Position: Regional Campaign Manager – Western

Organization: Community Outreach Group

Location: Arizona (preferred), flexible within Western region

Organization Overview

Planned Parenthood is the nation's leading sexual and reproductive health care provider and advocate. The Community Outreach Group is a part of Planned Parenthood, but a separate organization that supports Planned Parenthood with short-term staffing and large-scale advocacy campaigns.

General Description

Community Outreach Group is seeking an enthusiastic Regional Campaign Manager to join a national team to help manage and coordinate issue, legislative, and electoral campaigns with Planned Parenthood. The Regional Campaign Manager will work with Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and affiliates to build campaigns in each region, support organizers to manage local campaign plans that build long-term power and capacity for our local communities, and support teams toward to qualitative and quantitative goals.

Regional Campaign Managers (RCMs) will report to the Regional Campaign Director (RCD) of their assigned region, as well as Community Outreach Group’s National Organizing Director. RCMs will work in partnership with the RCD, local Planned Parenthood affiliates, and within Planned Parenthood’s existing infrastructure to support the development, execution and amplification of action-based campaign plans in a designated region. Campaigns aim to combat national attacks on Planned Parenthood from state legislatures, from Congress, from the Trump administration and other hostile entities. In addition to reporting to the RCD in the assigned region. This role will work closely across the Organizing and Electoral Campaigns (OEC) department and with Planned Parenthood local affiliates to ensure campaigns are well resourced, strategic, and successful.

This candidate should enjoy travel and be prepared to deploy on campaigns for several weeks at a time.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Support Regional Campaigns Director in developing and executing campaign plans in partnership with local affiliates and PPFA National Office

Work with affiliate/partner organizations to identify shared PPFA/affiliate goals, develop workplans, and secure agreement to identified deliverables

Secure collaboration/agreement from affiliates in order to execute upon campaign goals

Participate in and direct campaign activities on the ground as needed, and assess resource needs (funding, tactical support on the ground, or technical support) for campaigns

Coordinate and direct activities across a team which will include organizers, volunteers, and communication staff from multiple Planned Parenthood organizations and at times, coalition partners

Create internal communications and reports on campaign activities including reports and presentations

Work as a team player in a high-pressure work environment

POSITION REQUIREMENTS: Experience: Minimum of 2 years of related, advocacy and electoral campaign experience in organizing and management. Ability to travel for weeks at a time to support specific, time-limited campaigns. Driver’s license required. Not-for-profit experience, coalition relationship experience a plus.

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience executing issue and electoral campaigns

Strong commitment to meeting deadlines and showing progress towards goals

Must be able to motivate teammates who are not directly accountable to you

Experience as a grassroots organizer; should be adept at consulting, advising, and training others on grassroots strategies

Volunteer or paid campaign experience is highly useful and valuable

Curiosity around new ways of organizing, using data, and building infrastructure for a long-term movement

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Discretion and diplomacy is a must

Ability to collaborate and secure agreements from colleagues

Experience creating and maintaining strong work relationships with a diverse set of colleagues

Working knowledge of voter databases (VAN) is preferred

Ideal candidates will have experience with at least four of the following:

Experience organizing with Planned Parenthood organizations

Holding others responsible to quantitative and qualitative goals

At least one big campaign victory on campus or in your local community – as a volunteer or staff

At least one cycle as staff doing field organizing on an electoral campaign

Working in diverse communities

Proven success in managing a coalition and/or developing and leveraging local partner relationships

Other Requirements:

Passionate about the mission of Planned Parenthood and the role of health provision and advocacy.

Knowledge of diverse groups, working with a multicultural workforce, and sensitivity and appreciation to cultural differences is essential.

This position will need to respond to the needs of a fast-paced operation.

Unflappable in face of crisis or high stress situations.

Team player with strong interpersonal skills.

Self-starter with a high level of creative initiative.

Sense of humor.

There is no formal education requirement for this position.

Compensation

This is a full-time, exempt, mid-level position with the Community Outreach Group, with an annual base salary of $72,000. Full-time exempt employees are also eligible for a cell phone reimbursement up to $75/month, and employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance.

TO APPLY

Please apply online www.communityoutreachgroup.net/jobs.

We strongly encourage women, people of color, working-class, LGBTQ, and differently-abled people to apply.