Protect and Build Campaign Manager

Community Change • Washington, WA

4h • $110,000 - $120,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Protect & Build Campaign Manager will serve as the strategic and operational lead for the Protect & Build Our Safety Net campaign, with a focus on coordination, team management, partner alignment, and accountability for achieving targeted campaign outcomes. This full-time, one-year position will oversee a team of organizers and ensure that Community Change and Community Change Action’s campaign goals are met through robust base-building, narrative work, and powerbuilding strategies. This person must be both a seasoned campaign tactician and a relational leader who can hold complexity, manage cross-state coordination, and integrate field, communications, and policy approaches into a unified plan. A portion of time will be spent working with Community Change’s sister organization, Community Change Action. Note: If you have already submitted an application for this position through Greenhouse, we have your application on file, and you do not need to reapply.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience developing, leading, and implementing community organizing/issue campaigns, electoral organizing, or strategic campaigns.
• An understanding of Medicaid, SNAP, or other social safety net programs, especially in a political and long-term powerbuilding context.
• Proven ability to supervise staff and coordinate multi-site, multi-issue campaigns.
• Strong campaign planning skills, with the ability to move targets, build coalitions, and integrate organizing with communications and policy advocacy.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and organize people across lines of race, class, and geography.
• Experience with leadership development and training models rooted in a powerbuilding framework.
• Strong commitment to racial, economic, and gender justice.
• Ability to travel up to 50% and work flexible hours as needed.
• Proficiency with digital organizing tools, Google Workspace, and databases like Salesforce.
• Understanding and use of research to inform work.
• Facilitation and training skills.
• Strong team player, familiar with team dynamics and willing to work in a team environment; experience and comfort working as part of a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience organizing in rural areas or with cross-partisan constituencies preferred.

Responsibilities

• Campaign Leadership & Strategy Lead the strategic planning and execution of the Protect & Build Our Safety Net campaign.
• Develop, track, and refine field and advocacy goals across states.
• Drive target strategies and ensure alignment across federal and state-level tactics.
• Supports a culture of campaign collaboration and learning with other in-house campaigns.
• Team Management & Supervision Supervise, coach, and support a team of Protect & Build Campaign Organizers across target states.
• Facilitate weekly team meetings and 1:1 check-ins to build cohesion and accountability.
• Foster leadership and skill development across the organizer team.
• Relationship Management Manage relationships with grassroots partner organizations; ensure collaboration and alignment on goals, metrics, and narratives.
• Help identify and manage the relationship with other key campaign stakeholders.
• Support capacity-building for partner organizations in campaign execution and organizing infrastructure.
• Cross-Functional Integration Coordinate across policy, communications, digital, and development teams to support unified campaign planning.
• Ensure alignment between fieldwork and narrative, communications, and federal advocacy efforts.
• Data, Tracking, and Evaluation Track both, qualitative and quantitative field metrics, base-building progress, and leadership development benchmarks.
• Use data and reporting tools to inform strategic shifts and measure impact.
• Prepare and deliver regular updates to senior leadership and external stakeholders.
• Rapid Response and Adaptive Strategy Lead agile responses to emerging policy threats or opportunities affecting Medicaid, SNAP, and related programs.
• Guide campaign pivots and mobilizations in response to the political and legislative landscape.

Benefits

• 4 weeks of annual paid vacation
• additional paid holiday leave between December 24 and January 1 and a Summer Break the week of July 4th
• 8% employer contribution to a retirement account after six months of employment (and 3% employer contribution for the first 6 months)
• cell phone and internet stipend
• a choice of generous health insurance plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees