Canvas Lead

MF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

MF Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Canvass Lead to coordinate daily voter outreach and canvassing activities in the Tucson area.

The role includes directing a canvass team, conducting pre-shift briefings, assigning turf, distributing materials, and ensuring compliance with voter-registration and data-security procedures. The position involves door-to-door canvassing, voter registration, and outreach with strong emphasis on training, coaching, and field support.

Qualifications

• Experience in canvassing, voter-registration, campaign outreach, or civic engagement.
• Experience leading, training, coaching, or supporting a canvassing team preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to monitor performance and provide constructive feedback.
• Experience with VAN/MINIVAN or mobile canvassing tech preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the daily activities of an assigned canvassing team and conduct pre-shift briefings.
• Prepare and assign canvassing turf using VAN, MiniVAN, maps or approved tools.
• Distribute voter-registration forms, literature, and field materials to canvassers.
• Monitor field activity, review data, and submit reports to supervisor.
• Engage in door-to-door canvassing, voter registration, and outreach.
• Enter results into VAN, MiniVAN, spreadsheets, or approved systems.
• Maintain records for voter-registration forms and ensure data security.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Coaching

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Tools

VAN

MiniVAN

Spreadsheets

Databases

Mobile canvassing apps

Job description

Canvass LeadAbout MF Professional Services, Inc.MF Professional Services, Inc. (MFPS) provides human resources, payroll, benefits administration, and operational support to mission-driven organizations. This position may perform services on behalf of MFPS clients, including Mi Familia Vota and Mi Familia en Acción.Position SummaryThe Canvass Lead coordinates daily voter outreach and canvassing activities designed to increase civic participation, voter registration, voter education, and community engagement.This position provides daily direction, training, coaching, and field support to an assigned team of canvassers. Responsibilities include conducting team launches, assigning turf, distributing materials, monitoring field activity, reviewing data, maintaining compliance, and submitting required reports.The Canvass Lead also participates directly in door-to-door canvassing, voter-registration activities, and other approved community outreach. This position requires substantial fieldwork, frequent walking, flexible scheduling, accurate recordkeeping, and strict compliance with voter-registration, safety, and data-security procedures.This is a temporary position. The duration of the assignment will depend on campaign timelines, available funding, and organizational needs. Temporary employment does not guarantee continued employment or an extension of the assignment.Essential ResponsibilitiesLead the daily activities of an assigned canvassing team.Conduct pre-shift briefings covering goals, schedules, turf assignments, scripts, safety requirements, and campaign updates.Prepare and assign canvassing turf using VAN, MiniVAN, maps, spreadsheets, or other approved tools.Distribute voter-registration forms, literature, mobile devices, identification, and other field materials.Ensure canvassers understand their assignments, geographic boundaries, check-in requirements, and daily goals.Coordinate team deployment, breaks, transportation, return times, and end-of-shift procedures.Monitor field activity and maintain regular communication with canvassers.Provide field demonstrations, coaching, feedback, and retraining as needed.Conduct door-to-door canvassing, voter registration, voter education, and other approved outreach.Engage community members respectfully using approved scripts, talking points, and materials.Review voter-contact results, voter-registration forms, and field reports for accuracy and completeness.Track doors knocked, successful contacts, voter registrations, turf completion, and other assigned performance measures.Enter or upload results into VAN, MiniVAN, spreadsheets, databases, or other approved systems.Submit timely daily and weekly reports to the designated supervisor.Maintain custody and tracking records for voter-registration forms and sensitive voter information.Ensure completed, incomplete, spoiled, and unused voter-registration forms are secured and returned according to established procedures.Immediately report suspected falsification, misconduct, data manipulation, form mishandling, or other compliance concerns.Monitor weather, neighborhood conditions, missed check-ins, and other potential field-safety risks.Report injuries, threats, accidents, law-enforcement interactions, and other significant incidents promptly.Communicate attendance, performance, conduct, safety, staffing, or operational concerns to management.Foster a professional, respectful, inclusive, and accountable team environment.Accurately record all time worked and follow organizational timekeeping procedures.Perform other related duties as assigned.QualificationsPrevious canvassing, voter-registration, campaign, community outreach, field-organizing, or civic-engagement experience required.Previous experience leading, training, coaching, or supporting a canvassing or outreach team preferred.Strong leadership, communication, coaching, and problem-solving skills.Ability to establish clear expectations, monitor performance, and provide constructive feedback.Ability to manage field schedules, materials, transportation, turf assignments, check-ins, and reporting deadlines.Experience using VAN, MiniVAN, mobile canvassing applications, spreadsheets, or comparable technology preferred.Strong attention to detail and ability to review voter-registration forms and field data accurately.Dependable, punctual, organized, and comfortable working directly with employees and community members.Ability to follow voter-registration, data-security, quality-control, safety, and reporting procedures.Ability to remain professional and composed during difficult or unexpected interactions.Ability to maintain confidentiality and protect sensitive voter, employee, community, and organizational information.Experience working with Latino or other diverse communities preferred.Professional proficiency in English and Spanish preferred.Ability to work flexible schedules, including mornings, evenings, weekends, and extended campaign-style hours.Ability to travel throughout the assigned service area.Must satisfy any voter-registration eligibility, training, or certification requirements applicable in the assigned jurisdiction.If driving is required, the employee must maintain a valid driver’s license, legally required automobile insurance, an acceptable driving record, and access to a safe and reliable vehicle unless an organizational vehicle is provided.Physical and Work RequirementsThis is a field-based position requiring extended periods of walking and standing outdoors. The Canvass Lead must be able to canvass and support employees in residential neighborhoods, community locations, public spaces, and events while navigating sidewalks, stairs, uneven surfaces, and varying terrain.The position requires the ability to carry outreach materials weighing up to 25 pounds and regularly use a computer, mobile device, clipboard, voter-registration forms, and other field equipment.Work may occur in heat, cold, rain, wind, direct sunlight, traffic, noise, crowds, and other changing field conditions. Reasonable accommodations will be considered for qualified individuals with disabilities.