Voter Contact Director - Pennsylvania

Position: Voter Contact Director - Pennsylvania

Job Location: Philadelphia PA

Position Type: Full Time, Exempt

Position Classification: Not Union Eligible

Compensation:  $85,000-$90,000

Travel Percentage:  75%

Reports to: Deputy 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. Our vision is to expand the progressive infrastructure and advance economic prosperity for all, strong community schools, climate justice, and racial and social justice. 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.

POSITION CLASSIFICATION

For Our Future recognizes a staff bargaining unit, affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) 2304, a labor union. This position is NOT included in the For Our Future bargaining unit.

JOB SUMMARY

For Our Future Pennsylvania seeks a Voter Contact Director to manage our internal paid canvass program throughout the state. You will work collaboratively with other department directors and key partners to implement campaign plans and develop and execute a strategic statewide issue advocacy and electoral program around core issue-areas: economic fairness, education, climate, and racial justice. You’ll serve as a coach to develop staff and advance programs across regions. Candidates should possess initiative, strong communications, and cross-collaboration skills to cut across silos to facilitate a training program, ensure information sharing between partners and allies, achieve program deliverables, and advance organizational interests, values, and priorities

This position is anticipated to run through at least November 8th, 2024.

• Lead a results-driven statewide team of paid canvass professionals.
• Oversee implementation of paid canvass program, works with Organizing leadership to evaluate the impact of programs and ensure innovation as necessary to ensure success.
• Hold teams accountable to ambitious benchmarks for voter contact, grassroots engagement, and GOTV.
• Manage statewide voter database (VAN) and train team members on list creation, turf cutting, and maintaining a turf tracker.
• Innovate new approaches to engage diverse constituencies at the doors and execute those approaches effectively.
• Regularly report state qualitative and quantitative accomplishments to state leadership and in-state stakeholders.
• Establish a strong professional culture within the paid canvass organization focused on accountability, goals, and sense of purpose.
• Hire and train canvass staff to achieve their objectives.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

• The Voter Contact Director will directly supervise the Pennsylvania paid canvass staff, including the supervision and growth of multiple levels of management staff.
• On-turf coaching, support, and accountability.

• 4+ cycles of campaign experience, with at least 2 cycles of paid canvass experience.
• Ability to work and adapt to a changing political and policy landscape.
• Demonstrated success with campaign planning. This includes 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.
• Demonstrated understanding of long-form, conversational scripts at the door and how to train canvass leadership to implement these scripts among a large paid canvass team preferred.
•  Proven success in recruiting, hiring and managing staff from all backgrounds, team building, and developing talent within an organization. Competency with, and commitment to leading with diversity, equity, and inclusion. Must be able to manage staff remotely.
• Demonstrated knowledge of effective and successful paid canvass plans, including maintenance of a statewide turf tracker, voter contact, GOTV and best practices.
• Willingness to take initiative while juggling several priorities that may change quickly.  Organized with excellent time management skills and ability to hit deadlines.
• 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 clear but variable hours, and access to reliable transportation.

• Prolonged periods of moving around for voter contact activity
• This is an in-person position and will require a physical presence in the local office
• Must be able to transport up to 15 pounds at times
• Must be able to travel across Pennsylvania

• Health Insurance Coverage - 95% Employer Paid
•  Paid parental leave
• Retirement Savings Plan with matching contributions up to the first 5%
• $150 Monthly Cell Phone and Internet
• Reimbursement Monthly Mileage Stipend
• 13 days paid time off every calendar year, as well as other paid holidays.

• Employees may be required to work outside of normal business hours including weekends, holidays, and nights.
• Employees are required to abide by certain blackout dates during a campaign cycle or other key deadlines, and generally not allowed to take off during blackout periods. Emergencies are not affected by this policy.

Work Environment

So long as it is safe and appropriate to continue door-to-door and site-based canvassing, it will be a high priority. Employees may be required to work in extreme weather conditions, including rain, heat, and cold. Overseeing canvassing is considered an essential function of this job. This position is expected to interact regularly face-to-face with voters, volunteers or community partners. If state and government stay-at-home orders, phased reopening orders, or other factors related to the COVID-19 virus (or any other reason) limit For Our Future’s ability to engage safely in in-person work, employees may be assigned other duties to be conducted from their homes.

Health and Safety

For Our Future Action Fund ("FOF") is fully committed to the health and safety of our colleagues, candidates and the communities we serve. We encourage all employees to stay “up to date” with their COVID-19 vaccines and once eligible, to get COVID-19 boosters; however, this is not a requirement for employment at FOF. All employees are required to adhere to the health and safety policies and procedures, when appropriate as implemented by the organization. Upon request, reasonable accommodations will be considered on a case-by-case basis for exemptions to this requirement in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Applicants may request a reasonable accommodation form by emailing Human Resources at hr@forourfuturefund.org

Be advised that health and safety policies and procedures around COVID-19 may change in the future to stay in compliance with public health guidance and applicable laws.

EEO Statement

For Our Future is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Opportunities are provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, age (40 and over), religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), gender dysphoria, marital or familial status, partnership status, caregiver status, sexual and reproductive health decisions, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), creed, caste, national origin, citizenship and immigration status, consumer credit history, physical or mental disability, personal/outward appearance (including, but not limited to, hairstyle), family responsibilities, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), ancestry, matriculation, political affiliation, matriculation, status as a victim of domestic violence, or sexual offenses or stalking, arrest record, conviction record, military or uniformed service member status, or veteran status, or any other characteristic, trait or status protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws or ordinances. Equal opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation and training.

We are also committed to the full inclusion of every qualified individual. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please contact hr@forourfuturefund.org.