Chief of Staff

Raben Group; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Unlimited PTO

Professional development curriculum

3% 401(k) match

Yearly employer FSA contribution

Company-issued laptop and cell phone

Job summary

Raben, a DC‑based policy and strategic communications firm, seeks a senior leader to align strategy, people, culture and execution as we scale. You will own internal leadership development and ensure the President can focus outward on vision and impact.

This hybrid role requires two days in the office per week and demands equity-centered leadership, systems thinking, and skilled facilitation to strengthen leadership, collaboration and accountability across the firm.

Qualifications

• Executive leadership for culture, equity-centered practice, transformation, leadership development, staff well-being, and accountability practices
• Facilitating senior leadership team effectiveness and decision-making
• Strategic planning and alignment: leading firmwide strategic planning, translating it into measurable priorities, and driving cross-functional initiatives from idea to outcome while removing barriers along the way
• Strategic partnership with the President: acting as trusted advisor, anticipating risks and opportunities, and ensuring follow-through on what matters most

Responsibilities

• Lead organizational culture and equity-centered transformation.
• Improve Senior Leadership Team effectiveness and accountability.
• Drive firmwide strategic planning and translate into priorities.
• Partner with the President as trusted advisor and manage risks.

Skills

Executive leadership

Emotional intelligence

Systems thinking

Equity-centered approach

Facilitation

Strategic planning

Job description

Description

Who We Are:

Raben is a public policy, strategic communications and organizational consulting firm. Our talented and passionate team champions diversity, equity, and justice as core values that ignite our mission for impactful change in corporate, nonprofit, government, and foundation work.Our changemakers work to solve real-world problems and inspire lasting changes through our four service offerings: strategic communications, government affairs, issue campaigns, and culture, strategy, & organizational design.

We have been fueled by insightful strategy, creative tactics, and plain old hustle for over 20 years. We are people of color, women, immigrants, disabled, and LGBTQ. Spend time with us and you will quickly learn we value smarts, creativity, and audaciousness in just about all we do… and a sense of humor is a contractual must. Learn more at raben.co.

Our values

We hire and lead by five values: Compassion, Integrity, Strategy, Equity, and Humor. This role is, in many ways, their steward.

Why this role, why now

Raben is entering a period of deliberate growth. This role exists to make that growth sustainable by aligning our strategy, people, culture, and execution. You will own the internal leadership and development work that lets the President focus outward on vision, relationships, and impact. You are not asked to be our deepest expert in public affairs. You are asked to make our leaders more effective, our systems stronger, and our culture more durable as we scale. This position is located in our DC office and follows a hybrid schedule with at least two days per week in office.

Requirements

What you’ll lead

• Organizational Culture: executive leadership for culture, equity-centered practice, transformation, leadership development, staff well-being, and accountability practices
• Senior Leadership Team effectiveness: facilitating decision-making, clarifying roles, strengthening collaboration, and helping leaders navigate complexity and conflict
• Strategy and alignment: leading firmwide strategic planning, translating it into measurable priorities, and driving cross-functional initiatives from idea to outcome while removing barriers along the way
• Strategic partnership with the President: acting as trusted advisor, anticipating risks and opportunities, and ensuring follow-through on what matters most

Who you are

• A trusted leader who moves fluidly between strategy, people leadership, skilled facilitation, and operational discipline
• Someone with strong emotional intelligence and political acumen who is for everyone winning, resists taking sides between factions, and can transform conflict rather than avoid it
• A systems thinker who understands how culture, leadership, operations, and strategy interconnect, and who can recognize when a systemic issue is showing up in the work rather than an isolated problem
• An equity-centered practitioner who turns values into real policies, behaviors, and decisions, and who can navigate complexity as it shows up at the personal, interpersonal, organizational, and systemic levels

Strong candidates may come from Chief of Staff, Chief Equity Officer, organizational development, people & culture, strategy and operations, internal consulting or transformation, executive coaching, or senior leadership in mission-driven organizations.

Salary and benefits

The salary range for this role is $180,000 to $220,000 per year, commensurate with experience. Beyond a high degree of autonomy in your work, Raben colleagues enjoy a benefits suite that includes:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Unlimited PTO
• A rich professional development curriculum
• 3% 401(k) match
• Yearly employer FSA contribution
• Company-issued laptop and cell phone
• And more

Raben finds it quite natural to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, aspiring to live the values of equity in everything we do.