Common Ground USA (CG-USA) is a bold initiative established by Search for Common Ground to foster the conditions for a more inclusive, equitable, and peaceful society. With more than 40 years of experience working on the frontlines of violent conflict, we continue to see injustice and deep distrust in both our institutions and each other within the United States. We also see people who have made great progress toward noble ideals and a nation with the capacity to live up to its democratic goals.

We are recruiting for a dynamic, motivated, and diverse team of individuals to work across divides to generate locally-rooted, responsive, and sustainable win-win solutions to some of the nation's most seemingly intractable issues. The Pennsylvania State Lead will work closely with the Senior Program Manager for the States Program and will be a core member of the CG-USA team. 

Remote work from a home office is possible, but candidates must be physically in the state of  Pennsylvania to be considered for this position.

The Pennsylvania State Lead will be responsible for building and maintaining a network of diverse leaders in Pennsylvania, facilitating and developing programming to support the mitigation of political violence, and working closely with colleagues in other states and our Washington, DC Headquarters to share resources, collaborate on common challenges, and evolve our approach. 

The ideal candidate is a seasoned leader with the demonstrated ability to maintain meaningful relationships with a broad swath of community and state actors; has a deep commitment to working across differences to build a more peaceful and just America and has the ability to adapt and respond to evolving challenges; and has a highly collaborative working style. 

As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities. 

Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Please see our website www.sfcg.org for full details of our work. All Search Employees must adhere to the values: Collaboration- Audacity - Tenacity - Empathy - Results. In accordance with these values, Search enforces compliance with the Code of Conduct and related policies on Anti Workplace Harassment, Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Conflict of Interest, and Anti-fraud. Search is committed to safeguarding the interests, rights, and well-being of children, youth, and vulnerable adults with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for children, youth, and vulnerable adults.  Search for Common Ground does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. View our code of conduct here and our privacy policy here.