Finance Director - West Virginia Red-to-Blue

[jmo...@ralphbaxterforwv.com]

Finance Director

Congressional Campaign 

 

West Virginia Democratic congressional candidate seeks a Finance Director for the 2018 campaign cycle.

 

The ideal candidate is committed to electing Democrats to office and has a passion for change. We are looking for a candidate with high energy, enthusiasm and a positive attitude, who is eager to build out his/her portfolio and take on new challenges.

 

Responsibilities:

• ·         Creating and executing a strategic and aggressive finance plan, which includes managing all fundraising events, candidate call time, and low-dollar solicitations
  
• ·         Overseeing all donor outreach and correspondence, including following up on all fundraising pledges and new donor recruitment
  
• ·         Building and managing a small volunteer team to ensure all donor research and follow-thru is complete in addition to overseeing other general campaign finance tasks
  
• ·         Working both independently and with the candidate to identify new fundraising opportunities
  
• ·         Ensuring that campaign manages relationships with past donors - keeping large donors engaged in meaningful way (periodic conference calls, candidate outreach, campaign updates, etc) and keeping small donors engaged (periodic emails, etc.)
  
• ·         Managing relationship with campaign fundraising consultant to ensure all work is complete
  
• ·         Drafting written fundraising materials to utilize across all written campaign platforms, including e-mail solicitations, social media, and other platforms as needed
  
• ·         Overseeing an internal process to ensure all information across all digital fundraising platforms is maintained and updated as needed
  
• ·         Working closely with senior campaign advisors and the candidate to plan logistics for all fundraising travel and related meetings and events, including staffing the candidate at campaign events when necessary
  
• ·         Working closely with compliance staff to ensure timely completion and accurate execution of campaign filings, including to process campaign expenses and vet campaign contributions
  
• ·         Performing other duties as needed
  

 

Qualifications:

• ·         Minimum of one cycle of campaign finance experience required. Previous congressional campaign finance experience or equivalent preferred; preference to those with experience in Appalachia and Rust Belt states.
  
• ·         Experience with a proven system of political fundraising. Possesses the ability to articulate and execute this system with assistance of candidate and campaign staff. 
  
• ·         Knowledge of NGP, ActBlue, VAN, and Excel
  
• ·         Strong written and communication skills
  
• ·         Prior experience with targeting contributors and follow up management
  
• ·         Excellent organization and time management skills
  
• ·         Basic knowledge of federal campaign and ethics finance law
  
• ·         Event planning experience preferred
  
• ·         Experience managing volunteers, interns, or staff preferred
  
• ·         Donor prospecting and research experience preferred
  
• ·         Flexibility to work evenings and weekends
  

 

Job Type: Full-time

Required experience: Campaign Finance: 2 years

Compensation commensurate with experience.

Position open until filled.

 

Send resume and start date to: jmo...@ralphbaxterforwv.com