Campaigns Organiser (Harpenden & Berkhamsted)

Liberal Democrats; Hatching Green; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Liberal Democrats in Harpenden and Berkhamsted are seeking a Campaigns Organiser to support local elections. Based in Harpenden with hybrid working, you will coordinate volunteers, design leaflets, arrange doorstep activity and assist with data entry and digital campaigning.

You will work closely with Victoria Collins MP's team to sustain momentum across the constituency. You will manage volunteer recruitment, provide training, and help deliver the campaign plan through a range of

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating volunteers and campaign activities.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Campaign Team in Harpenden and Berkhamsted in strategic planning and campaign organisation.
• Organise volunteers and local party workers to deliver the campaign plan, by recruiting, training, managing and mobilising volunteers.
• Lead volunteer teams on campaigning activities (doorstep, online, telephone and delivery).
• Ensure delivery of doorstep and telephone voter contact.
• Oversee production of literature per the local plan, both local and constituency wide.
• Build and develop digital campaigning capacity with key volunteers.
• Organise data entry in the online database, ensuring confidentiality and data retention rules.
• Line manage staff and interns where needed.
• Assist the fundraising team to a limited extent.

Skills

Volunteer management

Campaign organisation

Doorstep campaigning

Local stakeholder liaison

Job description

Job Title: Campaigns Organiser (Harpenden and Berkhamsted)

Location: Hybrid; some days home-based, but predominantly working in local party office in Harpenden.

Days: Full-time 36 hours. It is expected that the Campaigns Organiser will work to assist evening and weekend campaign activities on occasion, with time off in lieu to compensate.

Purpose of the job:

Do you want to make the world around you a better place to live? Do you want to see your values making a real difference in peoples’ lives? Do you want to join Victoria Collins MP’s team, working directly with her to retain control of Harpenden and Berkhamsted after her historic win in the 2024 General Election? If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions, this role may be the perfect opportunity for you!

The Harpenden and Berkhamsted Liberal Democrats are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated person who can play a key role in building volunteer infrastructure, creating leaflets and organising doorstep activity – to support our fast-paced campaign. The role will be pivotal to our success in the next General Election, where the Liberal Democrats are defending this crucial seat against a tough Conservative challenge, as well as future local elections here. The role will also look to build on Victoria Collins MP’s strong result in the 2024 UK General Election.

As Campaigns Organiser, you will be communicating with volunteers about upcoming campaign activities, recruiting and triaging new volunteers, designing campaign leaflets and arranging their distribution, coordinating constituency doorknocking efforts, and working together with respective campaign teams to steer our campaigning efforts, including working with Victoria Collins MP.

These tasks will require strong organisational and communication skills, a welcoming attitude, and the confidence to work with and engage volunteers.

The successful candidate will be highly motivated by hitting targets, and proactive in keeping the pace of the campaign, getting stuck in on a range of different tasks and getting things done.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• To assist the Campaign Team in Harpenden and Berkhamsted in strategic planning and campaign organisation


• To organise volunteers and local party workers to deliver the campaign plan, by:
  
  
  
  • Recruiting, training, managing and mobilising volunteers
  
  
  • Leading volunteer teams on campaigning activities (doorstep, online, telephone and delivery)
  
  
  
  


• To ensure the delivery of a programme of doorstep and telephone voter contact


• To oversee and contribute to the production of literature as per the local party literature plan, both local and constituency wide


• To build and develop digital campaigning capacity alongside key volunteers


• To organise volunteers to enter data in the online database, taking into consideration confidentiality and data retention rules. The organiser may also be required to enter data in the absence of such volunteers


• To line manage any supporting staff and interns


• To assist the fundraising team to a limited extent, as allowed by other duties


• To undertake such training as is recommended to develop and update required skills


• To undertake such other duties as the line manager may require furthering effective communication, campaigning and organisation in the area.

Overall Aims

To support the work of the local Liberal Democrats so that:

• The local party’s membership and volunteer base grows and thrives;


• The local party’s capacity to fight elections is increased including planning towards the next district elections;


• We can win every seat in the constituency at the next local elections


• We can win Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency at the next Parliamentary election

Person specification

• Strong organisational and self-management skills.


• Ability to communicate effectively with and maintain the confidence of a wide variety of stakeholders.


• Strong drive to recruit, mobilise and manage volunteers.


• Demonstrate a "can-do" attitude and resilience in pressured/difficult situations.


• Ability to motivate and manage a team of people and work effectively as a team member.


• Ability to work unsupervised and effectively prioritise from a wide variety of tasks.


• Ability to meet deadlines.


• Good written and oral communication skills.


• Good digital skills and willingness to learn new software/apps and media: social media, ability to update web sites, ability to use a variety of specialised software e.g. desktop publishing, video subtitling.


• Sympathetic to Liberal Democrat aims and/or values.


• Possession of driving licence and access to a vehicle, given the geographical nature of the constituency.


• Understanding and experience of election campaigns and management.


• Knowledge of the local area, its politics and local communities.


• Ability to produce effective political literature.


• Ability to spot issues with campaigning potential.


• Ability to work with the local media and generate positive coverage for the party and its representatives.

Applicants are encouraged to inform us if any reasonable adjustments are needed to be made during any part of the recruitment process.

The Party believes it is essential to foster equity, equality, diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We want our employees to thrive in an environment where everyone is welcome and supported to achieve their potential. It is important to celebrate what makes us unique and that you feel valued, appreciated and free to be who you are.