Project Specialist

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) seeks a detail-oriented and proactive individual to join the Office of Strategy and Innovation (OSI). The OSI is led by seasoned campaign practitioners, managing a team dedicated to crafting strategies for winning and maintaining Democratic majorities through comprehensive planning, coalition building, strategic research, and infrastructure innovation. This position will assist OSI’s leadership in the management of strategic planning and project management.

• Critical Path Management: Maintain and monitor the strategic roadmap for the DNC’s strategic plan and the Coordinated Campaign program.
• Budget Development: Support creation of DNC program budgets in alignment with leadership and campaign priorities. 
• Strategic Planning: Support strategic planning operations for elections, campaign after action reporting, and development of key documents.
• Progress Monitoring Support: Develop and maintain a comprehensive spreadsheet/database to track key performance metrics, upcoming races, demographic data, and organizing tactics across all states. 
• Developing Educational + Pitch Documents: Facilitate preparation of materials and data to craft presentations.

• Experience in campaign management, infrastructure coordination, and strategic planning.
• Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
• Proficiency in project management and budgeting tools.

The Project Specialist position will require travel, which could be up to 1-15% of the time.

This is a full-time, non-exempt position, which means you will be eligible for overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40 in a given workweek. This position is in the bargaining unit represented by SEIU Local-500.

Due to federal campaign finance rules, only U.S. citizens or U.S. green card holders are eligible for this role. See 52 U.S.C. 30121; 11 C.F.R. 110.20(i).

This means that they are doing campaign and finance work, they cannot be a foreign national/visa holder, only U.S. citizens and Green card holders.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC), is committed to diversity among its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the best quality services to supporters and constituents. The DNC is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or physical disability, or any other legally protected basis. The DNC will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited.

Benefits:

The DNC offers a generous benefit package, including:

 Generous paid time off, including federal holidays and open leave

Health and dental insurance for employee and dependents; 90% paid by the DNC, 10% paid by employee

Supplementary vision plans available to employees for purchase

Up to a 5% employer match DNC 401(k) plan

Pre-tax flexible spending account benefits available to employees and dependents