Jobs at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Provides organizing advice and hands-on support to education-affiliate organizations, including strategic planning, membership growth, capacity building, training, coaching, communications, and project execution. Develops organizing strategies, trains staff and leaders, facilitates problem-solving, analyzes data, prepares reports, and coordinates coalition efforts. Requires extensive travel, including more than 90 overnight trips annually, plus weekend and evening availability.

Provides organizing advice and hands-on coaching to NEA affiliates, developing strategic organizing plans, membership-growth campaigns, training programs, capacity-building initiatives, and communications strategies. Builds relationships with leaders, members, staff, and partner organizations; coordinates projects, analyzes data, prepares reports and materials, facilitates trainings, and supports coalition efforts. The role requires extensive travel, including more than 90 overnight stays annually, weekend and evening work, and frequent driving.

Supports association-wide strategy by aligning presidential priorities with the strategic plan, conducting policy and organizational analyses, preparing executive and board materials, facilitating strategic conversations, and advancing organizational learning and innovation. The role also supports SWOT planning, stakeholder engagement, labor-management collaboration initiatives, educational resource development, and strategic implementation across departments.

Leads program budget planning, administration, forecasting, cost analysis, financial reporting, expenditure reconciliation, contract oversight, and fiscal issue resolution. Analyzes spending trends, develops financial models and databases, coordinates with finance and procurement teams, and makes budgetary recommendations. Requires advanced Excel, PeopleSoft, Smartsheet, and Microsoft Office skills, with occasional travel and extended hours during peak fiscal periods.

Performs complex accounting, financial analysis, forecasting, financial statement preparation, audit coordination, tax and regulatory reporting, account reviews, and compliance filings. Advises staff, affiliates, vendors, auditors, and governance stakeholders on financial records and processes. Requires advanced spreadsheet and accounting-system skills, GAAP and regulatory knowledge, problem-solving ability, and occasional extended-hours work and travel.

Fall 2026 internship supporting strategic federal partnerships, campaigns, and elections work. Responsibilities include monitoring policy and regulatory actions, researching legislation and political developments, coordinating campaign activities, supporting cross-team meetings, preparing communications materials, and analyzing information for advocacy and strategic decision-making. Interns gain experience in public policy, political strategy, member engagement, coalition building, and project collaboration.

Manage and grow media lists and relationships, handle inbound media inquiries and interview logistics, produce press clips/reports, write media collateral (op-eds, releases, talking points), monitor and analyze media results, support pitching and media trainings, maintain media tools, and support media strategy to increase visibility across broadcast, digital, and podcast outlets.

Lead development and execution of integrated communications and earned media strategies for electoral, legislative, and advocacy campaigns. Manage media relations, crisis communications, executive communications, stakeholder outreach, and high-visibility media placements. Craft op-eds, press releases, talking points, and briefing materials; cultivate national media relationships; drive event and leadership visibility; ensure editorial quality and AP-style adherence. Support rapid-response messaging and measurement of campaign effectiveness. Frequent travel and extended hours required.

Administer health, benefits, and retirement plans; provide open enrollment and retiree support; resolve complex employee/retiree inquiries; process payroll, timekeeping, and leave; audit timesheets and balances; maintain HRIS/Workday records; prepare audit documentation and reports; collaborate to streamline workflows and deliver high-quality customer service.