Pennsylvania State Director
Pennsylvania State Director
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Job Description
Position: Pennsylvania State Director
Job Location: Pennsylvania
Position Type: Full Time Exempt
Position Classification: Not Union Eligible
Travel Percentage:25%
Reports to: Director of Campaigns and Data & Analytics
About For Our Future
Founded in 2016 For Our Future Action Fund and For Our Future run the largest permanent progressive field program across battleground states. Our mission is to advance economic justice by organizing voters around a pro-union economic agenda and to elect pro-worker candidates. Along with community partners and volunteers we consistently engage with people in face-to-face conversations around what issues matter most to them. By organizing people in lasting relationships we win elections drive local progress make a communitys collective voice heard and help build the transformative power needed to improve peoples lives.
Position Classification
For Our Future recognizes a staff bargaining unit affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) 494 a labor union. This position is NOT included in the For Our Future staff union.
Job Summary
The Pennsylvania State Director leads For Our Futures (FOF) operations in the state developing and executing advocacy and electoral programs focused on working families issues including but not limited to economic fairness education and racial justice. This role involves managing and developing staff building and cultivating strategic partnerships with board affiliates donors and allies and ensuring alignment between national FOF/FOFAF teams the FOF/FOFAF board and their in-state representatives and other key Pennsylvania stakeholders. The State Director also represents FOF in state coalitions oversees consultants leads training and advances the organizations priorities in collaboration with national staff.
Essential Functions
- Develop and manage the state strategy and budget.
- Lead a results-driven statewide team of communication field digital and organizing professionals.
- Oversee all in-state FOF and FOFAF programs evaluate the impact of programs and ensure innovation as necessary to ensure success.
- Perform outreach to in-state donors and the in-state donor table to coordinate align and bring new funding to the organization for maximum impact. This includes individual and institutional donors.
- Regularly report state qualitative and quantitative accomplishments.
- Maintain relationships with in-state board affiliates key stakeholders partner organizations policymakers opinion leaders funding partners and other community leaders.
- Collaborate with the national Human Resources team to manage and oversee all FOF and FOFAF hiring within the state.
- Resolve all complaints or issues in collaboration with Senior Management General Counsel and Human Resources.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as designated by the Director of Campaigns Data and Analytics
- Other duties responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Skills And Qualifications
- Must have a minimum of five (5) years experience executing statewide issue advocacy campaigns and working within or managing issue coalitions with at least three (3) years of directly managing staff. Experience executing effective and successful electoral plans including targeting voter contact GOTV and best practices with each. Solutions-oriented approach with a willingness to take initiative while juggling several priorities that may change quickly. Multi-tasker with excellent time management skills and ability to hit deadlines.
- Proven ability to work independently as a self-starter demonstrating initiative sound judgment and the ability to drive projects forward with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrated understanding of Pennsylvanias legislative and political processes including the pathways to influence within the state. Capacity to function effectively and adjust strategies in response to evolving political and policy environments.
- Ability to develop short and long-term statewide plans set objectives and metrics track progress toward achieving objectives and align those strategies with other progressive efforts in state. Ability to get buy-in and build consensus among a diverse group of stakeholders for that plan is required.
- Dedication to grassroots local organizing and empowering state/local organizations to lead our work. Understanding of local community-based organizations and respect for their leaders and programs.
- Experience working in a coalition setting particularly coalitions with labor partners strongly preferred. Experience in engaging and understanding the unique nature of individual unions and how they fit into the greater progressive landscape. Experience in engaging progressive organizations in dense urban areas as well as suburban areas is preferred.
- Inclination to lead via organizing rather than by decree. Ability to build strong teams to accomplish goals without a need to bottom-line everything. Talented in coalition and team building.
- Understanding of financial management and financial controls. Experience crafting and managing budgets and familiarity with financial reporting and compliance. Understanding of the legal requirements and restrictions of 501(c)(4) and 527 (PAC) organizations a plus.
- Strong oral and written communication skills including the ability to write compelling program reports fundraising/marketing documents and program debrief reports.
- Must possess strong interpersonal skills including the ability to build relationships maintain communication with key statewide stakeholders and navigate conflict resolution.
Physical Requirements and Work Environment
- This position is based in the state of Pennsylvania and will require occasional travel throughout the various FOF offices in Pennsylvania including regular in person interactions with employees and community partners.
- Prolonged periods of remaining in a stationary position at a desk and working on a computer as well as prolonged periods of moving around for voter contact activity
- Must be able to transport up to 15 pounds at times
- Must be able to travel across the state of Pennsylvania.
This position comes with a comprehensive benefits package.
- Health Insurance Coverage - 95% Employer Paid
- Paid parental leave
- Retirement Savings Plan with matching contributions up to the first 5%
- $150 Monthly Cell Phone and Internet Reimbursement
- Monthly Mileage Stipend
- 13 days paid time off every calendar year as well as other paid holidays.
Expected Hours of Work
- Normal hours of business are from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Eastern Time Monday through Friday however employees may be required to work outside of normal business hours including weekends holidays and nights.
- Employees are required to abide by certain blackout dates during a campaign cycle or other key deadlines and generally not allowed to take off during blackout periods. Emergencies are not affected by this policy.
Health and Safety
For Our Future Action Fund (FOF) is fully committed to the health and safety of our colleagues candidates and the communities we serve. We encourage all employees to stay up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines and once eligible to get COVID-19 boosters; however this is not a requirement for employment at FOF.
All employees are required to adhere to the health and safety policies and procedures when appropriate as implemented by the organization. Upon request reasonable accommodations will be considered on a case-by-case basis for exemptions to this requirement in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. Applicants may request a reasonable accommodation form by emailing Human Resources at
Be advised that health and safety policies and procedures around COVID-19 may change in the future to stay in compliance with public health guidance and applicable laws.
EEO Statement
For Our Future is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Opportunities are provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color age (40 and over) religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression (including transgender status) gender dysphoria marital or familial status
partnership status caregiver status sexual and reproductive health decisions pregnancy (including childbirth lactation and related medical conditions) creed caste national origin citizenship and immigration status consumer credit history physical or mental disability personal/outward appearance (including but not limited to hairstyle) family responsibilities genetic information (including testing and characteristics) ancestry matriculation political affiliation matriculation status as a victim of domestic violence or sexual offenses or stalking arrest record conviction record military or uniformed service member status or veteran status or any other characteristic trait or status protected by applicable local state or federal laws or ordinances. Equal
opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment including hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leave of absence compensation and training.
We are also committed to the full inclusion of every qualified individual. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please contact .
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