Senior Campaign Lead, Redistricting

ABOUT THE JOB

The ACLU seeks applicants for the full-time position ofSenior Campaign LeadRedistricting in the National Political Advocacy Department of the ACLUs National office in Washington D.C. This is ahybrid rolethat has in-office requirements of two (2) days per week or eight (8) days per month.

The National Political Advocacy Department builds power to achieve an accountable representative democracy. We have ambitious goals across Reproductive Freedom Democracy and Voting Rights Systemic Equality Immigration Trans Justice Criminal Justice and other core issues in order to protect and expand civil rights and civil liberties and advance the freedom equality ability to prosper and humanity of all People.

Our department conducts analysis develops policy crafts world class campaigns and situates the ACLU to have impact across legislative administrative and electoral levers. We are policy experts lawyers community organizers lobbyists campaign strategists electoral specialists program managers and more. We partner across the ACLU to drive national efforts and support and amplify the priorities of our affiliates. We work to center principles of equity diversity inclusion and belonging in our approach.

WHAT YOULL DO

TheSenior Campaign LeadRedistrictingwill report to theDirector of National Campaigns Democracywithin the National Campaigns Division.

YOUR DAY TO DAY

• Reporting to the Director of National Campaigns Democracy help to manage a team charged with charting the course for the ACLUs political agenda specifically the organizations democracy program.
• In conjunction with the Director of National Campaigns Democracy provide leadership in the development of novel goals strategy and vision and the strategic plans necessary to advance key political outcomes
• Identify areas of work that should be prioritized developing an annual slate of priorities that help drive the core work of the program
• Provide strategic advice and counsel to the Director of National Campaigns Democracy and Chief Political & Advocacy Officer in areas of expertise and in efforts to lead the departments engagements; lead the team in the Director of National Campaigns Democracys absence as designated
• Design and lead complex multi-tooled campaigns from planning to execution spearheading the development of robust campaign goals plans strategies tactics and budgets to achieve outcomes in specific areas
• Lead legislative and administrative campaigns with minimal need for management level guidance
• Utilize a wide variety of sophisticated campaign tactics and tools
• Successfully employ constituent and/or voter targeting developing advertisements (TV radio print) polling and developing creative campaign tactics for earned media or other purposes
• Retain and manage vendors and consultants
• Work closely with the Organizing Division on developing field plans for relevant campaigns
• Coordinate the day-to-day activities of the staff working on campaigns in matrixed structure
• Work in coordination with other senior stakeholders affiliate staff and national staff including policy staff within the political advocacy department
• Develop strategic partnerships that expand the ACLUs influence in ways the ACLU would otherwise not have operating alone
• Convene and execute on-the-ground meetings planning and campaign events in priority jurisdictions
• Exercise significant independent judgment to solve problems and determine creative solutions
• Assume a senior advisory role including by serving as project manager for specially designated campaigns or programming
• Represent the department in internal and external context as the leader of the specially designated campaign/programming
• Demonstrate an ability to be flexible and adjust priorities as necessary in order to adapt to changing external environment
• Help develop staff capacity to work together collaboratively and grow issue expertise
• Support efforts to recruit staff and further strengthen the Department
• Engage in other leadership and management duties as assigned
• Engage in special projects and other duties as assigned

FUTURE ACLUERS WILL

• Be committed to advancing the mission of the ACLU
• Center and embed the principles of equity inclusion and belonging in their work by demonstrating commitment to diversity with an approach that respects and values multiple perspectives
• Be committed to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and conflicts

WHAT YOULL BRING

• Significant experience with issue advocacy and/or electoral campaigning at the federal state and/or local levels including campaign management experience
• Significant experience designing campaign strategy and executing campaign plans and tactics
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team; leading project teams as relevant
• Experience building leading and working within coalitions
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment simultaneously handle many tasks; work efficiently meeting multiple deadlines while remaining composed under pressure
• Experience doing advocacy on both issue campaigns and electoral campaigns
• Experience doing legislative and administrative advocacy
• Experience doing grassroots organizing
• Fluency expertise and experience in multiple ACLU issue areas a plus
• Sophisticated judgment; experience giving advice or counsel to a principal preferred
• Comfort with policy including an ability to efficiently and effectively weave policy objectives into campaign execution
• Willingness to travel

COMPENSATION