For Our Future Action Fund

Organizing Director - Michigan

Michigan · Director · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$75k-$85kDetected 7 days ago

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About the role

This position runs through at least November 2026.
Report qualitative and quantitative organizing metrics and accomplishments regularly to state leadership and in-state and national stakeholders.
Oversee implementation of all in-state organizing programs, work with state leadership to evaluate the impact of programs and innovate as necessary to ensure success.

FOFAF seeks an Organizing Director to manage organizing staff and organizing programs across the state of Michigan.
You will serve as a coach to develop regional directors and advance programs across regions.
Collaborate with Digital Program Manager and state and national leadership to set priorities and overall strategy for both traditional and digital organizing programs.
Maintain daily program check-ins and regular one-on-ones with regional directors.
Along with community partners and volunteers, we consistently engage with people in face-to-face conversations around socio-economic issues, encouraging them to take action on issues and in elections.
By organizing people in lasting relationships, we win elections, pass progressive policies, drive local progress, make a community's collective voice heard, and help build the transformative power needed to improve people's lives.
About the Role FOFAF seeks an Organizing Director to manage organizing staff and organizing programs across the state of Michigan.
We are looking for someone with initiative, strong communication, and cross-collaboration skills to cut across silos to ensure information sharing between partners and allies, achieve program deliverables, and advance organizational interests, values, and priorities.
Lead a results-driven statewide team of direct voter contact and organizing professionals.
Create phone, door and SMS campaign scripts for direct voter contact programs.

Must be able to transport up to 15 pounds at times
Must be able to travel across the state of Michigan.
Employees may be required to work in extreme weather conditions, including rain, heat, and cold.
Ability to work and adapt to a changing political and policy landscape.
Must be able to manage staff remotely.
Experience with program management, including managing work across multiple internal departments for statewide issue advocacy or electoral campaigns.
Multi-tasker with excellent time management skills and ability to hit deadlines.
Experience with strategic planning including the ability to develop short and long-term statewide plans, set objectives and metrics, track progress toward achieving objectives, and align those strategies with other progressive efforts in-state.

3+ cycles of campaign experience, with at least 2 cycles of organizing and management experience.
Demonstrated knowledge of effective and successful electoral plans, including targeting, voter contact, GOTV and best practices.
Strong oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to write compelling program reports.
Demonstrated ability to navigate conflict and work toward resolution required.
Willingness to travel, work long hours, and have access to reliable transportation.
Prolonged periods of moving around for voter contact activity
This is an in-person/hybrid position and will require a physical presence in the local office

$75,000 - $85,000 Position Travel/Driving Percentage: 75% Reports to: State Director About For Our Future Founded in 2016, For Our Future Action Fund (FOFAF) and For Our Future (FOF) run a year-round progressive field program across battleground states, focused on engaging voters on economic issues facing working families.

Establish a vibrant culture that fosters diverse viewpoints and prioritizes equity among the team, while maintaining an accountable, innovative, purposeful, and goal-oriented team.

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