Director, State Election Protection Program

Common Cause

. Lead our 2026 election protection field programs in Georgia and Wisconsin .

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeRemote • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $116,699 - $137,917 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead our 2026 election protection field programs in Georgia and Wisconsin
Lead the development and execution of election protection plans in alignment with our strategy for the November election for our teams in Georgia and Wisconsin
As needed, lead state coalition meetings and working groups to drive our strategy forward
Act as a spokesperson for Common Cause, including representing the organization in coalition spaces, speaking to the media, participating in partner events, and other activities
Develop a strategy to regularly communicate our work to funders and coalitions
Build and maintain strong relationships with critical voting and election coalition(s) partners
Support in state coalitions
Act as a representative for Common Cause in national coalitions
Support cross-state learning between Election Protection Organizers and progress toward goals
Convene and lead sessions for staff across the organization on cross-state learning and best practices
With states Vice Presidents and the Election Protection team, monitor and assess the effectiveness of state programs to ensure we reach our goals
Create reports for coalition partners and funders
Manage election protection organizers in Georgia and Wisconsin: set goals in partnership with state teams and state Vice Presidents, and coach Election Protection organizers as needed toward their goals
Promote collaboration between state teams and other teams across the organization, ensuring coordination and alignment on shared work and priorities
Other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience managing coalitions or groups that represent stakeholders with diverse interests to achieve a goal
Demonstrated knowledge of the unique aspects of our national political dynamic as well as knowledge of funders and decision-makers at the national level, with a preference for candidates who have existing relationships with these people and organizations and/or for candidates with knowledge of the political dynamics or decision-makers in either Georgia or Wisconsin
Experience leading successful local- or state-level public advocacy campaigns and organizing related to democracy, elections, voting rights and civil rights
Have managed and developed a team; set strategic direction for a team, and built a unified approach to achieve goals
A track record of leading organization-wide change initiatives
Ideally you have experience with a state legislative process (policy research and analysis, legislative drafting, legislative advocacy)
Ability to travel 4-5 times per month to Georgia, Wisconsin, Washington DC, as well as potentially other locations
Willing to have a social media presence on behalf of Common Cause, including being tagged on posts and creating content on behalf of the organization (as needed, Common Cause will provide accounts for staff members to use)
Per our nonpartisan policy, Common Cause staff members may not currently be in elected office (or running for office); on the Steering Committee or Finance Committee for any political candidate; or affiliated with the leadership of a political party

Benefits

Comp & perks

A robust healthcare plan that covers 97% of employee’s medical care, 100% of employee’s vision and dental benefits, and 75% of family medical care and 100% of family vision and dental benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

Policy ResearchLegislative DraftingLegislative AdvocacyCampaign Strategy DevelopmentGoal Setting

Soft Skills

Relationship BuildingCommunicationCollaborationCoachingChange Management