Field Manager, RCT/Evaluation

Swing Left and Vote Forward

5d • $5,917 - $5,917 • Hybrid

About The Position

This role is focused on Ground Truth, Swing Left’s people-powered organizing program designed to help Democrats win back power by reimagining how we talk with voters. As part of Ground Truth, we are running a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in Texas testing two voter contact scripts to build a stronger evidence base for how we persuade voters to support Democrats. This role is based on the ground in Texas and blends field organizing with RCT implementation and management. The person in this role will travel to key areas across Texas to train and support volunteers, run canvasses and debriefs, and coach volunteers directly, alongside owning the day-to-day work that keeps the RCT running cleanly and maintaining fidelity to the experimental protocol and monitoring data integrity.

Requirements

• A strong commitment to Swing Left's mission and values
• Based in, or willing to relocate to, Texas, with willingness and ability to travel to canvass/training locations across the state
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaborate with colleagues effectively in a hybrid work environment
• A commitment to equity and belonging across all identities, and ability to learn and grow in this space
• Strong relationship management and prioritization skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• High attention to detail — this role is directly responsible for protecting the integrity of the RCT's treatment/control separation
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of voter contact (including door knocking, high traffic canvassing, and phone banking) and electoral organizing strategies (including recruiting volunteers, team building, and managing volunteer leaders)
• Comfort training and coaching volunteers or field enumerators in person, one-on-one and in groups
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple moving logistical pieces and partner relationships at once
• High level of comfort with tools and technology used to support organizing (including Slack, email, digital platforms, and phone banking platforms), and enough tech comfort to troubleshoot basic volunteer issues
• Proficiency working with data, including reviewing and checking qualitative and quantitative data for quality and consistency
• Proficiency analyzing data in R or Stata and ability to build and maintain internal tracking systems to keep tabs on reporting across teams
• Identify and escalate threats to study design and randomization, including violations of treatment scripts, off-protocol voter contact, and other things that threaten evaluation integrity

Nice To Haves

• one cycle of grassroots volunteer organizing experience in an electoral context
• Prior experience on a randomized controlled trial or field experiment

Responsibilities

• Train volunteers in both large-group settings and one-off sessions
• Provide some tech support to volunteers
• Answer volunteer questions and serve as part of an on-call rotation
• Coach volunteers by delivering direct, specific feedback on their door conversations and data entry
• Run canvasses and lead in-person canvass debriefs
• Run virtual debriefs
• Regularly check canvassing data in real time including qualitative and quantitative data
• Manage the logistics of treatment and control assignment: ensure turf is cut and distributed according to the randomization assignment, maintain the assignment records, and confirm that turf was canvassed according to the proper treatment assignment
• Watch for and escalate threats to the study design, including crossover into control areas and off-protocol contact
• Manage the on the ground relationship with, and coordinate day-to-day with partner staff directly

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance: 100% of the premium paid for employees and 50% for dependents
• FSA and Dependent Care FSA accounts
• Employer-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability insurance
• Retirement plan
• Professional development and remote work stipends

What This Job Offers

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