Ross Morales Rocketto
Political Manager
About Run for Something
Run for Something recruits and supports young progressives running for down-ballot offices in the United States. After launching in January 2017, we have recruited over 46,000 potential political candidates, endorsed more than 900, and are responsible for about 300 new elected officials around the country. We are a high-reaching, hungry team changing the face of politics in America.
We have ambitious plans for the 2020 election cycle. Read about them in our Strategic Plan here.
Position Summary
Run for Something is currently hiring for a Political Manager. In this role, you will report to the Co-Founder/Chief Program and Recruitment Officer. Your primary responsibilities are threefold. First, you will be responsible for supporting the Co-Founder/Chief Program and Recruitment Officer around partnership development and execution. Second, you will be the project manager for initiatives like National Run for Office Day and organization-wide candidate recruitment efforts. Third, you will be responsible for working with the Co-Founder/Chief Program and Recruitment Officer in developing internal program team structures and processes.
Responsibilities
The Political Manager will help RFS accomplish our strategic imperatives via:
Partnership development (approximately 35%):
Executing day-to-day responsibilities related to partnerships with organizations. This includes tasks such as organizing webinars, interfacing with partners to ensure our candidates get access relevant trainings, and coordinating the development of microsites and other collateral.
Coordinating with Co-Founder/Chief Program and Recruitment Officer to deepen relationships with current and key partnerships
Developing and maintaining a partner outreach tracker to include relevant notes, decisions, and action items.
Developing a pipeline of and stewarding relationships with new partner organizations to advance our programmatic goals
Project coordination (approximately 45%):
Coordinating cross-departmental efforts on complex projects, including but not limited to:
National Run for Office Day (a holiday we developed to celebrate folks running for office). This will include activities such as leading weekly planning meetings, developing the overall plan for the day, partnership outreach and coordination, and significant coordination with the RFS comms/digital team.
Candidate recruitment. This is a coordinating role that includes holding regular meetings, keeping track of all ongoing recruitment efforts, and ensuring teams are communicating transparently about what they are doing, and regularly updating against progress to goal.
Vetting process for candidate endorsements with the Community Director and Senior Regional Director.
Election results tracking. Run for Something candidates are running in elections throughout the year, not just on the first Tuesday in November. The Political Manager will prepare tracking documents for team members to update as election results come in on Election Night and to track results after election day.
Program team coordination (approximately 20%):
Creating and executing internal program team processes such as weekly meeting agendas, action items, and follow up, or collecting and analyzing weekly reports from team members for team-wide takeaways;
Maintaining accurate reports used by the program team to track progress. This includes total number of candidates endorsed, demographic information on endorsed candidates, as well as specific data on candidates by endorsement round.
Executing other duties as assigned by Co-Founder/Chief Program and Recruitment Officer such as developing memos/plans for partners and funders.
Key Goals
Success in this role will look like…
Consistent transparency among program team members from the program team across RFS as an organization on projects ranging from candidate recruitment to National Run for Office Day.
Creating internal program team processes that ensure that team members understand their roles and responsibilities on projects as well as creates accountability across the team.
Successful implementation of current and new partnerships, development of a regularly updated partnership tracker, and a positive feeling from partners after having worked with Run for Something.
Minimum Qualification
Ability to manage up in a remote environment
Extremely organized
Detail oriented
Strong communications skills
Strong relationship-building skills via email, phone, and video.
Ability to stay on top of multiple projects
Ability to work independently for extended periods of time in a remote environment
Strong commitment to the RFS mission
Ability to work in and contribute to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment
Ability to pick up technology tools quickly
Ability to demonstrate Run for Something’s organizational values: Bold & Fearless; Open & Honest; Supportive & Respectful; Progressive & Diverse; Long-term & Strategic. (Learn more about our Values in our Strategic Plan.)
We value diversity at RFS, and strongly encourage applications from folks who are a part of marginalized communities who have been disproportionately affected by lack of representation in legislative bodies, including people of color, women, and the LGBTQIA+ and disabled communities.
Pluses
3+ years of work experience
1+ years of experience working directly with a principal
Staff-level experience on one electoral campaign
Experience coordinating with team members in a remote office environment
Experience working cross-departmentally, especially in matrixed organizations and/or remote environments
Fluency in more than one language
Work Environment
Run for Something is a remote office environment; you will collaborate with colleagues who are based across the United States. You should be prepared to either work from home or a location of your choosing. Preference will be given to candidates in the Washington, DC metro area.
Salary is commensurate with experience, with a range of $65,000 - $70,000 per year.
Run for Something is not just an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building teams that reflect the diversity of our candidates, and to building equitable and inclusive environments that fully leverage the skills, potential, and unique perspectives of our employees.
Essential Physical Requirements
As this is a remote position, the person in this position must be able to communicate with colleagues and partners via phone, including conference and video calls, as well as written communication such as Slack and email.
The position requires the ability to work on a computer for all or part of the work day.
The position requires the ability to attend events which may encompass all or part of the work day, including overnight travel when necessary
This position requires the ability to work set, core hours, Monday through Friday.
Benefits
Unlimited Paid Time Off policy
$500/year professional development stipend
$500 technology stipend every three years
$500/year Treat Yourself Stipend (that is what it sounds like -- $500 to do something that brings you joy!)
Medical Insurance (up to 90% premium covered)
Dental and Vision Insurance (98% of premium covered)
In addition to unlimited Paid Time Off, nearly three weeks in organization-wide holiday closures, including December 24-January 2.
Summer Fridays
12 weeks paid family leave
Flexible, remote work environment
To Apply
Click here and fill out the form to apply.
We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, with priority review given to earlier applications. Priority review will be given to applications received by 11:59pm ET on Tuesday, March 3.