Organizing Director - Lift Voice Philly

Position: Organizing Director - Lift Every Voice Philly
About Lift Every Voice Philly Lift Every Voice Philly (LEV) is Philadelphia's only base-building organization solely focused on systems change in the School District of Philadelphia. We are a Black parent-led, multiracial organization seeking our next Organizing Director.

After four years of organizing and winning campaigns that secured daily recess, citywide student wellness protections, and major progress on the school nurse vacancy crisis, we are ready for our next chapter.

The Organizing Director will lead four core areas of work: supervising and developing our organizing team, driving campaign strategy and execution, codifying and strengthening our member leadership development program, and building the external relationships and political positioning that expand LEV's power. They will serve as a full member of the leadership team with broad authority to build our base and lead winning campaigns.

The work is grounded in LEV's theory of change and the three strategies that have always driven our organization: growing parent leadership, unity, and voice.

To read more about our campaigns:  .  Learn more about LEV at .The Opportunity We're looking for an experienced organizer with a proven track record of building a base, developing leaders, and winning campaigns. You're equally comfortable setting strategy and executing the day-to-day work that makes campaigns successful. You know how to coach organizers, earn trust with members, and build relationships that expand an organization's power.

You thrive in fast-moving environments, hold yourself and others to a high standard, and believe that Black and Brown parents have the power to transform public education when they are organized, united, and equipped to lead.

Candidate Profile We recognize that there is a spectrum of lived and professional experience that will set candidates up for success in this role. While no one candidate will have every experience outlined in the position description, ideal candidates will display the following professional and personal qualities, skills, and characteristics:

STAFF SUPERVISION & COACHINGBuild and retain a high-performing organizing team by leading recruitment, hiring, and onboarding so every organizer begins with clear expectations, defined performance standards, and the tools to succeed.

Provide consistent supervision, regular feedback, formal performance reviews, and direct management of performance and personnel issues so every organizer knows where they stand and what is expected.

Assess each organizer's organizing skills, leadership capacity, strengths, and growth areas, and provide individualized coaching that accelerates their development.

Lead weekly team meetings and bi-monthly trainings that strengthen organizing practice, reinforce accountability, and build consistent standards across the team.

CAMPAIGN STRATEGY & MANAGEMENTSet the strategic direction for LEV's campaigns, designing the goals, timelines, theories of change, and organizing strategies that move members from issue identification to policy wins.

Lead campaigns from strategy through execution by developing clear targets, tactics, timelines, and accountability systems while keeping members at the center of the work.

Design high-impact public actions, political interventions, and member-led moments that build power, generate earned media, and put decision-makers on the record.

Represent LEV alongside member leaders in meetings with elected and appointed officials, using organized community power to advance campaign goals.

Maintain campaign plans with clear benchmarks, decision points, and contingency strategies so the team can adapt quickly without losing momentum.

Lead campaign evaluations and after-action reviews, integrating…