Deputy Campaigns Director, Programs

Summary

Join America Votes as their Deputy Campaigns Director, Programs, leading national voter engagement programs. You will ensure voter registration, Get Out the Vote, election administration, and voting rights programs are effectively implemented. The role involves coordinating with partners and allies on national voter engagement programs and contributing to the strategy and partner coordination in key races. You will also support teams in developing and implementing state campaign plans, focusing on direct voter contact programs. This position requires a minimum of 10 years of professional experience, including 5 years of organizational or campaign leadership. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of leading programmatic work through a lens of racial equity and experience building winning independent expenditure campaign plans.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience, including at least 5 years of organizational or campaign leadership and management of senior leaders
• Experience building winning independent expenditure campaign plans that use a suite of diverse, multiple tactics with a focus on direct voter contact
• Deep knowledge of the national electoral landscape and electoral experience in high-profile, battleground states
• Expertise in the tactics needed to engage key constituencies throughout the cycle, including voter registration, vote by mail and election administration
• Experience developing mail, media and digital plans
• Vendor management experience
• Superb interpersonal skills, the ability to lead through influence and an impressive history of forging strong relationships with multiple stakeholders
• Ability to set priorities and make tough, strategic decisions in an intense environment
• Experience working in coalitions with multi-issue agendas
• Proven track record of leading programmatic work through a lens of racial equity
• Solid understanding of campaign finance compliance regulations for electoral campaigns
• Compelling communication skills, including excellent writing and presentation skills
• Collaborative leadership style, low ego, spirit of service and a sense of humor

Responsibilities

• Lead America Votes’ planning and execution of voter engagement programs, including voter registration, Get Out the Vote, and election administration
• Ensure the best tactics to directly engage voters such as canvass, mail, and phones are embedded in America Votes’ plans to win
• Play a key role in America Votes’ expansion of its work on electoral priorities that fall outside of its current core states
• Support teams with the development, implementation, and analysis of state campaign plans, with an emphasis on direct voter contact programs
• Build and maintain thoughtful, trusting relationships with partners and allies
• Provide internal organizational leadership, managing and mentoring a small program team through change
• Align internal and external stakeholders on the planning and execution of voter contact programs
• Lead the development and presentation of content for reports and presentations for a diverse audience of stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

People management experience with a unionized staff

Benefits

• 100% of employee medical, dental, & vision insurance premiums
• Life insurance
• Long term disability coverage
• A monthly cell phone stipend
• Personal professional development funds
• Parental leave
• 401 (K) after four months of continuous service with the organization
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick leave and personal days
• At least 10 Federal paid holidays including Juneteenth
• Paid organizational time off from at least December 25 to January 1