Top Social Impact Jobs

Provides high-level administrative, planning, and operational support to the Executive Director. Coordinates executive scheduling, Board and committee activities, organizational priorities, special projects, communications, and follow-up. The role tracks commitments, identifies risks, prepares meetings and materials, maintains confidentiality, communicates with stakeholders, and supervises the Office Manager. Evening Board or committee meetings may occasionally be required.

Manage broad HR functions including recruitment, onboarding, benefits administration, employee relations, performance management, training, HR records, policy compliance, disciplinary processes, and organizational change initiatives. Partner with department managers on staffing needs and promote diversity, equity, inclusion, confidentiality, and legally compliant employment practices.

The Controller oversees financial and compliance functions, preparing reports, managing cash flow, and ensuring regulatory compliance for affordable housing properties. Responsibilities include managing accounting operations, audits, budgets, and internal controls, while mentoring staff and providing financial support for property management.

Supports the Product team by turning ambiguous problems into scalable systems and measurable workflows. Responsibilities include process mapping, automation, research, analysis, documentation, dashboard and reporting development, stakeholder coordination, frontline observation, tool rollout, onboarding, training, adoption measurement, and continuous improvement. The role uses AI and operational data to reduce manual effort, improve throughput and quality, and standardize work across clinical, operational, enrollment, and enterprise teams.

Provides IT support and administrative coordination in a hybrid role. Responsibilities include installing and updating hardware and software, resolving helpdesk issues through Freshworks, documenting resolutions, maintaining Microsoft 365 and other systems, coordinating vendors and projects, producing reports, and supporting purchasing, asset tracking, training, audits, and budget documentation.

Paid summer legal internship for rising third-year law students supporting environmental litigation, policy advocacy, legislative research, case strategy, drafting, grassroots work, and special projects. Interns gain exposure to energy, transportation, air and water quality, and conservation matters while working with attorneys, agencies, legislators, and community members. The position is based in Chicago and requires strong academic, writing, analytical, and environmental advocacy credentials.

Supports fundraising operations, donor stewardship, annual giving campaigns, special events, gift processing, CRM administration, reporting, and grants management. Serves as the Salesforce NPSP super user, maintains donor data integrity, coordinates campaign and grant deadlines, prepares donor communications and reports, and collaborates with Finance, Communications, Programs, leadership, donors, volunteers, and community partners.

Full-time summer interns support the ACLU’s Criminal Law & Immigration Project through legal and policy research, advocacy writing, court documents, pre-litigation demand letters, legislative campaigns, hearings, and litigation-related activities. Interns may work on prosecutorial and police accountability, decarceration, bail reform, indigent defense, and immigrants’ rights. Applicants must be enrolled in law school or a related graduate program and demonstrate strong research, writing, communication, and social justice commitments.

Designs, develops, configures, and supports enterprise integrations across cloud and on-premise systems. Responsibilities include API and middleware integration, ETL, data transformation, messaging, event-driven processing, troubleshooting, source control, Azure DevOps workflows, platform administration, documentation, and operational handoff. The role collaborates with internal teams and consultants on architecture, technical reviews, implementation, and knowledge transfer.

Serves as the school’s primary front-office contact, greeting and documenting visitors, managing calls and communications, controlling access, maintaining supplies and uniforms, supporting families, and updating school notices and student-related information.