Chief of Program

MoveOn is a people-powered force for progress. We wield independent political power by bringing millions together to take action to create a country with a place of honor and dignity for everyone—where all are welcome, we take care of one another, and where everyone is set up to thrive.

For more than a generation, MoveOn has been a bulwark against the radical right and has channeled millions of voices to end wars, protect democracy, and advance justice for all. We've built political power for progressive change so that we can advance our vision of an America for all.

As the largest multi-issue digital-first political campaigning organization in the country, we drive rapid-response campaigns at scale on a multitude of key issues at high-impact moments while building sustainable campaigns that resonate and grow over time. Whether it's democracy, health care, foreign policy, economic justice, immigration or otherwise, MoveOn provides our members with timely ways to take action for change.

We are looking for the Chief of Program, a senior-level role responsible for the overall strategic direction and successful execution of MoveOn’s campaigns, elections, lobbying, and organizing programs. This is an outstanding opportunity for a leader with experience successfully building and implementing social impact campaigns, mobilization and political strategies that have resulted in visible outcomes. Alongside a passionate department of 20+, the Chief of Program will manage program leads, develop program strategies, manage budgets, and ensure programs are aligned with the organization’s goals. The Chief of Program will also play a key role in movement and partner engagement, as well as evaluating program effectiveness and impact.

As a member of the Senior Management Team, and reporting to the Executive Director, the Chief of Program will collaborate to manage the health of the organization and ensure alignment across the board.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership:

● Translate MoveOn’s strategic priorities into programmatic actions that respond to the current and changing environment and that position the progressive left for future wins.

● Align teams and stakeholders across the organization and ensure we execute smart, strategic impactful issue and electoral campaigns, as well as build a robust, equitable and dynamic organizing network within the MoveOn community.

● In partnership with the Executive Director and other internal stakeholders, drive the internal processes to set the vision, goals, and strategy for a unified campaigning organization with leading digital campaigns, elections (presidential, federal, state, and down-ballot), D.C. (Hill presence), and organizing programs.

● Regularly assess the political landscape, adapting programming to respond to emerging issues and opportunities.

Program Planning and People Management

● Develop, and coach team leads to manage the work and the people to meet team and department goals.

● Serve as a lead driver of our annual planning, as well as facilitate the organization’s debrief, reflection and analysis of our campaigns, elections, and organizing work.

● Provide sound strategic advice to the Executive Director and other senior leaders.

● In partnership with internal stakeholders:

○ Support teams to continue to refine, document, and systematize our campaigning theory, methodology, and practices, including the principles by which we make decisions around issues and election campaigns.

○ Evaluate program effectiveness and report back on MoveOn’s campaigning impact, celebrate wins, and adjust where needed in alignment with MoveOn’s goals.

○ Build a robust process to foster deep collaboration between the programs department and other departments.

● Ensure that the teams have the skills and knowledge needed to do their specific jobs and receive ongoing training, coaching, guidance and support.

● Foster a culture steeped in our values, including equity, collaboration and staff development.

Risk & Budget Management:

● Manage the overall team budgets, with directors managing portions of the budget.

● Review, monitor, and interpret proposed legislation and changes therein, ensuring the program’s department remains compliant and up to date with regulatory requirements.

● Assess, manage, and proactively respond to external risks to the organization.

External Engagement and Partnerships:

● Build and manage relationships with allies and represent MoveOn in coalitional strategy convenings.

● Represent the organization in a variety of public settings, such as on panels and meetings with donors, allies, the Hill, and press.

● Bring on other organizations as strategic partners in the work.

Leader Requirements:

● Leadership and management experience in movement building and developing and leading rapid response campaigns, election, organizing, and lobbying programs, leveraging digital grassroots tools and power.

● A track record of tangible success across as many of the following as possible:

○ developing, refining and executing on ambitious, strategic campaigns that have delivered measurable advocacy, organizing or progressive electoral results.

○ as a collaborative, influential coalition partner and representing an organization and its mission to multiple external audiences.

○ creatively problem-solving in ways that advance mission in a rapidly evolving environment.

○ modeling and enabling team collaboration, and a culture of resilience.

○ mentoring and leading a high-performing, inclusive and virtual team.

○ supporting fiscal discipline, goal-setting and tracking, transparency, and regulatory compliance.

○ setting and communicating clear priorities, as well as developing and driving systems and processes in a complex organization.

○ applying anti-oppression frameworks and practices - especially with regard to racial, gender, and economic injustice.

● Acts with high integrity, professionalism, low ego, and camaraderie.

● Strong equity lens, including:

○ Strong awareness of issues of equity that impact campaigning in the US context.

○ Demonstrated ability to manage equitably and develop equitable decision-making processes.

○ Strong listening skills and a track record of inclusive decision-making.

● A relational manager with high emotional intelligence and experience being emotionally supportive to staff during stressful or difficult periods.

● Demonstrated leadership skills, especially in relation to aligning multiple teams and/or stakeholders outside of their line management.

● Deep commitment to MoveOn’s mission and vision.

● Substantial and nuanced understanding of power as it relates to the United States political process and systems and the progressive movement.

Location: MoveOn is a virtual organization. The Chief of Program can live anywhere in the continental United States. Must be willing to travel domestically for up to 25% of their time.

Classification, Salary and Benefits: At MoveOn, we commit to equity in our compensation philosophy and practices. We are committed to equal pay for equal work. To counter systemic compensation issues in this country and pay inequality, we have a nonnegotiable compensation practice. We utilize benchmarking and peer organization data to ensure we provide competitive nonprofit compensation and benefits. The annual salary for this position is $198,532.43. In addition to the base salary, we offer a monthly home office subsidy. We also offer an internet and phone subsidy of $2,100 annually and a health and wellness subsidy of $900 annually. All of these cash benefits are added to your bimonthly paycheck. We offer strong medical, dental, and vision benefits, which are free to employees and children of employees (spouses or domestic partners can be added at a subsidized rate). We offer employer-paid premiums for life insurance; four weeks accrued paid vacation time per year, prorated for the period that you work; 18 weeks of paid parental leave (birth, adoption, foster care placement of a child), 10 days accrued paid sick time prorated for the period that you work**;** paid family medical leave; and 8 staff holidays and 6 floating holidays. We contribute 5% to your 401(k) after six months of employment. We also offer a $1000 in professional development budget each year for each staff member.

Applicants should apply as soon as possible, with the final deadline to apply being August 18, 2025.

Please confidentially share nominations with, or submit a resume and a cover letter of up to 1.5 pages, to our search partners at Viewcrest Advisors: MoveOnProgram@viewcrestadvisors.com.

Cover letters must include one paragraph describing a social impact issue around which you built a strategy that required organizing and mobilizing supporters, and which achieved a visible result.

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