Rank Vote: Regional Organizer

Remote

$20 - $20 (Hourly)

Spanish — Second Language Preferred

Rank the Vote

Organizing

Non-Profit

Departmental Staff (a role in a specific department. Ex: Organizer, Finance Assistant, Social Media Manager)

Overview

Better Ballot South Carolina, a volunteer-driven statewide 501c3 organization that educates the public about electoral reforms such as ranked choice voting (RCV), is looking for a part-time Regional Organizer to work on the front lines of an educational campaign to support upgrading South Carolina’s voting system to ranked choice voting (RCV). Hiring and supervision will be managed by Rank the Vote, which is a national grassroots organization founded by RCV activists.

This Organizer
**** will be a key part of the team working to build broad positive recognition of and support for RCV in South Carolina. Working hand-in-hand with the Board, Executive Director, coalition partners, and other statewide grassroots leaders, the Organizer will harness tools to help drive success at local events and actions, train volunteers, and reach growth goals to expand support for RCV in South Carolina.

They will conduct smart and compelling campaigns across digital and in-person mediums to attract supporters, drive volunteer engagement, develop grassroots fundraising, and win endorsements for RCV as an improvement for elections at all levels.

Core Responsibilities (90%)

• Volunteer Management
  :

• Build, manage, and coordinate teams of volunteers working across various campaign functions (field, speakers, communications, municipal focus).

• Work with volunteer Team Leads to implement the organization’s strategic goals and help volunteers know they are making a meaningful contribution.

• Work with the leadership to ensure the organization has adequate volunteers, engagement, and volunteer structure to support organizational goals.

• Develop repeatable, trainable workflows to boost engagement and drive success for events and projects. Work closely with volunteer Team Leads to train and support them in managing their volunteers and executing movement methods effectively.

• Train volunteer leaders in relationship, coalition, and organizational building tactics and strategies. Conduct coaching sessions and training on all aspects of movement methods enabling and inspiring action.

• Communicate with volunteers and Team Leads as needed to recruit for tasks and events, and maintain engagement.

• Develop and maintain relations with national/state/regional volunteer groups in the electoral reform space.

• Devise and maintain a system for thanking and/or rewarding super-volunteers in conjunction with leadership.

• Field
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• Work closely with the leadership and statewide organizing team to establish operational priorities and meet aggressive monthly goals for scheduled and ad hoc voter outreach.

• Host in person statewide meetings in assigned region.

• Develop and manage independent field teams of volunteers regionally to educate the public about RCV and other electoral reforms, while growing the volunteer and donor base. Enable volunteer teams in doing regular canvassing, hitting monthly target goals to grow a supporter list while fostering a positive public opinion of RCV.

• Administrative:

• Maintain accurate records of active volunteers, projects’ statuses, and contacts to report back to leadership.

• Facilitate data entry into CRM for accurate record keeping and support list management

• Delegate responsibilities to volunteers, inspiring them to act and ensuring the tasks are completed.

• Develop and maintain work processes to enable volunteers in coordination and communication.

Additional as needed: (10%)

• Communications:

• Delive…