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Chief of Staff
Partners for Rural Impact. Serve as a trusted partner to the Founder, President, and CEO .
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Serve as a trusted partner to the Founder, President, and CEO
- Translate the CEO’s vision, priorities, and fast-moving thinking into clear decisions, sequenced action, preparation, and follow-through
- Lead the Office of the CEO
- Provide day-to-day leadership for enterprise brand and message integration
- Serve as a senior staff lead and relationship holder for Board governance and stewardship
- Support executive leadership, Board stewardship, organizational narrative, and executive decision-making
- Coordinate strategic planning, preparation, Board activities, relationship stewardship, the Rural Summit, and other priority engagements
- Collaborate with geographically dispersed teams across multiple states and time zones
- Accompany the CEO and participate in in-person engagements as organizational needs require
- Travel regularly at regional and national levels, including frequent overnight stays
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Organizational Leadership, Communications, Education, Nonprofit Management, or a related field required
- Master’s degree in a related field preferred
- 8+ years of progressively responsible professional experience
- Significant responsibility supporting senior leaders, executive priorities, organizational communications, governance, operations, or strategy
- Experience serving as a trusted partner to a senior executive, CEO, founder, or executive leadership team
- Experience translating fast-moving ideas, priorities, and opportunities into structured, executable work
- Experience translating strategy into action through consulting, organizational leadership, executive support, or local or place-based work
- Experience leading a small team, coordinating cross-functional work, or managing work through others in a complex, fast-paced environment
- Experience shaping organizational brand, messaging, executive communications, or narrative
- Experience supporting board governance, board relations, executive governance, or comparable senior advisory bodies preferred
- Demonstrated experience using AI tools to extend executive capacity
- Experience exercising discretion and sound judgment with confidential, sensitive, or high-stakes matters
- Experience working with or supporting rural communities preferred
- Exceptional executive judgment, discretion, diplomacy, and political savvy
- Strong emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills
- Ability to move between strategy and execution
- Ability and willingness to serve as both a strategic advisor and hands-on contributor
- Excellent writing, editing, and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational discipline and follow-through
- Ability to anticipate emerging needs and prepare concise recommendations
- Ability to work through ambiguity and rapid changes in direction
- Strong understanding of brand, messaging, audience, and voice
- Ability to support Board stewardship and governance
- Commitment to PRI’s For Rural, With Rural approach
- Proficiency and sound judgment in using AI tools
- Must have access to reliable transportation
- Must successfully complete a pre-employment background check
- Regular and predictable attendance is essential
- Availability for early mornings, evenings, and occasional weekends as business needs require
Benefits
Comp & perks- Remote/home-office position
- Flexible schedule accommodating the CEO’s schedule, Board activities, organizational priorities, and time-sensitive commitments
- Regular regional and national travel to support CEO priorities, Board activities, major external commitments, and key organizational events