Deputy Director, Policy

Clinton Foundation • New York, NY

2d • $110 - $120

About The Position

The Deputy Director, Policy is a leadership role within the Clinton Policy Institute, reporting directly to the CPI CEO. This role leads the development and oversight of policy research and materials — including briefs, memos, reports, and landscape analyses — that track CPI’s evolving priorities and drive strategic and programmatic decision-making across the organization. The Deputy Director forges cross-functional partnerships and proactively identifies emerging policy trends to inform CPI’s direction. The role provides comprehensive strategic and operational support to the CEO, including end-to-end convening coordination, and serves as a senior utility player across initiatives and departments, providing strategic, substantive, and administrative leadership wherever Foundation needs arise.
​​​​The Clinton Policy Institute creates and supports an “ecosystem” of individuals and organizations committed to building and collaborating on a shared strategy to increase and amplify collective impact. Our approach is fundamentally about outcomes—not building standalone initiatives but bringing together value-aligned organizations to multiply our collective potential. We aim to serve as a catalytic platform where individuals and organizations can connect, learn, scale their efforts, and build a robust community dedicated to making and implementing policy on the state and local levels. Rather than competing or duplicating existing work, we are committed to complementing and enhancing the efforts of like-minded groups, creating synergies that generate more significant outcomes than any single organization could achieve alone. Learn more here.​​​

Requirements

• Bachelors’ Degree required
• At least 8 years of professional experience in the field in positions of increasing responsibility. At least 6 of those years must have included either managing people or managing projects to completion operating in a similar role at a similar sized organization required

Nice To Haves

• Master Degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, or a related field preferred
• 7+ years of experience in such roles at similar organizations preferred

Responsibilities

• Manage research and drafting of policy materials, including briefs, memos, reports, and landscape analyses, that track CPI's evolving priorities and inform strategic decision-making and programmatic direction across the organization
• Lead grant reporting processes by compiling and synthesizing programmatic updates and coordinating across teams to ensure accurate, high-quality submissions
• Drive logistics, develop materials, and organize files for all CEO meetings, ensuring senior leadership is fully prepared and resourced
• Proactively identify and advise on key policy developments, legislative activity, and sector trends to keep CPI’s work current and relevant, synthesizing findings into clear summaries and recommendations for the CEO and senior leadership
• Drive cross-organizational communications, including developing, editing, and refining correspondence, invitations, and other written materials, in close collaboration with CPI staff throughout all stages of production
• Draft and refine external-facing materials — including talking points, briefings, and stakeholder communications — that reflect CPI’s voice, priorities, and strategic direction
• Own consistency, accuracy, and quality across all written products, from initial draft through final delivery, representing CPI’s voice and strategic direction

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees