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Posted 5 days agoSenior Campaign Lead, Democracy
at ACLU
United StatesHybrid
Responsibilities
- Identify areas of work that should be prioritized, developing an annual slate of priorities that help drive the core work of the program
- Design and lead complex, multi-tooled campaigns from planning to execution, spearheading the development of robust campaign goals, plans, strategies, tactics, and budgets to achieve outcomes in specific areas
- Lead legislative and administrative campaigns, with minimal need for management level guidance
- Utilize a wide variety of sophisticated campaign tactics and tools
- Retain and manage vendors and consultants
- Coordinate the day-to-day activities of the staff working on campaigns in matrixed structure
- Develop strategic partnerships that expand the ACLU’s influence in ways the ACLU would otherwise not have operating alone
- Convene and execute on-the-ground meetings, planning, and campaign events in priority jurisdictions
- Demonstrate an ability to be flexible and adjust priorities as necessary in order to adapt to changing external environment
- Support efforts to recruit staff, and further strengthen the Department
Requirements
- experience with issue advocacy and/or electoral campaigning at the federal, state, and/or local levels, including campaign management experience Significant
- experience designing campaign strategy and executing campaign plans and tactics
- Ability to work independently as well as within a team; leading project teams as relevant •
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, simultaneously handle many tasks; work efficiently, meeting multiple deadlines, while remaining composed under pressure •
- Experience doing advocacy on both issue campaigns and electoral campaigns •
- Experience doing legislative and administrative advocacy •
- Experience doing grassroots organizing
- experience in multiple ACLU issue areas, a plus
- experience giving advice or counsel to a principal preferred
Benefits
- We work to center principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging in our approach.
- In conjunction with the Director of National Campaigns, Democracy, provide leadership in the development of novel goals, strategy, and vision, and the strategic plans necessary to advance key political outcomes
- Center and embed the principles of equity, inclusion and belonging in their work by demonstrating commitment to diversity with an approach that respects and values multiple perspectives
- Willingness to travel COMPENSATION The ACLU is committed to equity, transparency, and clarity in pay.
- Consistent with our compensation philosophy, there is a set salary for each role based on geographic work location.
- The annual salary for this position is $196,369 (Level D) , reflecting the salary of a position based in New York, NY. Salaries are subject to a regional pay adjustment if authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting. For details on our pay structure, please visit: https://www.aclu.org/careers/ACLU_Geographic_Pay_Structure-July_2024.pdf WHY THE ACLU
- Time away to focus on the things that matter with a generous paid time-off policy
- benefits (including medical, dental and vision coverage, parental leave, gender affirming care & fertility treatment)
- We support employee growth and development through annual professional development funds, internal professional development programs and workshops OUR COMMITMENT TO ACCESSIBILITY, EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
- Accessibility, equity, diversity and inclusion are core values of the ACLU and central to our work to advance liberty, equality, and justice for all.
- For us diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion are not just check-the-box activities, but a chance for us to make long-term meaningful change.
- The Department of Education has determined that employment in this position at the ACLU does not qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Contact
- If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need assistance applying online, please email benefits.hrdept@aclu.org .
Additional details
- The ACLU seeks applicants for the full-time position of Senior Campaign Lead, Democracy in the National Political Advocacy Department of the ACLU’s National office in Washington, D.C .
- This is a hybrid role that has in-office
- requirements of two (2) days per week or eight (8) days per month.
- The National Political Advocacy Department builds power to achieve an accountable, representative democracy.
- We have ambitious goals across Reproductive Freedom, Democracy and Voting Rights, Systemic Equality, Immigration, Trans Justice, Criminal Justice and other core issues in order to protect and expand civil rights and civil liberties, and advance the freedom, equality, ability to prosper, and humanity of all People.
- Our department conducts analysis, develops policy, crafts world class campaigns and situates the ACLU to have impact across legislative, administrative, and electoral levers.
- We are policy experts, lawyers, community organizers, lobbyists, campaign strategists, electoral specialists, program managers and more.
- We partner across the ACLU to drive national efforts, and support and amplify the priorities of our affiliates.
- The Senior Campaign Lead, Democracy will report to the Director of National Campaigns, Democracy within the National Campaigns Division. YOUR DAY TO DAY
- Reporting to the Director of National Campaigns, Democracy, help to manage a team charged with charting the course for the ACLU’s political agenda, specifically the organization’s democracy program.