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The ACLU of Virginia is a team of passionate advocates with diverse backgrounds and identities. Every facet of our work focuses heavily on equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. As Virginia’s premier advocacy organization for civil rights and civil liberties, we look for fierce, talented defenders of justice to join our team.

See below for ways to join us as a vendor, intern, staff member or board member.

The ACLU of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. The ACLU of Virginia encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status and commits to comply with all applicable equal opportunity and nondiscrimination laws and to refrain from unlawful discrimination.

 

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Major Gifts Officer (Full-time)

The Major Gifts Officer (MGO) will be a crucial member of the fundraising team, focusing on raising significant gifts to support programmatic goals.

Accounting Manager (Full-time)

The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia (ACLU-VA) is hiring an Accounting Manager who will work across our organization to ensure our internal finance processes are efficient and easy to use, all our financial data is accurate and up-to-date, and all our teams have top-notch budget support.

Policy Counsel (Full-time)

The Policy Counsel works collaboratively across teams to advance the ACLU of Virginia’s public policy objectives by contributing to multi-strategy advocacy campaigns.

Paralegal (Full-time)

The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia (ACLU-VA) is seeking a paralegal who wants to advance civil liberties and civil rights in Virginia by providing litigation and administrative support to the ACLU of Virginia’s legal team.

Externally Funded Legal Fellowship (starting Fall 2025)

The ACLU of Virginia is currently accepting applications from qualified third-year law students and recent law graduates with a commitment to civil rights and civil liberties, who seek a host organization for an externally funded fellowship.