Central Iowa Canvass Director - Remote Campaign Lead

Food & Water Watch; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 53,300; Full time

Job summary

Food & Water Watch is seeking a Central Iowa Canvass Director to lead a large canvass operation educating Iowans on water pollution and related cancer concerns. The role reports to the Political Director and collaborates with Iowa organizing staff.

It starts ASAP and runs through November 6, with a remote-heavy setup and regular in-person meetups for training and materials. The position is full-time temporary, based in Polk County, with a salary of $45,000–$53,300 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• At least one election cycle canvassing experience (either electoral or issue organizing works!)
• Familiarity with VAN or a similar voter database tool.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and hire canvassers.
• Training canvassers to effectively conduct canvassing conversations.
• Cutting and assigning turf.
• Analyzing canvasser performance, including running VAN reports, tracking petitions and pledge cards collected.
• Quality control to maximize canvasser success and minimize submission of fraudulent canvass data.
• Scheduling and tracking hours, and working with the Finance team to ensure canvassers are paid in a timely fashion.
• Completing at least one canvass shift themselves each week.
• Ensuring a daily transportation plan for canvassers to get to turf and back, including acquiring rental cars when necessary.
• Identify meetup locations for canvass sendoffs.

Skills

Canvassing exp

VAN experience

Job description

Food & Water Watch is seeking a Central Iowa Canvass Director to lead a large canvass operation educating Iowans on water pollution and related cancer concerns. The role reports to the Political Director and collaborates with Iowa organizing staff.

It starts ASAP and runs through November 6, with a remote-heavy setup and regular in-person meetups for training and materials. The position is full-time temporary, based in Polk County, with a salary of $45,000–$53,300 depending on experience.