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Conservative External Affairs Director

United States

Change.org is searching for a Conservative External Affairs Director to amplify our relationships with key conservative thought leaders, advocacy groups, political decision makers, industry associations, and nonprofit organizations.

We’re a social impact business (a public benefit company), and the world's largest social change platform with 100 million users, 40,000+ campaigns launched on the site every month, and a 100% user-generated revenue model. Our users win campaigns for change every hour. We’re working for a world where no one is powerless, and where creating change is a part of everyday life. We’re just getting started and hope you’ll join us!

From mobilizing over 150k people to press for a remembrance day for Charlie Kirk, to repealing a gas tax in Washington, to a campaign against squatting in Spain, to increasing sentences for teenage murder in Turkey, many impactful conservative campaigns have been driven on Change.org.  Dozens of local, national, and international victories are happening every day thanks to the strength of our members, who are changing the lives of people around the world. We want to help them go even further and we need your help! 

Key Outcomes: 

  • Develop and execute an external communications strategy that builds trust and engagement with key conservative influencers. 
  • Develop strategic partnerships with conservative advocacy groups, policy organizations, NGOs, leaders, influencers and political decisionmakers who can shape public perception and broaden Change.org’s reach and impact. 

Prepare for brand opportunities and reputational risks in the conservative space.Advise our senior leadership team on strategic opportunities in the broader conservative landscape.

The most important core competencies for the role are: 

  • An extensive and active network with top-tier conservative thought leaders, influencers, political decision makers and organizations.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities, demonstrating clarity, persuasion, and effectiveness across a diversity of channels.
  • Strong political and cultural fluency, with a nuanced understanding of a diversity of conservative perspectives and communities.
  • Ability to conceptualize, develop and run external affairs events (VIP dinners, conferences, etc).
  • A demonstrated ability to engage constructively across differences.
  • Strong strategic storytelling, and the ability to build influence and credibility with conservative communities.
  • Experience with outreach and storytelling on social media is a plus.
  • Strategic planning and management ability, with a proven ability to provide cross-functional leadership performance measurement and stakeholder engagement. 

Target experience:

  • Minimum 5 years experience in external affairs, public relations or a leadership role in the conservative community.
  • At least 5+ years of management and strategic leadership experience 
  • Proven success managing or building conservative networks.
  • Experience working on conservative influence campaigns. 
  • Experience running external affairs events (VIP dinners, conferences, etc).
  • Experience with outreach and storytelling on social media is a plus.
  • Experience leading a team is a plus.

Interested? Great! Here's what you should know:

This is a full time remote role based in the United States.

We know talent comes in many forms and we are open to hiring this role at various levels. The title, scope, and compensation will be aligned with the experience and skills of the selected candidate. As a general guide:

Our compensation philosophy is based on pay equity. All of our salaries are determined before we launch a role – they are based on a predetermined salary scale, the level on that scale and the cost of labor for that location. 

  • The annual salary for an External Affairs Director is $230,000 in San Francisco/NYC, $218,500 in Austin, Boston, Chicago, DC, LA, Seattle, and is $195,500 in all other US locations.  

Benefits and perks also vary based on location. 

We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting amazing candidates like you, so please don’t hesitate to apply—we’d love to meet you. We also know it’s rare for someone to meet 100% of the qualifications. Please apply anyway!

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, or culture.

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