Director of Mobilization

Beyond the Ballot; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Beyond the Ballot is seeking a Deputy Director to support the Executive Director, attend charted events, and assist with day-to-day duties in a remote, multi-time-zone setting. This administrative role requires strong organization, strategic thinking, and the ability to manage high attendance expectations.

The Deputy Director serves as the top advisor, helping develop and implement business strategies, organizational policies, and budgets while coordinating with leadership to advance the

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• At least 1 year of community/relational organizing experience.
• Prefer supervisory or administrative experience.

Responsibilities

• Attend events hosted by the organization.
• Facilitate work by attending various charted events to build and maintain the organization's network and public image.
• Create and promote good employee morale and relations.
• Provide direct support to the organization's leadership & administration.
• Overview daily operations.
• Research and identify new business opportunities.
• Seek new business tools and methods.
• Collaborate with executives to decide on business strategies.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and local, regional and federal regulations.
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality.

Skills

Community organizing

Supervisory experience

Administrative duties

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Our Mission:

We are building a Gen Z-led movement seeking to empower young leaders to advocate for transformative policy and bold political action, predominately at a state and local level. We are committed to a bottom-up movement that prioritizes the needs of the communities we represent and seeks to reclaim our future by advocating for social, economic, environmental, and other kinds of political reform.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position is considered an administrative role and reports to the Executive Director, which calls for high attendance expectations. The organization's Deputy Director is expected to regularly attend the charted events hosted by the organization, and aid the Executive Director in his or her workload and day-to-day duties on a delegation basis. The organization's administrators are also expected to meet routinely, at a date and frequency determined by the Executive Director. In addition, the Deputy Director serves as the top advisor to the Executive Director, assisting in the development and implementation of business strategies, organizational policies and managing budgets. Beyond the Ballot is committed to an employee/volunteer-orientated, high performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, education, continuous improvement, and the recruitment and ongoing development of a superior workforce. We believe in a bottom-up movement, that means if you have any input on this job posting, please feel free to bring them up in the interview. A more detailed overview of duties will be discussed in the interview. Due to the remote nature of work at Beyond the Ballot, this position can be performed in different time zones than the organization's central branch.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION:

• High School Diploma, GED equivalent, or technical school preferred

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 1 year of community or relational organizing experience on behalf of an established nonprofit, campaign or project.

• Preferably, a minimum of 1 year experience in a supervisory or administrative position, or any position that supervised a team member or group of team members.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Attend events hosted by the organization, including traveling to sponsored or chartered events;

• Facilitate the work of the organization by attending various charted events (both self-assigned and recommended/delegated by the Executive Director) to build and maintain the organization's network and public image;

• Create and promote good employee morale and relations;

• Provide direct support to the various members of the organization's leadership & administration;

• Overview daily operations;

• Research and identify new business opportunities;

• Seek new business tools and methods;

• Collaborate with other executives, administrators and members of leadership to decide on business strategies;

• Ensure compliance with company policies and local, regional and federal regulations;

• Maintain a high level of confidentiality.

PHYSICAL ABILITIES AND WORKING CONDITIONS

The physical abilities, working conditions, and other conditions of employment listed in this document are representative of but are not intended to provide an exhaustive list of the requirements for positions in this classification.

Vision: Ability to read small print and view a computer screen for prolonged periods.

Hearing: Ability to tolerate exposure to noisy conditions.

Speech: Ability to be understood in face-to-face communications, to speak with a level of proficiency and volume to be understood over a telephone or computer.

Environmental Requirements: Ability to encounter constant work interruptions; work cooperatively with others; work independently; work indoors.

Remote Work Requirements: Subject to change. Please ask for the most updated policies.

Additional Work Conditions & Physical Abilities: Ability to be flexible and adapt as needed between various in-person working environments. Will require travel to multiple sites.

Beyond the Ballot does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, citizenship, ethnic or national origin, age, disability, medical status, military status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, ancestry, or any legally protected status in any of its employment practices, educational programs, services or activities. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties.

This job description is intended to accurately reflect the duties, responsibilities, and requirements of the position. It is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position. Management and administration reserve the right to modify, add, or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary.

POLICY OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT AND NONDISCRIMINATION

Pursuant to Article 2 Section 3 of the organization's Bylaws, Beyond the Ballot will not practice or permit any unlawful or unethical discrimination on the basis of sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity, physical handicap or disability, or any other basis prohibited by law.

We recruit, hire, employ, train, promote, and compensate individuals based on job-related qualifications and abilities. Beyond the Ballot is an Equal Opportunity Employer and our policy is clear and concise: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation.

Allegations of discrimination should be promptly delivered to the Executive Director, the Chief Human Resource Officer, and/or any member of the Board of Directors.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE

Beyond the Ballot is committed to building a diverse workforce, ensuring and creating equity across our processes, procedures, and systems, and fostering an environment that's inclusive and representative of the communities we serve. Our organization was founded on the free expression of ideas, and our environment reflects those ideals by ensuring meaningful mechanisms are in place to ensure that the visions and interests of every individual employee has a seat at the decision-making table.