People and Culture Associate

Success in this role requires flexibility, sound judgment, and a willingness to jump in wherever needed. The ideal candidate is energized by supporting people, comfortable managing a wide range of responsibilities, and excited to contribute to the people operations work that helps our organization achieve its mission.

At Protect Democracy, we believe that diversity isn’t just a strength—it’s a necessity for tackling the complex challenges facing our country today. A broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences strengthen our ability to analyze problems, craft solutions, and drive meaningful change. We strongly encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds and from across the political and ideological spectrum to apply.

• Help coordinate onboarding, including:

  • Supporting the development of materials, such as session slides, travel guidance, and session evaluations,

  • Identifying obstacles and proposing pivots,

  • Looking for areas of improvement and further alignment with culture;

• Support the planning, logistics, communication, and evaluation of various in-person and remote gatherings, including our annual all-team gathering and team-based retreats;

• Administer onboarding- and community-related systems and processes, identifying opportunities to enhance employee experience and foster connection, collaboration, and community across Protect Democracy;

• Work in coordination with hiring teams to seamlessly integrate new hires into our organizational culture;

• Contribute to other workstreams that strengthen how we develop, engage, and support talent;

• Act as dedicated DC office coordinator, including by:

  • Coordinating with team members to host in-person events (including work retreats, happy hours or other special convenings);

  • Welcoming external guests as needed with exceptional kindness and professionalism,

  • Working with our Finance team to ensure the physical office supports a productive working environment, including through logistics and procurement.

• Enthusiasm for human-centered work in a remote-first organization;

• Relevant experience (or professional interest) in any of the following:

  • Implementing onboarding processes and programs;

  • Designing and running virtual and/or in-person community-building events and retreats;

  • Supporting community building and development initiatives.

• Interest in and track record of improving or building processes and systems;

• Ability to track, prioritize, and balance a diverse set of responsibilities;

• Ability to foster strong collaborative relationships with people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives;

• Rigorous attention to detail and the highest standards for excellence in execution;

• Growth mindset and enthusiasm for giving and receiving feedback up, down and sideways;

• Flexibility and willingness to pitch in where needed to support our mission;

• A passionate commitment to the preservation of democratic norms and institutions, and an understanding that our democracy has never fully represented communities of color.

• Contact hiring@protectdemocracy.org if you require specific accommodations at any point in the hiring process.

• Keep an eye on your promotions/spam folders to avoid missed communication.

• We are unable to provide status updates for each application we receive. If you reach out and do not hear back, please know it is not for lack of appreciation or interest, but simply for lack of staff capacity to respond to individual inquiries.

• The application will include a voluntary EEO survey so that we can monitor the applicant pool as a whole for representation and equal employment opportunities, and to evaluate our progress as an organization toward a diverse and inclusive workforce, which we believe is a pillar of a thriving democracy. The categories used by the EEO survey are limited and may not reflect your lived experience; please feel free to opt out of any of the questions. Your responses to this survey are entirely separate from your application materials, are not accessible to those responsible for hiring decisions, and will not affect your candidacy in any way.