Associate Director, Center for Civics, Education, and Opportunity

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is the sole nonprofit organization created by President Reagan himself, charged with advancing his legacy and principles – limited government, individual liberty, economic opportunity, freedom and democracy, peace through strength, and national pride. The Foundation is a non-partisan organization which sustains the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, CA, the Reagan Center for Public Affairs, the Presidential Learning Center, the Air Force One Pavilion, and the award-winning Leadership Academy, as well as the Reagan Institute, which carries out the Foundation’s work in Washington, DC. 

The Reagan Library houses over 60 million pages of Gubernatorial, Presidential, and personal papers, over 1.6 million photographs, a half million feet of video film, 25,000 audio recordings, 22,000 video recordings, and over 83,000 objects chronicling the lives of Ronald and Nancy Reagan.  It also serves as the final resting place of President and Mrs. Reagan. www.reaganfoundation.org   

Job Overview

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute seeks a full-time, experienced Associate Director for the Center for Civics, Education and Opportunity (CCEO).  This person will oversee the organization’s education policy and civics programming and events. These activities include program design and development, research, planning, and execution. The successful candidate will be proactive, self-directed, a strong communicator, and an effective project manager. 

Duties and Responsibilities

The Associate Director will be expected to perform the following specific duties and responsibilities related to this position and any duties hereafter assigned:

• Develop and execute the annual Reagan Institute Summit on Education (RISE), a bipartisan education policy summit in Washington, DC that assesses the health of the US education system and explores opportunities for reform. 
• Support strategic planning for the Center for Civics, Education, and Opportunity (CCEO) and serve as in-house subject matter expert on education policy and practices.
• Help lead smaller convenings (RISE collaboratives) and other education and civic learning initiatives that delve deeper into policy issues.
• Work with Institute leadership to find areas where the Center can have the most impact and develop research reports, task forces, surveys, etc., to advance better public policy. 
• Develop and execute strategies for educating industry leaders and policymakers on the knowledge produced through Center projects and events.
• Work and collaborate with Development staff as needed to manage donors’ needs, including event invitations, proposals, and reports.

Qualifications/Characteristics

The ideal candidate for this role will be:

• Well-versed in the education sector. Ideally with 3-5 years experience in an education-related field, such as education policy, classroom instruction, or education administration.
• Mission-driven and passionate about expanding opportunity for all Americans through education reform and growth-oriented economic policy ideas, inspired by President Reagan’s call for “an informed patriotism” as communicated in his Farewell Address.
• A college graduate
• An enthusiastic self-directed learner about education policy, research, and practice, as well as Reagan Foundation and Institute’s operations, projects, and programs.
• Able to travel and work a flexible schedule to include evenings and weekends when required.

Reporting Relationships

This position will report to the Director of the Center for Civics, Education, and Opportunity in Washington, DC and will work closely with the RRI team and the Education team in California. 

Salary/Benefits/Location

• This full-time position offers an annual salary based on experience, excellent benefits, including paid vacation, a health/dental plan, and a generous 403(b) retirement plan.
• This is an exempt, full-time position. 
• The position is located onsite at our office in Washington, D.C., with hybrid options available with advance approval. 
• From time to time, travel may be required to participate in meetings and/or events at the Foundation office in Simi Valley, California or elsewhere. 
• The projected salary range for this role is $65,000-100,000, contingent upon the specific skills and experience of the selected candidate. We are also willing to explore higher compensation for an exceptional candidate or a lower range for a promising, less experienced candidate.

How to Apply

Qualified candidates should submit the following application materials (in order) in one PDF document:

• A thoughtful cover letter detailing your interest in the position, what draws you to the Foundation’s mission, and your salary requirements
• Resume

Applications should be submitted to Talent Market via this link: talentmarket.org/apply-for-your-dream-job/.

Questions can be directed to Stephanie Keaveney, Senior Manager of Outreach at Talent Market, who is managing the search process: Stephanie@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.

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The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer.