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Full-time
Posted 16d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
The Deputy Voter Protection Director will build and maintain strategic partnerships to protect voting rights and manage the poll watching program. This includes recruiting and training volunteers, managing regional staff, and utilizing data systems to ensure program success.
Requirements
Candidates must have at least two cycles of experience in volunteer recruitment and management, along with proficiency in VAN's MyCampaign. Strong communication skills and a sophisticated understanding of racial equity and voter suppression are also required.
Full job description
Role Overview
The Deputy Voter Protection Director will work closely with the Voter Protection Director to organize the statewide volunteer poll watching effort, build strategic partnerships and coalitions to protect the vote during early voting, Election Day, and other components of the voting process. We are seeking an experienced volunteer organizer who is passionate about defending democracy and eager to work with staff and volunteers to create meaningful change for Texas voters. The Deputy will work closely with the Voter Protection leadership team to develop, build, and maintain strong relationships with state and local partners leading to the best outcome for protecting the vote.
Core Responsibilities
In coordination with Voter Protection leadership, the Deputy will build and maintain strategic partnerships to protect the right to vote
Design engagement and volunteer pipelines and processes for voter protection engagement with partners and key stakeholders
Develop and manage the poll watching components of the voter protection program, including recruitment, training, assignments, credentialling, and communication with poll watchers
Manage Regionals/Associates, setting goals and supporting them in achieving them
Manage the program’s data in Votebuilder/VAN’s MyCampaign, Google Sheets and other systems, ensuring data is accurate and clean
Set up the structures and technology for the poll watcher program, including Mobilize, VAN Virtual Phone Banks, a texting tool, and a proprietary poll watcher management database
Design materials and facilitate trainings for poll watchers to provide what they need to effectively identify, address, and report issues
Maintain strong volunteer communication and responsiveness
Qualifications
At least two cycles of experience in an organizing role focused on volunteer recruitment and management
Proficiency with VAN’s MyCampaign, including experience creating lists and virtual phone banks, and a general comfort with data and technology
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Strong candidates will have experience presenting to or training medium-sized groups and comfort with writing email newsletters or recruitment emails
Strong lens and judgment on issues of race and equity, a sophisticated understanding of racial equity and structural racism as it relates to our work, and an awareness of voter suppression’s disproportionate impact on marginalized communities.
Willingness to work long and irregular hours (nights and weekends) as Election Day approaches, and during Early Vote and Election Day operations.
Experience with coalition building
Equal Opportunity & Commitment to Diversity
The Texas Democratic Party is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or physical disability, or any other legally protected basis. Women and members of historically underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.
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