Executive Operations Lead

Looking for a high-trust executive operations role for someone who is discreet, highly organized, and can bring structure, follow-through, and calm coordination to a growing national nonprofit.

About PLEJ

The Partnership for Large Election Jurisdictions (PLEJ) is a national, nonpartisan community of support, best practices, and peer engagement among election offices serving the largest and most diverse populations in the U.S. PLEJ empowers election leaders to address operational challenges, communicate with clarity and transparency, and drive innovation. Through collaborative problem-solving and practical innovation, PLEJ helps build more resilient, efficient, and voter-focused election systems that improve the experience and confidence of millions of Americans. PLEJ is entering a critical phase of growth and impact—expanding its capacity, strengthening its institutional role, and positioning large jurisdictions as national leaders in election administration.

Position Summary

The Executive Operations Lead (EOL) serves as the operational engine of the Executive Office. This is a high-trust, highly organized, senior individual contributor role responsible for ensuring executive priorities move from conversation to completion through disciplined task tracking, proactive preparation, clear follow-up, and strong coordination across internal and external stakeholders.

Reporting to the Executive Director (ED), the EOL helps keep high-priority work organized, visible, and moving forward. This role manages executive workflows; coordinates internal meeting rhythms; tracks commitments, decisions, next steps, and deadlines; coordinates follow-up across staff, consultants, partners, funders, board members, and other stakeholders; prepares materials for presentations, briefings, board meetings, and other high-stakes engagements; and helps ensure the Executive Office is well-prepared, well-briefed, and focused on the highest-value work.

This is not a traditional administrative support role . While the EOL may provide selective scheduling, logistics, and administrative support where needed, the primary focus of the role is executive preparation, action tracking, project coordination, follow-through, and completion.

The ideal candidate is a relentless organizer, strong writer, proactive problem-solver, and trusted operational partner who helps senior leaders stay prepared, focused, and accountable to PLEJ’s most important commitments.

The EOL plays a central role in helping executive priorities move forward with clarity, consistency, and follow-through.