Progressive Turnout Project seeks District Director (IA-01)

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Progressive Turnout Project seeks District Director (IA-01)

Position Summary

Progressive Turnout Project seeks a District Director for Iowa's first congressional district. Similar to the role of a Field Director on a congressional campaign, District Directors oversee voter turnout efforts in assigned congressional districts. District Directors work closely with PTP’s Field and Training Director and are responsible for directing day-to-day turnout operations. District Directors are responsible for executing the field plan, managing field staff, and are accountable for all quantitative and qualitative field metrics. The IA-01 District Director will start April 1, 2016.

Qualifications 

• At least one cycle of field experience (preferably as Field Director, Regional Field Director, or equivalent organizing experience)
• Experience training and managing a team
• Commitment to establishing a culture of community and respect
• Passion for electing Democratic candidates
• Knowledge of field targeting and metrics
• Organizational skills and ability to meet goals and strict deadlines
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in VAN, Microsoft Office, and Google Docs
• Access to a vehicle (frequent travel within congressional district)
• Creativity and outside-the-box thinking a plus
• Proficiency in Spanish a plus

Responsibilities

• Work with PTP’s Field and Training Director to create and implement an aggressive targeting and turnout plan for a given congressional district
• Oversee execution of the turnout plan in assigned district
• Manage political relationships in assigned district
• Oversee staff, monitor progress, benchmarks, and deliverables

Candidates, please send cover letter and resume with “IA-01 District Director” in the subject line to al...@turnoutpac.org  

About PTP

Progressive Turnout Project is a grassroots Political Action Committee (PAC) with a single mission: get Democrats to the polls. We design, test, and execute specialized voter turnout programs targeting sporadic Democratic voters in the most competitive congressional districts in the country. In the 2016 election cycle, we will send our trained teams to districts across the county to run tailor-made turnout programs complementing the work campaigns do and boosting Democratic turnout.

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.

Paid for by Progressive Turnout Project and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee