Careers

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Careers

Bend the Arc is a movement of progressive Jews across America who are building a country that lives up to our values of justice and equality for all. We are the only national Jewish organization focused exclusively on social change in the U.S.

Join a smart, passionate (and fun) team of people who come to work each and every day to put our values into action.

When you work at Bend the Arc, you help to push the boundaries of advocacy, organizing, and community building to find new approaches to address seemingly intractable social issues. Bend the Arc is a dynamic, growing family of organizations where you can make a difference in any role — we hope to learn as much from you as you learn from us.

— Current Openings —

— Working at Bend the Arc —

As a workplace, Bend the Arc is committed to building an antiracist and pro-Black organizational culture where staff can be whole people and are set up to be successful in their work. We are creating a culture of resilience, self-awareness, and ongoing learning to meet the political moment and to move toward our north star: a multiracial democracy where Black liberation is realized and where everyone can live and thrive.

We recognize the difficulty of our work and are committed to joy, celebration, and meaning in the midst of growth and struggle. We do this by prioritizing wellness and meeting staff needs through our policies, benefits, Bend the Arc Workers Union, culture of appreciation, and focus on relationship before task. As a Jewish organization, we root ourselves and our work in Jewish tradition, ritual and wisdom by engaging with Jewish holidays, text study, and more. We work in a collaborative hierarchy and strive to make decision making clear and transparent.

As an organization currently led by a majority Black team but with a majority white staff, our work to become an antiracist, pro-Black organization is ongoing and resourced. All staff are expected to participate in our race equity transformation work and apply shared principles, practices, and tools in executing their everyday job responsibilities. Staff are held accountable to a set of competencies that are regularly assessed through our evaluation process. This work takes place in regular all-staff meetings, trainings, an annual staff retreat, team meetings, and in ad-hoc and standing cross-team committees.

— Benefits —

  • Medical, dental and vision benefits effective your first day of employment and fully paid for by Bend the Arc for individual coverage and minimum employer contribution of 80% toward monthly premiums for dependent and family coverage;
  • Flexible scheduling policy and Generous paid time off for full-time employees:
    • Personal:
      • 20 vacation days per year 
      • 24 sick days per year
      • 2 floating holidays per year
    • Org-Wide Office Closures:
      • 24 paid holidays per year
      • 8 paid summer Fridays off per year
    • Leave of Absence (up to 20 paid weeks annually), eligibility after 30 working days:
      • Parental Leave paid up to 14 weeks
      • Family, Medical, and Emergency Leave paid up to 12 weeks
      • Paid 12-week Sabbatical after 7 years of employment;
  • Monthly utilities stipend: $50 per month towards wifi, cell phone, electricity;
  • Commuter Benefits: option to allocate pre-tax income for public transit/parking;
  • Access to professional development funding;
  • Access to funding for home office equipment;
  • 401(k) eligibility from first day of employment plus 2% employer contribution;
  • Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account;
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account for eligible child/elder care;
  • Adoption Assistance Program up to $1,500 for qualified adoption expenses;
  • Life Insurance fully paid for by Bend the Arc;
  • Long and short term disability benefits fully paid for by Bend the Arc;
  • Voluntary Accident and Injury Insurance;
  • Employee Assistance Program provides access to resources, counseling, and discounted programs to support your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing

— Hiring Process & New Hire Orientation —

Bend the Arc’s hiring process has been designed to bring in a diverse applicant pool, ensure equity, mitigate bias, and provide applicants with transparency and clear expectations. The interview process involves a phone screen (audio call), one or two group interviews (video call), sometimes an exercise, and then a final interview (video call). We strive to keep the interview process between 12-16 weeks long.

Due to the number of applications we typically receive, we sincerely regret that we cannot respond to all applicants. Candidates who have completed a phone screen will receive a weekly update on their application and overall hiring timeframe. Candidates who complete an assignment and last round of interviews (“final candidates”) will receive an honorarium of $150 upon completion of the process. Final candidates may be asked to disclose any outside employment, self-employment, and other outside positions and activities (i.e. Board seats, positions in a foundation, etc.).

Once hired, new employees will partake in a comprehensive onboarding process, receiving the necessary training and resources to carry out their responsibilities as well as refine and develop their skills and meet clearly laid-out expectations. The first three (3) months of employment are considered a New Employee Orientation (NEO) period.

— Accommodations —

Bend the Arc is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the application and interview process and to perform essential job functions. Please advise in writing of any needs at the time of application by emailing [email protected].

— Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity —

Bend the Arc values a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture because we recognize that diversity within our staff helps us organize and work well with diverse Jewish and progressive constituencies. Candidates should be willing to work within the Jewish community, but may be of any (or no) faith or background.

Bend the Arc provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, record of arrest or conviction, or any other legally protected status. Women, people of color, people with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and gender non-conforming individuals are strongly encouraged to apply.