State & Local Campaigns Deputy Director, EMILY's List, Full-Time, Washington DC (JOB)

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State and Local Campaigns Deputy Director

 

EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, is searching for a State and Local Campaigns Deputy Director to join our State and Local Campaigns team. EMILY’s List has raised over $600 million to elect pro-choice Democratic women candidates. With a grassroots community of over five million members, EMILY's List helps Democratic women win competitive campaigns – across the country and up and down the ballot – by recruiting and training candidates, supporting strong campaigns, researching the issues that impact women and families, and turning out women voters to the polls. Since our founding in 1985, we have helped elect 150 women to the House, 26 to the Senate, 16 governors, and nearly 1,100 women to state and local office. Nearly 40 percent of the candidates EMILY’s List has helped elect to Congress have been women of color. During the historic 2017-2018 cycle, EMILY’s List raised a record-breaking $110 million and launched a record independent expenditure campaign. We helped elect 34 new women to the House, including 24 red-to-blue victories; enough seats to have delivered the U.S. House majority alone. Since the 2016 election, more than 50,000 women have reached out to EMILY's List about running for office laying the groundwork for the next decade of candidates for local, state and national offices.

 

Principal Responsibilities

 

The Deputy Director oversees coordinators who work with the Regional Directors, Finance Advisors and department liaisons to facilitate the work in the states for our pro-choice Democratic women. In addition to managing staff and projects, the State and Local Campaigns Deputy Director also has an assigned portfolio of work such as endorsement process implementation, project managing larger projects and working with the senior director on planning and executing work for the department.

 

This is a cycle position with an end date of December 31, 2020.

 

Specific Duties

 

• Manages the coordinator and assistant team including the Endorsement Coordinator who is a cycle on-year hire;
• Works closely with the Vice President to determine priorities and executing programs within the building for staff working in states;
• Manages program management of direct reports including desking of the states, endorsement process and other assigned projects;
• Identifies process and program needs for the state and local team and implements solutions to those needs;
• Works as a lead on special projects with other departments as needed alongside the Vice President;
• Based on need, helps with candidate services working with the Regional Directors and coordinators;
• Makes sure the department assistant hires, manages the intern program according to the needs of the state and local work;
• Oversees whether by executing directly and eventually managing staff to execute the internal endorsement process for the Campaigns Department;
• Serve as lead on implementing and helping plan state and local onboarding to the Every Action database;
• Lead on training and needs for the Every Action data and database for the state and local team;
• Builds and maintains trackers and large department planning calendars for the state and local team;
• Serves as an ambassador for the program at assigned events, meetings;
• Oversees the Sister Organization outreach program alongside the state and local team;
• Provides support in the way of reports, trip briefings, data tracking and other administrative work that helps Regional Directors advise on races and work with candidates;

• Provide candidate services as prioritized by the Vice President;
• Assist the Vice President and Regional Directors as needed with strategic partnership communication and relationships nationwide;
• Perform other duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications

The Deputy Director must be a good communicator and manager of staff. This position must be filled by someone who is part of problem solving and implementing fast paced work. S/he must be organized; a strong planner; engender trust and confidence; and possess excellent verbal and written communications skills. The Deputy Director should be an innovative self-starter, able to work with a wide variety of people, and able to prioritize and handle a variety of projects. The ideal candidate must have one cycle as a campaign staff member, experienced project management skills and at least 4 years of professional experience. Professional demeanor and appearance is required. A strong interest in electing pro-choice Democratic women to office is required. 

EMILY’s List offers a competitive salary and a strong benefits package. To apply, email resume and cover letter to slcampa...@emilyslist.org - subject line including your name and the job title.  No calls, please.

 

EMILY’s List prohibits discrimination of employment, promotion, compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment based on gender, disability, race, age, national origin, color, creed, sexual orientation, sex (including marital and parental status), gender identity and expression, religion, economic status, ethnic identity, veteran's status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

 

EMILY's List is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values a multi-cultural, diverse working environment.  Applicants of diverse backgrounds are welcomed and encouraged to apply.