Director of Policy and Program

The Position:

The American Constitution Society (ACS), one of the nation's leading progressive legal organizations, seeks an experienced, creative, and detail-oriented Director to lead the Policy and Program Department’s rule of law efforts.

The Director’s portfolio will focus on legal efforts to defend and strengthen the rule of law, maintain the proper balance of power between the three branches of government, as well as between the federal government and the states, and includes work on administrative law and government accountability. The Director will work closely with other members of the Policy and Program Department to coordinate a unified, intersectional, and strategically coherent vision for ACS’s rule of law work. The position may be responsible for additional, substantive portfolios based on experience and interest.

The Director will play a central role in coordinating and facilitating ACS's substantive legal and public policy work in the areas described above and will:

• Work closely with constitutional scholars, practitioners, advocates, public officials, and law students to formulate and advance a progressive vision of the law that is intellectually sound, practically relevant, and faithful to our constitutional values.
• Serve as an expert voice by moderating and speaking on panels, providing substantive direction and support for other departments within ACS, representing ACS before relevant coalitions, authoring op-eds, blog posts, articles, and white papers related to ACS’s work, and responding to inquiries from the media.
• Work with outside experts on various ACS publications and projects.
• Develop and oversee execution of conferences, convenings, and other live programming.

Qualifications:

Applicants should possess a J.D. degree from an accredited law school and have four to seven years of professional experience. The ideal candidate will be familiar with constitutional and other legal scholarship, and have outstanding analytic, writing, and interpersonal skills.

ACS values a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. ACS encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status.

Compensation and Benefits:

This position will report to the Vice President of Policy and Program. The successful candidate’s salary will be commensurate with relevant professional experience. The salary range for this position is $70,000 to $80,000.

ACS offers generous benefits, including: a 4-day work week schedule; health, vision, dental and life insurance; paid holiday, vacation, and sick leave.

Location:

ACS’s has a flexible remote work policy but this position is based in Washington, D.C. The Director may work hybrid in-office/remotely if they live in the Washington metropolitan area or remotely if they live outside that area with the expectation of occasional travel to Washington D.C., when necessary.

How to Apply:

Interested applicants should email a cover letter, resume, and writing sample of no longer than five pages to jobs@acslaw.org. No phone calls please.