Title: Deputy National Organizing Director for Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
Location: New York, NY or Washington DC. Exceptional candidates based in other locations will be considered.
Status: Full-time
Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action are changing the conversation around guns in America, from issue advocacy, to corporate campaigns, to our ballot and electoral work (See "Backed by moms and money, gun safety group expands its clout" and "State Focus and Infusion of Funding Buoy Gun Control Advocates"). We're continuing to build our organizing team and we're looking for someone who likes a fight, has deep management experience with an exploding movement, and the strategy expertise to focus resources and win.
About the Position:
The Deputy National Organizing Director is an experienced senior strategist who creates and oversees field and volunteer organizing campaigns, electoral work, ballot initiatives, work with impacted communities, whatever it takes to move states and eventually the federal government forward on gun violence prevention legislation. This position oversees organizing work in a section of the country, creating and implementing a vision for organizing efforts that build our power for the long-term while winning short term victories. Everytown seeks an individual who can develop leaders and build movement-building strategies.
While managing a team of Organizing Managers to build power through state volunteer chapters, this position is keeping their eye on the long game, assessing opportunities and challenges, working alongside the policy staff to push gun violence prevention legislation and set the NRA back on their heels.
About Everytown for Gun Safety
Everytown for Gun Safety is the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country with more than 2.5 million supporters and more than 40,000 donors including moms, mayors, survivors, and everyday Americans who are fighting for public safety measures that respect the Second Amendment and help save lives. At the core of Everytown are Mayors Against Illegal Guns and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a grassroots movement of American mothers founded on the day after the Sandy Hook tragedy. Learn more at www.everytown.org and follow us on Twitter at @Everytown
About Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is a grassroots movement of American mothers fighting for public safety measures that respect the Second Amendment and protect people from gun violence. Moms Demand Action campaigns for new and stronger solutions to lax gun laws and loopholes that jeopardize the safety of our children and families. Since its inception after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Moms Demand Action has established a chapter in every state of the country and along with Mayors Against Illegal Guns is part of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country with more than 2.5 million members and more than 40,000 donors. For more information or to get involved visit www.momsdemandaction.org. Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MomsDemandAction or on Twitter at @MomsDemand
Responsibilities:
- In collaboration with the National Organizing Director and State Affairs teams, create strategic organizing plans to accomplish organizational movement-building and campaign goals on national corporate, federal legislative, state legislative, ballot and other campaigns.
- Oversee and manage organizing department staff, including regional Moms Demand Action Organizing Managers, in-state staff, and others to accomplish strategic organizing goals, engage our existing base of supporters and also develop strategies to engage under-represented constituencies, such as communities of color and low-income communities. Usually 3-5 direct reports, with periods of larger short-term organizing teams.
- Work with other departments, including state legislative affairs, outreach, data, communications, digital and policy to ensure effective collaboration on projects and campaigns; manage cross-departmental projects effectively.
- Train and support our volunteer leaders in skills necessary for them to succeed in their various roles; help plan and run small, medium and large trainings that will grow our base and improve our impact; create tools to augment and support our training plans. Coordinate communication with volunteers on national issues and activities.
- Act as a representative of Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America to partner organizations, elected officials, grassroots volunteers, and other stakeholders.
Qualifications:
Skills:
- Understands leadership development and movement-building
- Designs campaigns and develop organizing plans
- Understands how to use data in a campaign setting
- Able to build relationships with Organizing Managers and local chapter leaders and engage them in strategy development
- Ability to connect with many different types of people and constituency groups
- Spots political opportunities
Experience:
- 10 years of work experience, including 3-5 years of organizing experience in an issue advocacy or electoral setting and 3-5 years of direct management experience
- Management experience should include managing a team of at least 4-6 full-time employees, in an issue advocacy or electoral setting
- Experience organizing racially diverse audiences is important
- Strategic planning expertise
- Track record of successful campaigning
Benefits:
In addition to competitive salary, Everytown for Gun Safety offers a competitive benefits package. Details available upon request.
How to apply:
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so candidates are encouraged to apply early. Application deadline is Feb. 14, 2016, but we will continue to accept applications until position is filled. To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to jobs@momsdemandaction.org and include "Deputy Organizing Director" in the subject line. Please also include answers to the following questions as part of your cover letter or as an attachment.
1) Why do you want to work for Everytown for Gun Safety?
2) Describe an organizing effort that you oversaw. What was your biggest challenge?
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