Job Title: Chief of Staff to the Executive Director
Employee Type: Permanent; Full-Time
Reports To: Executive Director
Department: Executive Office
Entity: NDWA
Salary: $110,000 - $121,000
Work Location: Remote
BACKGROUND:
The National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) is the leading national voice for dignity, respect, and recognition for domestic workers in the United States. NDWA was founded in 2007 by organizers and worker leaders in six cities representing nannies, house cleaners, and care workers, and now represents an alliance of more than 76 organizations across 22 states and 395,000 domestic workers nationally.
We envision a society where domestic work is valued as essential to our collective well-being, domestic workers are leaders in shaping the care sector, and domestic work jobs are good, economically secure jobs.
For over 15 years, we’ve worked to advance our mission by making domestic work visible. We’ve worked to pass policies that enable rights and higher wages for domestic workers across the country, changed public awareness and opinion about the dignity and value of care work, and built the capacity and leadership of domestic workers to organize and advocate for their rights.
We see the next era of our organization as an opportunity to move domestic work from newfound visibility towards transformation, and we’re ready to elevate care workers to the essential workers of the 21st-century economy.
We’re a multi-racial, multi-lingual organization building a powerful movement rooted in the human rights, dignity, and equality of domestic workers, care workers, immigrant women, and women of color.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The National Domestic Workers Alliance is seeking a dynamic individual to play a central role in our Executive Office. The Chief of Staff to the Executive Director is a strategic thought partner who supports the Executive Director with effective decision-making and management of strategic initiatives. This position will ensure that the Executive Director's time is appropriately prioritized and working in alignment with the organization’s goals. The Chief of staff will manage stakeholder relationships, oversee the smooth operation of the Executive Office, and lead the coordination of the Executive Leadership Team.
PRIMARY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Principal Support
Ensure the Executive Director’s time is appropriately prioritized and spent in the appropriate focus areas.
Prepare meeting and event briefings, ensuring the ED is properly prepared for all engagements and anticipating needs before they arise.
Attend key meetings and events with or on behalf of the ED, ensuring timely follow-up on all action items.
Draft correspondence on behalf of ED and review and edit correspondence and remarks drafted by colleagues.
Drive cross-functional projects and initiatives of strategic importance to ED, including developing project plans, anticipating obstacles, and following through on all deliverables.
Serve as a liaison to ED’s direct reports, ensuring strong accountability, efficient flow of communication, and alignment with the ED.
Manage key stakeholder relationships.
Serve as a thought partner and strategic advisor to ED on high-impact decisions.
Executive Leadership Team Coordination
Drive strong communication and coordination across policy and advocacy, campaigns, organizing, and civic engagement (programmatic) teams and lead cross-departmental initiatives.
Own programmatic cross-team management bodies and ensure that structures are designed to support the work and our values.
Serve as a thought partner and resource to the programmatic leaders to resolve strategic and structural questions facing the programmatic teams and issues related to the alignment of individual teams.
Organize the full Executive Leadership Team around their shared program and goals.
Prepare agendas for ELT bi-weekly meetings, Emerging Strategy monthly meetings, and regular read-outs of progress and decisions made.
Manage the ELT calendar and design reporting spaces for ELT and Department Directors, following the needs of NDWA’s strategic plan.
Executive Office
Ensure the Executive Office is running efficiently and in alignment with the vision and goals of the Executive Director.
Supervise and provide guidance to the Manager, Executive Office Operations and Special Projects, and Executive Assistant.
Lead annual Executive Office priorities planning.
QUALIFICATIONS:
7-10 years of relevant work experience
Strong project management skills with experience leading complex projects and strategic initiatives.
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
Proven ability to work collaboratively and drive projects across multiple teams and departments.
Proven ability to manage multiple deadlines and projects in a fast-paced environment.
Strategic and proactive mindset, with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Alignment with NDWA’s vision and values, including a commitment to economic, race and gender justice.
Familiarity with the domestic worker sector and issues facing domestic workers and other low-wage workers.
Ability to work and collaborate with diverse staff in person and remotely and as part of a high-performing team, in a fast-paced, experimental organization.
Spanish proficiency is a plus.
How to Apply: Please apply directly to the job posting and send resume, cover letter, and writing sample. Applications will only be accepted electronically, and solicitations to individual staff are unlikely to be responded to.
We value a truly diverse workforce and a culture of inclusivity and belonging. People from historically disadvantaged communities, such as Women, People of Color, People with Disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ people, are strongly urged to apply. NDWA is a union employer; this position is a confidential employee position.
NDWA participates in the E-Verify program and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.