Virginia State Director
Job Details
Level: Experienced
Job Location: Richmond, VA
Status: Exempt
Position Type: Full-time
Travel Percentage: Up to 25%
Salary Range: $100,000 - $125,000
Jo Category: Management
About For Our Future
Founded in 2016, For Our Future Action Fund and For Our Future run the largest, permanent progressive field program across key states. Our vision is to expand the progressive infrastructure and advance economic prosperity for all, strong community schools, climate justice, and civil rights. Along with community partners and volunteers, we consistently engage with people in face-to-face conversations around what issues matter most to them. By organizing people in lasting relationships, we win elections, drive local progress, make a community's collective voice heard, and help build the transformative power needed to improve people's lives.
In 2018, we made over 10 million door knocks and held 1.5 million face-to-face conversations with voters in 7 states. Our turnout operation and innovative program helped restore voting rights to 1.4 million Floridians, expand Medicaid coverage to 400,000 in Virginia, and resulted in sizable electoral progress at the state and federal level, including the pickup of 3 Gubernatorial offices, 1 Senate seat, 13 Congressional seats, and 22 state legislative seats.
For Our Future will continue to grow and win through 2020, building power across issue fights and elections. Headquartered in Washington, DC, our current state programs include Florida, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Job Summary
For Our Future Virginia, a statewide coalition organization that builds progressive power through voter engagement and organizing within communities seeks a State Director. We uplift the voices of the community to strengthen public education, advance racial justice, preserve our environment, and fight for economic fairness. We work hard every election to support candidates who share our progressive values.
We are looking for someone who will drive state-specific issues and electoral organizing plans around our core issue-areas.The State Director facilitates the development and management of the organizational staff and program run through partner organizations. The State Director also manages state consultants, oversees a training program, coordinates and shares information between partners and allies, leads in the assessment of progress and achievement of program deliverables, and advances organizational interests and priorities. You will ensure that state and national investments are aligned and coordinated. You will also represent the organization in coalitions, via communications with the national For Our Future team and board and their in-state representatives, and other key Virginia stakeholders.
The Virginia State Director reports directly to the CEO and coordinates closely with the national staff, as well as key stakeholders. This position is full-time and based in Richmond, Virginia.
Responsibilities include:
● Developing and managing the state strategy and budget.
● Leading a results-driven statewide team of communications, field, and organizing professionals.
● Overseeing all in-state For Our Future and For Our Future Action Fund programs, evaluating the impact of programs, and ensuring innovation as necessary to ensure success.
● Directing a grant-making program to community-based organizations in the state that reflects the strategy to win on core issues, electoral priorities, and tactical priorities.
● Performing outreach to in-state donors and the in-state donor table to coordinate, align, and attract new funding to the organization for maximum impact.
● Reporting state qualitative and quantitative accomplishments regularly.
● Maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, partner organizations, policymakers, opinion leaders, funding partners, and other community leaders.
● Working with the national Human Resources team to manage and oversee all For Our Future and For Our Future Action Fund hiring within the state.
● Handling all complaints or problems and reporting any that may raise legal, liability, or compliance issues to the staff, senior leadership organization, or General Counsel.
● Performing other duties and responsibilities as designated by the Chief Executive Officer.
Qualifications & Experience
· A firm understanding of Virginia's legislative process and political landscape, and the path to power in the state. Ability to work and adapt to a changing political and policy landscape.
· Ability to develop short and long-term statewide plans, set objectives and metrics, track progress toward achieving objectives, and align those strategies with other progressive efforts in Virginia. Ability to get buy-in and build consensus among a diverse group of stakeholders required.
· Dedication to grassroots, local organizing and empowering state/local organizations to lead our work. Understanding of local community-based organizations and respect for their leaders and programs.
· Inclination to lead via organizing rather than by decree. Ability to build strong teams to accomplish goals without a need to bottom-line everything.
· Talented in coalition and team building.
· Demonstrated ability in building relationships and maintaining communication with key statewide stakeholders required.
· Demonstrated ability to navigate conflict and work toward resolution required.
· Experience working in a coalition setting, particularly coalitions with labor partners, strongly preferred.
· Experience in engaging and understanding the unique nature of individual unions and how they fit into the grater progressive landscape.
· Experience in engaging progressive organizations in dense urban areas, as well as suburban areas, is preferred.
· Understanding of financial management and financial controls.
· Experience crafting and managing budgets and familiarity with financial reporting and compliance.
· Understanding of the legal requirements and restrictions of 501(c)(4) and 527 (PAC) organizations a plus.
· Experience in the execution of issue advocacy campaigns and working within or managing issue-based coalitions.
· Demonstrated knowledge of effective and successful electoral plans, including targeting, voter contact, GOTV and best practices with each.Solutions-oriented approach, with a willingness to take initiative, while juggling several priorities that may change quickly. Multi-tasker with excellent time management skills and ability to hit deadlines.
· Strong oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to write compelling program reports, fundraising/marketing documents, and program debrief reports.
This position is based in Richmond, Virginia. Must be willing to travel and may be required to work outside of normal business hours, including weekends and holidays.
EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK
● Employees may be required to work outside of normal business hours including weekends, holidays, and nights.
● Employees may be required to abide by certain blackout dates during a campaign cycle, and generally not allowed to take more than 2-3 days off consecutively during blackout periods. Emergencies will not be affected by this policy.
For Our Future offers the following benefits to all full-time employees:
● Health insurance coverage - 95% employer paid and 5% employee paid
● Paid parental leave
● Retirement savings plan with matching contributions up to the first 5%
● $100 monthly cell phone bill reimbursement
● 10 days paid time off every calendar year, as well as other paid holidays
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
For Our Future Action Fund is an equal opportunity employer. This application will not be used for limiting or excluding any applicant from consideration for employment on a basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law, including race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or parental status, creed, national origin, disability, ancestry, military service, or veteran status. Should an applicant need a reasonable accommodation in the application process, they should contact a company representative.
At-Will Employment
The relationship between you and the For Our Future Action Fund is referred to as "employment at will." This means that your employment can be terminated at any time for any reason, with or without cause, with or without notice, by you or the For Our Future Action Fund/For Our Future. No representative of For Our Future Action Fund has authority to enter into any employment agreement with you that is contrary to the foregoing "employment at will" relationship. By signing below, you hereby affirm your that your employment is "at will", and that you acknowledge that no oral or written statements or representations regarding your employment can alter your "at will" status, except for a written statement signed by you and our Chief Executive Officer or duly authorized representative as determined by a resolution of the Board of Directors of For Our Future Action Fund.
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