Description
We are looking for a relational and strategic Senior Manager, Organizing to join our Campaigns & Organizing department as we build a stronger, more unified, and effective organizing program across our organization.
This is an exciting opportunity to use your expertise in movement and power-building to provide direct coaching, develop resources, and evaluate our organizing work, acting as a force multiplier as we focus on youth engagement within our organizing efforts.
This is a full-time role reporting to the Senior Director, Organizing; this role is remote anywhere within the lower 48 United States and will require frequent travel across the country. We hope our new Senior Manager, Organizing will start in January.
Responsibilities
Lead work to build people-power across the organization
Recruit, train, and sustain a diverse base of volunteers and members, and develop their capacity for independent leadership and action
Proactively build and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including community leaders, partners, policymakers, and others
Represent Common Cause in coalition spaces, including leading coalitions
Develop strategic plans to leverage existing organizing strengths and tactics, and implement new approaches that support a focus on collective, in-person organizing
Lead key components of the national organizing strategy, including leadership development, base-building and relational organizing, partnerships and coalitions, strategic actions, and program evaluation
Provide guidance and informal mentorship to interns, volunteers, and team members, coordinating their work to support team goals
Lead our strategic efforts for youth organizing across the organization
Develop and implement a plan for youth engagement in our grassroots organizing efforts across the country, identifying in-person and virtual engagement strategies
Analyze trends and metrics to measure youth engagement, political behavior, and electoral issue attitudes to inform strategy
Build and maintain strategic relationships with coalitions and other partners focused on students, youth-led movements, and others who want to engage youth in organizing efforts
Provide customized support plans, coaching, and technical assistance to state teams and organizers
Create support plans that can be scaled across teams
Develop an organizing curricula (including toolkits and resources) to be used across our organization
Develop and facilitate peer learning and collaboration across states, making judgments on best practices and knowledge-sharing opportunities
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
You will thrive in this role if you have:
A strong commitment to Common Cause’s nonpartisan mission and to advancing civil rights through our pro-democracy agenda
A commitment to equity in the goals of your work and in how you work with others
A track record of working collaboratively with others, with the ability to build rapport, trust, and credibility with multiple stakeholders with diverse interests
Ability to navigate organizational and power dynamics, respectfully navigate conflict while maintaining your values, and influence others to adopt changes to meet common goals
Ability to compel action through both written and verbal communication, including distilling complex concepts for a broad audience, and to differentiate communications as needed for various audiences
Innovative and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to navigate through ambiguity to achieve goals, and a resourceful approach to solve problems
Ability to manage and meet deadlines for multiple short- and long-term priorities at once, with high attention to detail; strong organization skills, and the ability to manage your time independently
Openness to feedback and awareness of your own strengths and areas for growth
Familiarity with office productivity tools including Microsoft Office, Slack, and Zoom
Additional information about this role:
This position is 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
Compensation: $97,850-$113,300
Note that we do have geography-specific percentage increases, depending on where you are located; details here.
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 planthat 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
Long-term disability and life insurance
Generous Paid Time Off including 20 Days of Vacation and 10 observed Holidays per year, and additional days off for Thanksgiving and Winter break
16 weeks of paid parental leave
Flexible spending accounts
A401k retirement savings plan, with immediate Employer Match
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 members and supporters living in every congressional district in the United States, and offices in 23 states around the country.
Requirements
The following is required:
Experience leading successful student- or youth-focused organizing efforts
Demonstrated knowledge of the motivations, political engagement, and voting attitudes among young people in and outside of college campuses (especially Gen Z and Gen Alpha), with a demonstrated commitment to centering the voice of youth and developing young leaders
Demonstrated ability to lead and facilitate effective trainings, and to coach organizers to improve their skills and impact, both in-person and virtually
Experience managing coalitions or groups that represent stakeholders with diverse interests to achieve a goal
A track record of leading organization-wide change initiatives
Demonstrated understanding of the legislative process in at least one state
Have managed at least one staff member, intern and/or Fellow
Ideally you have worked in an organization that operates across multiple states or regions
Ability to travel around the country up to 40% of the year (especially during legislative cycles) for team, cross-team, and/or all staff retreats
Willing to have a social media presence on behalf of Common Cause, including being tagged on posts and creating content on behalf of the organization (as needed, Common Cause may provide accounts for staff members to use)
Per our nonpartisan 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
