Lead work to build people-power across states: recruit, train, and sustain a diverse base of volunteers and members, and develop their capacity for independent leadership and action
Proactively build and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including community leaders, partners, policymakers, and others
Represent Common Cause in coalition spaces, including leading coalitions
Develop strategic plans to leverage existing organizing strengths and tactics, and implement new approaches that support a focus on collective, in-person organizing
Lead key components of the national organizing strategy, including leadership development, base-building and relational organizing, partnerships and coalitions, strategic actions, and program evaluation
Provide guidance and informal mentorship to interns, volunteers, and team members, coordinating their work to support team goals
Analyze challenges with, and evaluate the effectiveness and impact of, our state-level organizing to propose actionable and strategic solutions to senior leadership
Provide customized support plans, coaching, and technical assistance to state teams and organizers
Create support plans that can be scaled across teams
Develop an organizing curricula (including toolkits and resources) to be used across our organization
Develop and facilitate peer learning and collaboration across states, making judgments on best practices and knowledge-sharing opportunities
Other duties as assigned
Requirements
Experience leading successful grassroots organizing and base-building efforts at the state level
Demonstrated ability to lead and facilitate effective trainings, and to coach organizers to improve their skills and impact, both in-person and virtually
Demonstrated knowledge of the unique aspects of the political dynamic and key decision-makers within at least one state, with a preference for candidates who have existing relationships with these people and organizations
Experience managing coalitions or groups that represent stakeholders with diverse interests to achieve a goal
A track record of leading organization-wide change initiatives
Experience leading successful local- or state-level organizing campaign related to democracy, elections, voting rights and civil rights
Demonstrated understanding of the legislative process in at least one state
Have managed at least one staff member, intern and/or Fellow
Ideally you have worked in an organization that operates across multiple states or regions
Ability to travel around the country up to 40% of the year (especially during legislative cycles) for team, cross-team, and/or all staff retreats
Willing to have a social media presence on behalf of Common Cause, including being tagged on posts and creating content on behalf of the organization
Per our nonpartisan policy, Common Cause staff members may not currently be in elected office (or running for office); on the Steering Committee or Finance Committee for any political candidate; or affiliated with the leadership of a political party
Common Cause is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time; if hired, you will be asked to produce documentation for authorization to work in the US
Strong commitment to Common Cause’s nonpartisan mission and to advancing civil rights through our pro-democracy agenda
A commitment to equity in the goals of your work and in how you work with others
A track record of working collaboratively with others, with the ability to build rapport, trust, and credibility with multiple stakeholders with diverse interests
Ability to navigate organizational and power dynamics, respectfully navigate conflict while maintaining your values, and influence others to adopt changes to meet common goals
Ability to compel action through both written and verbal communication, including distilling complex concepts for a broad audience
Innovative and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to navigate through ambiguity to achieve goals
Ability to manage and meet deadlines for multiple short- and long-term priorities at once, with high attention to detail; strong organization skills, and the ability to manage your time independently
Openness to feedback and awareness of your own strengths and areas for growth
Familiarity with office productivity tools including Microsoft Office, Slack, and Zoom
Benefits
A robust healthcare plan that covers 97% of employee’s medical care, 100% of employee’s vision and dental benefits, and 75% of family medical care and 100% of family vision and dental benefits
Long-term disability and life insurance
Generous Paid Time Off including 20 Days of Vacation and 10 observed Holidays per year, and additional days off for Thanksgiving and Winter break
16 weeks of paid parental leave
Flexible spending accounts
A 401k retirement savings plan, with immediate Employer Match
Dependent Care and Pet Care Support when you travel for work
Funds for professional development
And more! See more details here: https://www.commoncause.org/our-benefits/
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