Summary
Organizations and campaigns are searching for statewide talent to usher them through the election season. Are you ready to fight for democracy and help key campaigns make a big impact this fall?
As a Field Lead, you’ll play a vital role in guiding campaigns and candidates to victory. This will involve achieving identified goals, volunteer recruitment, and connecting with voters. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential, as is a commitment to progressive change, a solid work ethic, and professionalism. If you’re passionate about seeing positive change in your community and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Implement all aspects of the field program in assigned areas.
- Perform direct voter outreach and lead volunteer voter contact efforts through door knocks, phone calls, events, and other tactics.
- Recruit and manage a team of volunteers, including daily feedback and regimented training.
- Work directly with the candidate to meet deadlines to achieve field goals.
- Establish clear lines of communication between the volunteer leaders, the candidate, and supporting organizations.
- Assist the candidate and volunteers with additional tasks as needed.
*Please note roles and responsibilities vary per campaign.
Requirements
Qualifications, Knowledge, and Skills:
- 1+ year of campaign work, 1+ staff training intensive with recommendation, or transferrable skills.
- Very well organized; excellent written, verbal and presentation communications skills
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with colleagues and outside organizations and be able to multitask without sacrificing quality of work.
- Demonstrated understanding of political climate and issues of Missouri.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Eagerness to engage directly with voters, including canvassing and phone calls.
- Ability to exercise superb judgment and political savvy.
- Ability to foster a cooperative, team-oriented work environment.
- Must possess a laptop, smart phone, a valid driver’s license, car insurance, reliable access to transportation.
- Understanding of campaign hours and an ability to keep an effective schedule and travel throughout the district as needed
Desirable:
- Bring experience working canvassing tools (VAN and/or miniVAN)
- Bring experience training volunteers
- Bring other hard or soft campaign skills, like field experience or advocacy
Apply
To be considered for this opportunity please apply by sending a resume, 1 paragraph of interest, and three references in pdf format to hiredup@leadmo.org
Inquiries not in the requested format will not be considered.