Regional Director, Western States

All Hands On Deck Network Inc.• US,

53d•$142,800 - $163,200•Remote

About The Position

As Regional Director, Western States, you will lead MVP’s strategy, relationships, and grantmaking across 19 Western states. You will serve as MVP’s primary regional liaison with grassroots organizations, intermediaries, select national partners, and donors. This role involves both regional leadership and hands-on state strategy, managing and supporting MVP’s Arizona State Advisor. You will ensure state strategies are ambitious, grounded in local partner expertise, connected across state lines, and supported by necessary resources. You will report to the Director of State Programs and collaborate with various MVP teams. MVP’s staff cultivate deep relationships with grassroots partners, understand political and movement ecosystems, and direct resources to build progressive power and achieve policy and electoral change. This role will apply this approach to a broad region, identifying opportunities for coordination, learning, and investment across states.

Requirements

Significant political campaign and/or movement organizing experience, with strong knowledge of state political and movement ecosystems.
Senior-level organizational, campaign, coalition, or movement leadership experience, including experience managing and developing staff.
Demonstrated ability to develop strategy, assess organizations and political opportunities, and translate analysis into clear priorities and investments.
Experience building trusted relationships and working effectively across diverse organizations, movements, coalitions, and constituencies.
Strong judgment, communication, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to balance long-term strategy and fast-moving political opportunities.
Passion for supporting grassroots organizations and building progressive power.

Nice To Haves

Deep knowledge of political, organizing, and funding landscapes in one or more Western states.
Experience developing or managing strategy across multiple states or a large geographic region.
Experience with grantmaking, philanthropy, fundraising, or advising funders and donors.
Demonstrated success coaching organizational leaders and organizers.
Familiarity with field and campaign tools such as VAN and workplace systems including Slack, Airtable, and Google Workspace.
Familiarity with—or a strong desire to learn—the compliance frameworks governing 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and PAC activity.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement an ambitious strategy for MVP’s work across 19 Western states.
Build and maintain a strong understanding of the region’s political landscapes, movement infrastructure, funding ecosystems, challenges, and opportunities.
Identify states, organizations, infrastructure, and opportunities where MVP investment can have the greatest short- and long-term impact.
Develop differentiated strategies appropriate to states with very different political conditions and levels of movement infrastructure.
Identify opportunities for regional approaches, collaboration, and learning that strengthen organizing ecosystems and advance policy and electoral goals across state lines.
Manage MVP’s Arizona State Advisor and ensure the strength and effectiveness of MVP’s Arizona program.
Provide regular coaching, strategic guidance, feedback, and professional development to the Arizona State Advisor.
Support the State Advisor in developing and executing strategy and navigating partner relationships, funding decisions, and political opportunities.
Ensure Arizona grantmaking, partner engagement, donor coordination, reporting, and planning align with MVP’s organizational priorities and standards.
Create opportunities for collaboration and shared learning between Arizona and the broader Western portfolio.
Cultivate trusting relationships with grassroots organizations and help partners build the strategy, capacity, and infrastructure required to grow their power.
Develop a strong understanding of states’ organizing ecosystems, political and policy landscapes, infrastructure gaps, and opportunities through regular engagement with partners and allies.
Work with organizations to strengthen annual and multi-year electoral, issue advocacy, and base-building strategies.
Identify infrastructure gaps and political opportunities and work with partners to strengthen existing organizations, nurture emerging groups and alliances, and build missing capacity.
Connect partners with resources and support to strengthen their organizations and strategic capacities in partnership with MVP’s Capacity Building team.
Translate knowledge of state and regional ecosystems into clear, actionable recommendations for MVP investment.
Develop internal strategy documents and legally compliant external 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and PAC state plans.
Assess organizational strengths and needs, infrastructure gaps, political opportunities, and funding needs to inform grantmaking recommendations.
Manage grantmaking budgets across the Western portfolio, tracking partner funding needs and adjusting recommendations as conditions evolve.
Oversee Arizona strategy and grantmaking with the Arizona State Advisor.
Partner with MVP’s Grantmaking team to administer and track grants and maintain accurate, timely, and legally compliant recommendations and records.
Build relationships with local and national funders, donor networks, intermediaries, and organizing networks relevant to MVP’s Western strategy.
Advise funders and donors on state landscapes, organizational needs, and strategic investment opportunities in coordination with relevant MVP staff.
Lead or oversee MVP’s engagement with relevant state-based 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), donor tables, and other alliances.
Identify opportunities to align funding around shared strategic priorities and bring additional resources to strong state and regional strategies.
Work with partners to develop compelling, legally compliant program reports rooted in state plans and measurable progress toward goals.
Assess progress, offer strategic feedback to partners, and recommend shifts when investments or approaches are not producing the intended results.
Share lessons, effective practices, stories, and examples of impact across MVP and among partners.
Help improve MVP’s planning, reporting, grantmaking, and evaluation systems to better support strong state strategy and legal compliance.

Benefits

Employer-paid premiums of health insurance at 100% for most individuals & 75% for family
Dental and vision insurance coverage
401(k) account with partial match
Basic life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance direct coverage
Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account availability
Work From Home stipend
Wellness stipend
Student Loan Repayment Assistance
Access to free online courses
Paid vacation (4 weeks)
Paid holidays (9 days)
Office closures (fall and winter breaks)
Two floating paid days off
18 weeks of paid Parental Leave
Up to 4 weeks of paid Bereavement Leave
Up to 12 weeks of Family Leave (up to 4 weeks paid)
Sabbatical policy