Director of Recruitment

About The Organization

New Politics was founded in 2013 to transform government by recruiting, developing, and electing servant leaders with the highest caliber of integrity, courage, and empathy. Now, more than ever, we need leaders committed to putting country before party, and service before self. Republican or Democrat, our democracy, and our country, desperately need our best leaders running for office – ones who forged their skills serving their communities or country – to restore faith and trust throughout our politics. At a time when the number of service veterans in Congress is at an all-time low, New Politics is working to help servant leaders overcome the traditional barriers to entering the political arena – whether you want to work in a campaign, serve as a poll worker, or even run for office! In the last three cycles, they have helped 164 campaigns across eight levels of government, winning 122 primary and 75 general elections across both sides of the aisle.

The New Politics Leadership Academy is a 501(c)3 organization that is committed to revitalizing American democracy by recruiting and empowering servant leaders who put community and country over self.. Through this leadership development program, New Politics Leadership Academy recruits and develops servant leaders with the ultimate goal of building a movement to revitalize American democracy.

Learn more about their work at https//www.newpolitics.org/ and https//www.newpoliticsacademy.org/

... The Position

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and overseeing a growing team of two, the Director of Recruitment will develop and implement high-impact top of funnel recruitment strategies to attract servant leaders to the New Politics network in an effort to create a diverse talent pipeline that will allow the organization to scale its impact.

The Director of Recruitment will be responsible for identifying and engaging potential pools of servant leader talent, establishing partnerships with a wide range of organizations and stakeholders, and developing processes and tools to create a repeatable and scalable framework by which to recruit with a lens towards identifying leaders with an underrepresented identity in politics to join the New Politics network. Additionally, the Director of Recruitment will help to elevate the brand and messaging of New Politics while building meaningful relationships across local leaders, communities, and other key stakeholders.

This is an exciting opportunity for a self-starter, natural relationship builder, and influencer for change who thrives in lean, entrepreneurial settings, and wants to apply their unique skills towards an organization that's transforming politics and restoring democracy.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to

Strategic Recruitment

• With a high degree of proactivity and on the ground presence, develop a bold, creative vision for top of funnel servant leadership recruitment at New Politics and the New Politics Leadership Academy (across the 501c3 and the 527)
• Design best-in-class recruitment strategies, using data-driven approaches to ensure New Politics Leadership Academy is able to build a pipeline of servant leaders with experience across the military, national service programs, public service, or work in communities, education, or healthcare
• Develop and implement tools, processes, and technology to best support the recruitment function
• Build a recruitment model and framework that can project future pipeline needs, drive strategic allocation of recruitment priorities, and improve the quality of servant leaders targeted
• Identify and foster strong relationships across a wide range of stakeholders and organizations, (including local community leaders, military service organizations, nonprofit and philanthropic organizations, social media companies, and others ) to build a network of partners who can be champions of New Politics Leadership Academy and can refer servant leaders to engage in New Politics' network
• Develop and implement evaluation metrics to assess recruitment efforts and use data to continuously improve processes

Team and People Leadership

• Member of the Leadership Team, effectively acting as a thought leader in discussions related to organization mission, implementation of the strategic plan, and is knowledgeable of how decisions impact all aspects of the organization
• Partner with the Director of Talent Development and the Chief Program Officer to identify strong servant leaders and pivot those leaders across the New Politics network. Additionally, work in partnership with the team to refine or develop new program offerings that support the continued development of the servant leadership pipeline
• Partner with the Director of Communications to craft messaging materials across different communications channels in an effort to attract servant leaders and best position the value proposition of joining the New Politics network
• Coach and guide a high-performing team to achieve ambitious outcomes
• Promotes and serves as a culture carrier for New Politics' values with a deep commitment to holding themselves (and others at the organization) to living out diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Works in a collaborative and constructive manner with a wide-ranging group of stakeholders, creates open lines of communication, and manages the team in a way that enables them to optimize strengths and continually develop competencies

Candidate Requirements

• 10+ years experience ideally with prior work in recruitment, talent management, volunteer management, and/or program management ideally in highly entrepreneurial environments; prior political campaign experience is certainly a plus!
• Experience recruiting, engaging, and supporting talent pipelines, through innovative communication and engagement strategies
• Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build long-term, trusting relationships with a diverse range of people
• Highly proactive, strong attention to details, and results-oriented; demonstrates both the strategic thinking required to devise a plan in ambiguity and the drive necessary to pursue that plan with minimal guidance or oversight
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to organize and interpret data, generate insights, and anticipate challenges and opportunities
• Robust project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and direct work flow
• Brings the ability to work and partner with diverse coalitions and actively seeks to understand a range of perspectives; comfort working across many lines of difference, including political ideology, is a must
• Displays strong leadership and team management abilities and can lead others to achieve ambitious results
• Is entrepreneurial and resourceful, with the ability to deliver results in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, and dynamic environment
• Exceptional verbal and written communications skills
• Passion for New Politics' mission to improve our politics and revitalize our democracy
• Alignment with the values of servant leadership empathy, courage, integrity
• Growth mindset, openness to feedback, knows what they don't know (low ego), and desire to grow with the team

Compensation And Benefits

Compensation and Benefits The salary range for this position is $125K-$150K annually, with the exact salary depending on prior work experience and the assessment of one's fit for the role. Additionally, New Politics provides a suite of competitive benefits including unlimited PTO, medical and dental insurance with generous company contribution, 401K, a professional development budget and an executive coach, and a flexible work schedule.

Location New Politics does not have a set office or expectation of being in the office, as such the location for this role is remote/flexible within the United States. Candidates can expect to travel anywhere between 20%-30% of their time, especially as the role may require travel to local districts to recruit potential servant leaders and build local coalitions. New Politics Leadership Academy also hosts two team retreats a year to convene the full staff for which travel is necessary.

New Politics and New Politics Leadership Academy are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, prior record of arrest or conviction, or current employment status.

Like New Politics and New Politics Leadership Academy, On-Ramps is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe social change happens when people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and identities come together with a common purpose. We're partnering with the team at New Politics and New Politics Leadership Academy to build a diverse team that breaks down barriers to entry into politics for underrepresented groups. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

On-Ramps is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals in the hiring process, including but not limited to those with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the application or interview process, please contact [email protected].