Director, Mission for America Project
About the Mission for America
The Mission for America is a blueprint for a comprehensive economic mobilization to build an economy that is prosperous, clean, and resilient for all. It addresses three converging crises:
- A political legitimacy crisis
- Climate and environmental destruction
- Runaway technology threats, including AI and advanced weapons
Position Overview
The Director will lead a research team to complete the first MFA draft. The Director manages teams developing 20+ national missions covering different industries and sectors of the economy. Solutions must be fast, technically feasible, and capable of driving rapid economic transformation.
Key Responsibilities
Team Building & Management
- Recruit, hire, and onboard researchers and analysts
- Provide mentorship and foster a mission-driven culture
Research & Policy Development
- Drive detailed, actionable policy solutions
- Ensure feasibility and comprehensiveness
- Contact and interview scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, investors, and policy experts across economic sectors
- Refine the framework continuously with leadership
Strategic Leadership
- Collaborate with the Executive Director and senior advisors
- Manage diverse stakeholder inputs
- Deepen understanding of industrial policy, climate policy, industries, and economics
External Management
- Support media appearances and stakeholder briefings
- Represent the organization in high-level discussions with policymakers
Required Qualifications
- Deep commitment to the Mission for America approach
- Demonstrated experience recruiting and managing research/policy teams
- Exceptional organizational skills; track record moving ambitious projects to execution
- Strong policy acumen in industrial policy, climate policy, public finance, economic development, or economic history
- Creative thinking; ability to operate outside conventional constraints
- Exceptional writing, synthesis, and communication abilities
- Comfort in startup environments; resourcefulness
- Self-motivated in remote settings
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with public investment institutions or large-scale policy initiatives
- Advanced degree in public policy, economics, engineering, or environmental studies
Critical Context for Applicants
The Mission for America is designed to serve a future moment that may never come. We believe political change could occur as soon as 2028, requiring detailed blueprints to make bold leadership imaginable.
Our plans serve a WWII-style rapid mobilization model. Piecemeal reform is insufficient; comprehensive rapid approaches are necessary. Climate change, authoritarianism, and technology represent truly dire and existential threats.
"Mission mode" represents a proven historical capacity for economic mobilization. This role shapes American industrial, economic, and climate policy at a pivotal moment.
Skeptics — economists, journalists, political staffers — will dismiss this as "pie-in-the-sky." Applicants should not be swayed by such voices.
Recommended reading: Bad Samaritans (Chang, 2007), Destructive Creation (Wilson, 2016), Unprecedented Power (Fenberg, 2011)
Compensation
Competitive salary commensurate with experience. Health insurance and retirement contributions included.
How to Apply
Send your resume and a brief statement of interest explaining your excitement about the Mission for America and your fit for the role.
Apply: jobs@newconsensus.comResearcher, Mission for America Project
About the Role
Researchers work directly under the Project Director investigating and drafting detailed plans for economic mobilization. Work produces technically feasible, compelling visions for national-scale industrial and climate policy.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct in-depth research on industry-specific policy, infrastructure, technology, public investment, and economic history
- Become an expert in decarbonization strategies across multiple U.S. economy sectors through reading and interviews with engineers, scientists, business owners, and practitioners
- Draft clear, rigorous sections of the MFA framework
- Collaborate with other researchers to ensure proposals are interlocking, comprehensive, and technically feasible
- Interview experts, practitioners, scientists, engineers, managers, policymakers, and investors
- Incorporate feedback and iterate on policy ideas
- Monitor trends in industrial policy, clean energy, technology, and economic strategy
Required Qualifications
- Deep interest in the MFA approach; willingness to learn rapidly
- Strong analytical, writing, and communication abilities
- Demonstrated experience in research, policy development, or strategic writing
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced remote environment
- Comfort reaching out to experts and finding difficult-to-locate information
- Self-motivated problem-solver
Preferred Qualifications
- Background in public policy, economics, engineering, environmental studies, or a related field
- Experience in industrial sectors, public investment programs, or national economic strategies
Compensation
Competitive salary commensurate with experience. Health insurance and retirement contributions included.
Don't See the Right Fit?
We're always interested in hearing from talented people who share our mission. Send us your resume and tell us how you'd like to contribute.
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