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Civic Engagement Manager – Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement

Washington University Danforth Campus💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-11 → 2026-09-27

Core

Leads engagement strategies to foster students' knowledge, skills, and active involvement in civic life, leveraging elections to build a culture of civic engagement at Washington University.

Role type

Civic Engagement Manager (Student Success)

Builds

Campus-wide voter registration and turnout programs, civic learning initiatives, and dialogue programming for undergraduate and graduate students.

Domain

Higher Education / Civic Engagement / Political Participation

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

Program strategy and implementation, data-informed strategy development, stakeholder coordination, event planning, social media content creation, grant writing, team supervision

Preferred skills

Experience with voter engagement best practices, knowledge of election law compliance, experience managing diverse student audiences

Technologies

TurboVote

Responsibilities

Lead voter registration efforts and coordinate the WashU Votes Campus Network; Develop and implement campus programming for civic learning and dialogue; Supervise graduate assistants and student interns; Collaborate with local election boards and national partners; Manage online platforms and social media presence for voting initiatives.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on program manager

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