Regional Manager, Community Organizer

Southern Poverty Law Center•Montgomery, AL

2h•Onsite

About The Position

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is seeking a passionate Regional Manager, Community Organizer to lead outreach, organizing, and capacity building efforts in the Southern region of Alabama, with a priority focus on rural communities. This role involves engaging with the community to understand their needs, managing outreach efforts, and building capacity in identified focus areas. The Regional Manager will translate the organization's annual work plan into effective field tactics and issue-based campaigns, aligned with SPLC's focus pillars. This position requires the individual to work 100% of the time from Alabama and cover South Alabama.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of community, issue-based, or advocacy organizing experience including experience coaching, mentoring, or leading organizers
Minimum of 3 years supervisory experience
High School Diploma or GED

Nice To Haves

Experienced people manager with a collaborative leadership style and a track record of successfully managing direct reports while building strong partnerships across teams and with external stakeholders.
Highly organized executor who thrives in a fast-paced environment, balancing multiple priorities while ensuring high-quality, on-time delivery of team goals and work plans.
Informed about the advocacy and policy landscape, with the ability to partner effectively with policy colleagues, support coalition-building efforts, and navigate complex external relationships.
Comfortable using metrics and data to track progress, assess impact, and inform decision-making and continuous improvement.
Exceptional relationship builder who communicates effectively, fosters trust, and brings people together to advance shared priorities and achieve results.
Demonstrates an understanding of and a commitment to SPLC's mission, vision and values.

Responsibilities

Hire, supervise, and develop a team of state organizers by setting clear performance expectations, providing ongoing training and support, conducting performance evaluations, and fostering professional growth.
In partnership with the Alabama State Office and Deputy Director, establish team goals, priorities, and accountability measures that align with organizational objectives and annual work plan commitments.
Translate organizational priorities into actionable work plans with clear timelines, benchmarks, and measurable outcomes, ensuring effective execution of community education, base-building, and issue-based campaigns.
Provide regular updates to the Deputy Director on team performance, work plan implementation, challenges, and progress toward established goals.
Oversee the accurate collection, entry, tracking, and reporting of organizing activities and outcomes, utilizing data to evaluate effectiveness, identify gaps, and inform strategic and tactical decision-making.
Build and maintain relationships with community members, grassroots leaders, partner organizations, and key allies to strengthen community engagement and expand the organization's presence and impact throughout the region.
Support community-led advocacy and public education efforts and represent the organization in coalitions, partner meetings, and other community forums to advance organizational priorities and strengthen collaborative partnerships.
Perform other duties as required or assigned which are within the scope of the duties in this job classification.