[Hiring] Civics Associate @Blue Haven Initiative

Role Description

Blue Haven Initiative is seeking an Associate for its Civics team. The Civics Associate will take real ownership across the full lifecycle of Blue Haven Civics' policy, advocacy, and political projects, from early-stage research and stakeholder outreach through execution and ongoing relationship management. This role calls for excellent writing skills, sharp attention to detail, and the persistence to see complex, multi-stakeholder projects through to the finish. As those skills develop, the role carries explicit opportunities to lead project development from concept to execution. This is a growth path for someone driven and ambitious, not a fixed support role.

Working closely with the principal and the broader Civics team, this person will help design and run the systems that keep projects on track toward their impact goals. Current project priorities of the Civics team include:

• Advancing smart tax reform
• Making democracy fairer through innovative reforms
• Increasing civic engagement and civic education opportunities for students

Project & Stakeholder Support

• Take ownership of discrete workstreams, from framing the goal and mapping stakeholders through execution.
• Conduct rigorous research, drive stakeholder outreach, and shape planning for new and ongoing projects.
• Collaborate with team members and the principal to identify and pursue new project opportunities.
• Grow into leading higher-level project work over time, with mentorship from senior-level staff.

Communications

• Draft clear, persuasive talking points, decks, and advocacy materials for legislative and funder-facing meetings.
• Develop briefs, outreach emails, and memos for the Civics team and principal.

Fundraising & Development

• Lead fundraising and development prospect research associated with civic engagement and political projects.
• Prepare decks and meeting collateral, and research funding opportunities to support Civics priorities.

Relationship & Data Management

• Support ongoing relationship development with key lawmakers and candidates.
• Support or lead maintenance and development of CRM and other relationship management systems.

Operations & Team Support

• Direct the Civics internship program and manage 2–4 undergraduate interns per semester.
• Help build operational capacity and assist or lead in developing and implementing organizational systems.
• Support or lead tech innovation upgrades across the Civics team, including AI integration into workflows.
• Pitch in on capacity needs as they arise, occasionally including scheduling or executive assistant functions.

Qualifications

• 2–6 years of relevant work experience in policy, advocacy, campaigns, nonprofit, or philanthropic settings.
• Excellent writing skills, with experience drafting clear, persuasive memos, briefs, or outreach materials for external audiences.
• Driven and ambitious, with a track record of seeking out, and following through on, greater responsibility.
• Comfortable working both independently and in support of senior staff, often on multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience with or willingness to learn CRM/database systems.
• Interest in campaign finance reform, civic engagement, and/or democracy-related policy issues.
• Detail-oriented and organized, with strong project management instincts.
• Ability to manage and mentor undergraduate interns.
• Comfort with AI tools and interest in applying them to team workflows a plus.
• Fundraising experience or interest in developing fundraising skills a plus.

Benefits

• Compensation commensurate with work experience, with a salary range of $75 – $90K.
• Benefits include healthcare, paid parental leave, retirement, philanthropic matching program, PTO, and remote work expense budget.

TO APPLY

Please submit your application via online application form. In your cover letter, please tell us about a time you drove positive change in a community that you've been part of. BHI strongly discourages the use of AI for the purposes of the cover letter and we run all applications through an AI checker. The priority deadline for applications is 11:59 PM ET on September 4, 2026. Applications will continue to be accepted after the deadline and reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. To facilitate an inclusive recruitment process, please remove your name from your resume and cover letter.

If you have any questions about Blue Haven or the Civics Associate position, we encourage you to reach out to Simon Thompson at [email protected].