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External Affairs & Coalitions Associate (Labor and Grassroots)
- Location: Washington, D.C. (Hybrid)
- Organization: Alliance for Secure AI
- Salary Range: Commensurate with experience
About the Alliance
The Alliance for Secure AI is a bipartisan nonprofit at the forefront of the most consequential policy shift of our generation. We believe that the future of AI shouldn’t just be decided in Silicon Valley boardrooms or closed-door hearings—it must be shaped by the people who keep the country running. We bridge the gap between high-tech policy and the American workforce to ensure AI is a tool for empowerment, not displacement.
The Role
We are looking for a high-energy organizer and relationship-builder to serve as the bridge between the policy world and the shop floor. As the External Affairs & Coalitions Associate, you won’t just be “assisting”—you will be a primary engine for our grassroots labor coalition. This role is for someone who can talk shop with a union local president in the morning and brief a Hill staffer in the afternoon.
Key Responsibilities
Grassroots Organizing & Mobilization
- Build the Network: Identify, recruit, and maintain deep-rooted relationships with labor
leaders, union organizers, and worker centers. - Humanize the Data: Build a “storytelling pipeline” that captures how AI and automation
are changing the lives of workers, turning raw data into compelling advocacy narratives. - Field Presence: Organize and lead town halls, listening tours, and community sessions
to ensure worker voices are the heartbeat of our policy goals.
Coalition Leadership
- Bridge Building: Coordinate a national coalition of labor and economic justice
organizations, ensuring alignment on shared legislative and regulatory goals. - Collaborative Action: Lead working groups and joint actions (sign-on letters, petitions, and days of action) that demonstrate broad-based support for secure AI.
- Strategic Alignment: Track the evolving priorities of our partners to ensure the Alliance remains a trusted, indispensable resource for the labor movement.
Advocacy & Rapid Response
- Campaign Execution: Help design and execute “bottom-up” pressure campaigns targeting federal and state-level policymakers.
- Rapid Response: Stay nimble. When AI-related labor developments or layoffs hit the news, you’ll help coordinate our response and ensure impacted workers have a platform.
Qualifications
What You Bring to the Table:
- Experience: 3–5 years of professional experience in grassroots organizing, labor unions, or political campaigns. You know how to move people to action.
- Labor Fluency: You understand union structures, collective bargaining, and the unique challenges facing today’s workforce.
- Communication: You’re a sharp writer and a persuasive speaker. You can translate complex “tech-speak” into clear, actionable language for everyday people.
- Self-Starter Mentality: You’re comfortable in the “build” phase of an
organization—proactive, resourceful, and ready to wear multiple hats.
Bonus Points for:
- Existing relationships within the AFL-CIO, SEIU, UAW, or other major workforce aligned
trade industry like NAM.
Why Join Us?
AI is moving fast, and the rules are being written right now. At the Alliance, you’ll be in the room where it happens, ensuring that the transition to an AI-driven economy is fair, secure, and pro-worker.
- Competitive DC Benefits: Premium health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Flexibility: A hybrid schedule that respects your work-life balance.
- Impact: The opportunity to build a national movement from the ground up at the
intersection of technology and civil rights.
How to Apply
Please submit your resume and a brief “intro” (in lieu of a stiff cover letter) telling us about a
time you organized a community to take action and why you care about the future of work.
Please submit to Josiah Gaiter at [email protected]
External Affairs & Coalitions Associate (Defense, National Security & First Responders)
About the Alliance
The Alliance for Secure AI (ASAI) is a bipartisan nonprofit dedicated to ensuring that the United States leads the world in AI innovation while putting National Security first. We believe that the transition to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is the most consequential shift in human history. To navigate this safely, we are building a movement of patriotic Americans—veterans, defense workers, security experts, and first responders—to demand that AI is developed with effective safeguards that protect our humanity and our sovereignty.
The Role
We are looking for a high-energy Coalitions Associate who understands that national security and public safety aren’t just policy papers—they are communities. As our Defense, Veterans, & First Responder Coalitions Outreach Associate, you will be the bridge between high-level policy debates in D.C. and the “boots on the ground” reality of the people who defend this nation and protect our communities. Your job is to mobilize veterans, defense stakeholders, and first responders into a powerful grassroots force for secure AI.
Key Responsibilities
Grassroots Mobilization & Public Safety Outreach
- Build the “Security Front”: Identify, recruit, and maintain deep-rooted relationships with Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs), local American Legion/VFW posts, and first responder associations (Police, Fire, and EMS).
- Mission-Critical Storytelling: Build a “narrative pipeline” that translates the abstract risks of AGI and autonomous systems into real-world impacts for the American warfighter and domestic emergency responders.
- Field Presence: Organize and lead “National Security & Public Safety Town Halls” and listening tours to engage local leaders on the front lines of defense and emergency services.
Defense & First Responder Coalition Leadership
- Strategic Partnerships: Cultivate a network of former defense officials, national security experts, and emergency management leaders to serve as credible voices for the Alliance.
- Coalition Coordination: Lead monthly working groups with coalition partners to align on legislative priorities and grassroots pressure campaigns.
- Recruitment: Develop and execute a strategy to grow our database of supporters within the defense and first responder sectors.
Rapid Response & Public Education
- Rapid Response: Coordinate “Letter to the Editor” (LTE) and Op-Ed campaigns from veterans and first responders in response to major AI developments or policy shifts.
- Briefings: Conduct briefings for local government officials and community leaders on why AI safety is a prerequisite for national and community resilience.
Why Join Us?
This isn’t a desk job. This is a mission for someone who values service, understands the stakes of the technological arms race, and knows how to talk to people who have dedicated their lives to public safety and national defense. You will be at the forefront of the most important policy battle of the 21st century.
Work Travel: Approximately 25% travel is required for this role to facilitate field outreach, attend regional summits, and visit local defense and public safety partners.
Benefits & Compensation
At The Alliance, we value the dedication required to secure our nation’s future. We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support the well-being of our team members and their families:
Comprehensive Healthcare: Fully covered medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for employees.
Retirement Security: 401(k) plan with a 5% employer matching contribution to help you build your future.
Paid Time Off: Generous vacation policy, 12 paid federal holidays, and generous sick leave policy.
Flexible Work: This is a hybrid position based in Washington DC. Employees are required to be in office 3 days per week.
How to Apply
Please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your experience in military, defense, or emergency services outreach. We are focused on developing people’s full potential, so please tell us about a time you organized a community to act and why you care about the future of work. Please direct correspondence to Josiah Gaiter at [email protected]
Federal Policy Manager
Role Summary
The Federal Policy Manager leads The Alliance for Secure AI’s engagement with the U.S. Senate and the Administration. This role owns Senate-side relationships, runs the day-to-day legislative work, and partners closely with the Policy Director to advance a bipartisan, humanity-first AI policy agenda.
This is an external-facing role that calls for sharp political judgment, fluency in how Senate offices operate, and the credibility to represent the Alliance across the aisle. The ideal candidate has Senate experience—most often as a Legislative Assistant or Legislative Director—though we welcome strong applicants from other backgrounds.
Key Responsibilities
Build and manage relationships with Senate offices and Administration officials, with a focus on members and staff most relevant to AI policy.
Run the full meeting lifecycle: identify targets, prep materials, lead conversations, and follow through.
Track Senate and Administration activity on AI and related issues; surface opportunities and risks early.
Develop the Alliance’s position on key legislative proposals and work with policymakers and staff to shape legislation in line with the Alliance’s priorities—including advancing strong proposals, narrowing harmful provisions, and blocking legislation that would entrench accountability gaps or preempt meaningful state action.
Represent the Alliance at hearings, briefings, coalition meetings, and convenings.
Coordinate with the House-side Federal Policy Manager to keep strategy aligned across chambers.
What We’re Looking For
Prior Senate experience is a plus, but we welcome strong candidates from any background who bring the following:
Political judgment. You read rooms well, know what moves Senate offices, and adjust your approach in real time.
Relationship builder. People take your calls because you are credible, responsive, and helpful.
Legislative fluency. You know how the Senate works—committees, floor strategy, staff dynamics—and you can read a bill and find what matters.
Clear communicator. You translate complex policy into plain language without losing precision.
Bipartisan instincts. You are at home in offices on both sides of the aisle.
Self-directed. You exercise sound judgment under pressure and manage competing priorities without losing momentum.
Intellectually curious. You are eager to develop deep AI policy expertise. Prior AI or tech policy experience is a plus, not a requirement.
Mission-aligned. You share the Alliance’s commitment to bipartisan, humanity-first AI governance.
About The Alliance for Secure AI
The Alliance for Secure AI is a bipartisan nonprofit organization working to shape the narrative and build political support to ensure AI is built with safeguards that serve humanity. Our north star is humanity-first AI governance: a future in which advanced AI is developed and deployed under meaningful human control.
How to Apply
Please submit your resume and a brief “intro” (in lieu of a stiff cover letter). Please send to [email protected].
State Policy Lead
Role Summary
The State Policy Lead owns The Alliance for Secure AI’s state legislative work end-to-end. As state legislatures move faster on AI than Congress — and as the federal government increasingly seeks to preempt state action — this role ensures The Alliance has a dedicated senior presence driving strategy, relationships, and outcomes across the states.
This is an external-facing role for someone who knows how state legislatures work, can manage a multi-state portfolio, and can build the coalitions that turn isolated bills into durable policy wins. The State Policy Lead will also serve as a key voice on federal preemption, providing the state-level evidence and relationships that strengthen The Alliance’s case for preserving state authority on AI governance.
Key Responsibilities
- Set and execute The Alliance’s state legislative strategy, deciding which bills warrant engagement and which do not.
- Track AI-related legislation across all 50 states and surface priority bills for action, opposition, or monitoring.
- Build and maintain relationships with state legislators, legislative staff, and intergovernmental organizations like NCSL and NGA.
- Draft and deliver written testimony, policy briefs, bill analyses, and background materials for state policymaker audiences.
- Lead coalition work with state-level partners across government, civil society, industry, and advocacy organizations.
- Represent The Alliance at state and national convenings, fly-ins, briefings, and in the media.
- Provide state-level context and case studies that inform The Alliance’s federal strategy and narrative work.
What We’re Looking For Multi-state policy work at an intergovernmental, advocacy, or membership organization is one strong path into this role, but we welcome candidates from any background who bring the following:
- Multi-state fluency. You know how state legislatures operate, how state and federal policy interact, and how to keep a portfolio of dozens of bills moving at once.
- Strategic prioritizer. You can look at a landscape of hundreds of bills and quickly decide which ones deserve real engagement. You know that saying no is part of the job.
- Coalition builder. You bring partners together across government, industry, civil society, and advocacy.
- Sharp writer. Your testimony, briefs, and analyses are easy to read and make compelling arguments that can persuade lawmakers.
- Relationship builder. You build trust with state legislators and staff and you maintain it over time.
- Self-directed. You drive your own work, exercise sound judgment in fast-moving environments, and do not need close oversight.
- Bipartisan instincts. You can represent a nonpartisan organization credibly across the political spectrum.
- Substantive interest. You are eager to develop deep AI policy expertise. Prior AI or tech policy experience is a plus, not a requirement.
About The Alliance for Secure AI
The Alliance for Secure AI is a bipartisan nonprofit organization working to shape the narrative and build political support to ensure AI is built with safeguards that serve humanity. Our north star is humanity-first AI governance: a future in which advanced AI is developed and deployed under meaningful human control.