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All of our current open positions are posted below. We will never ask you to reply with personal or financial information in response to a job application.

All Partnership employees, regardless of position or physical location, must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as a condition of employment. More information in job posting.

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Associate Manager, Rebuilding Trust In Government Initiative

Location: Washington, DC

Department: Communications

The Partnership for Public Service believes that a critical component of building a better government and a stronger democracy is a better dialogue between our federal institutions and our society. The Partnership is embarking on a new stream of work that aims to rebuild trust and trustworthiness in our government. This new initiative will address distrust using multiple approaches, including public education, storytelling and narrative change, building the capacity of federal agencies, and engaging a coalition of organizations, to make meaningful change in public opinion that will ultimately lead to better civic engagement and a healthier democracy. 

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Manager, Programs

Location: Washington, DC

Department: Programs

The Federal Workforce team is seeking an experienced program manager to support the management of agency-wide projects centered on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) programs and initiatives. The program manager will take lead on developing project plans, coordinating decision-making with internal and external stakeholders, and utilizing monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) techniques to ensure desired project outcomes are met.

The program manager will work closely with the DEIA workstream lead who will serve as the subject matter expert responsible for designing DEIA project/program components. This role requires problem-solving, strategic decision-making, and an entrepreneurial mindset.

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Senior Manager, Business Development

Location: Washington, DC

Department: Programs

Fostering change in the federal government starts with improving the effectiveness of agency leaders. Leadership is the primary driver of employee satisfaction and commitment and is an integral part of the Partnership’s theory of change. By focusing on human capital strategies such as leadership development; employee engagement, recruitment and retention; and increasing understanding of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility; the Partnership helps federal employees improve and transform government from within.  

As a senior analyst on the business development team, you will play a critical role in identifying and developing opportunities, building relationships with federal clients and growing the Partnership’s reach, impact and revenue. Please note the nature of this job is highly consultative and not a traditional “sales” role.  

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Senior Manager, Center for Presidential Transition

Location: Washington, DC

Department: Programs

The Partnership’s Center for Presidential Transition serves as the premier nonpartisan source of information and resources to help presidential candidates and their teams lay the groundwork for a new administration or for a president’s second term. 

This role will lead crucial pieces of the Center for Presidential Transition’s portfolio, oversee day-to-day project management, and work effectively with internal partners and external stakeholders so that the Center’s priorities are well managed, make an impact and advance the Partnership’s mission. Leading up to 2024, the Center is focused on creating new resources for the administration and future transition teams, conducting research on timely topics, capturing lessons learned from 2020, pursuing process reforms and onboarding political appointees. 

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Senior Manager, Public Service Leadership Institute

Location: Washington, DC

Department: Programs

The Partnership for Public Service is seeking an experienced professional to manage leadership development programming for federal agencies within the Public Service Leadership Institute. The senior manager will have a range of responsibilities including people and program management, strategic planning, scope and budget management, content and material development, internal and external relationship building and management, and business development activities.

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Vice President, Public Service Leadership

Location: Washington, DC

Department: Programs

The Vice President for Public Service Leadership oversees a key mission area for the organization, providing leadership and the strategic direction of the Public Service Leadership Institute. The Public Service Leadership Institute is the preeminent source of public service leadership programs, policies and perspectives. The institute brings together our many efforts to strengthen public service leadership, bolstering our more than a decade’s worth of expertise in developing public service leaders who work to build a better government and a stronger democracy.

In this role, the Vice President oversees strategy, design and delivery of all leadership development programs and collaborates across the organization to ensure public service leadership is a guiding model for all the Partnership’s work. This includes efforts to amplify the importance of public service leaders, develop leaders and unify leaders around a single standard. 

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Chief of Staff

Location: Washington, DC

Department: Operations

The Chief of Staff will primarily support the President & CEO (P/CEO), serving as the point person for exploring and scoping partnership opportunities. This person is a strategic thinker, trusted advisor, problem solver, and partner in working to meet the organization’s goals and advance its mission. The ideal candidate will bring a demonstrated capability to handle complex situations and multiple responsibilities simultaneously, mixing project work with the urgency of immediate demands. They must exhibit the skills to collaborate effectively and achieve actionable results through others, the ability to build strong and sustainable relationships and the capability to interact within all levels of the organization. 

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