Director – Future of Government Talent Program
Democracy Forward
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Washington • District of Columbia • Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $150,000 - $170,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead a team of fellows to redesign process across key federal functions (e.g. HR, procurement, regulation, customer experience, technology, AI, public engagement).
- Build and manage a small internal team of HR and technical experts supporting cross-functional design and research.
- Support organizational leadership in cultivating a culture of accountability, inclusivity, and excellence.
- Convene and collaborate with external domain experts (AI, regulatory, HR, tech, etc.) to co-design staffing models.
- Ensure new team models are agile, tech-enabled, interdisciplinary, and built to solve real problems.
- Develop and implement a strategy to identify and recruit mission-ready talent from various sources.
- Define the skills, values, and lived experience needed for 21st-century public service.
- Lead the development of a digital platform to match individuals with redesigned teams.
- Build and manage partnerships with academic institutions and workforce programs.
- Collaborate with legal, research, and communications partners to test and refine talent transformation efforts.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in workforce development, organizational design, talent strategy, or public sector innovation.
- Experience managing small, high-capacity teams in cross-functional and collaborative environments.
- Deep understanding of both federal hiring systems and modern, mission-aligned talent models.
- Demonstrated ability to build distributed strategies and work across technical, policy, and community-based teams.
- Excellent project management, facilitation, and stakeholder coordination skills.
- Well-developed collaborative and interpersonal skills including demonstrated self-awareness, commitment to diversity and inclusivity, and ability to work with colleagues and stakeholders across diverse cultures and backgrounds.
Benefits
- Excellent benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
workforce developmentorganizational designtalent strategypublic sector innovationproject managementfacilitationstakeholder coordinationcross-functional collaborationdigital platform developmentagile methodologies
Soft Skills
leadershipaccountabilityinclusivityexcellencecollaborationinterpersonal skillsself-awarenesscommitment to diversitycommunicationproblem-solving