Deputy State Director

MF Professional Services Inc. (MFPS) provides human resources payroll benefits administration and operational support to mission-driven organizations. This position supports MFPS clients including Mi Familia Vota (MFV) and Mi Familia en Acción (MFA).

MFV and MFA are national Latino-led organizations dedicated to strengthening civic engagement building political power and advancing policies that support Latino communities. Their work includes voter registration voter education community organizing advocacy leadership development and issue-based campaigns.

The California Deputy State Director supports the strategic programmatic operational financial and personnel management of MFV and MFA activities in California.

Working closely with the National Director of Campaigns and Programs and other organizational leaders the Deputy State Director helps establish state strategy manages staff and programs supports field operations develops partnerships participates in fundraising and monitors state budgets grants data communications and performance.

The ideal candidate brings substantial experience in field operations campaigns staff management program development fundraising and data-driven decision-making.

• Help develop and implement a state strategy for building civic participation and political power within Californias Latino communities.
• Oversee assigned voter-registration voter-education community-organizing leadership-development issue-advocacy direct voter-contact and voter-mobilization programs.
• Establish program goals timelines staffing plans budgets performance measures and accountability systems.
• Monitor Californias political electoral demographic policy and community landscape.
• Ensure field teams have the training tools technology materials data and operational support needed to succeed.
• Recruit onboard supervise coach evaluate and retain qualified staff in collaboration with Human Resources.
• Foster a professional inclusive collaborative culturally responsive and accountable staff culture.
• Oversee assigned field operations including canvassing voter registration phone banking text messaging digital outreach community events and GOTV programs.
• Monitor progress toward voter-contact registration organizing and mobilization goals.
• Collaborate with state and national leadership to develop and monitor the California budget.
• Align program activities staffing plans grant deliverables and operational commitments with approved financial resources.
• Support grant proposals funder reports presentations stewardship and fundraising activities.
• Develop compelling narratives describing California programs outcomes community impact and funding needs.
• Build relationships with community leaders coalitions funders elected officials media and other stakeholders.
• Represent MFV and MFA at approved meetings events coalitions conferences and decision-making tables.
• Collaborate with the Data and Innovation Department to establish metrics dashboards reports and accountability systems.
• Ensure accurate data collection and reporting for digital organizing voter registration voter contact GOTV and other program activities.
• Use data to guide strategy solve problems allocate resources and evaluate success.
• Collaborate with Communications on digital strategy media messaging marketing and calls to action.
• Participate in media interviews and public-speaking opportunities when authorized.
• Maintain appropriate distinctions between MFAs nonpartisan activities and MFVs legally permissible advocacy or electoral activities.
• Work occasional evenings weekends extended hours and campaign-style schedules.
• Travel regularly throughout California.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• At least five years of experience in program development management fundraising community organizing civic engagement field operations or candidate- or issue-based campaigns.
• Experience managing direct voter-contact programs and field operations.
• Experience supervising training coaching and developing staff.
• Experience developing and managing program or organizational budgets.
• Experience supporting fundraising grant proposals funder relations or grant reporting.
• Experience building coalitions and representing an organization externally.
• Strong understanding of the United States and California political electoral demographic and policy landscapes.
• Strong strategic-planning program-management fundraising budgeting and leadership skills.
• Strong data-management and analytical abilities.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel Google Sheets VAN EveryAction and voter-mobilization platforms.
• Excellent written verbal facilitation presentation and public-speaking skills.
• Ability to manage multiple programs projects deadlines and shifting priorities.
• Strong attention to detail judgment accountability and follow-through.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriately handle sensitive information.
• Experience working with Latino communities or other historically underrepresented communities strongly preferred.
• Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish preferred.
• Ability to travel regularly throughout California.

A specific degree is not required. Relevant education training campaign experience community leadership lived experience and progressively responsible professional experience will be considered.

With or without reasonable accommodation the employee must be able to:

• Work at a computer and operate standard office and field technology.
• Facilitate virtual and in-person meetings trainings presentations and public events.
• Move throughout offices meeting venues event sites field locations and community settings.
• Stand and walk for extended periods during field activities.
• Lift or carry program and event materials weighing up to 25 pounds occasionally.
• Travel by automobile or commercial transportation.

This position operates in office remote field campaign coalition event and community settings. Evening weekend extended or irregular hours may be required during election cycles voter-registration deadlines major campaigns community events and rapid-response situations.

MFPS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are based on qualifications merit business needs and job requirements without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law.