Alabama Democratic Party: Organizing Director (Remote/Birmingham, AL)

[Devin Kennamer]

The Alabama Democratic Party is seeking an Organizing Director to manage all aspects of the voter contact, volunteer recruitment, and staff management throughout all of Alabama’s 67 counties during the 2020 election cycle. The Organizing Director will report to the Coordinated Campaign leadership team and will author and implement the program elect Democrats up and down the ballot in 2020.

Responsibilities

• Execute a data-driven field plan integrating absentee voting enrollment, voter mobilization, and digital goals
• Build relationships with existing Democratic Party infrastructure to conduct voter outreach, engagement, and voter registration
• Train and manage a team of Deputy Organizing Directors and their teams across the state of Alabama
• Analyze reporting and metrics to track programmatic progress and key performance indicators
• Systematically identify and find solutions to meet training and material needs
• Assist with local and regional on-site event operations
• Other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

• 2+ cycles of experience in field leadership positions
• Extensive experience managing and training high-performing staffers, with an emphasis on building and implementing effective accountability systems
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with firm deadlines
• Excellent relationship building skills and strong knowledge of communities around the state of Alabama
• Experience working and effectively developing leadership within underserved communities and communities of color
• Ability to communicate with internal and external stakeholders of diverse backgrounds and socio-economic levels
• Deep knowledge of NGP VAN / VoteBuilder and Google Suite
• Self-motivation, professionalism and a positive demeanor
• Excellent verbal, written, organizational and analytical skills
• Committed to details, results, and consistent improvement
• A strong commitment to Democratic ideals and issues.

This position will begin remotely, with the expectation to relocate to Alabama COVID-19 permits. Compensation is $6-7,000 per month with health benefits at no cost to the employee. This is a full-time, exempt position that requires long and non-traditional hours, including nights and weekends. 

The Alabama Democratic Party is committed to hiring an inclusive, diverse staff. We are an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote, and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, ethnic identity, or physical disability, or any other legally protected basis.

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