Working at Democracy North Carolina means you are part of a highly inclusive team focused on achieving short-term results that bring about long-term change. We are headquartered right outside of Durham and have staff who live and work in cities across the state. Democracy North Carolina is an equal opportunity employer that goes well beyond the requirements of the law to maintain a talented and diverse staff.
Democracy North Carolina seeks an experienced advocate, leader, and coalition-builder for the position of Policy Director. This role develops the strategy for the organization’s voter protection program, which assists voters through a hotline and network of volunteers placed at voting locations. This Director is responsible for determining research priorities and developing advocacy strategies for election-related legislative and administrative agencies. This Director will work closely with our Organizing Director and staff responsible for the design of organizing and mobilization campaigns in coordination with those advocacy strategies. The Policy Director is closely involved in joint efforts with coalition partners, including organizing, racial justice, and legal advocacy organizations, and direct advocacy to public officials. The Policy Director supervises the Sr. Research Analyst, Advocacy Program Manager, and Election Protection Research Manager.
This position reports to Democracy North Carolina’s Deputy Director, serves on the organization’s leadership team, and is based in our main office in Morrisville. We are currently operating in a hybrid mode, working in the office at least 2 days per week. Please send a cover letter, resume, and a brief description on how you learned about to position to jobs@democracync.org with the subject line “Policy Director.” Priority Deadline: March 15, 2026. Apply today!
Democracy Summer introduces Organizing “Friendterns “to the culture and practices that make grassroots organizing the soul of the movement. Friendterns will: Recruit local volunteers to partake in mobilization efforts; advocate for local and state policies; develop lasting relationships with advocates and coalition members; and create communication and marketing approaches for increasing turnout. The organizing interns will be working in one of five regions: Charlotte/Western Piedmont, Fayetteville/Southeast, Greenville/East, Raleigh/Greater Triangle, Winston-Salem/Greensboro/Central Piedmont. Apply today!