Description
The Cato Institute seeks an Educator Engagement Specialist to join our growing Sphere on the Road team. The successful applicant will play a key role in the growth of Sphere’s work to bring Sphere to K-12 educators and administrators across the country. This individual will source, manage, and execute programming in support of Sphere’s mission to advance civic culture and civil discourse. Additionally, the successful applicant will support annual Sphere Summits and other Sphere programming throughout the year.

While this position may be hybrid or fully remote, it requires more than 50% travel and will primarily support Sphere’s work in the West and Southwest, with preference for candidates based in those regions.

The projected salary range for this role is $65,000 – $90,000 per year. Compensation is based on the successful candidate’s educational background, experience, and skills.

About Cato
The Cato Institute is a public policy research organization—a think tank—dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. Its scholars and analysts conduct independent, nonpartisan research on a wide range of policy issues.

Founded in 1977, Cato owes its name to Cato’s Letters, a series of essays published in 18th-century England that presented a vision of a society free from excessive government power. Those essays inspired the architects of the American Revolution. And the simple, timeless principles of that revolution — individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace – animate Cato’s research to this day.

Cato’s Sphere Education Initiatives provides educators with viewpoint‐ diverse resources to bring conversations to the classroom and equip students to engage in civil discourse.

The Cato Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Responsibilities

  • Represent Sphere at events and conferences.
  • Execute Sphere programming for schools, districts, and regional events across the country.
  • Lead professional development trainings for educators advancing civil discourse and the understanding of civic culture.
  • Identify opportunities to increase Sphere’s impact and partners to advance our mission.
  • Support alumni engagement activities.
  • Manage administrative and measurement responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

Education and Experience

  • 5+ years of experience in teaching and program management.
  • Experience as a grade 5-12 educator or administrator strongly preferred.
  • Experience teaching economics a plus.
  • Knowledge of and commitment to libertarianism or classical liberalism consistent with the vision of the Cato Institute.

Skills

  • Outstanding public speaking and interpersonal skills.
  • Collaborative and highly entrepreneurial team player.

Benefits
All Cato employees are provided with:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Employer contribution to a Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Generous vacation and sick days
  • Paid parental leave
  • Employer-provided life and disability insurance
  • 401(k) employer match
  • Transit/ Parking benefits
  • Pet discount plan

How to Apply
To apply, qualified individuals should submit the following application materials in one PDF document:

  • Cover letter including:
    • An introductory paragraph(s) describing the distinct reasons you are drawn to Cato’s mission, the work of the Sphere Education Initiative, and this specific role, and how you came to those beliefs.
    • Salary requirements
  • Resume

Applications should be submitted to Talent Market via this link: talentmarket.org/apply-for-your-dream-job/.

Questions can be directed to Stephanie Keaveney, Senior Manager of Outreach at Talent Market, who is managing the search process: [email protected].

There is no application deadline for this position. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. This job will remain posted on our site until it is filled.

While we thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, we are only able to contact those to whom we can offer an interview. Only direct applications will be considered. No phone calls, please.

Talent Market is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting liberty by helping free-market nonprofits identify talent for critical roles. We provide consulting and recruiting services at no cost to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations that clearly and directly focus on advancing the principles of economic freedom, free enterprise, free trade, free speech, property rights, rule of law, and limited regulation.