Associate Director, Constitutionally Limited Government

Organization

Stand Together Trust

Location

Arlington, VA

Job Description

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society. 
Stand Together Trust, part of the Stand Together philanthropic community, is a grant-making organization that brings capabilities together to address big problems through unified vision, and helps its partners scale exceptional talent or capabilities that fill key gaps in the marketplace. 
 
As an Associate Director, Constitutionally Limited Government (CLG) on our Stand Together Trust team, you will play a key leadership role in advancing our CLG priorities by managing a grant portfolio, guiding strategy, identifying partnership and landscape opportunities, advancing operational excellence, and supporting and mentoring members of the CLG team.
The Associate Director, CLG is a new position at Stand Together Trust and will work from STT’s Arlington, VA office. This is not a virtual opportunity.

How You Will Contribute

  • Strategy & Leadership 
  • Collaborate with the Director of CLG to shape and execute portfolio strategy, identifying the most leveraged opportunities for progress, with a particular focus on grant-making related to civics education and talent development. 
  • Represent Stand Together Trust in the field with credibility and thought leadership, cultivating strategic partnerships across the CLG landscape. 

  • Grant Portfolio Management 
  • Oversee a high-impact portfolio of grants aligned with CLG priorities. 
  • Conduct due diligence, develop grant recommendations, and steward grantee relationships. 
  • Monitor progress and outcomes, using data and feedback to assess effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.

  •  Team & Operations 
  • Work with members of the CLG portfolio team helping them grow in effectiveness and impact. 
  • Lead on team operations and coordination, including workflow planning, goal tracking, and process improvements. 
  • Collaborate with a range of internal stakeholders across Stand Together to ensure sharing and seeking of knowledge and high-quality execution across the team. 

What You Will Bring

  • 7+ years of relevant experience, with time spent in philanthropy, policy, advocacy, or a classical liberal think tank.
  • Subject matter expertise, an existing network, and knowledge of the constitutionally limited government landscape.
  • Experience in one of the following: Grant portfolio management (including grantee due diligence and performance monitoring), or Partnership development and coalition building
  • Strong project and operations management skills; comfortable managing toward clear goals in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proven people and/or operations leader.
  • Excellent communicator and relationship builder. 
  • Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect. 

What We Offer

  • Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace. 
  • A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutionsto complex social challenges. 
  • Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents. 
  • Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive. 

Application Process
Qualified candidates should submit the following application materials (in order) in one PDF document:
• Cover letter including:
• An introductory paragraph describing three distinct reasons you are drawn to Stand Together Trust’s mission and how you came to those beliefs
• Salary requirements
• Resume

Applications should be submitted to Talent Market via this link:
https://talentmarket.org/associate-director-clg-stt/

Questions can be directed to Claire Kittle Dixon, Executive Director of Talent Market, who is assisting with the search: claire@talentmarket.org.

There is no application deadline for this position. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. This job will remain posted on our site until it is filled.

While we thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, we are only able to contact those to whom we can offer an interview. Only direct applications will be considered. No phone calls, please.

Talent Market is a nonprofit entity dedicated to promoting liberty by helping free-market nonprofits identify talent for critical roles. We provide consulting and recruiting services at no cost to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations that clearly and directly focus on advancing the principles of economic freedom, free enterprise, free trade, free speech, property rights, rule of law, and limited regulation.

Our Values: Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.   
 
We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success, and that is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity.