Relational Organizing Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage 2024 Postcard Program
• Mobilize WFPers to organize with their own network in support of WFP and WFP champions, primarily using Reach and personal postcards as the organizing tools. Build postcard programs that recruit new WFP members and activists.
• Create and implement plans for 2024 postcard campaigns for priority WFP candidates and campaigns, in consultation with key stakeholders among WFP staff. 
• Seek out new partnerships with universities, colleges and other institutions and propose opportunities for non-electoral postcard campaigns that recruit new WFP members and increase program scale. 
• Run postcard campaigns from start-to-finish; set up new postcard campaigns, create recruitment content and plans, run trainings, manage volunteer follow up, and manage development of vendor mail lists with support of the Organizing & Tech Department.
• Lead quality assurance of data used for vendor mail lists with a high attention to detail to ensure final mail is accurate and complete. 
• Develop a volunteer team with clear responsibilities and structures to support the postcard program’s implementation.
• Maintain Reach accounts and update content, ensure content is integrated with current WFP campaigns and priorities
• Maintain strict commitment of reporting, documentation and evaluation of success of postcard campaigns, tracking metrics, challenges, and making improvements needed.
• Innovate new ways to improve the postcard program, with an emphasis on scale, volunteer experience, and data integrity. 
• Collaborate with the Data Team to improve structures, systems, and processes that allow for more efficient data use during WFP relational organizing projects, and reporting of metrics after.
• Support the Deputy Director, OTI with recommendations to improve the organizing tech used for the postcard program.


Support Postcard Campaigns by WFP Staff, WFP member organizations and Campaigns
• Work with WFP Political Strategists, Regional Directors, and State Organizers to assess unique field needs and plan postcard programs that make sense for each campaign and their budget.
• Support and coach state and regional WFP staff as well as campaign Field Directors or Campaign Managers, on using Reach and be a resource to help craft relational organizing plans, where firewalls allow.
• Create and maintain relational organizing materials and trainings (such as written guides, recordings, and sample scripts) for easy implementation and usage by staff and WFP volunteers. As needed, collaborate with WFP  State Organizers and/or Regional Directors to lead trainings and recruit volunteers.
• Cultivate quality relationships with WFP member organizations and drive ways to increase their adoption of the photo postcard tactics.


Additional Responsibilities
• With a team of organizers contribute to:
• Maintaining a regular schedule of 1-1 relational meetings with supporters, volunteers and activists.
• Creating posts for upcoming events and announcements to the national vol community and support moderation of the activist Slack community.
• Cultivating a digital community culture of positivity and inclusion that leads to a diverse, resilient and growing volunteer community including the development of relationships between activists.
• Supporting monthly membership events to welcome new members, maintain relationships and build community.

Skills and Qualifications

• 3 or more cycles of organizing experience working with volunteers, demonstrated development of volunteer leadership, and leading training
• 2 or more cycles of experience administering and managing a large-scale organizing tool, navigating the administrative backend of organizing tools, and reporting metrics and success. 
• Experience working with a diverse group of volunteers and supporters across all demographics and backgrounds--especially race, gender and class. 
• Preference for relational organizing experience or demonstrating of strong relational skills.
• Experience with Reach or other relational organizing tools, Mobilize.us, VAN/EveryAction, using social media for recruitment.
• Comfortable working with organizing technology to reach organizing goals and interest in innovating new ways to campaign.
• Skilled in basic data management, comfortable with Excel and/or Google Sheets.
• Skilled in basic graphic design (using Canva, etc.) preferred.
• Experience in drafting campaign or tactical plans and seeing them through to completion. 
• Strong organizational skills and follow through. Ability to manage multiple competing complicated projects and manage priorities.
• Strong relationship building skills and demonstrated ability to collaborate with different teams to success. 
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong communications skills, including writing, speaking, and listening.
• Commitment to progressive politics.
• Ability to work varied hours including nights, weekends and occasional holidays.
• Ability to work under stressful conditions
• Must have access to strong wifi and good phone reception.

What Else Should You Know

• Location: The position is full-time, temporary until December 2024 and remotely based anywhere in the United States. Some travel will be required. Preference for staff living in a state with a WFP chapter.
• Compensation: The final salary for this role will be determined based on our Pay Scale, which takes into consideration years of experience, geographic location, and final job description. The final salary offer will fall into one of the following ranges depending on where you live:
• National Market (most locations): $57,000 to $71,500
• High Market (e.g., Denver, Portland, Sacramento): $65,500 to $78,500
• Very High Market (e.g., New York, San Francisco, Boston): $71,000 to $85,000
*The locations listed above are just examples and not an exhaustive list. 
• We also offer a robust benefit package for full time employees including paid time off; health, dental, vision, and life insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plan options; professional development funding; and remote work support.
• Union Affiliation: WFP is a unionized workplace. This is a non-managerial role, eligible to join WFP’s staff bargaining unit after six months of employment. WFP's union employees are represented by the New York Metropolitan Area Joint Board, Workers United union.