Associate Director of Electoral Organizing

Right to the City; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% medical, dental and life보험

401k employer contribution

Wellness benefits

Staff development resources

Paid time off

Job summary

Right To The City Alliance (RTTC) is seeking an Associate Director of Electoral Organizing to lead national electoral field strategy, supervise field staff, and coordinate deployments across campaigns and coalitions. The role focuses on voter engagement, canvassing, textbanks, and phonebank operations within RTTC and RTTC-A.

The ideal candidate combines steady leadership with strong operational execution, building out field plans and mentoring staff while serving as a key liaison for coalition

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of grassroots organizing experience.
• At least 4 years in electoral organizing or field campaigns.
• At least 3 years of direct supervision experience.
• Experience translating political strategy into field plans.
• Strong knowledge of housing justice organizing and policy.
• Experience analyzing political conditions and translating to field guidance.
• Experience representing an organization in coalition spaces.

Responsibilities

• Lead national electoral field strategy and translate strategy into field programs.
• Supervise and develop the National Organizer of Field Mobilization and other staff.
• Represent RTTC in coalition spaces and partnerships.
• Support RTTC-A infrastructure, governance and member engagement.
• Contribute to organizational leadership and political education.
• Coordinate across departments to align organizing, campaigns, and operations.

Tools

VAN/PDI

CRM systems

Airtable

Job description

About The Right To The City Alliance (RTTC)

Right to the City Alliance (RTTC) emerged in 2007 with a strong and powerful vision to 1) halt the displacement of low-income people, Black, Indigenous, and people of color, LGBTQ communities, and youth of color, and 2) protect and expand affordable housing in tandem with a broader movement to build democratic and just healthy communities for the 21st century.

Since its inception, RTTC has quickly grown to encompass over 90 community-based racial, economic, gender, and environmental justice organizations located in 26 states and 45 cities. Representing true grassroots power and leadership of the most impacted, RTTC’s member organizations weave together local on-the-ground organizing, policy, and advocacy campaigns to build a robust and unstoppable national movement for inclusive, healthy housing and community development.

Organizational Work Culture

We take the work seriously, but not ourselves: Right to the City is committed to a work culture of care and balance. We understand that rigor and rest are compatible and both are necessary to reach our movement building goals. We actively work to audit our policy and culture in service of our commitment to racial justice and feminist praxis. Principled struggle and generative conflict are core commitments and we take a transformative approach to resolving harm. While we take our commitments seriously, our work environment commonly includes jokes, laughter, celebration and all other manner of enjoyable human experiences.

Position Summary

RTTC’s Associate Director of Electoral Organizing will help lead the development, coordination, and implementation of RTTC and RTTC-A's national electoral field strategy, working closely with the Director of Electoral Organizing to translate political strategy into concrete, well-resourced field programs. A major focus of this role will be directly supervising the National Organizer of Field Mobilization and overseeing RTTC’s national deployments, volunteer infrastructure, and voter engagement programs — including the phonebank, textbank, and canvass operations tied to RTTC’s electoral and issue-based campaigns.

We are looking for an experienced electoral organizer and people manager who can translate political strategy into clear field plans, build and supervise a strong field team, and represent RTTC in coalition spaces when needed. The ideal candidate is a steady, organized leader who thrives on operational execution as much as political strategy, and who can serve as a trusted right hand to the Director of Electoral Organizing — providing continuity, follow-through, and sound judgment on field and staffing matters. They are excited to help build the long-term electoral infrastructure necessary to sustain RTTC’s work through 2027 and beyond.

This position Reports to: Director of Electoral Organizing and participates in the Campaign Team and Organizing Department.

Job Responsibilities

1. Electoral Field Strategy & Organizing Department Leadership (Approx. 35%)

• Partner with the Director of Electoral Organizing to develop, articulate, and steward RTTC’s national electoral field strategy, and lead the translation of that strategy into concrete, well-coordinated field programs.

Duties/Tasks:

• Serve as an active member of the Campaign Team and Organizing Department Leadership Team, helping shape department-wide priorities to meet RTTC’s electoral organizing and field mobilization goals.
• Partner with the Director of Electoral Organizing to develop, articulate, and steward RTTC’s national electoral field strategy, ensuring alignment across campaigns, organizing, and alliance-wide priorities.
• Translate the Director’s political and strategic priorities into concrete, executable field programs, timelines, and staff work plans.
• Monitor and analyze the national, state, and local electoral landscape and translate political developments into strategic guidance for field staff and members.
• Lead RTTC-A’s field organizing strategy, including voter engagement, canvassing, and electoral mobilization.
• Develop and oversee field plans that include door-to-door canvassing, phonebanks, textbanks, and other voter contact methods.
• Lead planning and execution of electoral and campaign deployments, ensuring strong political clarity, turnout, and operational success.
• Serve as the primary liaison across departments to ensure cohesive and well-coordinated field programs, and as the primary point of contact for field implementation so the Director can focus on political strategy and external leadership.

2. Supervision & Development of Field Mobilization Staff (Approx. 25%)

• Directly supervise and develop the staff who power RTTC’s national field program, beginning with the National Organizer of Field Mobilization.

Duties/Tasks:

• Directly supervise the National Organizer of Field Mobilization, providing consistent supervision, mentorship, and political development support.
• Oversee deployments, volunteer infrastructure, and national phonebank, textbank, canvass, and voter engagement programs connected to electoral and issue-based campaigns.
• Ensure clear work planning, goal setting, evaluation, and accountability structures for the National Organizer of Field Mobilization and other supervised field staff.
• Participate in hiring, onboarding, and staff development processes for field mobilization roles, in consultation with the Director.
• Model principled communication, grounded conflict mediation, and collaborative leadership practices; elevate significant staff or capacity issues to the Director as needed.
• 3. Director Support & Coalition Engagement (Approx. 15%)
• Serve as a trusted thought partner to the Director of Electoral Organizing and represent RTTC’s field work in key coalition spaces.

Duties/Tasks:

• Serve as a thought partner and force multiplier to the Director, providing coverage and continuity on field and staff matters when the Director is engaged in external, political, or governance work.
• Keep the Director informed of field program status, staff needs, and emerging risks or opportunities through regular check-ins.
• Take ownership of discrete projects and initiatives delegated by the Director, seeing them through from planning to completion.
• Help prepare materials, agendas, and follow-up for Director-led meetings and processes as needed.
• Maintain and manage RTTC’s field and mobilization partnerships, ensuring alignment between coalition strategies and RTTC priorities.
• Represent RTTC and the Director, as delegated, in select coalition and partner spaces (e.g., ORNN, Rising Majority, WFP) connected to field mobilization and electoral organizing.
• Connect RTTC’s alliance-wide campaigns to broader national and translocal electoral strategies.

4. RTTC-A Infrastructure, Governance & Membership Engagement (Approx. 15%)

• Support the organizational infrastructure, governance, and member relationships that sustain RTTC’s electoral field program.

Duties/Tasks:

• Support the Director of Electoral Organizing and the RTTC-A Board by providing updates on field program status, organizing capacity, and political context as needed; attend RTTC-A Board meetings and annual retreats as requested.
• Provide insight on field program compliance in collaboration with the OCID and Operations teams, and stay informed on field mobilization budget status and expenditures.
• Support the Director and Budget Team in developing deployment and field mobilization budgets, and partner with the Resource Strategy team to communicate field program priorities to funders as needed.
• Engage RTTC member organizations in electoral field strategy development and planning, and provide strategic guidance and support to members building local field and mobilization capacity.
• Connect member organizations across regions into a cohesive national field program and create opportunities for members to collaborate, share learnings, and build translocal organizing power.

5. Organizational Leadership & Political Education (Approx. 10%)

• Contribute political analysis and field expertise to RTTC’s broader organizational leadership and political education work.

Duties/Tasks:

• Train staff and members on field organizing practice, electoral strategy, and the role of mobilization in advancing RTTC’s long-term vision.
• Build shared political and organizing understanding across the alliance to strengthen coordinated electoral action.
• Provide ongoing field and organizing analysis and strategic insight to organizational leadership.
• Ensure RTTC’s field and mobilization strategy is integrated into broader organizational planning and vision.
• Coordinate across departments to ensure alignment between organizing, campaigns, operations, and resource strategy.

Common Expectations for all positions:

• RTTC intentionally builds collaborative and transformative culture through:
• Organizational participation: (Approx. 10% of time) team planning, staff meetings and trainings, national convenings, collaborative projects across teams, and HR/administrative tasks common to all positions.
• Evolution of the work: Areas of work may change over time based on organization and movement needs, and always in consultation with the Associate Director.

Transformative Praxis

Participate in RTTC's transformative justice program to align our practice with our values and principles. Build staff unity and cohesion, and principled struggle amongst all team/staff members.

Location & Travel

Location is negotiable. RTTC has concentrations of staff in the following areas: Albuquerque, Atlanta, Boston, Brooklyn (physical office), Puerto Rico, and the SF Bay Area. Travel is required; frequency and duration of travel is negotiable, though this role should expect more frequent travel during election season and major deployments. On average, this position will be expected to travel [1-2 times per month for a total of 5-10 days per month, year round], with additional travel likely during peak electoral mobilization periods.

Qualities We Are Looking For

Bold Vision.

Swiss Army Knife.

Interdependent.

Low ego, high impact.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• At least 7 years of grassroots organizing experience, including substantial experience working with base-building organizations and directly impacted communities.
• At least 4 years of experience in electoral organizing or field campaigns, including voter contact program design (canvassing, phonebanking, textbanking) and electoral deployment management.
• At least 3 years of experience directly supervising organizing or field staff, including work planning, accountability, feedback, and professional development.
• Experience translating political strategy and campaign priorities into concrete, well-resourced field plans and staff work plans.
• Strong knowledge of housing justice organizing and policy, particularly as it connects to electoral strategy, tenant power, and RTTC’s Homes for All priorities.
• Experience analyzing political conditions, electoral landscapes, and power dynamics, and translating that analysis into actionable field guidance.
• Experience representing an organization in coalition or multi-partner spaces.
• Strong project-management and systems skills, with the ability to move complex, multi-state field programs from planning through execution.

Position-specific skills:

• Ability to serve as a reliable second-in-command, exercising sound judgment and providing continuity on field and staffing matters in the Director's absence.
• Strong supervision and coaching skills, with an ability to support organizers in developing field strategy, deployment planning, and staff leadership.
• Experience building and overseeing volunteer infrastructure and national voter contact programs (phonebank, textbank, canvass).
• Familiarity with electoral compliance and C4 program requirements, or willingness to build that expertise in partnership with Operations and compliance staff.
• Ability to build and maintain accountable relationships with RTTC member organizations, coalition partners, and allied formations (e.g., ORNN, Rising Majority, WFP).
• Strong facilitation and communication skills, including the ability to translate political strategy into accessible field plans and training for staff and members.
• Comfort working with data and field metrics to track deployments, volunteer engagement, and program performance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to write and speak a second language, preferably Spanish
• Familiarity with Slack, VAN/PDI or similar voter contact tools, CRM systems, and Airtable database management systems
• Some fundraising/funder engagement experience helpful
• General Requirements
• Support the mission, vision and goals of the Right To The City Alliance
• Experience and familiarity with housing justice, gentrification, displacement and anti-eviction work and/or grassroots base-building organizations and transformative organizing
• Experience in multi-racial, multicultural settings
• Knowledge of common computer applications: MS Office, Google docs, Adobe Acrobat, Dropbox, Mac environment, and Zoom video tele-conferencing systems
• Access to reliable internet, phone and remote office arrangements. RTTC provides for costs of home offices.
• Drivers license and auto insurance

Salary and Benefits

This is a exempt position. The salary range starts at $115,000K (hourly equivalent $55.29). Compensation commensurate with experience and competitive with our sector. RTTC offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package including 100% medical, dental and life insurance, employer contribution towards employees' 401k retirement plan, wellness benefits, staff development resources, and ample sick and vacation paid time off.

Right To The City Alliance is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Applicants from communities heavily impacted by gentrification, displacement and housing insecurity are strongly encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status.