Logistics Associate

Position Overview

• Application Deadline: September 16

• Start date: ASAP

• Location: Remote in the U.S.
  

• Type: Full-time, Exempt

• Salary: $53,500 annual

Position Description

When you think about elections, you might think about popular candidates, “I voted” stickers, and all sorts of paperwork and deadlines. But behind the scenes are thousands of election administrators in state and local governments who are working hard to make sure ballots are counted and voices are heard.

As CTCL Logistics Associate, you will support the Advocacy Department in executing a program that is supporting our country’s local election officials to find their collective power and become a pro-voter force at the local, state, and national levels. You will be responsible for behind-the-scenes support that keeps the department running, such as coordinating schedules, developing agendas, tracking tasks, managing coalition contacts, and coordinating prep for various conferences and events. An ideal Logistics Associate will be highly organized, collaborative, and consistent.

In 2022, CTCL nonpartisan advocacy programs will focus on delivering a $20 billion federal investment in America’s critical election infrastructure over the next decade and growing the Election Infrastructure Initiative constituency.

You’ll report to the Director of Advocacy and work in collaboration with other members of the CTCL team. This is a new position on the team, so there’s room for you to help shape what the role looks like.

Responsibilities

• Meeting Logistics

  • Support department with sourcing & developing agendas, maintaining calendar events, and tracking next-steps via Asana and other tools.

• Strategize Coverage

  • Maintain a travel calendar for the department to determine strategic attendance of conferences and other in-person obligations.

• Programmatic Copy-Editing & Product Development

  • Support the CTCL Advocacy department by reviewing policy-briefs,assessments, and presentations (?); managing design processes; and ensuring that stakeholder feedback is incorporated.

  • Assist the team in developing project plans and scheduling work blocks to move products from drafting to distribution.

• Tracking engagement

  • Support the Director of Advocacy in managing engagement with Local Elections Officials and partners in a variety of initiatives and projects.

  • Maintain rolodex of partners & support their growth on a ladder of engagement.

• Commitment to professional growth

  • Demonstrate enthusiasm and desire to grow within the organization, to seize leadership opportunities, and to absorb new learnings and skills.

• Commitment to priority audiences

  • Ensure CTCL programs for election departments prioritize voters who experience disproportionate barriers to voting.. This includes voters who are newly eligible, have limited English proficiency, live with disabilities, or are from communities that are impacted by the digital divide or historical disenfranchisement due to race.

Desired Qualifications

A successful candidate for the Logistics Associate position will be an early-career democracy enthusiast with a collaborative work-style who enjoys generating and executing systems in the workplace. In addition, while no candidate will possess every quality, the successful candidate will possess many of the following qualifications and personal attributes:

• You are thoughtful with your time management and you pay attention to detail. This shows in the quality of work you produce.

• You are goal oriented and dedicated to consistent outcomes. You take pride in adding the final touches to bring work from an A to an A+. You care about external brand and professional aesthetics.

• You are efficient and precise in the digital space, and can manage a long list of multiple, unrelated tasks to completion.

• You are comfortable in a virtual professional setting. You can manage your workload in a fully remote setting and foster a sense of community in the digital space. You are accountable and self-motivated without an office environment.

• You are a responsive collaborator who enjoys soliciting and synthesizing input from a wide range of stakeholders.

• You have skills and experiences that help you understand people who face barriers accessing public services. For instance, you may be multilingual with experience working with native speakers of a language other than English.

• You know that feedback loops can help you create the best work. You create opportunities to get input from colleagues and partners.

• You are enthusiastic about making elections more secure and inclusive. You believe in democracy and care about voting.You are curious. You are committed to learning new things and developing new skills.

Growth

CTCL uses organizational systems to keep staff connected and accountable to each other and the work. These systems include goal-setting, evaluations, and staff retreats every 6 months, as well as staff meetings and 1:1 calls each week. While we maintain structures, it’s also important that CTCL be adaptive to respond to the changing needs of the world around us. This might look like setting goals, evaluating our tactics, and deciding to shift priorities over time. This means the people who work with CTCL are thoughtful in both making plans and also adjusting them based on emerging information.

We stay curious and persistent as the landscape of U.S. election administration shifts. To adapt to new challenges and invest in the excellence of our team, all positions at CTCL provide opportunities for increased responsibility. We focus on professional growth opportunities related to the scope and complexity of your work, specialized knowledge, independence, and leadership.

To apply

• Complete a short application form and upload your resume. (Only applications submitted through this form will be accepted; materials submitted via email will not be considered.)

• If you meet our desired criteria, you will have the opportunity to complete an online job simulation exercise to demonstrate your qualifications and also get a better idea of what the job will be like. The simulation will take approximately 1 hour to complete.

• Based on your application and simulation, a video interview and reference check will be conducted to determine if you are the best fit for the position. The interview will take approximately 45 minutes.

The Center for Tech and Civic Life is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage people of all races, colors, religions, national origins, sexual orientations, genders, sexes, ages, abilities, branches of military service, and political party affiliations to apply.