Director of Grassroots Organizing & Coalitions

Issue One; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Full benefits

Professional development

Job summary

Issue One is seeking a Director of Community Organizing and Coalitions in Washington, DC to lead nationwide grassroots campaigns, coalition building, and supporter engagement. The role reports to the Vice President of Citizen Engagement and requires building scalable programs across the country, with a hybrid work arrangement and full benefits.

The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership, campaign management, and data-driven decision-making to help strengthen democracy reform efforts and

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of grassroots organizing.
• Strong campaign planning and project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Experience with CRM and advocacy platforms such as EveryAction, Action Network, Salesforce, HubSpot, or similar tools.
• Ability to motivate and inspire supporters, volunteers, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Develop nationwide grassroots base-building strategy.
• Grow supporter recruitment, onboarding, engagement, retention.
• Design and manage volunteer programs.
• Build local organizing infrastructure for meaningful action.
• Create systems to identify and elevate grassroots leaders and advocates.
• Establish benchmarks and goals for growth and engagement.
• Translate priorities into scalable grassroots campaigns.
• Lead national supporter activation programs.

Skills

Grassroots organizing

Volunteer management

Campaign planning

Data analysis

Coalition building

Tools

EveryAction

Salesforce

HubSpot

Job description

Issue One is seeking a Director of Community Organizing and Coalitions in Washington, DC to lead nationwide grassroots campaigns, coalition building, and supporter engagement. The role reports to the Vice President of Citizen Engagement and requires building scalable programs across the country, with a hybrid work arrangement and full benefits.

The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership, campaign management, and data-driven decision-making to help strengthen democracy reform efforts and