NC Deputy State Director

DEPUTY STATE DIRECTOR

The Organization

Mi Familia Vota (MFV) is the Latinx-led organization with the largest field operation in the nation that uses a holistic approach to building political power. We are located in 8 strategic states AZ CA CO GA FL NV TX & NC and engage our community around the most prevalent issues to ensure the construction of a healthy democracy and the advancement of a national Latino progressive agenda. MFV utilizes a variety of strategies to reach our community including citizenship door-to-door voter education registration and mobilization issue organizing as well as leadership development advocacy accountability campaigns and litigation.

Mi Familia Vota is a 501(c)(4) organization and Mi Familia Vota Education Fund is a 501(c)(3) organization.

The StateDeputyDirectorposition is a new role in the state that will be vital to increasing our capacity to implement programs and expand our field operations. We are seeking a strong manager to assist withhiring and retention program planning and execution external leadership fiduciary duties and strengthening our data management and two key programs and campaigns thedeputydirectorwill help uslead(SYCLAC) andgrow(Electoral Field programs and campaigns).

• SYCLAC: Seminario y Capacitación para el Liderazgo y Acción Civica (SYCLAC) is a democracy leadership academy for Spanish-speaking communities. SYCLAC is a four-part workshop series designed to inform and empower Latinos to become more civically engaged in their communities. It trains and equips Latinos to be strong voices within their communities. SYCLAC will be a new program in North Carolina and theDeputyStateDirectorwill work closely with a colleague in Georgia who leads the same program to launch it in the Triangle or Charlotte.
• Electoral Field Programming: 2026 will be a pivotal year in North Carolina with an ambitious voter registration goal of 8500 cardsthe largest voter registration effort by a Latino-led organization in the state. We also plan to run an Independent Expenditure (IE) campaign in the U.S. Senate and State Supreme Court races reaching over 40000 households through door-to-door outreach in Wake Durham Orange Johnson Alamance and Mecklenburg. TheDeputyStateDirectorwill join forces with the NC Civic Engagement Manager and our seasonal Field Manager and Assistant Field Manager to help us scale up the voter registration program and IE campaigns.

Job Responsibilities:

• Attract & Retain a High Performing Team

  • Recruit onboard manage & retain high-quality staff in collaboration with State Director and/or national departments

  • Ensure all staff are well trained & feel well supported

  • Create a strong staff culture focused on our staff values

  • Address HR concerns in alignment with HR Dept & legal guidance

• Strategic Planning & Program Execution

  • Co-create state-level vision and strategy to ensure the state increases the political power of the Latinx community in collaboration with the State Director and/or National Campaigns and Programs Department

  • Oversee implementation of programs at the state level to include program assessment integration and evaluation

  • Support field program success - ensuring the team has the appropriate tools processes and best practices to succeed

• External Leadership

  • Represent Mi Familia Vota with all internal staff and external stakeholders.

  • Develop strategic relationships with key community members as well as support developing relationships with funding partners

  • Position the organization strategically - coordinating programmatic tables and the media to highlight the work and impact that MFV is having

• Data & Innovation

  • Coordinate with Supervisor and Data and Innovation Department to guide strategy solve problems and evaluate success

  • Ensure data management protocols accurately and completely capture data from digital organizing voter registration and voter contact (GOTV) efforts that happen in-person and online

  • Ensure that state data is valid and reliable

  • Foster innovation by encouraging new ideas promoting collaboration and a willingness to take calculated risks for improvement

  • Follow all data and innovation dept policies and processes and provide feedback to improve them

• Communications

  • Create clear Calls to Action for programs and campaigns to promote on all digital platforms

  • Align with the Communications team on digital and marketing strategy goals for programs and grant fulfillment

  • Execute media appearances - leading the narrative of the organization and our mission

  • Follow organizational branding and communications guidelines and processes

• Fiduciary Responsibility

  • Collaborate with the State Director or National team accordingly to manage the annual budgeting process

  • Support national and state fundraising efforts by developing compelling narratives to share the powerful work of the organization

  • Align programmatic activity and deliverables with state finances and forecast

Desired Qualifications:

• 3 years in a program development management and fundraising role and/or experience in candidate or issue-based campaigns with an understanding of direct voter contact programs.

• Understanding of the US political and demographic landscape and desire to engage the Latinx electorate.

• Strong data management and analysis skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Excel Google Sheets Voter Activation Network (VAN) EveryAction and voter mobilization tools

• Experience conveying the purpose and value of strong program management practices to a wide range of audiences and properly training a team to learn new systems and processes.

• Effective communicator detail-oriented flexible and responsive to shifting demands multiple projects and deadlines.

• Professional fluency in English and Spanish (spoken and written) is required as a bona fide occupational qualification as this role provides trainingand operational support inSpanish-only.

Terms of Employment:

Location: Remote (20% travel expected)

Salary Range: $70K to $90K depending upon experience. This is a full-time salaried position that requires a willingness to occasionally work outside of normal business hours (on-call nights and weekends during campaign season)