Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Common Cause is a nonpartisan, nonprofit grassroots organization dedicated to upholding the core values of American democracy. They are seeking a collaborative and strategic Director for the State Election Protection Program to lead election protection initiatives in Georgia and Wisconsin, while also supporting programs in other states as needed.
Responsibilities
- 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
Skills
- Experience managing coalitions or groups that represent stakeholders with diverse interests to achieve a goal
- 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
- 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
- A strong commitment to Common Cause's nonpartisan mission and to advancing civil rights through our pro-democracy agenda
- A track record of working collaboratively with others, with the ability to build rapport, trust, and credibility with multiple stakeholders with diverse interests
- Ability to navigate organizational and power dynamics, respectfully navigate conflict while maintaining your values, and influence others to adopt changes to meet common goals
- Ability to compel action through both written and verbal communication, including distilling complex concepts for a broad audience, and to differentiate communications as needed for various audiences
- Innovative and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to navigate through ambiguity to achieve goals, and a resourceful approach to solve problems
- A commitment to equity in the goals of your work and in how you work with others
- Openness to feedback and awareness of your own strengths and areas for growth
- Familiarity with office productivity tools including Microsoft Office and Zoom
- Ideally you have experience with a state legislative process (policy research and analysis, legislative drafting, legislative advocacy)
- 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
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