Bucks County Democratic Committee Executive Director
Job Title: Executive Director
Closing Date: March 18, 2020 Starting Date: March - April, 2020
Location: Doylestown, PA
Contact: Please email your cover letter, resume, and two references with "BCDC Executive Director" in the Subject line to BCDCJobPost@gmail.com
Job Summary and Responsibilities:
The Executive Director, reporting to the Bucks County Democratic Committee Chair, is to assist the Chair and Executive Committee in support of the political, fundraising, communications, and administrative operations of the Bucks County Democratic Committee. This individual must have numerous cycles of leadership roles on political campaigns, a sense of professionalism around politically sensitive matters including donor calls and meetings, extensive training, and the ability to multi-task. The ideal candidate is a collaborative self-starter who is flexible in their day-to-day responsibilities while requiring little oversight. The ideal candidate understands Bucks County politics, elected officials, and major local political issues.
The duties of the Executive Director include, but are not limited to:
• Cultivate a professional environment where stakeholders are encouraged to invest their time, dollars, and resources toward electing more Democrats to public office in Bucks County
• Provide guidance for Democratic committee members regarding the policies, regulations, and laws that govern the activities of the Bucks County Democratic Party
• Organize volunteers and supervising interns
• Support Party communications efforts on behalf of the Chair and the Bucks County Democrats as directed, interfacing with press as requested
• Maintain all social media/website accounts and oversee the development/execution of a social media messaging strategy, including email outreach for fundraising efforts
• Serve as administrator for VAN – Votebuilder to county committee members and maintain up-to-date lists of all Committee Members and all elected officials in Bucks County
• Advise the Chair and Executive Committee on committee business and political operations
• Support the process of identifying, cultivating and soliciting institutional and major gift donors
• Develop and execute an annual finance plan with multiple revenue streams to meet budget requirements
• Organize various political events
• Coordinate with political campaigns in Bucks County
Experience and Qualifications:
BCDC prefers an applicant with at least a Bachelor's degree in political science, public affairs, public administration, or a related field with two or more years of experience working in a Democratic political organization such as a similar political committee or equivalent campaign experience at the campaign manager or field director level.
• Experience with conducting political campaigns (including fundraising, field, communications, compliance, and endorsements)
• Bachelor's Degree or commensurate experience
• Familiarity with political data, latest technologies, and best practices in Democratic politics
• NGP/VAN proficient
• Experience with relationship building with party officials, community leaders, and other stakeholders
• Experience identifying and cultivating relationships with donors, volunteers, and candidates. Experience with Google Suite, Microsoft Suite, Actblue & other email marketing platforms
• Excellent written and communications skills
• Willing to be flexible with work hours at important times of the year (petition period, endorsement convention, primary and general election)
• Experience working with diverse communities and with grassroots organizations
• Results focused and well organized
• Driver's license and access to a car
Working Environment:
Bucks County has a population of 630,000 and it has 31 townships, 23 boroughs, 18 census-designated places and five unincorporated communities. The BCDC is one of the largest grassroots political organizations in the state. The Bucks County Democratic Party won control of the county government for the first time in the last 30+ years, and are looking forward to continuing to build on the momentum to elect and re-elect more democrats in the county. More information is available at www.Bucksdemocrats.org
This is a full-time position. The Executive Director will be expected to maintain regular business hours in the BCDC office on weekdays. However, BCDC operates in a campaign environment, and the Executive Director often will need to attend meetings and events outside normal business hours and at locations around the county, so some flexibility in schedule is required.
Rev. 2/27/2020
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