State Director

State Director

Requirements

• 5+ years in community and/or labor organizing including at least 3+ years in a leadership role and several electoral cycles of experience on political campaigns
• Demonstrated Commitment to justice and a history of fighting for working people
• Demonstrated ability to make and stick to strategic plans
• Experience with building coalitions capable of executing shared strategies, including working with leaders, elected officials, and organizations with diverse background and interests
• Strong analytical skills and sound political judgment
• Persuasive verbal and writing skills, including the ability to communicate effectively in a charged atmosphere
• Proven capacity to effectively and thoughtfully lead other staff and drive performance
• Demonstrated ability to create sustainable work environments and manage toward priorities with limited resources
• Demonstrated success in fundraising and relationship management
• Willingness to work irregular hours over the course of the year, including nights/ weekends
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive throughout the state required (mileage reimbursed)
• Intermediate computer skills including GSuite

Responsibilities

• Work with the Exploratory Committee to run pilot races, engage activists, and evaluate and chart a path to gain a full charter from the Working Families Party National Committee
• Lead analysis of the political landscape and make plans to have impact on governing power
• Build and maintain relationships with key institutional partners
• Set clear priorities and metrics for state operations
• Lead local fundraising initiatives (individual donors, foundations, organizational contributors) with an initial fundraising responsibility in the range of 200-300k
• Collaborate with Regional Director and Development team on grant proposals and major donor cultivation
• Work with staff and the treasurer to ensure legal and campaign finance compliance
• Plan and work with other staff and volunteers to implement membership drives and fundraising events
• Create opportunities for activists to engage
• Foster activist leadership to take on additional responsibility
• Develop sustainable groups of activists in key cities
• Deliver political education programing, and connect activists to partners delivering political education programing
• Engage in local political planning processes and coalitions
• Develop, in coordination with the Regional Director and the MA WFP Exploratory Committee, the organization’s legislative and electoral campaigns priorities
• Define contribution to existing policy campaigns
• Plan & execute meaningful interventions in priority races
• Coordinate electoral recruitment and organizing efforts
• Coach leaders, partners, and eventually other staff to develop and execute electoral campaigns, including excellent field operations and aligned and powerful messaging
• Ensure electoral interventions build toward organizing and long term power objectives
• Working with the compliance team, ensure state and local campaign finance rules are followed
• Serve as primary spokesperson for the WFP in MA
• Collaborate with New England Regional Communications Director on narrative strategy
• Tell a story that reaches voters broadly about the power and priorities of working people
• Represent MA WFP in coalition spaces
• Other Duties as Assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Votivate/VAN experience
• Spanish language skills
• familiarity with Massachusetts movement ecosystem