Empower Project
The Regional Organizing Director (ROD) will lead a team of Community Organizers (COs) for a statewide paid relational organizing program in Wisconsin.
The RODs will onboard, train, monitor metrics for, and coach up to 10 COs, as well as conduct related administrative tasks. Critically, they will also facilitate large-scale trainings alongside the organizing staff, ensuring the smooth flow of operations and maximum impact of each event. The CO’s in each region will be responsible for building a universe of paid Community Mobilizers (CMs) to conduct four calls to action before the Wisconsin Spring General Election in April. RODs will be responsible for the combined outputs of each of their direct reports during each of these cycles of outreach. RODs will also be expected to create a positive and safe work environment, and to address the daily tasks of the campaign with flexibility and creativity.
RODs will be part of the strategic team and be encouraged to offer input into program design. This position is an opportunity to play a senior role in a groundbreaking program that aims to scale to all battleground states in 2024.
This is a full-time, remote, salaried position available immediately and lasting through April 15th. The expectation is that staff are generally available between 10-8pm central time.
Core Responsibilities:
Recruitment and screening
RODs will work with Empower Project to evaluate and hire CO applicants
Each ROD will manage and lead a team of up to 10 CO’s and foster a supportive team culture of excellence and accountability
Ensure all CO and CM data is entered in a timely fashion, meeting campaign-wide standards
RODs will direct organizing staff during large-scale trainings, managing key elements of technology, presentation and team coordination
Following the onboarding of each wave of COs, maintain a regular 1:1 meeting schedule with direct reports
Ensure that all program requirements are well-communicated by reviewing and contributing to published materials
Monitor the results of various accountability and organizing approaches and and share best practices with peers and Empower Project leadership
Collect critical feedback on training materials from COs and CMs and deliver to Empower Project leadership in order to improve support materials
Support Empower Project leadership in monitoring and identifying trends in the CM recruitment pipeline
Other tasks as assigned by Empower Project leadership
Additional consideration will be given to candidates who have existing relationships in Wisconsin or are fluent in a second language, including Spanish and Hmong.