Canvass and Mobilization Director
Nexus Management Inc
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $68,500 - $72,500 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Recruit, hire, train and manage a paid phone canvass staff of 4 permanent part-time canvassers.
- Train staff and volunteers on effective phone canvassing, and identify and arrange relevant skills trainings and issue briefings for canvassers.
- Run daily pre-shift canvass team meetings and send post-shift updates to relevant staff.
- Set the pace for calling for the canvass team, set clear goals for campaigns, and ensure that these goals are met.
- Establish quarterly fundraising and membership renewal/recruitment goals for the canvass team.
- Evaluate canvass staff performance and give ongoing feedback.
- Create, edit and train others to create and edit effective canvass scripts and talking points.
- Use NGP VAN to create universes and lists for phone canvassing, and create calling campaigns using Virtual Phone Bank or Scale to Win Dialer.
- Coordinate the creation of outreach campaigns across departments.
Requirements
- Minimum of 3 years of experience as a field or phone canvasser.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience managing staff and/or volunteers.
- A proven track record for training staff and community leaders to canvass
- Experience and ability to manage data using NGP VAN.
- Some experience in electoral organizing.
- Ability to lead with vision, coach, train and supervise a team.
- Is used to setting and reaching numeric goals.
- Strong communications skills, including writing effective canvass scripts.
- A clear understanding of Citizen Action’s political goals and strategies.
- Valid driver's license and reliable vehicle.
Benefits
- 100% paid employee monthly medical and vision premiums
- Access to mental health and dental plans
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Monthly cell phone stipend
- Generous paid holidays, vacation time, and paid sick leave
- Organization shutdown weeks in July and December, and Summer Fridays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
phone canvassingstaff managementtrainingdata managementgoal settingscript writingelectoral organizing
Soft skills
leadershipcoachingcommunicationteam supervisionperformance evaluation
Certifications
valid driver's license