Galvanize Action: Political Director

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Position Summary

The Political Director will operate as a political strategy lead for Galvanize Action—owning how our program translates into electoral impact. This permanent role is responsible for shaping and driving our political strategy across priority geographies, aligning closely with allies, national organizations, and movement leaders. The role requires a political connector who can navigate complex dynamics and build relationships to ensure our work contributes meaningfully to prosocial outcomes.

Externally, this person will build and manage high-trust relationships with state-based partners and national organizations, serving as a key connector across the political ecosystem. They will focus on aligning efforts, identifying leverage points, and ensuring Galvanize Action is operating as a strategic and credible actor within the broader movement.

Reporting to the Director of Strategic Partnerships, this person will lead internal sensemaking of Galvanize Action’s unique political lens—connecting our research, content, and programming to clear electoral impact pathways. They will define how our work fits within the broader political ecosystem, identify where we can uniquely add value, and ensure our strategies are grounded in the realities of the political landscape.

This role will also own electoral reporting and impact visibility internally, ensuring leadership and cross-functional teams have a clear understanding of where and how our work is driving political outcomes. They will partner closely with digital media, research, and fundraising departments to translate strategy into execution—supporting teams in securing the relationships, resources, and alignment needed to deliver impact at scale.

The ideal candidate brings a strong political instinct and connections, deep understanding of the national electoral landscape, and the ability to move fluidly between strategy, coalition spaces, and internal leadership. They know how to identify what matters, where to focus, and how to ensure the organization is resourced and positioned to make a real political impact.

Responsibilities and Tasks

• Drive electoral strategy across priority geographies ensuring Galvanize Action’s programming is aligned to where it can have the greatest impact on political outcomes

• Build high-trust relationships and lead alignment with key state and national allies that position Galvanize Action as a strategic political partner and ensure our work is integrated into broader movement efforts

• Own internal political sensemaking, translating shifts in the political landscape into clear implications for Galvanize Action’s strategy, programming, communications, and investments

• Monitor and analyze electoral dynamics in real time, providing timely, actionable guidance to Leadership and cross-functional teams to inform decision-making and maximize impact

• Define and operationalize Galvanize Actions’s political role in the ecosystem, identifying where we uniquely add value and ensuring our efforts are coordinated, not duplicative

• Lead internal electoral reporting, creating clear, credible visibility into how our work is contributing to political outcomes and ensuring insights are shared across teams

• Partner closely with programs, research, and fundraising to align strategy with execution—supporting teams in securing the resources, partnerships, and positioning needed to deliver impact at scale

• Translate research and program learnings into movement value, ensuring partners receive actionable insights, messaging guidance, and strategic inputs that strengthen collective impact

• Evaluate and prioritize external opportunities through a political impact lens, filtering for alignment, leverage, and return on investment

• Represent Galvanize Action externally in high-level political, strategic, and coalition spaces, bringing credibility, clarity, and a strong point of view

• Build systems to track political impact and partner engagement, using data to guide prioritization, deepen relationships, and scale what works

• Manage staff and/or cross-functional initiatives, as needed, to advance electoral strategy and deepen organizational impact

• Miscellaneous

• All employees of Hopewell Fund are required to complete timesheets

• Performs other duties as needed

Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Ability

We are seeking a strategic political operator who brings strong political judgment, movement awareness, and the ability to connect internal work to external outcomes. You should have:

Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• 6+ years of relevant experience in political strategy, electoral campaigns (candidate and/or issue), independent expenditure programs, or closely related work (partnerships alone is not sufficient without political strategy experience)

• Strong track record of building and maintaining trusted relationships and influencing external stakeholders—including state partners, national organizations, and coalitions—while maintaining a clear point of view

• A deep commitment to the mission and goals of Galvanize USA and Galvanize Action, including advancing democratic resilience and civic participation

• Demonstrated experience operating in or alongside campaigns, political organizations, or movement infrastructure, with a clear understanding of how electoral impact is actually achieved

• Deep familiarity with the national political and electoral landscape, including key actors, timelines, and power dynamics

• Experience advising senior leadership and contributing to high-stakes strategic decisions in fast-moving political environments

• High confidence with political metrics and evaluation approaches (e.g., persuasion measurement, RCTs, voter file analysis, turnout modeling)

• Ability to synthesize complex political information into clear, actionable insights for internal teams and cross-functional partners

• Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritize across multiple high-stakes workstreams, manage ambiguity, and keep work moving forward

• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to translate across audiences (internal teams, political partners, funders) with clarity and credibility

• High level of judgment and discretion, with the ability to assess opportunity cost, risk, and strategic value in real time

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across lines of difference, with strong multicultural competence and the ability to build trust across diverse partners and stakeholders

• Ability to maintain perspective and composure in high-intensity political environments, including moments of rapid response

• Ability and flexibility to travel up to 25% of the time

Valued and Non-Essential Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Ability

• Experience leading or supporting sizeable and concurrently running national electoral programs

• Experience bridging research, content, and program execution within a political or advocacy organization

• Proficiency in tools such as Google Suite especially Google Sheets, Asana, Airtable, or similar systems used for cross-team coordination and tracking

• Although we are a remote organization, preference is given to those located in the Washington D.C. area to attend meetings and other stakeholder events