Regional Mobilization Manager

The Team

You will report to the Regional Organizing Director (ROD) and work hand-in-glove with them to manage a portion of the region. You will assist in the day-to-day management of a team of Field Organizers, serving as a primary coach and accountability partner for them. You will help to support building strong volunteer infrastructure that will continue to organize their communities for the long run.

Job Responsibilities

• Tactical Execution & Operations
• Assist in driving the daily implementation of the region’s field plan for the portion of the region you are responsible for, ensuring Field Organizers have the resources, turf, and data they need to meet their goals.
• Oversee the logistics for regional days of action, canvass launches, and high-traffic voter contact events.
• Monitor daily and weekly metrics for your assigned turf, identifying gaps in performance and intervening early to get the team back on track.
• Manage the office infrastructure for the region, ensuring materials are organized and ready for deployment.
• Volunteer Leadership Development
• Work directly with Neighborhood Action Teams to identify, recruit, and train volunteer leaders.
• Move volunteers up the "Ladder of Engagement," turning consistent canvassers or first-time volunteers into Staging Location Directors, recruitment captains, and overall Team Leadership.
• Foster a community of belonging within volunteer teams, ensuring retention through the campaign cycle and beyond.
• Staff Management & Coaching
• Partner with the ROD to manage the Field Organizer (FO) team, providing day-to-day guidance, troubleshooting, and motivation.
• Help lead daily stand-ups or check-ins with FOs to set priorities and remove blockers.
• Model best practices in the field, frequently canvassing alongside FOs and volunteers to provide real-time feedback and training.
• Digital & Relational Organizing
• Implement digital organizing tactics within the region, ensuring offline organizing is amplified online.
• Drive relational organizing goals (e.g., friend-to-friend outreach) within volunteer teams, ensuring it is integrated into every event.

Qualifications (Required)

• Previous Organizing Experience: At least 1 cycle of field organizing experience (Fellowship or Staff). You must know the basics of field (VAN, turf, phone banking) inside and out.
• Leadership Potential: Demonstrated experience leading a team, whether that be a team of volunteers, a student group, or junior staff.
• Technical Proficiency: Strong proficiency in Votebuilder (VAN) and Google Sheets/Excel.
• Strong Interpersonal Communication Skills: Can connect with others, motivate, and quickly gain trust with volunteers, staff, and community members across lines of difference.
• Valid Driver's License: Access to reliable transportation and a willingness to travel frequently throughout the region.

Qualifications (Preferred)

• Experience managing independent volunteer leadership or working with the neighborhood team model.
• Experience training other organizers or volunteers.
• Familiarity with Wisconsin political geography or community connections.

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 pay range for this role is:

65,000 - 65,000 USD per year (In Person - Field )

Organizing Department

Hybrid (Wisconsin, US)