Organizing Director

Lift Every Voice Philly; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lift Every Voice Philly is seeking an Organizing Director to lead its leadership team and advance systems change efforts in Philadelphia and beyond.

In this role you will supervise the organizing staff, drive campaign strategy and execution, strengthen a member leadership development program, and build external relationships and political positioning to expand power for families and communities. You will design theories of change, set goals, and guide campaigns from planning to policy wins.

Qualifications

• The job describes leadership, coaching, and organizing capabilities but does not list specific skills or tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the organizing team.
• Drive campaign strategy and execution to advance policy wins.
• Strengthen member leadership development and organize power-building efforts.
• Build external relationships and political positioning to expand organizational power.

Job description

The client seeks an experienced Organizing Director to join its leadership team and help advance systems change efforts. The role will lead four core areas of work: supervising and developing the organizing team, driving campaign strategy and execution, strengthening a member leadership development program, and building external relationships and political positioning that expand the organization’s power. The work is guided by the organization’s theory of change and focuses on growing parent leadership, unity, and voice.

The Organizing Director will set campaign direction by designing goals, timelines, theories of change, and organizing strategies that move members from issue identification to policy wins. Responsibilities include leading campaigns from strategy through execution by establishing clear targets, tactics, timelines, and accountability systems, while keeping members at the center. The role will also design high-impact public actions and political interventions, generate earned media, represent the organization alongside member leaders in meetings with elected and appointed officials, and maintain campaign plans with benchmarks and contingency approaches.

The Organizing Director will build and retain a high-performing organizing team through recruitment, hiring, onboarding, consistent supervision, feedback, formal performance reviews, and direct management of performance and personnel issues. The role will assess organizers’ strengths and growth areas and provide individualized coaching, while leading recurring team meetings and trainings to reinforce organizing practice, accountability, and consistent standards. The client expects the successful candidate to be an effective organizer who can balance strategic planning with day-to-day execution, earn trust with members, coach staff, and thrive in a fast-moving environment while maintaining high standards.