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• Engage with the Academy's community on social media (liking, commenting, and reposting content). • Pitch, draft, and share social posts across LinkedIn, Instagram (including Reels), X, and Bluesky. • Create and edit social media graphics, photos, and video content as needed. • Track, analyze, and report social media metrics. • Research trends to inform social media strategy. • Transform existing Academy news posts and reports into engaging, bite-sized content. • Assist in researching and compiling influencer databases for potential partnerships. • Develop creative campaigns to highlight Academy programs and accomplishments. • Track alumni and their impact (careers, accomplishments, media hits). • Assist with sending program recruitment emails, as needed.

Title: Chief of Staff, Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN) Location: Washington United States Hybrid Salary: $190,000 - $215,000 Job Description: ABOUT US The Aspen Institute is a global nonprofit organization whose purpose is to ignite human potential to build understanding and create new possibilities for a better world. Founded in 1949, the Institute drives change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve societys greatest challenges. It is headquartered in Washington, DC, and has a campus in Aspen, Colorado, as well as an international network of partners. CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP The Center for Leadership exists to ignite and nurture leadership potential in its constituents, building meaningful connections that generate lasting impact. Its work is to inspire, challenge and support leaders with different perspectives to understand how and where they can make a difference and live lives of deeper meaning and greater individual and collective impact. By supporting, connecting, and incubating leadership programs across the Aspen Institute, it fosters a global community of courageous and well-connected leaders in real relation with one another working across their differences in service of a better world. The Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN) is a growing, worldwide community of high-integrity leaders who share a commitment to use their creativity, energy, and resources to tackle the foremost societal challenges of our times. Through a rare community of support, transformative convenings, and catalytic capital, we ignite 4,000+ Fellows across 62 countries to turn moral courage into lasting change. ABOUT THIS ROLE The Chief of Staff is the operational and organizational backbone of the AGLN and a leadership role with team-wide scope and authority. While the VP sets the vision and senior leaders run their respective programs, the Chief of Staff ensures that the entire AGLN operates as a coherent, high-performing team. The Chief of Staff designs and leads the infrastructure that makes excellence possible: the planning systems, reporting structures, accountability rhythms, and portfolio-wide visibility that allow every team to do its best work. They empower leaders across the AGLN both internal and external stakeholders with the tools, templates, and project frameworks they need to operate with rigor and consistency. The Chief of Staff looks across the full portfolio of AGLN fellowships to ensure teams are built right, resourced well, and moving with purpose. As a thought partner to the VP, the Chief of Staff keeps the pulse of the AGLNs health- on its operations, team management and finances surfacing what needs attention, making sure nothing important falls through the cracks and keeping the whole organization running aligned with the AGLNs strategy and goals. The salary for this position is $190,000 - $215,000. In accordance with our Reimagining Work policy, the Chief of Staff should be willing to be in-person with colleagues a minimum of 40% of the time while having the flexibility to work remotely for the balance. WHAT YOULL DO Organizational Accountability & Performance Management - Maintain a real-time, organization-wide view of priorities, progress, and risks across all AGLN teams and workstreams. - Build and steward a goal progress tracker/KPI dashboard that translates activity across the full AGLN portfolio into clear, actionable performance intelligence. - Proactively identify when teams are lagging, projects are at risk, or decisions have stalled and bring the right issues to the VP's attention with enough lead time to act. - Assess team composition and capacity across the portfolio; flag structural gaps and surge staff or resources where needed and make actionable recommendations to address the gaps. - Ensure every major initiative, across all teams, has a strong project plan, clear ownership, and the infrastructure to succeed. Systems, Legal & Operational Infrastructure - Design and implement the planning and reporting systems that govern how the entire AGLN operates from annual goal setting to weekly check-ins. - Build and hold the standard for the tools we use to ensure the team is running with consistency and rigor, in collaboration with AD of Fellowship Incubation. - Partner with senior leaders including SMT, the leaders of fellowships via the Executive Director of the fellowship ecosystem to ensure they have the tools, structures, and cadences they need to run their programs at the highest level. - Build and own the AGLN's operational rhythm: planning cycles, staff meetings, cross-team coordination, and organizational reviews. - Be the key focal point with Legal and the team to develop, improve, and maintain core agreement templates (e.g., MOUs, partnership agreements), ensuring they reflect AGLNs evolving partnership models and reduce friction in execution. - Establish reporting structures that create accountability without bureaucracy practical systems that teams use and that surface the right information at the right time. - Serve as the team leader for the Institute wide CRM integration and work closely with the centralized systems team. Team Leadership & Direct Management - Be the senior-most Washington, DC representative for the AGLN Team, building trusting relationships across the Institute. - Lead, develop, and hold accountable a direct team of four or more staff, setting clear expectations and building individual capacity. - Lead AGLNs human resources management including hiring processes, performance conversations, and the overall health of the AGLN team in close collaboration and thought partnership with the VP. - Model the operational standards and values you ask of others rigor, warmth, follow-through, and care for people. - Hold teams accountable not just to goals but to the values the AGLN holds for its fellows: curiosity, integrity, cross-ideological respect, and the courage to do hard things well. - Serve as a steward of the AGLN's organizational culture, attending not just to what gets done, but how. Financial Stewardship - Overseeing budget development, allocation, and ongoing tracking across the portfolio in close partnership with the VP, as a close advisor on sound financial management. - Ensure resources are deployed in alignment with strategic priorities and that tradeoffs are made with clarity and discipline. - Partner with Aspen Institute finance to maintain compliance and accuracy across all financial reporting. - Strengthen and roll out AGLNs business and affiliation model to live into the strategy and plan in partnership with the SMT. - Bring a clear, independent point of view to resource decisions and model disciplined stewardship for the broader team. VP Partnership & Decision Support - Serve as the VP's key operational partner providing organization-wide visibility, flagging risks, and ensuring the VP's attention flows to the highest-leverage decisions. - Assess the decision landscape across the AGLN: what is ready to move, what needs more work, and what requires VP involvement versus what can be resolved at the operational level. - Deliver structured, concise briefings that allow the VP to move quickly and with confidence. - Offer independent, candid counsel. This partnership is built on genuine transparency and mutual accountability. - Proactively surface concerns about team dynamics, morale, or organizational health before they escalate. Stakeholder Engagement - Represent the AGLN in Washington, DC be a terrific teammate around the Aspen Institutes DC office, at institutional convenings, and with key partners. - Cultivate and steward relationships with fellows, funders, and peer organizations with credibility and warmth. WHAT YOULL NEED TO THRIVE - 15+ years of experience in complex, mission-driven organizations building operational infrastructure and leading teams through it. - A BA in business, management or another relevant field required, advanced degree a plus. - Significant experience with budget ownership and financial decision-making. Political acumen and experience in navigating complex organizations, multiple stakeholders, and competing priorities with skill and grace, and you know how to build trust across differences. - Exceptional written and verbal communication, with the ability to adapt to different audiences. - Proven ability to design reporting and accountability structures that teams use: You produce measurable results. - Experience representing an organization externally in Washington, DC, in political settings, or with funders and partners: You embody the credibility and warmth to do so effectively. - Fluency in nonprofit operations: You own budget cycles, board governance, funder relations, and institutional compliance. - Deep emotional intelligence and discretion: You earn the trust of senior leaders and peers through consistency and follow-through. - A genuine orientation towards people: You are energized by relationships, you remember what matters to individuals, and you bring warmth into every room. - Comfort with ambiguity and a strong bias toward action: You create clarity rather than waiting for it. - Genuine curiosity about the AGLN's work and the leaders it serves: You align with our mission. - Willingness and ability to travel 2025%, including domestic and international AGLN convenings and select donor and partner engagements. TO APPLY Please do not use ai to generate your cover letter - we seek to understand your true voice, since communication is such a core competency for this role. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The Aspen Institute offers a generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, and prescription benefits, retirement benefits, and paid leave. The Aspen Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all District and federal laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or protected veteran or disabled status and will not be discriminated against.

Title: Finance Manager, Aspen Digital Location: Washington United States Job Description: The Aspen Institute is a global nonprofit organization whose purpose is to ignite human potential to build understanding and create new possibilities for a better world. Founded in 1949, the Institute drives change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve societys greatest challenges. It is headquartered in Washington, DC, and has a campus in Aspen, Colorado, as well as an international network of partners. ASPEN DIGITAL Aspen Digital is a nonpartisan technology and information-focused program that brings together thinkers and doers to uncover new ideas and spark policies, processes, and procedures that empower communities and strengthen democracy. It is future-focused and inspires collaboration among diverse voices from industry, government, and civil society to ensure our interconnected world is accessible, safe, and inclusive both online and off. Across its initiatives, Aspen Digital develops methods for elevating promising solutions and turning thought into networked impact. To learn more, visit aspendigital.org ABOUT THIS ROLE The Finance Manager, at Aspen Digital will manage day to day finances for Aspen Digital with an annual operating budget above $20M tracking expenses, forecasting, preparing and submitting financial information for grants, grant management, and monthly reports. This position will report to the Managing Director, Aspen Digital. The salary range for this position is $95,000 - $105,000. This is a hybrid, Washington, DC-based position. Selected candidates are expected to work in person at the Washington, DC office approximatelytwo days per week. WHAT YOU WILL DO Financial Management - Process and track expenses and revenues across multiple, rapidly evolving projects, which requires the ability to stay on top of programmatic updates such as new grants, events, or onboarding of new contractors. - Manage and track accounts payable, including onboarding vendors, and uploading and paying invoices." - Conduct monthly budget reviews and reconciliations, including tracking general ledger; preparing and adjusting monthly salary allocations; and maintaining up to date and accurate forecasting in Planful. - Prepare, review and distribute monthly financial reports and analysis for Aspen Digital and all of its programs, flagging when numbers require attention or further discussion. - Prepare the annual program budget with attention to forecasting all necessary programmatic details, in collaboration with the Aspen Digital leadership team and other program leaders. - Work with Aspen Institutes staff to ensure timely and accurate processing of payables. - Assist in creation and maintenance of project budgets; help staff to read and understand financial reports and manage programs based on financial data. - Ensure compliance with all Aspen Institute policies and procedures. Grant Management - Support creation of budgets for grant proposals in consultation with leadership and program directors. - Gather necessary financial information to comply with funders requests, upload required information to grant portals - Prepare financial reports for funders, and tack and monitor the schedule of grant reporting deadlines and coordinate with colleagues to ensure reports for grants are prepared, approved, and submitted on time. - Monitor grant spending and spend-out. - Maintain grant records including copies of report filed, materials used for proposals, and various grant documents. Team Relations - Interact with colleagues across Aspen Digital and the Aspen Institutes accounting department and financial services unit. - Ensure that services are delivered efficiently, effectively and in a courteous and timely way. - Perform other duties as required. WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO THRIVE: - Degree in finance or related field required; CPA not required - Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in a similar, non-profit environment - Excellent execution skills, with the ability to understand, process and pursue various rapidly evolving workstreams while maintaining highest level of attention to detail - Strong analytical skills and strategic thinking - Ability to translate between programmatic workstreams and underpinning financials with ease - Track record of working closely with program staff - Be proactive and self-motivated, and comfortable working both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment; - Ability to form professional relationships with people across departments and levels of seniority; - Have strong interpersonal and stakeholder communication skills; - Be detail-oriented and quality-focused. - Maintain absolute confidentiality and integrity with regards to sensitive information like salaries. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The Aspen Institute offers a generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, and prescription benefits, retirement benefits, and paid leave. The Aspen Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all District and federal laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or protected veteran or disabled status and will not be discriminated against.

Title: Senior Associate, Content Marketing & Audience Insights Location: Washington United States Hybrid Job Description: ABOUT US The Aspen Institute is a global nonprofit organization whose purpose is to ignite human potential to build understanding and create new possibilities for a better world. Founded in 1949, the Institute drives change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve societys greatest challenges. It is headquartered in Washington, DC, and has a campus in Aspen, Colorado, as well as an international network of partners. COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING DEPARTMENT The Communications and Marketing Department creates compelling content to elevate and position the Aspen Institute as a values-based organization that ignites human potential through dialogue, leadership, and action to build understanding and create new possibilities for a better world. The department also serves as an in-house agency that provides communications and marketing support to the Institutes 40+ programs, initiatives, public events, fundraising efforts, and the presidents office. Learn more at aspeninstitute.org. We function on the foundation of 5 values: Collaboration, Learning, Excellence, Accountability and Respect or CLEAR. These attributes and behaviors are how we work. Upholding our department values is of paramount importance as they guide us to thoughtfully engage with our colleagues whilst performing at the highest level. ABOUT THIS ROLE The Senior Associate, Content Marketing & Audience Engagement leads the execution and evolution of the Aspen Institutes digital content strategy across our primary channels web, email, social media, and video while helping build the next phase of personalized audience engagement through Aspen Passport, our soon-to-be-launched enterprise logged-in platform. This role partners closely with Communications colleagues, Aspen enterprise teams, and program teams across the Institute to curate, package, and distribute compelling content that strengthens audience connection, grows engagement, and reinforces Aspens role as a trusted global convener. You will operate at both the channel and ecosystem level: driving day-to-day content performance across digital platforms while shaping how personalization, subscriptions, and CRM insights deepen long-term engagement across the Aspen network. This position reports directly to the Director, Content Strategy. The salary range for this position is $78,000 - $80,000. In accordance with our Reimagining Work policy, the Senior Associate should be willing to be in-person with colleagues a minimum of 40% of the time while having the flexibility to work remotely for the balance. WHAT YOU WILL DO Manage Cross-Channel Content Marketing & Distribution - Partner with Communications staff and Aspen Institute programs to curate and share engaging content across the Institutes primary digital channels web, social media, video and email newsletters. - Edit and optimize homepage and blog content to drive discoverability and engagement. - Develop and manage content calendars across email and major digital touchpoints. - Package content to support audience growth and deepen engagement across programs. - Ensure consistent brand voice, tone, and accessibility standards across channels. - Identify opportunities to cross-promote program content to broader Institute audiences. Manage and Grow Aspen Passport Editorial & Personalization Strategy - Support the launch of the Aspen Passport. - Drive logged-in adoption and repeat engagement behaviors of Aspen Passport. - Help define governance, editorial curation, cadences, and decision rights for dashboard modules. - Integrate future initiatives into the logged-in experience. Strengthen Audience Growth & Engagement Systems - Drive Passport engagement via program newsletters and cross-program updates. - Partner with the Marketing Cloud administrator to connect CRM segmentation, preferences, and behavioral triggers to engagement journeys. - Monitor and analyze performance across email, web, and social channels to identify audience opportunities. - Conduct lightweight A/B testing to improve content packaging, messaging, and engagement flows. - Define and track KPIs, including audience growth, engagement rates, subscription starts, and conversion pathways. Collaborate Across Product & Programs - Work closely with Vice President for Network Strategy and Enterprise Development and ITS/Digital Products (ex: Aspen Passport) on strategy, execution, backlog priorities, user stories, user acceptance testing and quality assurance (product ownership remains with ITS). - Serve as a connective partner between Communications, Enterprise Engagement, program teams, and vendors. - Translate audience insights into actionable recommendations for content and product improvements. WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO THRIVE - 3-5 years in digital audience growth strategy, community management, content marketing, or related roles. - Content Creation and Marketing Skills: - Demonstrated ability to curate and package content that drives measurable engagement. - Demonstrated experience creating content calendars and implementing strategies. - Experience managing social media, including Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube - Experience in crafting engaging digital content for websites, social media, and email. - Strong writing/editing skills for concise and compelling online content. - CRM Platform Management Skills: - Hands-on experience with a CRM (ideally Salesforce, including Marketing Cloud and Experience Cloud), including segmentation, journey building, personalization, reporting, and management of enterprise community platforms in partnership with system admins beyond traditional social media community management. - Proficiency in multitasking and meeting deadlines and working across teams and functions. - Excellent communication skills for teamwork and stakeholder collaboration. - Curiosity, empathy, hustle, and grit. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The Aspen Institute offers a generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, and prescription benefits, retirement benefits, and paid leave. The Aspen Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all District and federal laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or protected veteran or disabled status and will not be discriminated against.

Title: Policy Advisor Location: San Francisco United States Department:ASPEN POLICY ACADEMY Location:San Francisco, CA Salary:105000-115000 Job Description: ABOUT US The Aspen Institute is a global nonprofit organization whose purpose is to ignite human potential to build understanding and create new possibilities for a better world. Founded in 1949, the Institute drives change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve societys greatest challenges. It is headquartered in Washington, DC, and has a campus in Aspen, Colorado, as well as an international network of partners. ASPEN POLICY ACADEMY The Aspen Institutes Policy Academy helps community leaders and experts across the political spectrum elevate their voices, influence key decisions, and strengthen democracy from the ground up. We believe that the people closest to problems are best positioned to come up with solutions, so we work to empower citizens to have a say in the decisions that affect them. Our innovative training programs and resources equip people across sectors from tech to the environment, science to civic engagement with the skills to shape critical policy efforts. With nearly 20,000 people registering for our programs in the last 18 months, were building an America where everyone is engaged in our democratic processand has the power to make a difference. ABOUT THIS ROLE We are looking for a Policy Advisor who loves to teach, mentor students new to policy, and run policy programs. Our policy advisor should be a highly organized, strong communicator who likes switching between teaching, advising, reviewing work, and keeping programs running smoothly. This role is a particularly good fit for candidates transitioning out of policy or advocacy roles who have a strong passion for teaching, performing, and telling stories about their work based on an existing curriculum. The Policy Advisor will 1) tailor and teach portions of our existing policy curriculum in a variety of formats, such as public webinars, virtual short courses, and our in-person fellowship; 2) mentor trainees on policy projects, including by providing guidance on project substance and editing project products such as policy memos; 3) support program operations, such as overseeing curriculum preparation for a course, identifying and coordinating guest speakers, supporting program recruitment and selection, and evaluating program effectiveness; and 4) meet with external stakeholders such as government agencies and funders to help coordinate policy projects and partnership relationships. The Policy Advisor will also have an opportunity to work on thought leadership projects like our annual staff policy report. Note that this role focuses largely on updating, improving, tailoring and teaching existing curriculum; developing new curriculum is not a primary responsibility of the role. Having teaching experience is strongly preferred, though a candidate with public speaking experience and an interest in teaching may also qualify. The Policy Advisor will report to the Academys Associate Director of Programs, who reports to the Academys Director. The salary range for this role is $105,000-$115,000. Bay Area-based candidates are preferred. Remote candidates must be willing to work mostly Pacific hours and to relocate to the Bay Area for up to a month every summer to help run our in-person fellowship program. WHAT YOU WILL DO Teaching and Tailoring Curriculum - Teach policy sessions for our training programs focused on teaching community leaders and subject matter experts the policy process. Sample teaching topics include: Policy 101, Communicating for Policy, Scoping a Policy Problem, Stakeholder Mapping, Executive Branch Policymaking, Legislative Branch Policymaking, and Corporate Policymaking. You can see a full list of our current courses here; - Moderate panels with policy experts as part of training programs. Past speakers for our programs have included Tom Kalil, Ann Mei Chang, and Neil Chatterjee; and - Support Academy curriculum development, including enhancing existing curriculum based on trainee feedback and adding new examples. Program and Project Management - Oversee the program operations for Academy courses, including managing operations staff, curriculum preparations, teaching scheduling, and program operations; - Coordinate speaker outreach for programs and events, identifying potential policy speakers, sending out invitations, and coordinating their participation; - Manage the development of multiple fellow policy projects simultaneously over a 3-month period; - Manage backend operations for teaching sessions; and - Support recruitment and selection for assigned programs. Policy Advising and Fellow Support - Provide extensive mentorship support to fellows, meeting with them on a weekly basis, assisting them with career plans, and connecting them to relevant policy leaders as needed; - Provide detailed feedback on policy memos, public comments, pitch sessions, and other exercises trainees participate in as part of our program; - Provide supervision and feedback on fellow work products, including but not limited to policy memos, wireframes, and app demos; and - Provide writing and design edits on fellow work products to ensure that all projects formally published meet high standards of professionalism. Other - Support development of long-form Academy thought leadership pieces such as the Getting Through To Governments guide we recently published; - Meet with external stakeholders such as funders and program partners; and - Support other Academy projects, as needed. WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO THRIVE Required - Bachelors degree; - 5+ years of professional experience; - 3+ years of professional experience or the equivalent working in policy or related field; - Strong, demonstrable writing and editing skills; - Strong teaching and storytelling skills, including the ability to effectively share policy stories from personal experience; - Strong program management skills; - Passion for helping grow and mentor the next generation of policy leaders; - Interest in our priority areas (science & technology, the environment, or civic engagement); - Superior attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects; - Professional and polished interpersonal skills; and - A desire to learn, sense of humor, flexibility, and resourcefulness. Preferred - Graduate degree in law, public policy, business, or a similar field; - 2+ years working in one of our priority areas: science and technology, the environment, or civic engagement; - 5+ years professional experience in public policy or related field; - 2+ years of professional experience working in government at any level in the United States; - Direct experience teaching large groups complex materials; - Experience developing curriculum; - Experience with mentorship; and - Experience with philanthropic fundraising. HOW TO APPLY Applicants must submit a cover letter and resume to be considered. In your cover letter, please include an explanation of why you are passionate about teaching and describe your previous teaching or related experience. Applicants without a cover letter will not be considered. Since strong writing skills are a key qualification for this role, candidates who heavily rely on generative AI to prepare their cover letters may not be a good fit. For various reasons, amazing talent hesitate to apply for positions for which they could potentially be a great fit. We strongly encourage you to apply for this position if it aligns with your career interests and skill set, even if you are not sure whether you meet all of the qualifications. Our first review date for applications will be March 23, 2026. Applicants who apply by this date will be given priority review. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The Aspen Institute offers a generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, and prescription benefits, retirement benefits, and paid leave. The Aspen Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all District and federal laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or protected veteran or disabled status and will not be discriminated against. The Aspen Institute welcomes individuals with disabilities to participate in its programs, including the interview process. If you would like to request accommodations or have questions about accessibility, please email hrsupport@aspeninstitute.org or call 202-736-2127 in advance of your visit. Requests for ASL or CART services should be made at least two weeks in advance when possible. We will make every effort to fulfill requests, subject to availability

Lead a production team to manage the lifecycle of seminar book creation, oversee permissions compliance, and innovate internal systems while maintaining high-quality standards and fostering strong stakeholder relationships.