Finance Director
Congressional Campaign
West Virginia Democratic congressional candidate seeks a Finance Director for the 2018 campaign cycle.
The ideal candidate is committed to electing Democrats to office and has a passion for change. We are looking for a candidate with high energy, enthusiasm and a positive attitude, who is eager to build out his/her portfolio and take on new challenges.
Responsibilities:
- · Creating and executing a strategic and aggressive finance plan, which includes managing all fundraising events, candidate call time, and low-dollar solicitations
- · Overseeing all donor outreach and correspondence, including following up on all fundraising pledges and new donor recruitment
- · Building and managing a small volunteer team to ensure all donor research and follow-thru is complete in addition to overseeing other general campaign finance tasks
- · Working both independently and with the candidate to identify new fundraising opportunities
- · Ensuring that campaign manages relationships with past donors - keeping large donors engaged in meaningful way (periodic conference calls, candidate outreach, campaign updates, etc) and keeping small donors engaged (periodic emails, etc.)
- · Managing relationship with campaign fundraising consultant to ensure all work is complete
- · Drafting written fundraising materials to utilize across all written campaign platforms, including e-mail solicitations, social media, and other platforms as needed
- · Overseeing an internal process to ensure all information across all digital fundraising platforms is maintained and updated as needed
- · Working closely with senior campaign advisors and the candidate to plan logistics for all fundraising travel and related meetings and events, including staffing the candidate at campaign events when necessary
- · Working closely with compliance staff to ensure timely completion and accurate execution of campaign filings, including to process campaign expenses and vet campaign contributions
- · Performing other duties as needed
Qualifications:
- · Minimum of one cycle of campaign finance experience required. Previous congressional campaign finance experience or equivalent preferred; preference to those with experience in Appalachia and Rust Belt states.
- · Experience with a proven system of political fundraising. Possesses the ability to articulate and execute this system with assistance of candidate and campaign staff.
- · Knowledge of NGP, ActBlue, VAN, and Excel
- · Strong written and communication skills
- · Prior experience with targeting contributors and follow up management
- · Excellent organization and time management skills
- · Basic knowledge of federal campaign and ethics finance law
- · Event planning experience preferred
- · Experience managing volunteers, interns, or staff preferred
- · Donor prospecting and research experience preferred
- · Flexibility to work evenings and weekends
Job Type: Full-time
Required experience: Campaign Finance: 2 years
Compensation commensurate with experience.
Position open until filled.
Send resume and start date to: jmorris@ralphbaxterforwv.com
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