This person will liaise between partnerships and internal departments to support credible messengers and cultural competency. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, a deep understanding of non-profit operations, and a passion for social impact.

Key Responsibilities 

• Strategic Planning and Support: 
  • Collaborate on strategic planning and implementation with the Senior Director
  • Collaborate with the Associate Director to develop insights and recommendations to create qualitative and quantitative metrics to measure departmental performance
  • Assist the Senior Director to ensure that departmental activities align with the overall mission and strategic goals of the organization
  • Support the Senior Director in communicating the priorities & goals to foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment
  • Managing constituency consultants

• Interdepartmental Coordination: 
  • Promote effective communication and collaboration between departments.(Drafting agendas, taking meeting notes, ensuring that communication of deliverables and needs are happening cross-departmentally)
  • Attend regular interdepartmental meetings to discuss progress, challenges, and opportunities

• Operational support: 
  • Monitor and evaluate departmental activities and projects. (Salesforce)
  • Support the Senior Director in the development and management of budgets
  • Ensure compliance with organizational policies and procedures. (GRAM, Egencia, Concur)
• Stakeholder Engagement: 
  • Build and maintain relationships with key partners partners as needed
  • Assist in outreach efforts as needed

Qualifications

• Graduate degree or relevant experience
• 7+ years of work experience in non-profit operations, or advocacy, with demonstrated experience managing 2 or more full time staff
• 2+ years of management/leadership experience
• Experience managing and mentoring staff
• Experience editing and proofreading with quick turnaround times
• Track record of facilitating partnerships, meetings, convenings and building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
• A commitment to social justice
• Passion for coaching and developing junior team members, and fostering a positive culture as a manager
• Strong critical thinking skills and business judgment, with the ability to develop problem-solving strategies and adapt those strategies as needed
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within a team
• Ability to perform in a fast-moving environment and to deliver timely and high-quality work
• Strong work ethic, sense of humor, flexibility, creativity, and a professional demeanor
• Ability to work in a sometimes-hectic, open-plan office at least 3 days per week
• Passion for Everytown’s mission of preventing gun violence in America
• Exceptional project management skills
• 15% Travel

Personal Attributes 

• Commitment to the mission and values of Everytown for Gun Safety
• High degree of integrity and professionalism.
• Ability to inspire and motivate teams.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing circumstances.

This job description outlines the primary duties and responsibilities but is not all-inclusive. The employee may be required to perform other related duties as assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

The annual salary range for this position is $125,000-$135,000. Everytown offers a generous benefits package including Medical, Dental and Vision benefits, PTO, 401K Match, Education Assistance and more.

About Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund

Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund (the “Everytown Support Fund”) is the education, research and litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country with nearly ten million supporters. The Everytown Support Fund seeks to improve our understanding of the causes of gun violence and help to reduce it by conducting groundbreaking original research, developing evidence-based policies, communicating this knowledge to the American public, and advancing gun safety and gun violence prevention in communities and the courts. Learn more at www.everytownsupportfund.org.

Everytown for Gun Safety provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Candidates who identify as members of historically underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. A diverse workforce and open culture are at the heart of our organization and vital to our success.

We invite you to learn more about our approach to equity and inclusion by reading our department’s Equity Rationale. 

You can learn about the framework that guides our work by viewing Everytown’s Organizations Values

How to Apply

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: 100,000 and above.

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