Election Impact Team Lead - NC

Vacancy Information

Black to the Future Action Fund is seeking a Voter Outreach Team Lead to join their dynamic team.

About the Role

The Voter Outreach Team Lead will lead and support a team of up to five Election Impact Organizers in daily voter outreach efforts, building relationships with community leaders, and engaging Black voters on key issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of up to five Election Impact Organizers in daily voter outreach
• Build relationships with community leaders through one-on-one and small-group meetings
• Canvass alongside your team — door-to-door outreach, phone and text banking, social media posts, and community events and meetings
• Train and support volunteers
• Enter voter data accurately into MiniVAN and complete accurate daily reports
• Help your team meet its voter-contact goals each shift
• Follow the provided script and share accurate information with residents
• Stay informed about the political issues relevant to the campaign

Requirements

• Experience leading or coordinating a team, with comfort giving and receiving performance feedback
• Strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills, with a positive, enthusiastic approach to engaging Black voters across a range of social and economic backgrounds
• Reliability and follow-through — arriving on time and prepared at staging locations, events, and meetings, and helping your team do the same
• Comfort using a smartphone, web browser, and the MiniVAN app to record voter responses, send texts, make calls, and submit social media posts
• Flexibility and adaptability as the needs of the Election Impact Team change
• Willingness to attend mandatory orientation and all trainings

Physical Requirements

• This role can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Door-to-door canvassing involves covering assigned turf that can span several miles per shift, often with homes spread far apart and across uneven terrain or roads without sidewalks.
• Standing and walking for up to about 4 hours per shift in varying weather, and carrying up to 10 pounds.
• Phone and text banking involves working through call and text lists using a provided script.
• Travel: Team Leads are responsible for getting themselves to assigned staging locations and turf. A valid driver's license and access to an insured vehicle during working hours is required. If you choose to use a personal vehicle and would like mileage reimbursement, a valid driver's license and proof of insurance are required, and reimbursement is provided at the federal mileage rate.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Black Futures Lab and Black to the Future Action Fund are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and supporting an inclusive environment for all applicants. If you require reasonable accommodations during the application or interview process, please reach out to us at people@blackfutureslab.org. We are here to ensure that all applicants can participate fully and fairly in our hiring process.

How to Apply

Ready to help mobilize voters and build power this election season? We'd love to hear from you! The application is short — no resume needed. You'll just share your contact information, a bit about why this work matters to you, and any relevant experience you'd like to highlight. We accept and review applications on a rolling basis until our positions are filled, so we encourage you to apply early.