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Volunteer Support Team Coordinator (temporary)

We are looking for a collaborative and energetic Volunteer Support Team Coordinator to join the Campaigns team. This is a key role supporting our work to grow and diversify our audience and volunteer base as we work to engage millions more in our fight to protect and strengthen democracy in advance of this significant upcoming election.  

 

This role is at the intersection of community and democracy. You will work with various communities across the state to expand our growing membership base through recruitment efforts and by engaging members in our Election Protection programming. You will also provide comprehensive Election Protection training and serve as a first point of contact for volunteers and members.   

 

This role reports to the National Campaigns Director and is located remotely, with no travel expectations. This is a full-time, temporary role, starting in September, and ending on December 1.

  

Responsibilities  

Engage members in our Election Protection efforts

· Recruit and train members and volunteers nationally to help recruit, confirm, and shift volunteers in targeted states for our field monitoring and post-election programs

· Develop and lead engaging Election Protection trainings for volunteers, and community partners

· Expand our membership through engaging and informative member events

· Create systems to manage Common Cause members and volunteers for early voting and election day, including sign-up and placement of volunteers, calling volunteers to engage or re-engage them, collecting data from volunteers, etc.

· Run nightly phonebanks to engage the Election Protection volunteers. Recruit, train and develop systems for engaging these volunteers.

· Recruit and train volunteers to respond to support messages in the general Election Protection inbox.


You will thrive in this role if you have:
  • A strong commitment to Common Cause’s nonpartisan mission 
  • Experience working quickly and in a fast-paced environment   
  • A track record of building strong relationships and working collaboratively with diverse groups of people 
  • An ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously 
  • Strong organization skills, and an ability to manage your time independently 
  • Strong oral and written communication skills  
  • Openness to feedback and awareness of your own strengths and areas for growth  


The following is required:
  • Experience growing volunteer and membership bases
  • Experience working on an issue-based or political campaign 
  • Experience using Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and learning new software (bonus if you know how to use Zoom, Canva, Find Your Shift, Mobilize, and Periscope)
  • Ability to work weekends and evenings
  • Per our non-partisan 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


Additional information about this role:
  • This position is temporary. Therefore, it is not included in a union-represented collective bargaining unit and specific employment terms and conditions are subject to collective bargaining negotiations.  
  • Common Cause is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time; please note that if hired, you will be asked to produce documentation for authorization to work in the US.   


$62,000 - $78,000 a year
The salary for this role is $62,000-$78,99 annualized

In order to ensure greater equity and transparency as an organization, Common Cause sets salary ranges consistently based on job responsibilities, and we determine salary for each staff member based on relevant years of experience (you can read more about our approach to compensation here, including where we offer geographical adjustments). For these reasons, we do not negotiate on our salary ranges or our specific salary offers.   
 
In addition to salary, we also offer a generous benefits package, including:  
· 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
· A 401k retirement savings plan, with Employer Match after 1 year of service 
· Generous Paid Time Off including 20 Days of Vacation and 10 observed Holidays per year, and additional days off for Thanksgiving and Winter break
· Flexible spending accounts 
· 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/  

Common Cause is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants of any race, creed, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, income class, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, or marital status, as well as applicants who have been previously incarcerated.  

  

Common Cause (501(c)(4)) and Common Cause Education Fund (501(c)(3)) are nonpartisan, nonprofit grassroots affiliate organizations dedicated to upholding the core values of American democracy. We work to create an open, honest, and accountable government that serves the public interest; promote equal rights, opportunity, and representation for all; and empower all people to make their voices heard in the political process.  

   

Founded in 1970 and headquartered in Washington, DC, Common Cause has more than 1.5 million members and supporters living in every congressional district in the United States, and offices in 23 states around the country.  

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