ACLU-NC Programs Associate

• Under the direction of the Chief Program Officer, support coordination of cross-team integrated advocacy efforts across Legal, Policy, Communications, and Organizing departments.
• Track timelines, deliverables, and team progress via project management tools (e.g. Asana) to ensure visibility and accountability across teams
• Manage calendars for programmatic work, including scheduling priorities, coordinating availability, and resolving scheduling conflicts
• Provide logistical support for programmatic activities and events, including planning, coordination, and follow-up
• Support meeting facilitation, including drafting agendas and guiding conversations as needed
• Take and distribute clear notes, action items, and follow-ups to keep work moving forward
• Assist with internal communication and coordination across departments to ensure alignment
• Compile updates and support reporting processes to track progress toward program and campaign goals
• Support team efficiency, organization, capacity, and overall impact by developing and implementing effective systems and processes
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Demonstrated experience in program coordination, project management, administration, or similar experience as described above
• Excellent attention to detail, ability to rigorously edit and check one’s own work, and superior organizational and planning skills
• High proficiency with MS products (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint) and project management software, Asana preferred
• Ability to take initiative, problem solve, work well under pressure, and manage multiple priorities and projects under tight deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including an ability to navigate and resolve conflict in a manner that values and respects difference and the ability to work with a broad range of colleagues at various levels in an organization
• Event planning and logistics coordination skills
• Alignment with the values of the ACLU-NC and a professional commitment to advancing them
• Ability to work in an environment committed to diversity with a personal approach that values the individual and respects differences of race/ethnicity, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ability, socio-economic circumstance, immigration status, age, and lived experience as people impacted by the carceral system

• Demonstrated commitment to and an understanding of civil rights, civil liberties, social justice, and the ACLU-NC mission, goals, and programs
• Experience with one or more of the ACLU-NC's strategic priority areas: immigrants’ rights, criminal law reform, reproductive freedom, voting rights, LGBTQ+ equality
• Project management certification

• 3 weeks paid vacation at time of hire (increasing after two years of employment)
• 10 paid office holidays, 1 floating holiday, summer recess (last week of August) and winter recess (December 25 - January 1)
• 10 paid sick days
• Hybrid work environment
• Generous medical, dental and vision insurance options for staff members, their dependents and spouse/domestic partner
• Employer-funded health reimbursement account
• Flexible spending and dependent care accounts
• Up to 12 weeks of paid medical leave
• Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Short-term disability and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) defined contribution retirement plan with employer match
• Annual professional development allotment
• Free on-site parking

The ACLU-NC and the ACLU-NCLF is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. Recognizing that strict minimum requirements tend to disproportionately discourage women and people of color from applying for jobs for which they would otherwise be competitive, we encourage all qualified individuals to apply -- especially people of color; women; people from low-income backgrounds; people with disabilities; people who identify as LGBTQ+; and people who are formerly incarcerated or otherwise directly impacted by the criminal legal system.