Campaign Manager chez Fair Budget Coalition

Description

Job Title: Campaign Manager
Salary: $95,000 to $108,000 annually
Location: DC/Hybrid (candidate must be based in DC)
Job Classification: Full time, Regular, Exempt
Reports To: Executive Director
Supervision Responsibilities: This position supervises 3-5 people
Travel Requirements: This position requires local DC-area travel
Accessibility Notes: This position requires long periods of sitting, 5 to 6 hours a day of computer usage, etc.

About Fair Budget Coalition:
Since its founding in 1994, the Fair Budget Coalition (FBC) has brought together community members directly affected by poverty, human and legal services providers, advocates, faith organizations, and concerned District residents to advocate for a District budget and public policies that meaningfully address poverty and human needs. FBC leverages the collective power of its sixty-plus member organizations to accomplish this work, including by helping them increase the civic engagement of those they serve and by creating processes and structures to ensure that those directly affected by poverty are at the forefront of crafting solutions. FBC’s vision is of a just and inclusive D.C. that supports strong and stable communities, allows low-income residents to live in dignity, and makes it possible for all residents to achieve economic security.

This is a new role, presenting an exciting opportunity to help us take Fair Budget’s long term strategy and operationalize it, growing FBC as it seeks to create a just and inclusive D.C. We are looking for individuals excited to bring their ideas and relevant experience to a small but mighty organization with dedicated staff and volunteers, who find satisfaction in implementing process innovations, introducing efficiencies and streamlining operational procedures.

Position Description: Campaign Manager 

Fair Budget Coalition (FBC) has created the role of Campaign Manager to bridge the campaign curation and management aspect of our mission with necessary membership coordination, comms and outreach, and multi-tiered advocacy to support our Budget Campaign. This position is to be fulfilled by a motivated and enthusiastic DC resident, reporting directly to the Fair Budget’s Executive Director (here, Coalition Director). The Campaign Manager will also serve as the primary point of contact for all member-facing and -activating campaigns, analysis building, and coordination. As part of core function, the Campaign Manager will act as a key member in a dynamic, committed, and passionate team, where you will move nimbly among campaigns, support the work of your colleagues, and lean on others for help.

Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

Budget Campaign Management (Approximately 45% of the job): 

• Develop, and lead high-profile, high-impact, strategic, creative campaigns that center Black liberation, equity, and progressive values; tap into FBC member energy; harness credible theories of change; and have the capacity to propel local impact.
• Lead strategy and implementation; both campaign and departmental 
• Track breaking news and longer-term trends affecting organizational and campaign priorities.
• Lead internal, cross-organizational Issue Groups to execute all aspects of campaigns you direct; assess technical and creative needs for campaigns and work with colleagues on the execution of these assets; direct contractors and consultants as needed.
• Ensuring FBC’s campaigns are strategic, impactful, and properly resourced.  
• Drive clarity around campaign priorities for the organizing team and the organization overall. 
• Serve as a strategic internal partner to the numerous campaigns the Coalition is running at any given time -- helping determine how to prioritize our campaigns, resource them with staff capacity and budget, and supporting FBC staff and members on their campaign strategy, tactics and plans. 
• Track legislative sessions, committee votes, and relevant bills; track Council votes, press releases, public statements, and other public facing media.
• Build FBC relationships with Council staff through resource sharing, direct communications with staffers, phone calls, opportunities to host Council information sharing sessions;
• Create processes and structures for how we define success, and how we assess and identify wins and losses(ie agenda setting as a metric of success vs pragmatic budget wins as a metric of success; short-term goals vs long-term aspirational goals). 

Coalition Membership Management (Approximately 25% of the job):   

• Engage member organizations, especially those representing and working with directly impacted communities, to inform priorities and strategic direction for campaigns.
• Following the leadership of the Executive Director, manage the membership strategy of FBC, which includes annual membership campaign, create landscape assessments, supporting member recruitment, membership retention initiatives, maintaining membership records, tracking dues payments, and renewals.
• Execute monthly FBC Membership Meetings, and support execution of Steering Committee meetings, and other FBC events. This will include the managing of meeting logistics under the supervision of the Executive Director.
• Build and foster broad-based support for FBC Campaigns by fostering, strengthening, and cultivating relationships with member organizations, allied coalitions, and impacted community groups.
• Co-manage Coalition infrastructure and leadership recruitment (i.e. Issue Group Chair recruitment, PiACC governance). 
• Create and track long-term goals across insular issue groups but for our overall Coalition.
• Develop the political analysis of our membership, track members as they deepen their engagement within our ladder of engagement, and support members as they grow in their relationship with risk and analysis of power. 

Departmental and Staff Management (Approximately 20% of the job): 

• Lead and manage a small team of advocates and local organizers to activate the local budget fight. 
• Facilitate weekly department and small team check-ins.
• Support organizing and advocacy teams in creating annual organizing strategy.
• Work alongside the Deputy Director of People and Operations, co-creating individualized development arcs for departmental staff. 
• Manage weekly departmental meetings. 
• Work with ED and Deputy Director of People and Operations on regular metrics tracking and annual performance evaluations. 

Administrative Support (Approximately 10% of the job): 

• Act as an information repository for FBC events, programs, and activities to share out with FBC’s Budget Organizer and the wider membership. 
• Manage FBC’s shared member calendar; adding FBC events, member events, and issue related policy and community events.
• Assist staff with special projects as necessary.

Requirements

The Campaign Manager should possess the following experience and personal attributes: 

• 3-5+ years of campaign management experience (political and/or issue-based), including coalition management experience.
• 6-8 years of combined advocacy and organizing experience and skills.
• Political acumen; specifically a deep awareness of and dedication to the policy and local budget landscape in DC.
• Familiarity with DC history, culture, and unique characteristics. DC resident required, native Washingtonian preferred.
• A critical understanding of social justice frameworks, liberatory movement spaces and organizations, and modalities with a passion for and commitment to social and racial justice, and a deep understanding of structural racism and commitment to transformative anti-racism work
• People management experience and skills, including the ability to train, supervise and mentor staff; ability to efficiently plan and effectively leverage a team of staff and consultants to drive the work; someone who models integrity, accountability, trustworthiness, and empathy with deep self-awareness and emotional intelligence.
• Excellent time and project management skills with an ability to work effectively under pressure, prioritize multiple activities and responsibilities, and the ability to handle complex, multifaceted projects resulting in measurable outcomes.
• A self-motivated multitasker who can work independently, and follow through with limited supervision, and who has the ability to wear many hats in a fast-paced environment.Ability to work in a small team with a positive, hard-working attitude and willingness to pitch in when needed
• A personal approach that values the individual and respects differences of race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, religion, ability, and socio-economic circumstances
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including ability to present complex information to diverse groups (both internal and external).
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including an ability to work collaboratively, share responsibility and credit, and navigate and resolve conflict in a manner that values and respects relationships with colleagues inside and outside of FBC
• Experience and ease with facilitation of meetings and discussions
• CRM experience is a plus
• A commitment to Black liberation
• A sense of humor

Benefits

Salary range is $95,000 to $108,000 with opportunities for salary increases after 1 year. Benefits include employer-paid medical and dental insurance for employees, a retirement plan, 3 weeks paid vacation, the eligibility for bonuses and salary increases based on the financial health of the organization, and the ability to work remotely from the DC-area up to 75% of the role.