Coalitions Manager - Native Coalition

About The Democratic Party of Wisconsin

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The Opportunity:

The Native Coalitions Manager will connect the Democratic Party of Wisconsin with the Indigenous and Native American community. They will build durable organizing power and deepen engagement in historically underrepresented communities ahead of the 2026 elections.

Job Responsibilities:

• Outreach & Relationship Management: Manage and execute a targeted outreach plan for the Indigenous and Native American coalition. Host recurring meetings with community leaders, local elected officials, and new stakeholders to build trust and power.
• Event Execution: Plan and host community service initiatives, voter education events, and coalition-specific actions. Represent DPW by implementing high-traffic canvassing at relevant community events and cultural festivals.
• Capacity Building: Provide strategic support to assigned constituency Caucuses and execute efforts to recruit and build volunteer leadership within the coalition.
• Cross-Departmental Integration: Collaborate with the Organizing Department to establish culturally competent, coalition-specific community canvasses and phone banks. Advise on relational organizing and volunteer recruitment programs.
• Intelligence & Messaging: Provide crucial context, memos, and briefings for principals and high-level surrogates ahead of community events. Maintain statewide lists of contacts for outreach and storyteller engagement.
• Special Projects: Execute special projects assigned to the Political Department, such as State Convention assignments or surrogate tours.
• Accountability & Solution-Oriented: Take full ownership of your actions and commitments, holding yourself to a high standard and seeing objectives through to completion. Approach challenges with a problem-solving mindset, focusing on solutions rather than pointing fingers.
• Collaboration & Teamwork: Work as a team, support teammates, and share knowledge freely. Break down silos by connecting across teams, inviting different perspectives, and staying open to new ideas to achieve shared goals.
• Growth & Adaptability: Dedicate to continuous improvement and challenge yourself to learn and adapt. Seek, offer, and act on feedback with openness and anticipate potential obstacles to take proactive steps.
• Respect & Inclusion: Build strong relationships by treating everyone with kindness, dignity, and trust. Address difficult topics directly and honestly while showing care for others.
• Transparent Communication: Communicate openly and honestly to build trust and alignment. Set clear expectations, share the "why" behind decisions, and provide timely updates to ensure the right people have the information they need.

Qualifications (Required):

• Community Expertise: Proven ability to work within these marginalized communities and advocate for the needs of that community. Also having a deep connection to your assigned coalition.
• Relationship Management: Proven ability to effectively build and manage relationships with a diverse set of stakeholders (elected officials, local influencers, businesses, non-profits, or grassroots groups).
• Cultural Competency: Deep understanding of how to build authentic relationships across lines of difference, and the ability to apply an inclusive lens to political strategy.
• Project Management: A relentless goal-orientation with the ability to multitask, managing large community events alongside daily 1:1 outreach.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional interpersonal skills and a positive, customer-service attitude when communicating with people from various backgrounds.
• Transportation: Access to reliable transportation and willingness to travel statewide.

Qualifications (Preferred):

• Campaign Experience: Prior successful experience conducting outreach for a political campaign, government department, or advocacy organization.
• Native Communities and Governmental Expertise: Demonstrated experience working directly with Tribal governments and navigating Tribal laws, policies, and governmental processes.

On-year Requirements:

Working outside of normal work hours; including canvassing and other election-preparation as necessary.

Benefits:

• Great benefits including; excellent health care ($1/month), dental ($1/month), vision ($1/month), life insurance (free), short term and long-term disability (free), mileage reimbursement, monthly cell phone stipend, paid vacation days, retirement plan with employer match, floating holidays, paid holidays.

Equity and Inclusion:

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has a vision for a deeply inclusive and diverse party organization, membership, and electorate. In order to be successful at the Democratic Party of Wisconsin candidates must have the cultural competence to successfully work with a diverse array of constituency groups. We especially strongly encourage applicants with close ties to Black, Indigenous, AAPI, Latinx, Muslim, non-English-speaking, disability, and LGBTQIA+ communities. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Pay Range:

60,000 - 67,000 USD per year (In Person - Milwaukee (Lisbon))

Political Department

Wisconsin