Arizona Political Campaign Project Director
United States - Remote
About The Outreach Team
The Outreach Team is a premier national field firm. We partner with organizations working to solve some of the biggest problems facing our society -- from protecting human rights to fighting climate change -- and help them build the resources they need to make an impact. We are a people-powered enterprise; our campaigns are effective because we hire diverse teams of talented people, invest in our staff, and treat them well.
This is a full time position for an experienced project and people manager who loves working on social change campaigns. At The Outreach Team, Project Directors are expected to bottomline the development, implementation, evaluation, and overall success of our campaigns. Our Project Directors develop and maintain relationships with our client, manage full-time staff, drive campaign timelines and deliverables, oversee administrative systems, and motivate staff and communities for social change along the way. We’re seeking a candidate that has experience managing or coordinating diverse teams, driving goals, and working within coalitions or partner organizations. This job may be for you if you excel at running large scale, social change campaigns with urgent deadlines.
The position will be located in Arizona and will involve significant travel within the state. We are not relocating for this position, you must already be based in the state. You should expect to work 50-65 hours per week depending on how close to elections or other deadlines your project is.
Responsibilities
Project Management:
- Serve as the fundamental decision maker and bottomline for success on assigned projects
- Work as a strategic partner with clients in developing and executing campaign strategy
- Keep close attention to project deliverables and proactively identify problems in the program and propose proactive solutions
- Develop, review, and adjust campaign metrics often using mathematics and company planning tools for driving the campaign trajectory and achieving goals
- Coordinate office and project launch and shut down logistics, including, but not limited to: Identifying and renting office spaces, coordinating staff relocation flights, securing the purchase and return of office materials and furniture, etc.
Staff Management
- Hire and manage a team of full-time Canvass Directors and/or Regional Canvass Directors, who will in turn supervise teams of other full-time and part-time staff
- Ensure your team adheres to administrative and HR requirements as related to onboarding, offboarding, safety, workers comp reporting, and disciplinary actions.
- Drive goals on the team to ensure that deliverables are met and …
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Benefits/PerksDiverse team environment Flexible hours Professional development
Tasks- Develop campaign strategies
- Maintain client relationships
- Manage full-time staff
- Manage projects
- Oversee staff and logistics
- Track budgets
- Track project budget
- Train staff
Administrative Systems Budget management Campaign Strategy Client Management Client Relations Diversity and Inclusion Mathematics Onboarding Project Management Recruitment Team Management
Experience5 years
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