Founding Director, Campaign & Civic Engagement

Stop.The.Wait.Ri; Providence (RI); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Stop The Wait RI in Providence, Rhode Island, seeks a founding Political Director to lead voter engagement, candidate development, and campaign strategy. You will coordinate electoral programs, oversee endorsement processes, and support fundraising while reporting to the CEO.

The role requires managing political campaigns, working with partners and coalitions, and driving turnout and education efforts during election seasons. Hybrid work is available with on-site presence in Providence.

Qualifications

• A demonstrated commitment to ensuring access to high-quality school options for every student in Rhode Island
• Experience in electoral, civic engagement, or political campaigns, with some relevant connection to candidate politics
• Strong writing and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Lead the organization’s candidate and campaigner pipeline development program.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate voter engagement and political program
• Represent Stop The Wait RI at partner, coalition, and stakeholder meetings.
• Partner with the communications staff to accurately project the organization’s political goals and messages
• Provide strategic advice to CEO on program development including long-term electoral strategy
• Manage endorsement process, including analysis of district information, candidate alignment, and campaign aptitude for endorsements and expenditure recommendations
• Write and implement campaign plans for electoral activities and issue campaigns
• Support affiliated political action committee fundraising and compliance
• Contribute to campaigns as needed via embedded consulting
• Oversee integrated campaign marketing activity based on voter data segments
• Ensure campaign implementation follows guidelines and state requirements
• Track and catalog campaign polling, reports, and ads; compile regular performance reports

Job description

Stop The Wait RI in Providence, Rhode Island, seeks a founding Political Director to lead voter engagement, candidate development, and campaign strategy. You will coordinate electoral programs, oversee endorsement processes, and support fundraising while reporting to the CEO.

The role requires managing political campaigns, working with partners and coalitions, and driving turnout and education efforts during election seasons. Hybrid work is available with on-site presence in Providence.