Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Forward Majority is a leading organization dedicated to enhancing Democratic power in state legislatures. The Senior Program Manager role is crucial for overseeing voter registration drives and managing partnerships to ensure program success in targeted states.
Responsibilities
- Overall: Oversee third-party voter registration drives focused on competitive state legislative districts in targeted states. Reports results to and consults around strategy with senior voter registration staff
- Own strategic planning in up to two program states
- Distribute and assist partners with RFPs, budget templates, and invoicing reports
- Review and advise Senior Staff on approval of final partner budgets and invoice reports. Assure partner plans align within overall Forward Majority budgets
- Assure Forward Majority approves and moves funding to partners in a timely manner
- Develop transparent, accountable, and respectful relationships with field partners
- Track key performance metrics of partner programs
- Track quality control reporting of partner programs
- Hold weekly calls with partners to ensure program accountability. Advise partners on program success and around remediation plans where necessary
- Perform site visits to partner programs to coach partners on voter registration and quality control best practices. Helps partners both improve performance and identify issues as they arise
- Develop and facilitate trainings in target states
- Own relationships with external organizations in targeted states. Potentially recruit new partners
- Advise Senior FM staff on strategic and funding decisions within targeted states
- Other responsibilities as needed
Skills
- 6-8 years of experience with progressively increasing responsibilities in field campaigns for progressive political campaigns, unions, non-profits, or civic engagement organizations
- Significant experience managing staff to reach goals
- Knowledge of key performance metrics in the space
- Knowledge of VAN, Blocks, spreadsheets (Excel/Sheets), and Google Suite
- Experience overseeing scaled, in-person voter registration drives, including: Budget design, Training, Canvass and office management, Quality Control
- Knowledge of voter registration compliance and the role quality control plays in the space
- Experience with coalition building and managing external relationships
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Ability to travel up to 30-40% in election years; less travel in off-years
- A commitment to expanding the Democratic base and increasing Democratic power in state legislatures
Benefits
- Full benefits package that includes healthcare (100% premium coverage for employees)
- A 401k plan with an employer match
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