Co-Executive Director(s)

WeVote; Oakland (CA); Remote; USD 50,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join WeVote as a Co-Executive Director, a remote volunteer role that includes overseeing programs and fundraising efforts. This position requires a deep commitment to WeVote's mission, strong leadership skills, and the ability to manage relationships with diverse stakeholders. If you're passionate about empowering voters and have extensive management experience, we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Remote work

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of senior management experience.
• Proven leadership and coaching skills.
• Strong marketing, PR, and fundraising skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee programs, fundraising, expansion, and mission execution.
• Engage and energize board members, partner organizations, and funders.
• Expand fundraising activities supporting operations.

Skills

Leadership

Relationship Management

Fundraising

Organizational Management

Communication

Job description

Volunteer Role: Co-Executive Director
Location: Remote within the US

* Fraud and phishing warning *

Please apply directly via our volunteering portal/ATS at https://wevote.applytojob.com/apply. Do not apply via any other job portals, aggregators, or sites, as your information may not be secure or the role may no longer be accepting applications. Thank you

About Us

WeVote is a nonpartisan get-out-the-vote nonprofit startup and a celebrated Fast Forward nonprofit technology grantee. We are a movement of over 140 passionate volunteers building open-source mobile technologies to mobilize voters on Election Day. Our goal is to provide a complete voting experience in 8 minutes, including our app "WeVote Ballot Guide, @WeVote". More info at https://WeVote.US. We are 100% volunteer and remote.

WeVote Executive Director, Job Definition

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Co-Executive Director will oversee programs, fundraising, expansion, and mission execution. Operational responsibilities will be shared with senior leaders. The role requires deep knowledge of the field, programs, operations, and business plans.

We are considering distributing development duties among multiple individuals to focus on areas like large donors, foundations, or small donors. Flexibility and teamwork are key.

This is a volunteer role, requiring approximately 20 hours per week, mostly during work hours.

Leadership & Management:

• Ensure program excellence, evaluation, and quality across finance, administration, fundraising, communications, and systems; recommend timelines and resources to meet strategic goals.
• Engage and energize board members, partner organizations, and funders.
• Develop and support a strong Board of Directors, involving them in strategic planning.
• Lead and develop a high-performance senior management team. Track progress and evaluate programs regularly, using tools like Objectives and Key Results, to communicate successes to stakeholders.

Fundraising & Communications:

• Expand fundraising activities supporting current operations, estimated at $50K - $100K annually. Leverage support from the Fast Forward network.
• Build relationships to pursue new funding opportunities from foundations, individual donors, grants, and small donors. Help build the organization’s fundraising capacity and enjoy the process.
• Potential for seeking nonpartisan grants for regional down-ballot engagement.

Qualifications

• Deep commitment to WeVote's mission. Proven leadership, coaching, and relationship management skills. At least 10 years of senior management experience, with a track record of scaling organizations and developing strategies for growth.
• Strong focus on quality programs and data-driven evaluation.
• Excellent organizational management skills, including coaching staff, managing budgets, and setting strategic objectives.
• Experience working with stakeholders and cultivating board relationships.
• Strong marketing, PR, and fundraising skills, capable of engaging diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, persuasive and passionate, with good interpersonal skills.
• Entrepreneurial, adaptable, innovative, and collaborative.
• Passionate, mission-driven, with integrity and a positive attitude.

WeVote Branding

• Brand Pillars: Credibility, Connection, Choices
• Vision: Confident and energized voters making choices that reflect their needs, hopes, and values.
• Mission: Strengthen Democracy by connecting voters with tools that align with their preferences.
• Brand Promise: WeVote connects you to elections, empowering your choices.
• Positioning: We create connections between voters, their values, and their ballots through technology and community.
• Tagline: Energizing Every Election

Join Us

Submit your resume with a note or cover letter explaining your interest and questions. We’ll consider setting up a video meeting. Remote applicants within 3 time zones of US Pacific Time are welcome. We aim to respond within 5 business days. We appreciate your understanding if response times are longer or if we cannot reply to everyone.