Deputy Director
Working Families Party
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $86,400 - $145,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Direct NY WFP’s Electoral Program, setting statewide objectives and ensuring accountability for results.
- Oversee allocation of staff resources, budgets, and data management for statewide and regional electoral programs.
- Maintain oversight of campaign and data vendor relationships, ensuring tools and systems are optimized for field operations.
- Co-lead statewide strategic planning in collaboration with the State Director and national leadership, aligning New York’s initiatives with WFP’s broader mission.
- Design and implement strategies related to membership, organizing, and electoral programs that advance long-term party-building goals.
- Develop and oversee public WFP events that build the party’s profile and highlight steering committee leaders, elected officials and member representatives.
- Design and maintain systems for campaign planning, data tracking, and rapid response to emerging political opportunities.
- Establish protocols for evaluating project outcomes and integrating lessons learned into future plans.
- Implement communication and coordination systems that ensure effective collaboration across statewide teams.
- Supervise and mentor members of the New York team, providing strategic direction and performance oversight.
- Facilitate effective team meetings, retreats, and planning sessions to align goals and priorities.
- Lead and manage seasonal organizing teams that expand capacity during electoral campaigns.
- Provide ongoing support and guidance to all staff, ensuring clarity of purpose and alignment with organizational values.
- Develop individualized work plans and professional development pathways for staff that reflect both party goals and staff growth.
- Foster an inclusive, collaborative team culture that prioritizes creativity, accountability, and excellence.
- Co-manage New York’s finances and budget with the State Director, providing oversight of resource allocation and program spending
- Ensure programmatic and electoral priorities are reflected in fundraising goals in partnership with the Director of Development
- Lead statewide independent or coordinated electoral programs during election cycles.
- Lead or guide regional priority campaigns with regional organizers
- Direct special election campaigns, including staffing, field operations, and communications efforts
- Ensure compliance with campaign finance and state election laws.
- Ensure staff have the tools and systems necessary to execute their work effectively and efficiently
Requirements
- 10+ year experience in electoral organizing, including field strategy and campaign management
- 5+ years of supervising organizers and campaign staff with a strong track record in training, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams
- Demonstrated expertise in organizing within multiracial working-class communities, with a proven ability to align and integrate party values across all facets of operations, program, electoral campaigns, and messaging
- Proven success in leading complex projects, including goal-setting, strategic planning, and the effective use of project management tools and best practices to achieve impactful outcomes
Benefits
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
electoral organizingfield strategycampaign managementproject managementdata managementcampaign planningdata trackingstrategic planningbudget managementfundraising
Soft Skills
supervisionmentoringteam leadershipcollaborationcommunicationstrategic directionperformance oversightcreativityaccountabilityinclusivity