Voter Registration Manager

Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Remote; USD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nonprofit organization advocating for Asian Pacific Islanders in Pennsylvania is seeking a Voter Registration Manager. The successful candidate will manage voter registration strategies, supervise canvasser training, and coordinate efforts with community leaders. This full-time position offers a salary range of $55,000 to $60,000 annually, focusing on social and economic justice for the Asian American communities in PA.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in nonprofit or organizing within Asian American communities.
• Demonstrated VR facilitation and training over a year or one election cycle.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Implement VR workplan and coordinate activities across entities.
• Supervise and recruit voter registration canvassers.
• Train and deliver support materials for field staff and leaders.

Skills

Communication skills

Facilitation

Training experience

Logistics coordination

Quality control

Google Suite proficiency

Education

Experience in nonprofit organization or community organizing

Experience in voter registration programs

Job description

Asian American Community Fund of PA

Voter Registration Manager

About the Organization:

The Asian American Community Fund of PA (AACFPA) is the first-ever statewide nonpartisan civic engagement organization directly advocating for the needs of Asian Pacific Islanders in PA. Built by Asian American community leaders across the state with a collective 50 years of experience advocating for our people, we build long-term political power and win justice for our communities.

The AAPI PA Power Caucus, a project of the Asian American Community Fund of PA, is the first and only statewide Asian American civic engagement and powerbuilding coalition in Pennsylvania. Formed in 2019 as a nonpartisan 501c3 table, now comprised of 20 Asian American nonprofits representing Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, South Asian, Muslim, Filipino, and LGBTQ+ organizations, we have since been building our collective power and developing our API Platform for PA.

This position is shared with our sibling entity, the Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance (API PA), a separate 501(c)4, to whom the employee may also report and provide services consistent with the below duties on occasion.

Position Overview:

The Voter Registration Manager reports directly to the Community Fund’s Voter Registration Director in implementing the strategy and program management of the Community Fund’s and API PA’s overall voter registration work. This includes working with the Voter Registration Director, Community Fund Program Manager, and API PA staff to build relationships with Power Caucus member leaders and API PA field and organizing staff, and coordinating voter registration strategies and tactics of Caucus members, non-Caucus API organizations, and API PA’s field and organizing staff to reach their VR field goals. This position is shared with our sibling entity, the Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance (API PA), a separate 501(c)4, to whom the employee may also report and provide services consistent with the below duties on occasion.

Responsibilities:

The following responsibilities are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel classified in this manner. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• Implement overall VR workplan across our ecosystem, including supporting the tracking of VR goals, timelines, strategies, tactics, and evaluation across all c3 and c4 entities
• Implement robust Quality Control (QC) process on voter registrations
• As needed, attend Power Caucus field subcommittee meetings to coordinate VR activities; follow up 1-on-1 with leaders as needed to finalize dates/times; attendance; phonebank lists; and other roles
• Supervise and coordinate AACFPA voter registration canvassers; be part of recruitment, hiring, onboarding, and training of canvassers
• Deliver trainings and educational materials (templates, raps, presentations, tech support documents) to support field staff and member organization leaders to effectively meet voter registration goals
• Attend VR events and canvassing as needed, with an emphasis on working with Community Fund Program Manager on Unity Grants program implementation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with coordinating a voter registration program: drafting scripts; coordinating events and canvass programs; supporting on logistics and materials; running trainings and debriefs; implementing a robust quality control (QC) process to ensure voter registrations are completed accurately and submitted on time.
• 1-3 years of experience working in a nonprofit organization or personal experience organizing in Asian American communities
• Demonstrated experience with facilitation and training related to VR programs over a year or one election cycle
• Excellent listening, verbal, and writing communication skills
• Commitment to social and economic justice, and knowledge of issues affecting Asian American communities in Pennsylvania
• Google Suite (Docs and Sheets) proficiency is required

Work Environment / Physical Demands:

This position is remote with travel required within Pennsylvania for in-person events and meetings regularly

Applicants should be able to work on a computer including sitting at a desk for extended periods of time with or without reasonable accommodation; manual dexterity to operate a keyboard; able to see or read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; able to speak clearly and in audible tones on the phone and in-person and be understood by others; able to hear and understand speech, including on the phone; able to understand and follow oral and written instructions; able to occasionally lift objects weighing up to 10 pounds, etc.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Employment Terms:

This position is a full-time role at 40 hours per week and has an estimated salary range of $55,000 to $60,000 annually, depending on experience. This position is exempt.

How to Apply:

Submit a resume and cover letter OR the following through this job portal:

• A bullet-point list of your relevant experience and skills, including paid and unpaid labor.
• A paragraph describing why you wish to work for the AACFPA

Applications will be reviewed as received.

The Asian American Community Fund of PA contracts with Resilient Strategies LLC for backend and operational support including hiring and employment. Resilient Strategies is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Folks who are queer, trans, non-binary, Black, Indigenous, people of color, disabled, parents, are/have been system-impacted, are immigrants, and anyone who has experienced systemic oppression and/or gender-based violence are encouraged to apply. Pursuant of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment.