Organizing Director

Working Families Party

MA Organizing Director leading grassroots operations for Working Families Party. Focusing on building local teams and voter engagement in Massachusetts.

Posted 6/8/2026full-timeMassachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $69,400 - $109,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The MA Organizing Director will lead the growth of our grassroots base and organizing operation in Massachusetts in support of our electoral goals.
Develop strong local teams that can repeatedly win and defend seats.
Enable volunteers to drive substantial aspects of Working Families Party and Working Families Power work through intentional recruitment, training, and distributed leadership.
Build a base of voters who identify with WFP and support our candidates.
Grow our multiracial working class membership base.
Deepen members’ involvement with Working Families Party and Working Families Power.
Assembling and supporting long-term local and statewide volunteer teams, including leadership identification, recruitment, and active coaching and oversight.
Engage coalitions of leaders and partner organizations in working class cities to build effective structure, make decisions, and set strategy and tactics for elections and issue campaigns.

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 4 years of relevant professional experience (organizing, political, electoral or non-profit)
Demonstrated track record of commitment to social, economic, and racial justice
Demonstrated ability to engage activists around a cause
Experience with electoral campaigns, including canvassing or phone-banking
Experience developing long-term volunteer leaders who organize other volunteers
Ability to communicate compellingly about WFP’s work and inspire others to action
Drive and tenacity to advance our mission and values
Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite & Google Suite
Experience in designing compelling social media campaigns to drive members to action
Ability to work independently
Driver’s license, reliable transportation, and willingness for regular in-state travel
Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends

Benefits

Comp & perks

WFP is a unionized workplace. This role is eligible to join WFP's staff bargaining unit after 6 months. WFP's union employees are represented by the New York Metropolitan Area Joint Board, Workers United union.

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Hard Skills & Tools

electoral campaignscanvassingphone-bankingsocial media campaignsvolunteer leadership developmentgrassroots organizingtrainingrecruitment

Soft Skills

communicationinspirationengagementtenacityindependencecoachingstrategic decision-making

Certifications

driver's license