New York 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 NY 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 …