Pennsylvania Deputy Organizing Director
About the Working Families Party
The Working Families Party (WFP) is the progressive party for the multiracial working class, fighting for a nation that works for the many, not the few. We recruit, train, and support transformational candidates up and down the ballot — and run them to win.
We believe that no matter where we come from or what our color, most of us want the same things. We want to earn enough to thrive, not just survive, and leave a better future for our kids. We want healthy food and clean water, safe neighborhoods and a safe world. We want to be free.
The Working Families Party is regular people coming together across our differences to make a better future for us all. We’re a multiracial party that fights for workers over bosses and people over the powerful. We want an America which realizes the promise – unrealized in our history – of freedom and equality for all.
The Pennsylvania Deputy Organizing Director will build our grassroots base and organizing operation in Pennsylvania. The Deputy Organizing Director will build a program to recruit and support election captains across movement organizations, build our political education program, and strengthen partnerships with member organizations to build the PA WFP into a more serious electoral and political force.
The position will also be responsible for holding two of our training programs - our election captains training program, and our grassroots candidate training. In addition to these responsibilities, the role will hold key get out the vote efforts for our local endorsed candidates, including hosting canvassing launches, building election day programs, and other related efforts.
This position is supervised by the Pennsylvania Organizing Director and includes local and national professional development opportunities in management, organizing, communications, electoral campaigns, issue campaigns, and fundraising.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead the election captains program, with a goal of recruiting hundreds of captains in WFP and partnering with other organizations to further scale the program
- Build a recruitment pipeline of the right people by embedding deeply in community around our issues and candidates - build relationships with everyone, from small business owners to faith leaders, to artists and PTA parents
- Build functional systems for payroll, training, quality control and 1:1 support for our captains
- Design and manage member development and political education opportunities
- Build and maintain cross-organization political relationships with members and leaders
- Build durable relationships with key leaders of allied organizations to ensure alignment around campaign goals and tactics
- Work with partners to manage joint volunteer activities and actions
- Manage contact lists and maintain up to date records in our database
- Work closely with organizing teams to identify leaders for our candidate recruitment and election captain programs - make our organizers sharper and lead by example
- Be a leader on get out the vote field efforts for our priority races, including launching canvasses, building election day poll site visibility operations and other field needs
Skills and Qualifications
- At least five years of organizing experience, and at least two years of leadership experience in organizing
- A passion and commitment to social, economic, and racial justice
- Demonstrated ability to create and manage organizing campaigns
- Ability to communicate compellingly about WFP’s work and inspire others to action
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Drive and tenacity to advance our mission and values
- Ability to work independently
- Attention to detail and the ability to manage the technical aspects of a project such as logistics, paperwork, deadlines, etc.
- Ability to work effectively with strong personalities, peers, public officials, and allies
- Driver’s license, reliable transportation, and willingness for regular in-state travel
- Familiarity with Philadelphia politics preferred
What Else Should You Know
- Compensation: The salary range for this role is $70,000 to $85,000. The final salary for this role will be determined based on our Pay Scale, which takes into consideration years of experience, geographic location, and final job description. The upper end of the salary range is reserved for individuals who significantly exceed the minimum qualifications and years of experience.
- We also offer a robust benefit package for full time employees including paid time off; health, dental, vision, and life insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plan options; professional development funding; and remote work support.
- Location and Travel: This is a hybrid role requiring you to work in person at PAWFPs Philly office and/or various locations for meetings and events in Philadelphia and Leigh County/ PA. You may need to travel for major events and all staff meetings a few times per year.
- Schedule: The position is permanent and full time.
- Union Affiliation: WFP is a unionized workplace. This is a nonmanagerial role eligible to join WFP's staff bargaining unit after six months of employment. WFP's union employees are represented by the New York Metropolitan Area Joint Board, Workers United union.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Working Families is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to economic and social justice. Women, people of color, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, and members of other historically disenfranchised populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to apply for or perform the essential functions of the job should contact us at jobs@workingfamilies.org with the subject line "Application Accommodation" to request such an accommodation.
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