Job Description –Special Assistant to the Candidate
Description
Fleming for Congress is the official campaign for Bridget Fleming, county legislator in Suffolk Co., NY running for Congress in New York's 1st Congressional District. Fleming has been a resident of Sag Harbor. She is a former sex crimes prosecutor, and handled cases of fraud in public programs. She served on the Southampton Town Council, and currently serves in the county legislature in District 2.
The campaign is hiring for a Special Assistant with special responsibilities in candidate management and staffing for a late entry campaign. While having dedicated responsibilities for raising money and managing call time, the position will also staff and manage the candidate on the road, and work closely with the campaign manager and the finance team to coordinate candidate time in fundraising with political and field events.
Hiring is on a rolling basis. This position is not entry level and reports directly to the Campaign Manager. Individuals interested in managing campaigns and/or improving their fundraising credentials are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities
· Manage the candidate call time on the road and in downtime between events and travel schedules.
· Work with candidate at events to connect with donors, collect contact information, and assist team in follow up with contacts.
· Work with campaign manager to execute the calendar of events and coordinate travel schedule for candidate.
· During downtime, conduct research on potential donors and work with finance team to incorporate into candidate call time.
· Work with call time manager to assist candidate call time as necessary, and assist in small dollar solicitation and re-solicitation.
· Assume responsibilities as delegated by the campaign manager for the successful execution of fundraising.
Qualifications
· Applicants have at least 1 cycle of campaign experience.
· Ideal candidate has some candidate staffing experience
· Willing to work long hours, including nights and weekends as necessary;
· Capable of managing for results through ambitious goal setting and objectives.
· Has a driver's license and good driving record.
· Willing to relocate close to Suffolk County, NY
This is a growing campaign in an election cycle that creates opportunities for rapid growth professionally. Internal promotion opportunities available through capacity for growth and needs of the campaign.
Please send resume and 3 references to keith@bridgetflemingforcongress.com. Please write "Special Assistant" with your name in the subject line.
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