Full-Time and Contract Positions

Manager, Major Gifts

The Manager, Major Gifts is a frontline fundraising position that will sustain and build on the Partnership’s established base of $4.2 million in annual individual donor revenue. The manager will develop and execute strategies to cultivate and secure individual donor support for the Partnership, with an emphasis on gifts of $5,000 to $25,000, while researching and engaging potential new prospects and tracking progress against fundraising goals.

Senior Manager, Public Policy & Stakeholder Engagement

Join the Partnership for Public Service as a Senior Manager on the Public Policy & Stakeholder Engagement team and help shape the future of the federal workforce. In this high-impact role, the Senior Manager will lead bold policy and advocacy efforts on federal hiring, HR and workforce reform. The work includes convening practitioner dialogues, analyzing timely policy developments, devising policy options and translating them into plain language, interfacing with Congressional staff and building support for policy reforms. This is a unique opportunity for someone with federal human capital expertise to turn their knowledge and energy into actionable solutions to make government more effective, responsive and accountable.

If you’re a federal personnel wonk excited by complex policy challenges and motivated to drive meaningful reforms to set U.S. executive branch agencies and the civil service up for success, this role could be a great fit!

Facilitator, Public Service Leadership Institute

The Partnership is seeking a facilitator with a minimum of five years of experience managing and facilitating high-quality virtual and in-person programs and/or events. The Public Service Leadership Institute team aims to strengthen government leaders through action-oriented coaching and facilitation. Programs range from cohort-based open enrollment programs to long-term agency engagements to customized coaching and retreats.

As a manager and facilitator, you will develop, facilitate and manage programs and projects that prepare government leaders at all levels—from emerging leaders to executives—to build their leadership and management capacity, encourage innovation and improve the overall effectiveness of their agencies.

Manager, Public Service Leadership Institute

The Partnership is seeking a collaborative and motivated project manager to join our Public Service Leadership Institute (PSLI) team to manage leadership programs, such as the AI Government Leadership Program, Leadership Excellence for Acquisition Professionals, and Foundations in Public Service Leadership. The project manager may also support related efforts, such as alumni engagement, technology platforms, and webinars and workshops.

Our leadership development programs are designed to provide government leaders with the skills they need to plan, design, and implement creative solutions to government’s most intractable problems. Our participants gain targeted support to address specific management needs and use the Public Service Leadership Model to assess their performance and progress as leaders. Participants include members of the Senior Executive Service (SES) as well as other junior and senior leaders from across federal, state, and local government.

This role will manage the day-to-day execution of cohorts of leadership development programs. Responsibilities include planning and execution, leading teams of executive coaches and program staff who deliver the programs to government leaders, and managing relationships with external stakeholders.