Integrated Voter Engagement Manager - Ohio

New Voices for Reproductive Justice • Cleveland, OH

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About The Position

The Integrated Voter Engagement (IVE) Manager - Ohio is responsible for providing key leadership in implementing our voter engagement program in Ohio. IVE’s goal is to build power for and alongside Black women, Black queer folks, and Black marginalized community members through and beyond voting and participating in the electoral process. The IVE Manager - Ohio is key in connecting our voter base to the local and the national Reproductive Justice movement. This position requires an outgoing, goal-focused, experienced self-starter with a professional background in voter engagement, community organizing and/or leadership development. A background in social justice, women’s rights and/or Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice is key for this role. The IVE Manager mobilizes Black people of all genders and backgrounds, builds organizational visibility and is dedicated to the health and well-being of those we serve in the Greater Cleveland area. In this role, the IVE Manager - Ohio will represent the interests of New Voices for Reproductive Justice and our constituents in various settings through voter engagement coalitions, partnerships, and alliances, and will be required to travel as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Minimum Five (5) years’ in community organizing, campaign coordination and coalition-building required.
• Minimum Five (5) years’ of elections, voter engagement and/or issue-based campaign experience.
• Minimum Five (5) years’ experience working in non-profit, community-based, and/or advocacy organizations.
• Minimum Five (5) years’ experience working in any of the following areas: Social Justice, Reproductive Justice, Human Rights, Black Women's Health, Leadership Development, Community Organizing, Policy Advocacy, Culture Change, and/or Voter Engagement.
• Minimum three (3) years’ experience in a management role leading statewide electoral or voter engagement.
• Minimum three (3) years’ experience working with Black women, Black queer folks, and Black marginalized people.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to work independently.
• Resourceful, organized, flexible, and capable of multitasking effectively.
• Demonstrated experience in effectively leading others.
• Experience in managing employees, including completing performance reviews, progressive disciplinary action and all other aspects of people management.
• Proficiency in Google Suite; experience with CRM systems is a plus.
• Affirms the core principles of the Reproductive Justice and Human Rights framework for Black women, Black queer folks, and Black marginalized people.
• Must be willing to learn to effectively discuss Reproductive Justice and New Voices’ leadership development, community care, resourcing, and mutual aid efforts with a wide variety of audiences.
• Demonstrates discipline and motivation in completing designated assignments.
• Exhibits creativity, resourcefulness, and flexibility.
• Demonstrates passion, enthusiasm, motivation, commitment, integrity, humor, optimism, positivity, and the ability to inspire others to engage with New Voices.

Responsibilities

• Execute New Voices’ Integrated Voter Engagement program vision, strategy, and outcomes in Ohio, to build voting power among Black voters all year long and increase our base of supporters on key Reproductive Justice issues.
• Provide daily leadership and operational oversight for Integrated Voter Engagement activities in Ohio, including supervising, training, and coaching the Cleveland IVE Coordinator, and supporting the recruitment and hiring of seasonal staff to achieve programmatic goals.
• Manage and monitor implementation of all Integrated Voter Engagement activities including voter contact, data analysis, coordinated program, digital organizing, voter registration, voter education, election protection, remote and in-person events, volunteers, and communications.
• Co-manage IVE Ohio’s program budget.
• Provide support in grant and donor reporting to track expenditures and impact.
• Build social, cultural, and political power at a grassroots level by challenging race and gender-based violence and discrimination and improving the knowledge and skills of local emerging Reproductive Justice leaders. This includes connecting, resourcing, and mobilizing Black women, Black queer folk, and Black marginalized community members in Ohio.
• Provide Reproductive-Justice informed Integrated Voter Engagement (IVE) insights and expertise to community members, leaders, and partners through training, workshops, conference presentations, and speaking engagements.
• In any given calendar year, outreach to at least 500,000 state wide constituents about the importance of making informed political decisions through phone and text banking, voter registration, community engagement, door canvassing, mutual aid, and narrative strategy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager