Political and Organizing Director

Campaigns and Candidates

The Political and Organizing Director will manage Impact’s endorsement process end-to-end, develop and execute a strategy to support endorsed candidates and campaigns, identify and recruit promising South Asian candidates, and oversee Impact's candidate training programs, including DesisLead.

Organizing / Community Engagement

The Director will lead Impact’s South Asian voter turnout strategy and implementation during election cycles, innovate in voter mobilization tactics, and build and sustain a robust volunteer infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated skill and passion for building political power and increasing representation in South Asian and historically underrepresented communities
• Proven track record managing endorsement processes and supporting candidates through competitive primary and general elections
• Experience designing and executing large-scale voter mobilization programs, including canvassing and phonebanking
• Experience with candidate training, leadership development, or pipeline-building programs
• Strong strategic planning skills, with the ability to move from high-level vision to ground-level implementation across multiple states
• Experience managing volunteers, including across distributed or remote teams
• Understanding of c3/c4 structure and PAC/Super PAC distinctions, and ability to navigate what is permissible across different entity types
• Ability to cultivate and manage partnerships with state and local organizations, coalitions, and political partners
• Comfort with voter data and analytics; ability to use data to drive program strategy and measure impact
• Entrepreneurial and resourceful; comfortable with working in a startup environment
• Exceptional interpersonal, written, oral, and presentation skills with the ability to effectively interface with candidates, partners, community members, and senior leadership

Culture and Compensation

At Impact, we believe that one of the best ways to invest in our mission is to invest in our team. We offer competitive salaries and a benefits package for full-time employees that includes full healthcare and dental coverage, 401(k) with employer match, 4 weeks of paid time off plus national holidays, 12 weeks paid family leave, and a professional development stipend.

The Political and Organizing Director will be employed as a full-time position with a salary range of $90,000 to $100,000.