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Full Time, Exempt

U.S. Remote

Chief of Staff

The Chief of Staff will act as a key strategic and operational partner to the Executive Director while playing a key role in supporting the mission of ESP. The Chief of Staff will serve as a trusted integrator, force-multiplier, implementer, and thought partner to the Executive Director, with a primary focus on optimizing the Executive Director’s time and ensuring efficient cross functional integration and communication. We are seeking an experienced and skilled operator with demonstrated success in supporting executive leadership, building strong relationships, and managing special projects for an organization.

About Us

We believe in an America where everyone has the freedom and stability required to thrive.

We are strongest when people are the authors of their own lives. But the inequalities in wealth and power created by bad actors, structural racism, and outdated ideas on how the economy should work have left us all more insecure and less resilient. We can make a different set of choices.

The Economic Security Project advocates for ideas that build economic power for all Americans. We legitimize bold ideas by supporting cutting edge research and elevating champions, win concrete policy victories for the communities that need to see change now, and provoke the conventional wisdom to shift what’s considered possible. Our team of academics, organizers, practitioners and culture makers disburse grants, run issue campaigns, develop creative interventions and research products, and convene to encourage investment and action from others.

We pick our fights based on our analysis of where strategic mobilization of people and resources could turn emerging trends into concrete policies. Our current efforts include putting cash into people’s pockets with a guaranteed income and policies like the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit; and keeping corporations out of them by checking the unprecedented concentration of economic power with antimonopoly action. We believe these fights will get us closer to a world where families can pay the heating bills and make the rent, where consumers have choices and small businesses, a fighting chance. A future where we all have a chance not to just survive, but thrive with dignity.

Our Track Record

We’ve convened thousands in briefings, workshops, and marquee events to strategize and set the agenda for a more just political economy. We passed policies in over seven states to modernize the tax code, won over $1 trillion in checks for families in response to the pandemic, and spearheaded the federal fight for a guaranteed income for kids in the form of the expanded Child Tax Credit. These cash-based policies reduced poverty in the middle of a recession, in the words of one observer, “defying gravity”.

And we’ve built the field by investing over $25 million directly into groundbreaking research; pilots and task forces; coalitions and campaigns; new initiatives and organizations; and trend-setting narrative and cultural interventions to advance racial and economic justice and reset the conversation. As a result, ideas that were once considered impossible are now at the center of a vision for an economy where people are the authors of their own lives.

We’ve worked alongside thousands across the country exercising political muscle, moral imagination, and on-the-ground experimentation. It’ll take this and so much more in the years ahead; we are in a broader fight for a multiracial democracy and an economy that works for all. Our task is to deliver and we’re looking for talent to join us in the fight.

Our Team & Culture

Our successes are due in large part to the diverse team we’ve assembled from a wide range of fields – from campaigners to policymakers to activists to academics. We’re building an organization that supports and resources our staff to drive forward work that is critical to our mission.

We are committed to creating a best-in-class staff experience that promotes growth and performance, which requires a culture of active problem-solving, feedback, communication, and accountability. As a fully remote organization, ESIL staff can work from anywhere in Illinois. We actively support and encourage people taking time away from work, including two weeks of full office closures and a six-week sabbatical at 5 years of service, in addition to our standard PTO. You can find more information on our full benefits offerings below.

Our internal work is deeply rooted in our values around diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring that our policies and processes are equitable and informed by a wide range of lived experiences. We invest in our people’s professional development and promote regular conversations about career goals and growth opportunities. We provide opportunities to come together in person for both strategic planning and relationship-building, and we’re always up to take a game of trivia a little too seriously.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Executive Director’s highest and best use of time

  • Ensure time is properly rationalized and spent in areas of focus; create opportunities for the Executive Director to engage in strategy creation and external matters

  • Attend meetings and events with or on behalf of the Executive Director; ensure prompt follow-up on all action items

  • Provide consistent and relevant briefing information to Executive Director

  • Anticipate needs and prepare solutions for the Executive Director

  • Maintain organizational alignment to priorities and goals; serve as a culture and accountability champion

  • Facilitate and structure internal meetings to ensure they are ran smoothly; proactively prepare team members prior to meetings

• Facilitate cross-functional integration

  • Foster a collaborative and tightly-knit team that is aligned on goals and strategic objectives

  • Introduce structure, processes, and mechanisms as necessary to enhance alignment and facilitate information sharing

  • Grasp the interconnections between various initiatives and projects, discern who requires what information, and ensure that key individuals are present in pertinent discussions; serve as a knowledge hub for the leadership team

  • Facilitate communication between the Executive Director, the Board, and the Founders as required

• Deliver results on behalf of the Executive Director

  • Translate the Executive Director's visions and ideas into actionable steps, gain buy-in from stakeholders, and effectively project manage them to completion

  • Manage strategic projects on behalf of the Executive Director ensuring progress without requiring her direct involvement

  • In partnership with other leaders, devise an external engagement strategy for the Executive Director

  • Implement external engagement strategy and ensure knowledge sharing to relevant leaders

Benefits

ESP provides a robust benefits package which includes the following:

• Medical, vision, dental insurance with premiums fully covered for employees and their dependents

• Worker’s Compensation

• Long and short term disability insurance

• Basic Life Insurance with a 50K maximum

• 401K with up to a 3% match

• Full office closures for Summer & Winter breaks

• PTO - 136 vacation hours, 80 sick leave hours, 9 standard holidays, 2 floating holidays, and 20 hours of volunteer leave

• 6-week paid sabbatical after 5 years of full-time service

• Connectivity and home office stipends, and wellness use bonuses (taxable)

• Annual professional development budget

• Organization-provided computer or $50/month bonus for employees who choose to use their own

• Access to commuter and flexible spending accounts

Because the Economic Security Project values a diverse and representative workplace, people who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, and people of all gender identities are strongly encouraged to apply. ESP is committed to attracting, developing and retaining exceptional people, and to creating a work environment that is dynamic, rewarding, and enables each of us to realize our potential. Our work environment is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working.

Experience and Qualifications

• 7-10 years of professional experience with a proven track record of successfully partnering with smart teams and experienced leaders

• High emotional intelligence and adeptness at building strong relationships

• Professionalism, poise, and discernment to operate across a wide range of stakeholders

• Ability to synthesize complex and comprehensive information effectively

• Strong systems thinking and expertise in process improvement, with the ability to determine when to introduce changes

• Proven ability to anticipate needs and proactively plan ahead, while having the stamina to keep up with the fast pace of the organization

• Demonstrated history of working with utmost integrity

• Exceptional cross-functional engagement and diplomacy

• Strong project management and writing skills with an affinity for detail orientation

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