Senior Director of Field and Organizing

About Americans United  

Americans United for Separation of Church and State is a nonpartisan educational and advocacy organization dedicated to advancing the constitutional principle of church-state separation as the only way to ensure freedom of religion, including the right to believe or not believe, for all of us. Founded in 1947, Americans United is a diverse and dynamic organization composed of people from all walks of life: lawyers and lobbyists, students and activists, religious leaders and impassioned Americans. AU includes people of faith and people who don’t profess any particular faith. It is a community that welcomes people of all genders, races, ethnicities, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, and abilities. Because we work on a wide variety of issues with many different communities, we value what diversity and diverse perspectives bring to our work.

Position Summary 

The Senior Director, Field and Organizing is a forward thinking, passionate leader for change who is excited to lead and collaborate with a dynamic team and organization, working together to fight for freedom without favor, and equality without exception.

You’ll be helping grow and mobilize a sustainable network of educated and engaged individuals and organizations that support church-state separation, inclusive religious freedom, and their dependent issues through visibility, education and activation efforts that are interconnected, impactful, and build upon each other.

The role focuses on developing, managing and growing a hybrid (virtual and in-person) state and local organizing network of distributed grassroots “hubs” – including programming – in support of the organization’s education, advocacy and other initiatives. A significant portion of time will also be dedicated to working with the Vice President of Outreach and in collaboration with other departments, to lead the development and execution of both integrated and standalone advocacy campaigns in support of AU’s legal cases, legislation, campaigns and other initiatives. This will often be done in collaboration with external partners and can include coalition building, digital advocacy, trainings, and field activities (e.g. text banks, rallies). The Senior Director will also provide or oversee the provision of non-legal technical assistance to individuals or groups that request help from Americans United.

A critical part of the position will be managing and growing your team to accomplish those key goals. The ideal candidate will be just as willing and able to empower their team to meet the moment as they are to jump right in to work any task alongside them. You’ll also have opportunities to collaborate internally and externally around the intersections of our key issues and communities (e.g. LGBTQ+, racial justice, pro-democracy, reproductive rights, faith and nonreligious communities, public education, fighting Christian nationalism & other forms of extremism).

For complete description, including salary ranges, and to apply please visit: https://go.au.org/feminist