Civic Engagement and Voter Protection Director

Civic Engagement and Voter Protection Director

Requirements

• Juris Doctor strongly preferred. Exceptional candidates without a Juris Doctor, but with significant experience interpreting voting laws, policies, and procedures will be considered.
• Experience managing teams of both staff and volunteers.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with experience in public presentations.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively and build relationships with diverse groups and individuals.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced organization.
• Strong commitment and passion in advancing the Democratic agenda, strengthening the Democratic Party, and winning elections.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a national resource on voting rights as well as triage and troubleshoot voting related issues across the country;
• Develop and implement a national voter protection strategy, which will include: building a team tasked with maintaining existing programs and developing new programs to expand voting access; working with state parties to develop and build voter protection programs; collaborating with legal teams on state and federal voting rights litigation; developing metrics and goals for voter protection programs; utilizing data to develop best practices.
• Utilize organizing techniques to accomplish voter protection goals, which will include: recruiting, training, and retaining volunteers and staff; developing voter education programs and resources.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of a national voter protection team and work collaboratively with other departments of the DNC;
• Engage with stakeholders at the local, state, and national level on election administration matters;
• Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and partner organizations;
• Develop programs, produce reports, and translate research and data findings into products that are useful to state voter protection and organizing teams;
• Identify opportunities for civic engagement activity that supports capacity building;
• Represent the department and the DNC when necessary for programming and events; and
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Multiple cycles of voter protection experience or at least 5 years of similar, relevant experience.
• Knowledge of and experience working with national, state and/or local organizational players engaged in voting rights strategies and programs.
• Proficiency using LBJ (or similar election data collection tool), VAN/Votebuilder, Google Suite.
• Ability to understand and work with data.
• Willingness and ability to travel.