For Our Future Action Fund

For Our Future Action Fund

Regional Organizing Director - Madison (Dane/Rock County)

Madison, Wisconsin · Director · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$54k-$60kDetected 75 days ago
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About the role

  • For Our Future Wisconsin seeks a Regional Organizing Director for an organizing and paid canvassing program in Dane/Rock Counties.
  • The Regional Organizing Director will also be responsible for executing the statewide field plan, political organizing, and supervising the volunteer operations.
  • This position requires frequent travel throughout the Dane and Rock Counties.

Responsibilities

  • The Regional Director will recruit, train, and manage teams on local and national causes, candidates, and campaigns that matter to them.
  • Oversee daily operations, maintaining office supplies and equipment, coordinating schedules and meetings, and ensuring a clean and organized workspace to support productivity and efficiency.
  • Collaborate with in-state leadership to implement new communications and digital strategies within the region, including generating written, photo and video content for digital communications.
  • Build crucial relationships with leaders of the progressive community and serve as the regional lead for our partnership program, and develop and support collaborative organizing coalitions in the region.
  • Manage organizers and canvassers to educate constituents on progressive issues and with get-out-the-vote programs to boost progressives up and down the ballot.
  • Recruit, hire, train, and manage canvassers, volunteers, and/or organizers.
  • Monitor metrics within each assigned region including, but not limited to, attempts per shifts, flake rate, conversation rate, and action conversion rate. Implement rigorous systems to meet assigned goals associated with these metrics.
  • Plan and execute a comprehensive organizing strategy within the region that includes public-facing events, communications, grassroots organization building, and grassroots community engagement.
  • Lead a robust volunteer recruitment, training, and management campaign.
  • Regional Organizing Directors will be responsible for building and implementing organizing programs, including direct volunteer recruitment for state and federal legislative advocacy and accountability.

Requirements

  • Employees may be required to work in extreme weather conditions, including rain, heat, and cold.
  • On-turf coaching, support, and accountability is required.
  • Ensure that all required soft reporting is accurate and timely, and that all regional data is entered on time.
  • At least 2 years of experience managing a team and hitting competitive field goals.
  • Must have access to reliable transportation, a valid driver's license/insurance/registration, and clean driving record for at least 1 year, per organizations drivers policy.

Skills

  • At least 1-2 cycles of competitive campaign or advocacy experience.
  • At least 2 years of experience working with volunteers.
  • Experience implementing a statewide field plan tailored to an assigned region.
  • Strong knowledge of Vote builder/VAN.
  • Experience in supporting media and communications programming, preferred.
  • Ability to manage, coach and train staff proficiently.
  • Must have basic computer literacy; and access to a reliable laptop is preferred.
  • Ability to work long and irregular hours in a high-productivity, metrics-driven work environment.
  • Health Insurance Coverage

Compensation

  • $54,000 - $60,000 Position Travel/Driving Percentage: 75% Reports to: State Director About For Our Future Founded in 2016, For Our Future Action Fund and For Our Future run the largest, permanent progressive field program across key states.
  • Along with community partners and volunteers, we consistently engage with people in face-to-face conversations around what issues matter most to them.
  • By organizing people in lasting relationships, we win elections, drive local progress, make a community's collective voice heard, and help build the transformative power needed to improve people's lives.
  • Classification For Our Future recognizes a staff bargaining unit, affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) 494, a labor union.
  • This position is NOT included in the For Our Future bargaining unit.
  • About the Role For Our Future Wisconsin seeks a Regional Organizing Director for an organizing and paid canvassing program in Dane/Rock Counties.

Company info

  • We are also committed to the full inclusion of every qualified individual.

Equal opportunity

  • EEO Statement For Our Future Action Fund is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
  • Equal opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation and training.
  • If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please contact hr@forourfuturefund.org.

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