Battleground Regional Political & Coalitions Director

Wilmington, DE, USA
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Job Description

The Biden-Harris campaign is hiring Battleground Regional Political & Coalitions Directors to support and facilitate the communication between state political teams and campaign headquarters (HQ). The Battleground Regional Political & Coalitions Directors are responsible for clearly communicating national political and coalition strategy with the states. This team will coordinate with state and HQ leadership to support in-state events with principals and surrogates, launch local coalition efforts, and most importantly help drive state and local political priorities to mobilize a critical coalition of leaders in states to enthusiastically re-elect President Biden and Vice President Harris. At their core, the Battleground Regional Political & Coalitions Director is collaborative, communicates at a high level, manages complex projects, loves to support and coach staff, creatively problem solves, and enjoys building new relationships - as well as leveraging long-standing relationships - to grow our Biden-Harris coalition to reelect the President and Vice President.

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary facilitator between a region of state political & coalitions programs, national political & coalitions, and national state team priorities.
  • Serve as strategist and consultant in strategic meetings focused on engaging political and coalition teams across a subset of states.
  • Collaborate across Political & Coalitions, Trips, Surrogates, Policy, and as well other HQ teams to manage and communicate big picture political strategy in states, execute state events, or other initiatives within key communities.
  • Synthesize cross-region and state insights to develop recommendations for the states and HQ teams.
  • Collaborate with state Political & Coalitions Directors to plan and implement priorities across regions.
  • Support state Political & Coalitions Directors in hiring, management, and program execution.
  • Deliver customized support for states in the form of draft plans, template materials, and more.
  • Travel Required: Medium, 25%

Preferred Skills & Responsibilities

  • You have 2 or more years of experience in managing a high-performing and diverse team.
  • You have political relationship and coalition management skills, in particular a proven track record and experience in voter engagement organizations in a state or nationally.
  • You value high-quality relationships and enjoy connecting the dots between people to create impactful work.
  • You love building systems for innovative political programs.
  • You can observe workplace culture and performance in order to effectively coach and influence staff to improve and excel.
  • No job is too big or too small for you to take on. You’re actually the first person your friends call when they need help with moving too.
  • You’re an absolute sponge. You want to get your hands on as much information as possible and can quickly put a point on it for others.
  • You understand that great teams are built on clear communication, accountability to each other, and a constant focus on growth and development.
  • You care deeply about carrying out the political program for President Biden and Vice President Harris.
Due to FEC regulations, only U.S. citizens or U.S. green card holders are eligible to apply for this role.

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