State Director

MF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MF Professional Services, Inc. seeks a State Director to lead MFV and MFA statewide programs in Colorado. The role focuses on civic engagement, voter participation, and campaign leadership, overseeing staff, budgets, and partnerships with funders and community leaders.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in political organizing, fundraising, and policy advocacy, with English/Spanish fluency preferred and willingness to travel across the state.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in political science, public policy, nonprofit management, business administration, or related field preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Experience in program management, organizational leadership, fundraising, community organizing, civic engagement, or issue/electoral campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement statewide strategy for civic engagement, organizing, advocacy, and voter participation.
• Lead statewide programs, campaigns, field operations, voter registration, and voter education.
• Recruit, supervise, coach, and develop staff with clear performance expectations.
• Develop and manage state budgets and funding opportunities.
• Build and maintain relationships with community organizations, coalitions, funders, and policymakers.
• Represent MFV and MFA at events and with media as appropriate.
• Use data and performance metrics to guide strategy and resource allocation.
• Ensure compliance with employment, financial, safety, privacy, election, and org requirements.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Program management

Fundraising

Coalition building

Civic engagement

Public speaking

Budget management

Staff development

Bilingual English/Spanish

Policy advocacy

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

VAN

EveryAction

Google Workspace

Job description

About MF Professional Services, Inc.MF Professional Services, Inc. (“MFPS”) is an employee leasing and professional services organization providing human resources, payroll, benefits administration, and operational support to mission-driven organizations.This position supports MFPS clients, including Mi Familia Vota (“MFV”) and Mi Familia en Acción (“MFA”), national Latino-led civic engagement organizations working to strengthen civic participation and build political power within Latino communities.Position SummaryThe State Director provides strategic, programmatic, operational, financial, and personnel leadership for MFV and MFA activities in the State. This position leads statewide programs and campaigns, manages staff and resources, develops partnerships and funding opportunities, and represents the organizations with community leaders, coalitions, funders, policymakers, and media.The State Director works closely with national Campaigns and Programs, Data, Communications, Development, Finance, Human Resources, and Operations teams to ensure state programs have the strategy, staff, resources, and systems necessary to achieve organizational goals.Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop and implement the state’s overall strategy for civic engagement, organizing, advocacy, and voter participation.Lead and evaluate statewide programs, campaigns, field operations, voter registration, voter education, leadership development, and voter mobilization efforts.Recruit, supervise, coach, and develop staff while establishing clear performance expectations and accountability.Develop and manage state budgets, monitor expenditures and funding, and ensure responsible use of organizational resources.Partner with the Development team on fundraising strategies, proposals, funder relationships, and stewardship.Build and maintain relationships with community organizations, coalitions, labor organizations, funders, policymakers, and other stakeholders.Represent MFV and MFA at community events, coalition meetings, public forums, and with media when authorized.Use program data and performance metrics to evaluate results, identify opportunities, and guide strategy and resource allocation.Collaborate with national departments to ensure effective implementation of organizational priorities and best practices.Ensure compliance with applicable employment, financial, safety, privacy, election, voter-registration, and organizational requirements.Maintain appropriate separation between MFA’s nonpartisan 501(c)(3) activities and MFV’s 501(c)(4) advocacy and electoral activities.Identify and elevate significant programmatic, financial, personnel, safety, legal, or reputational concerns to appropriate leadership.Perform other related duties as assigned.QualificationsBachelor’s degree in political science, public policy, nonprofit management, business administration, community development, communications, or a related field preferred. Equivalent relevant experience may be considered.Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in program management, organizational leadership, fundraising, community organizing, civic engagement, or issue/electoral campaigns.Experience managing field operations and direct voter-contact programs.Demonstrated experience supervising, coaching, and developing staff.Experience developing and managing budgets and working with grant-supported or fundraising programs.Demonstrated ability to build coalitions and represent an organization with external partners and stakeholders.Strong strategic planning, program management, organizational, and analytical skills.Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and public-speaking skills.Ability to manage multiple priorities and make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.Experience working with Latino communities or other historically underrepresented communities strongly preferred.Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish preferred.Familiarity with VAN, EveryAction, Google Workspace, and voter-contact platforms preferred.Ability to travel regularly throughout the state and work evenings, weekends, or extended hours when program needs require.Work Environment & TravelThis position may work in office, remote, field, campaign, and community-based environments. Regular travel throughout the assigned state is expected, with occasional travel for national meetings, conferences, trainings, campaigns, and organizational events.If driving is an assigned duty, the employee must maintain a valid driver’s license, legally required automobile insurance, an acceptable driving record, and access to a safe and reliable vehicle unless an organizational vehicle is provided.