Canvassing Fellowship Manager - Kalamazoo

Michigan United • Kalamazoo, MI

6d • Onsite

About The Position

MI United / MI United Action is seeking a high-energy Canvassing Fellowship Manager to lead a statewide electoral outreach program focused on civic engagement, voter registration, and electoral participation in low-income and immigrant communities. The role involves building a pipeline of progressive public leaders, particularly women and people of color, and growing the organization's membership. Fellows, Leads, and Managers will participate in ongoing training to develop skills in motivating others, understanding social justice movements, and analyzing power structures. Michigan United's Theory of Change centers on building power through organized people and money, with a focus on racial, economic, and gender justice, dismantling systemic barriers, and fostering people-centered leadership development.

Requirements

• A commitment to MI United Action’s theory of change and a strong commitment to racial, gender, and economic justice and their intersections, both inside and outside the organization.
• A desire to learn and grow as a leader and a passion for developing the leadership skills of others.
• Previous experience managing a culturally, religiously, and economically diverse staff.
• Previous experience organizing campaigns or electoral canvassing.
• Previous experience with VAN and Google Suite.
• Able to stand and walk for extended periods of time.
• Effective communication skills and comfortability working with the public, talking to strangers, and asking people to take action.
• Reliable transportation/ability to drive to and from canvassing locations.
• A data-capable smartphone and familiarity with MiniVAN.
• A high energy, highly organized, self-starter capable of executing plans and implementing creative solutions to problems.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to work with a team to achieve a common goal.
• Multi-lingual (particularly Spanish and Arabic).
• Committed to meeting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Managing a team of Canvassing Fellows to execute the electoral canvassing program.
• Interviewing and retaining Canvassing Fellows.
• Planning and participating in new employee orientations.
• Launching daily canvasses in an assigned region with a diverse staff of 10 or more Fellows and a Lead.
• Ensuring canvass integrity by shadowing canvassers.
• Maintaining a healthy team culture through daily stand-up meetings.
• Collaborating with the data team to plan voter contact goals and strategies.
• Creating and executing agendas for regular meetings with the Canvass Management Team and Canvass Planning Team.
• Managing inventory of electoral equipment and electronic devices.
• Creating a high-energy electoral canvass rooted in MI United / MI United Action’s theory of change.
• Working with the data team to ensure canvass data integrity.
• Developing and improving training materials for Canvassing Fellows and Managers, including use of VAN and reporting tools.
• Collecting stories, videos, photos, and other multimedia for promotional use.
• Attending monthly staff development trainings.
• Assisting in voter targeting strategy and voter outreach tactics.
• Transitioning new and newly activated leaders to a permanent organizer at the end of the election.

Benefits

• Health Insurance and a $1200/year Health Savings Account or monthly Health insurance stipend available after 90 days of employment.
• Individual Retirement Account (IRA) after earning at least $5,000 within the preceding two year period.
• An internet stipend of $34.62 per pay period.
• A phone stipend of $23.08 per pay period.
• Paid time off policy.
• Paid sick time policy beginning at 16 hours and accruing up to 80 hours.
• Mileage reimbursement policy.
• Retention bonus of $1,500 (must remain on staff through Nov 20th, 2026).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed