[Hiring] VP of Campaigns @Advocates for Trans Equality

Role Description

The Vice President of Campaigns is responsible for developing, managing, and executing state and federal ballot measure, public education, and advocacy campaigns in partnership with the Policy, Legal, Organizing, and Communications departments.

• Provide vision for, coordinate, and execute A4TE’s advocacy strategy across four departments representing four advocacy tactics of policy, lobbying, organizing, and elections.
• Serve as A4TE’s key external contact and thought partner to LGBTQ+ movement partner organizations.
• Develop a thoughtful, strategic, coordinated ballot strategy on behalf of A4TE.
• Manage, cultivate, and inspire the leadership of the Organizing Director.
• Manage, cultivate, and inspire the leadership of staff overseeing A4TE’s engagement and training of transgender candidates.
• Represent A4TE in state-focused ballot measure coalition work.
• Oversee federal and state public education and advocacy campaigns.
• Keep A4TE team regularly apprised of developments on federal public education and advocacy efforts.
• Work with consultants, lobbyists, organizational partners, and state and local leaders to defeat discriminatory anti-trans ballot measures.
• Manage, support, and ensure accountability of campaign consultants.
• Work with the Organizing team, State Policy team, and the Communications team to drive public education and advocacy victories.
• Travel to campaign sites as needed.
• Work with Communications staff to ensure effective delivery of messaging and research.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 6 years of experience in a leadership role.
• Demonstrated management experience, including coaching team members.
• A strong working knowledge of lobbying governmental and agency entities.
• A working knowledge of 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), PAC, and ballot legal compliance.
• A strong working knowledge of the role politics plays within an overarching advocacy framework.
• Direct experience in social justice, government, organizing, and/or movement building organizations.
• A deep understanding of issues affecting transgender people and interconnected oppressions.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in MS Office 365 and collaborative tools.

Requirements

• 6-8 years’ experience in a management role, such as a Field Director, Campaign Director, or Political Director.
• 8-10 years’ experience in traditional field organizing, preferably in ballot measures or advocacy campaigns.
• Remote but located near a major airport, preferably in the Midwest, South, Southwest, or Central United States.
• Fluency or proficiency in a language other than English, especially Spanish.
• Experience in using legal and policy database tools.

Benefits

• Salary for this role is between $146,000 - $163,000.
• 100% employer-paid medical, vision, dental, and life insurance.
• 80% employer contributions to spousal and dependent healthcare.
• Employer contributions to retirement plan.
• Monthly remote work stipends.
• Access to gender-affirming healthcare pool.
• Name and identity document change support.
• Generous time off, including paid holidays, 20 paid vacation days annually, sick time, and office-wide closures.
• Medical and parental leaves.
• Weekly wellness hours and volunteer hours.
• 3-month paid sabbatical after 5 years.
• Healthcare flex spending account.
• Professional development stipend.