State Distributed Organizing Director

Progressive Turnout Project seeks State Distributed Organizing Director

Locations: Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

Salary:  $52,000 - $72,800

Start Date: 8/1/2022 (Flexible)

End Date: 11/30/2022

Position Summary:

Progressive Turnout Project (PTP) seeks applicants for the State Distributed Organizing Director role who will be responsible for executing the 2022 Distributed Organizing program in their assigned state during the midterm election cycle. This program will be modeled off of pior campaigns that have tried this form of organizing in past cycles including Beto O’Rourke’s  2018 campaign in Texas and Elizabeth Warren’s efforts in the 2020 presidential primaries.

The State Distributed Organizing Director will be responsible for implementing and managing the distributed organizing efforts within your assigned state and directly supervising up to 6 Field Representative Organizers (FROs) on the ground. This role will act as the point of contact and conduit of information between HQ staff and our teams on-the-ground, ensuring programmatic goals are being met at every part of the process (recruitment, interviews, onboarding, auditing and committing data in miniVAN, and persistent follow-up throughout) and that FROs are supporting our contracted Field Representatives efforts effectively.   Closer to Election Day, this role will be responsible for conducting daily onboarding sessions for the field representatives in their assigned state and ensuring they have the resources and tools they need to succeed in their fieldwork. Ultimately, this role will play a critical part in recruiting, hiring, and onboarding approximately 600  field representatives in your assigned state during the final weeks of the 2022 election.

In addition to the supervisory scope of this role, the State  Distributed Organizing Director, will also be responsible for the management and implementation of all supply chains for physical materials and resources, training materials, and workflows that will make our distributed organizing fieldwork possible within your assigned state. The duties of this position are subject to modification in response to program or organizational needs.

This position will report directly to the Deputy Distributed Organizing Director. This position will be based within the assigned program state and some travel may be required within the state from the launch of the program through Election Day.

This position is eligible for benefits, including employer-sponsored health, dental, and vision insurance, FSA, 401(k), student loan repayment assistance, public transportation stipend (for HQ-based staff), paid time off, and paid holidays.

There are no formal education requirements for this position. People of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. 

Responsibilities:

• Learn and apply our organizational values to foster a strong culture based on trust and mutual respect;
• Collaborate with PTP’s Deputy Distributed  Organizing Director and other program staff to implement the 2022 Distributed  Organizing program in your designated state
• Hire, manage, and train Field Representative Organizers within your assigned state  
• Collaborate with PTP leadership, including the Human Resources team, and Recruitment team to develop a plan for interviewing and onboarding field representatives and ensure staff have the resources and tools needed to create a smooth interview and onboarding process
• In coordination with the recruitment team, oversee the process of recruiting, interviewing and onboarding hundreds of  contracted Field Representatives in your designated  program state 
• Conduct Field Representative interviews as needed
• Present engaging and informative  daily onboarding sessions for field representatives joining the program and ensure there are proper and regular methods of communication available for one-off questions and refresher sessions
• Provide feedback regarding the efficacy of our onboarding  curriculum and work with the Deputy Distributed Organizing Director to ensure there’s a support program in place for field representatives to have the resources and tools needed to meet their direct voter contact goals
• Drive the implementation, management, and tracking of all supply deliverables on a mission-critical timeline, ensuring timely completion of tasks in line with program objectives
• Maintain and model high standards to ensure data systems and integrity meet the highest degree
• Provide regular daily reports (quantifiably and quantitatively) regarding program progress to the Deputy Distributed  Organizing Director
• Following safety protocols for COVID, travel as needed to program cities  to oversee implementation of key program milestones, gain on-the-ground insight into program execution, and distribute materials as needed 
• Participate in a deep-dive debrief of program after Election Day with the National Distributed Organizing Director and Executive Director to provide recommendations for any potential future iterations of the program
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned

Qualifications (You will be a good fit if):

• You have 2+ years of Field or equivalent organizing experience that has contributed to advanced knowledge within Field work and basic knowledge across all related political/campaign areas;
• You have at least one election cycle or 2+ years of staff and project management experience
• You are committed to establishing a culture of community and respect in the workplace, and contributing to the development of best practices;
• You have a proven record of contributing to successful projects and managing high functioning teams remotely and can work across departments with ease
• You manage program issues and communicate  in a way that brings disparate stakeholders together to resolve issues and complete action items that contribute to the success of the program
• You take a leading role in highly-pressurized situations when there is a need to resolve high priority issues, working through the issues with grit and a solutions-oriented approach
• You have exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills that you have used to communicate to a diverse set of audiences
• You’re proficient in G Suite Products (Gmail, Calendar, Drive, etc) and VAN (especially list building, turf cutting, monitoring canvass results, and managing MiniVAN users)

Preferred Qualifications (Not Required):

• You are fluent in Spanish
• You are proficient in Microsoft Office
• You reside within the program state  or are within driving distance to program areas

Questions about the position may be directed to info@turnoutpac.org.

About PTP:

Progressive Turnout Project is dedicated to mobilizing the Democratic Party and defending democracy. Since 2015, Progressive Turnout Project has helped 137 Democrats win races and increased voter turnout in elections by up to 10.4%. Our voter turnout initiatives are solely focused on motivating Democrats to exercise their right to vote. All our work at Progressive Turnout Project is to build power for the long term. Through data-driven research, we design, test, and deploy specialized voter turnout programs. We’re here to share resources, implement strategy and offer our expertise for the advancement of Democrats (and democracy itself), cycle after cycle. 

Progressive Turnout Project is committed to building a staff that reflects the diverse communities that make up our country and the progressive movement. PTP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and it is PTP’s policy to recruit, hire, train, promote, and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to age, color, creed, disability, economic status, ethnic identity, gender identity, national origin race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veterans status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.