Managing Director, Campaign Strategy & Infrastructure (M3)

Save the Children 2022 • Washington, DC

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Save the Children Action Network (SCAN) is the political advocacy arm of Save the Children, a 501(c)(4) organization. SCAN aims to build bipartisan support for children's well-being by advocating for early learning, ending child hunger, child safety at the border, and global child protection. As the Managing Director, Campaign Strategy & Infrastructure, you will be instrumental in supporting the Head of SCAN by developing and executing campaign strategies. A key focus will be on building the necessary infrastructure, systems, and tools for effective advocacy, electoral, and community-based campaigns nationwide. This role involves leading the design and implementation of scalable campaign frameworks, training programs, and operational systems to empower staff, volunteers, and grassroots advocates for coordinated and impactful mobilization. You will collaborate with leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure strategic alignment, effective execution, and influence policy outcomes at state and federal levels, ultimately strengthening organizational cohesion and campaign effectiveness.

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience on Capitol Hill, in non-profit advocacy, or campaign organizing.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi-channel advocacy, electoral, grassroots, or organizing initiatives.
• Proven effective leader and people manager with experience developing and leading high-performance cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to create effective grassroots campaigns.
• Experience creating or managing training programs, leadership growth, volunteer involvement, or building organizing skills.
• Strong strategic planning, operational management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience using data, metrics, and reporting to inform strategy and evaluate impact.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 15–20% domestically.
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite.
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and operationalization of SCAN’s campaign strategy by designing and continuously improving systems and ways of working.
• Build and manage scalable campaign infrastructure, including planning tools, standards, and operating procedures, for consistent, high-quality execution across teams.
• Coordinate with Campaigns, State, Elections, Constituency Engagement, and Data teams to align priorities, sequencing, and resource allocation.
• Establish processes to evaluate campaign performance, capture learnings, and strengthen long-term organizing and advocacy effectiveness.
• Support campaign readiness and rapid-response capabilities during key advocacy and electoral moments.
• Lead, develop, and coach a high-performing team, setting clear goals, performance expectations, and accountability frameworks.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture.
• Represent SCAN in cross-divisional initiatives and external engagements.
• Support fundraising, donor engagement, and strategic communications by articulating SCAN’s organizing model and campaign approach.
• Lead SCAN’s approach to building organizing capacity across staff, volunteers, and partners.
• Oversee the design and delivery of training programs to strengthen capabilities in advocacy, elections, volunteer engagement, and community organizing.
• Ensure training curricula build durable organizing skills and develop a pipeline of leaders.
• Partner with internal teams and external organizations to expand training partnerships and support shared learning.
• Develop systems for knowledge sharing and continuous learning.
• Partner with senior leaders across divisions to ensure campaign infrastructure and engagement strategies align with broader organizational priorities.
• Facilitate cross-functional planning processes that integrate constituency engagement, volunteer mobilization, electoral activity, and advocacy priorities.
• Work closely with programmatic teams to align SCAN’s campaign presence with programmatic state footprints.
• Translate campaign insights and operational data into strategic reporting, campaign readiness assessments, and recommendations.

Benefits

• Flexible schedules
• Generous PTO
• 11 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Competitive health care, dental and vision coverage for you and your family
• Caregiver leave
• Parental/adoption leave
• Critical child illness leave
• Fertility benefits
• Annual merit increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees
• Retirement savings plan with employer contributions (after one year)
• 15 safety and wellness days annually (if hired on or after July 1, safety and wellness days prorated to 8 days)
• Mental health benefits and support through Calm and company-hosted events
• Employee Assistance Program (free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services)
• Access to internal and external learning & development opportunities and mentorships

What This Job Offers

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