Principal Associate, Field Operations

The Pew Charitable Trusts • Buffalo, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The principal associate, field operations, is part of the field team based in Washington, D.C. The team supports projects that require field and on-the-ground resources to complement existing efforts and assists in developing and implementing targeted legislative, advocacy and communications field strategies such as organizing, generating media coverage, and managing government relations. The principal associate will engage in tactical strategy development and campaign design as it relates to field operations and in coordination with other programmatic and operations units at The Pew Charitable Trusts. This position reports to the senior officer, field operations and will participate in Pew’s hybrid work program with core days in the office and the flexibility to telework the remaining days. Staff also enjoy four telework “flex weeks” per year.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Generally, six years of related professional experience.
• Experience in at least two of the following areas is required: project management, public policy advocacy, organizing, generating media coverage and engaging policy makers.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including experience developing and managing productive and collaborative relationships with partners, contractors, external stakeholders, and colleagues, including government relations, communications, compliance, legal and additional internal support functions.
• Experience with project management and successfully managing consultants and mentoring colleagues and staff required.
• A detail-oriented style with a focus on results.
• Capacity to meet multiple deadlines by maintaining a high level of organization.
• Experience developing and moving projects forward with independence and autonomy while working in close partnership with project and field staff.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills, including communicating complex ideas for a general audience.
• Effective use of basic Microsoft Office Suite software.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country for which they are seeking employment without visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Experience working on political campaigns or advocacy campaigns working to pass legislation through state legislatures or Congress preferred.
• Experience generating earned media a plus.
• Available outside normal business hours when essential to organizational priorities.
• This position may require occasional travel.

Responsibilities

• In partnership with the senior officer, identify, vet, and recruit field organizers, campaign specialists, and partner groups to support Pew’s programmatic work.
• Manage the development, day-to-day management, and execution of organizers’ work plans to advance project objectives and deliverables. Troubleshoot and modify strategies and workplans as needed.
• Maintain the highest professional standards in achieving public policy objectives.
• Coordinate organizers’ activities across multiple Pew projects and with other Pew staff and partners.
• Develop advocacy materials including fact sheets, legislative correspondence, action alerts, op-eds, press releases, presentations, and talking points. Conduct the necessary research to produce such materials.
• Develop and maintain knowledge management and internal communication systems related to the field team’s activities, including budgeting and compliance.
• Participate in activities that support program and Pew-wide objectives.
• Foster a work environment that inspires excellence, values impact, encourages transparency, builds mutual trust and respect, embraces and values diversity, and is collaborative, caring and compassionate.

Benefits

• We offer a competitive salary and benefit program, including: comprehensive, affordable health care through medical, dental, and vision coverage; financial security with life and disability insurance; opportunities to save using health savings and flexible spending accounts; retirement benefits to help prepare for the future; and work/life benefits to maintain a good balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level