About this role
Essential Functions
- Responsible for training canvassers, launching canvass events, and supervising a team of canvassers in accordance with FOF health and safety guidelines.
- Will serve on the front lines of a voter outreach program for local and statewide candidates in-home regions, including regular door-to-door canvassing.
- Ensuring that daily, weekly, and monthly goals are met and exceeded.
- Ensuring that all required reporting is accurate and timely and that all regional data is entered in a timely manner.
- Ensure all health and safety protocols and procedures are met.
- Recruiting, scheduling, and confirming canvassers.
- Assist with delivering training programs.
- Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Supervisory responsibilities:
- Manage one or more teams of canvassers.
- On-turf coaching, support, and accountability.
Skills and Qualifications
- At least 1-2 cycles of paid field campaign or other door to door canvassing experience.
- Commitment to building power in the progressive movement is a must.
- Knowledge of Votebuilder/VAN/LAN preferred.
- Basic computer literacy, database skills, and prefer access to a reliable portable computer. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel is a plus.
- Must have reliable access to a vehicle and a valid driver’s license.
- Ability to work long and irregular hours in a fast paced, metrics driven work environment.
- Ability to work independently and in team settings.
- Strong coaching skills and abilities.
- Ability to meet deadlines under pressure while handling multiple projects.
- Strong interpersonal communications skills.
- Bilingual experience is a plus, but not required.
Physical Requirements
- Prolonged periods of moving around for voter contact activity
- This is an in-person position and will require a physical presence in the local office
- Must be able to transport up to 15 pounds at times
- Must be able to travel across Macomb/Thumb/Oakland, Michigan
Benefits
This position comes with a comprehensive benefits package.
- Health Insurance Coverage - 95% Employer Paid
- Paid parental leave
- Retirement Savings Plan with matching contributions up to the first 5%
- $150 Monthly Cell Phone and Internet Reimbursement
- Monthly Mileage Stipend
- 13 days paid time off every calendar year, as well as other paid holidays.
Expected Hours of Work
- Employees may be required to work outside of normal business hours including weekends, holidays, and nights.
- Employees are required to abide by certain blackout dates during a campaign cycle or other key deadlines, and generally not allowed to take off during blackout periods. Emergencies are not affected by this policy.