Operations Director

Taskforceusa; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 27,552 - 41,328; Part time

Job summary

A youth-led organization in Washington, DC is seeking an Operations Director to oversee team culture and recruitment efforts. Key responsibilities include improving team expectations, planning social activities, and leading recruitment strategies. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong leadership and communication skills, and has a commitment to building an inclusive democracy. This part-time role offers a unique opportunity to engage directly with a movement for social change.

Qualifications

• Capacity to work 10-15 hours/week.
• Commitment to inclusive democracy.
• Ability to evaluate team members constructively.

Responsibilities

• Improve team expectations and recruitment guidelines.
• Plan social outings and fun activities.
• Lead team recruitment efforts.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Relevant experience in team management

Job description

Overview

We’re looking for a lively and systems-minded Operations Director to support the Chief of Staff in smoothly managing the organization. In this role, you’ll be responsible for overseeing recruitment, onboarding, social & team bonding time, and occasional logistical needs — with opportunities to participate on the frontline of the student movement against authoritarianism. The ideal candidate sees themselves as a fun party-planner, while also identifying roadblocks to progress and wellbeing in a team and bringing solutions to the table.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the Chief of Staff to improve the organization’s team expectations, standard operating procedures, and recruitment guidelines — and ensure the team is meeting them
• Plan social outings & fun activities for the team to connect outside of movement-building
• Intentionally grow team culture, spirit, and traditions so we can organize with love at the center
• Lead team recruitment efforts, including posting role openings to job boards (including our website, Handshake, and nonprofit/movement boards), and actively searching for capable student organizers
• Build a diverse team by managing the candidate application, interview & selection process
• Draft role descriptions, outlining expectations, qualifications, and responsibility buckets
• Identify opportunities for improvement across team structures, work loads, management styles, and role responsibilities to ensure our team is meaningfully organizing, while prioritizing health, wellbeing, balance, and harmony
• Work with other leaders to plan team retreats to celebrate achievements, plan campaigns, outline support needs, and build trust
• Identify training, learning, and professional development opportunities for our team and consult with leadership to implement them
• Occasional logistical needs, such as helping to search for, and book travel, lodging, venues, food, etc. for events, trainings, convenings, retreats, or team activities

Requirements Include

• Capacity to work 10-15 hours/week on the above
• Commitment to centering youth as we build a just & inclusive democracy
• Demonstrated leadership, ability to think strategically, ability to constructively evaluate team members and workflow, and respond to a rapidly-evolving organizing landscape
• Capable of problem-solving, collaboration, and proactive communication
• Strong interpersonal, speaking, and writing skills

How to Apply

To apply, please enter your information and attach your resume & cover letter using the application form below. Academic credit can be arranged for eligible students.

With questions about this or other roles, the Task Force, or our campaigns, please email [e-mail].

About the Task Force for Democracy

We’re a youth & volunteer-led team organizing students across 6 campaigns to demand a democracy that works for our generation — not billionaires & corporations! We work alongside movement partners to center young people in the fight against advancing autocracy.

We’re nonpartisan. We don’t do electoral politics. We stay focused on ending the root causes of inequality in our democracy. Our campaigns aim to end structural inequality across different areas of our democracy, and include: fighting voter suppression & money in politics, organizing students under autocracy, stopping a dangerous constitutional convention that would roll back our rights, using transparency laws to hold power accountable, and more!