Director of Government Workforce Reform, Democracy Works 250

Job description

Position Summary: Are you a mission-driven leader with expertise in federal government personnel management? If so, Democracy Forward Foundation (“Democracy Forward”) is hiring a Director of Government Workforce Reform to join our team. Democracy Works 250 is a new initiative from Democracy Forward’s Civil Service Strong that is building the personnel systems and structures our democracy needs for the next 250 years, and we’re looking for a bold, strategic, and future-focused Director of Government Workforce Reform to help lead the critical workforce policy aspect of that work. This is not a policy role for tinkering at the edges. It’s an opportunity to lead the most ambitious redesign of federal workforce policy in a generation—one that meets the scale of the moment and shapes how federal government institutions function for decades to come. As Director of Government Workforce Reform, you will drive a transformational process to reimagine how government recruits, supports, and empowers the people who make it work. You will lead a national reform coalition and run high-impact working groups, and translate insights from public servants and cross-sector experts into a future-ready, f...