Director of Candidate Fundraising
314 Action
Washington, DC based with frequent travel (Remote for rest of 2020)
Our mission is unique: to recruit, train, and elect scientists and other Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) leaders to public office. In 2018, 314 Action's scientists led the charge to take back the House, with 9 wins for crucial House and Senate races. We raised over $5 million in the 2018 election cycle and well on our way to raising $15-$20 million for the 2020 election cycle. 314 Action was recently featured in the New York Times and HBO's Vice News Tonight recently covered our first cycle.
For 2020, we helped recruit astronaut Mark Kelly to run for US Senate in Arizona and have raised his campaign over $1M to date. In Colorado our "Draft Hick for Senate" campaign helped convince former geologist and former Governor John Hickenlooper to take on Cory Gardner and raised him over $100k in his first 48 hours in the race. We're also focused on re-electing our 8 newly elected scientists to Congress, along with expanding their ranks with House challengers like Dr Cameron Webb, Dr Hiral Tipirneni and Nancy Goroff as well as helping to build the bench at the state and local levels.
314 Action is looking for a Director of Candidate Fundraising to join our growing campaigns team. The Director of Candidate Fundraising will report to the Director of Campaigns and will work closely with campaigns of scientists running for office to help maximize their fundraising and to assess their fundraising operations for potential endorsements or other support. The Director of Candidate Fundraising will work closely with the Director of Campaigns and other members of the team to recruit candidates and provide support for endorsed/recruited candidates. The Director of Candidate Fundraising will also oversee our $5 million candidate bundling plan and will work closely with 314 Action's Development team to raise funds for our endorsed candidates. The ideal candidate will have experience as a Finance Director on a Congressional or higher race and will be looking to get off the campaign trail while still being able to work closely with campaigns.
Responsibilities
· Work with Director of Campaigns to determine fundraising priorities and help set fundraising goals for candidates
· Work directly with campaigns to build strong finance plans and hire top notch fundraising staff.
· Mentor campaign staff to develop strong systems for calltime, events, cash flow and other needs
· Oversee $5 million candidate bundling plan and work with development team to raise money directly for our candidates where it is needed the most
· Other duties as needed
Qualifications
- Self-starter with 4-6 years of political fundraising and at least one cycle as a Finance Director on a Congressional race or higher required.
- NGP, ActBlue and other fundraising tools experience
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines
- Frequent travel required
Interested candidates should send a resume and salary requirements to jobs@314action.org with the subject line "Director of Candidate Fundraising."
In addition to a competitive salary depending on experience, 314 Action provides a full benefits package for employees including paid time off, health, dental and a generous employer match 401(k).
This position will be eventually be located in 314 Action's Washington, DC office with frequent travel required. Due to current conditions, this position will be remote for at least the rest of the year.
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