Carolina Federation Employment Opportunity
Regional Office Director, Paid Canvass Program
Full-Time May 2024-December 2024
Openings Are Currently Available in Fayetteville
About the Carolina Federation
The Carolina Federation is a statewide organization that brings local people together across race and the rural-urban divide to build political and electoral power in their own communities and across North Carolina.
At a time when the right-wing still holds power in North Carolina and far too many campaigns overlook the importance of long-term investment in local communities, we are developing a bold approach to multi-racial organizing and voter engagement for our state. Our approach to building power is defined by our relentless commitment to bringing new people into political action, our deep investment in local leadership and our intentional integration of cultural work with community and electoral organizing. By unleashing the full potential of our diverse communities we can create real change in the lives of our people, win elections that were previously unwinnable and transform the political terrain. And by rooting ourselves in our movement traditions, our grassroots democratic practice and our solidarity with each other, we can dismantle the concentrated corporate power that seeks to control our government and our economy.
Our Challenge and Opportunity
North Carolina remains a key national battleground between the white nationalist infused right-wing and our vision of multi-racial, progressive left populism.
Over the past three years, we have launched three new county-based chapters, trained hundreds of member leaders in our core organizing principles, developed local democratic governance, created a grassroots statewide policy platform and built one of the largest volunteer-driven electoral efforts in North Carolina outside of the major political parties.
While we are incredibly proud of these successes, we also know that the work of our first three years is only the beginning of our effort to fundamentally change the direction of our state. Indeed, we are clear that several challenges still lie ahead of us.
First, we must work to refine, expand and deepen our approach to our multi-racial base-building at scale -- one that centers the leadership of working class folks and people of color while bringing in new members in the thousands and thousands.
Secondly, we must harness our grassroots political power in the electoral arena through large-scale voter contact to deliver key electoral victories needed to build the long-term political and electoral power of our people. Indeed, in this moment we are contesting for the survival and flourishing of our own people. Our ability to demonstrate the power of transformative electoral organizing to move new people into action -- in the face of ongoing community crisis -- will be put squarely to the test this coming year.
About the Regional Office Director Position
The Regional Office Director reports directly to the Deputy Field Director, and their primary responsibility is directly managing and overseeing a regional office space and a team of canvassers. The following is required:
In addition, we would be excited about Regional Office Directors who would:
Skills and Competencies We’re Looking For In An Ideal Regional Office Director
Qualities We’re Looking For In All of Our Teammates
Our organization values the recruitment of staff with strong political alignment and key leadership qualities that match both the role and the kind of work we do. Because the work we do is political, fast-paced, deeply relational and about power, we look for many of the following qualities:
1. Politically Clear: You know why building power through elections, issue campaigns, and transformative organizing is essential. You are convinced that racial, economic, gender, and environmental justice are what we need and you lift up the leadership and dignity of working-class people and people of color.
2. A Leader Who Unleashes More Leadership: You take responsibility for motivating others, coordinating effective collective action and building powerful teams -- even in the face of obstacles. But most of all you unleash leadership in others, igniting responsibility and ownership in those you lead.
3. Interdependent: You bring your best, rely on the strengths of others and know that we are responsible for each other’s well-being.
4. Courageous and Determined: You draw from deep values and beliefs so you continue to take action towards goals, even in the face of change, fear, loss, conflict, and uncertainty.
5. Ambitious, Innovative, Relentless: You believe that you and others are capable of greatness. You believe not only that we can win but that we have a duty to win. When things get difficult you get creative and keep trying and learning until we succeed.
Benefits and Compensation
Location and Travel
The ideal candidate for this position would live in proximity to the office they are applying to. The Fayetteville office is our only opening. Applicants from other North Carolina-based locations may be considered.
Preferably, applicants have their own vehicle and will be reimbursed for any business-related personal vehicle use at the federal mileage rate.
This position will require consistent periodic travel to locations within North Carolina, including the Triad, the Triangle and Eastern North Carolina.
How to Apply
Please send a cover letter, resume, and three references to ashleyevans@carolinafederation.org.
Carolina Federation Employment Opportunity
Regional Office Director, Paid Canvass Program
Full-Time May 2024-December 2024
Openings Are Currently Available in Fayetteville
About the Carolina Federation
The Carolina Federation…