Campaign Field Manager (APEN Action)

THE ORGANIZATION:

Asian Pacific Environmental Network Action (APEN Action), mobilizes over 30,000 Asian immigrant and refugee voters to win economic, environmental, and social justice.  Since 2011, APEN Action has been educating and mobilizing voters in the bay area and across California to make sure our communities’ voices are heard from the ballot box to the legislature in Sacramento.

APEN Action’s sister organization, APEN, is an environmental justice organization with deep roots in California’s Asian immigrant and refugee communities, building a membership base of Laotian refugees in Richmond, Chinese immigrants in Oakland, and recently launching in Los Angeles. Together, we have fought and won campaigns to make our communities healthier and just places where all people have the resources we need to live full, dignified lives. By building an organized movement, we’re leading a transition away from an extractive economy based on profit and pollution and toward local, healthy, and life-sustaining economies that benefit everyone.  

POSITION SUMMARY:

The APEN Action Campaign Field Manager will be responsible for the development and management of a field strategy campaign.    

Responsibilities will include:

• Develop and manage multiple voter outreach campaigns on PDI 
• Manage multiple campaign field programs
• Oversee and coordinate with partner organizations running field programs
• Set up and lead weekly field check-ins
• Compile daily and weekly reports based on the field results 
• Analyze data and provide field strategy recommendations
• Coordinate with the partner organizations and consultants to update campaign materials 
• Recruit, train, and supervise canvassers
• Create a plan for recruiting potential leaders from the programs 

The position will play a critical role in leading a committee of field staff from partner organizations and will work closely with the campaign consultants. 

This position reports to APEN Action’s Contra Costa Political Director, and works closely with other campaign and organizing staff.  

This is a temporary part-time non-exempt position, averaging 30 hours a week, starting as early as April 2nd, 2024 through November 15th, 2024. The rate will be pro-rated based on a salary range of $33.17 - $36.06, depending on experience. Work schedule is TBD, some evenings and weekends expected. 

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years experience developing and implementing field strategy for ballot measure campaigns
• 3+ years experience with the PDI platform
• Strong project management skills, able to coordinate with others to move multiple pieces of a project forward on a shared timeline.
• Highly organized, self-motivated, problem-solver.
• Excellent verbal and written skills.
• Experience working with community organizations and their members. 
• Skills and knowledge base to take advantage of opportunities and pivot quickly as needed.
• Demonstrated ability to work with people across sectors and organizations to advance shared goals.
• Connection to Richmond and/or other environmental justice communities.

Desired: 

• Familiarity with digital organizing best practices across platforms including social, email, web, and/or SMS
• Competency advancing earned media strategies to shift narratives

SALARY and BENEFITS

Competitive salary range $33.17/hour - $36.06/hour.  This position is eligible for sick time accrual. APEN Action is a family-friendly employer.

ACCESSIBILITY AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

This position will require applicants to work on a computer daily for long periods of time, and collaborate with staff through Zoom, email, and other digital platforms.  

This position will follow APEN Action’s COVID safety policies and protocols regarding in-person work including working 4 days per week in person. Masks are required to be worn in APEN Action offices and indoor events, with the exception of eating and drinking. All employees also are required to be vaccinated as part of our safety policy or be subject to weekly testing.

APEN Action will continue to closely monitor local and state health officials guidance around COVID and any additional guidelines around safety for people to return to offices and gather in-person as needed. 

This position may occasionally require work during irregular hours including on nights or weekends, and will require some travel within California.

APPLICATIONS:

Applications are due by clicking the apply now button, please be sure to include your resume.

Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

APEN Action is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, caste, or any other characteristic protected by law. APEN Action conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. Queer, transgender, intersex, gender non-conforming, disabled, black and indigenous people of color are strongly encouraged to apply.