The Associate Director will be responsible for managing State Managers in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Tennessee who are charged with developing infrastructure and executing advocacy and electoral campaigns. The Associate Director will be responsible for all activities and campaigns that take place in these states, including the recruitment and ongoing engagement of the states’ volunteer base, building SCAN’s Leader and Training Program and closely coordinating the engagement of SCAN’s Student Ambassador Program. They are also responsible for overseeing state policy and advocacy work in Rhode Island and Vermont. This staff person will work with the rest of the State & National Campaigns team to ensure that field staff are fully implementing SCAN campaigns focused on early childhood education domestically and ensuring children globally thrive.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Lead development of advocacy infrastructure to move our policy agenda in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vermont. (50%)
- In collaboration with the State Campaigns Director, be responsible for all hiring and management of state managers. Provide regular feedback on performance and address any issues. Work closely with the State Campaigns Director and Senior Director on job descriptions.
- Establish and implement communications processes that allow managers to have regular meetings and best practice discussions with each other.
- In close collaboration with Political and Public Affairs staff and partner organizations, implement the legislative and electoral goals related to SCAN’s priority issues in each state.
- Assist state managers in developing and maintaining partner, coalition, and donor relationships.
- Support occasional policy research and be responsible for tracking and reporting of legislative affairs and activities.
- Provide guidance to state managers to ensure they are meeting expectations for the Volunteer Leader and Student Ambassador Programs and working collaboratively with DC staff to build SCAN infrastructure in targeted communities and college and high school campuses. (20%)
- Work with the State Campaigns Director to manage data collection and manage internal systems for impact reporting. Train staff on data collection processes and systems. (10%)
- Ensure that state managers have the training and tools necessary to implement their programs. Ascertain needs and arrange for the correct courses, trainings, etc. to address those needs. (10%)
- Help the State Campaigns Director, Associate Director of Leader and Training Programs and other staff develop and plan aspects of the national Save the Children and Save the Children Action Network Advocacy Summit and State Advocacy Summits. (10%)
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience.
Skills/Experience:
- At least 5-7 years of relevant experience.
- Experience managing staff, with a preference for remote management experience.
- Proven experience and knowledge in working with complex data systems for mobilization tracking.
- Proven experience in developing and executing integrated online-offline organizing, field-based events and grassroots recruitment for advocacy campaigns.
- A strong understanding of state government operations and the legislative process.
- Strong public speaking and training experience.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
- Team-player with excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills.
- Significant comfort level with social media and technology.
- Highly professional, motivated, energetic and well organized.
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize a number of ongoing projects.
- Ability to travel frequently to priority districts, and additional travel to meet campaign-specific needs when required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree
- Experience working on state legislative or local campaigns.
- Experience in campus and youth outreach and engagement campaigns.
Compensation/Benefits:
- Aetna Medical and Dental insurance with a concierge service
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Vision Insurance
- Life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Commuter Benefit Program
- Vacation and Sick leave
- Paid holidays
What makes us special!
- Generous Retirement Savings with matching company contributions of up to 8%
- Family Leave – 10 additional days of paid time off for you to use to care for your family members
- Additional Maternity and Paternity Leave – 30 days where parents can take additional paid leave (beyond short-term disability and FMLA) at the birth or adoption of a child during that critical first year!
- Critical Child Illness Leave – We hope you never have to use it, but we will provide an additional 30 days of paid leave per year should your dependent child be faced with a critical illness.
- Pet Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Identity Protection, Home, Auto and additional Life insurances
- Summer Fun Fridays – During the summer months, early release at 1:30 pm every other Friday!
- Volunteer Day – One paid day a year to support the causes that matter to you!
- Ergonomic Options – Every employee at our HQ offices has the option of a sitting/standing desk
- Leadership and Employee Development Training, including:
- Our remarkable in-house CORE, Senior Management Development, and Leadership Development Programs
- Language learning opportunities
- Continuous Improvement skill development programs
- Brown Bag information sharing sessions
- Work hard/Play hard! We make sure there’s ample opportunity for fun, engagement, and celebration while you work, such as networking events, March Madness, World Cup, Dodgeball Tournaments, Take Your Child to Work Day, Founder’s Day, and our annual Day of Service
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
May 25 2019
Active Until:
Jun 25 2019
Hiring Organization:
Save the Children US
industry:
Nonprofit