State Manager, South Carolina

Save the Children Action Network

Save the Children Action Network (“SCAN”) – a 501(c)(4) organization – is the political advocacy arm of Save the Children. We are building bipartisan support to make sure every child has a strong start in life. We’re doing this by advocating for high-quality early learning and ending child hunger in the U.S., the safety of children arriving at the southern U.S. border and educating and protecting kids around the world.

The Role

As the State Manager, South Carolina, you’ll be integral to our work in helping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. You will be responsible for developing advocacy infrastructure in target legislative districts by identifying, cultivating and organizing SCAN supporters, student activists, and volunteer leaders. You will develop key relationships with coalition partners, elected officials and community stakeholders to advance SCAN’s advocacy campaigns. In partnership with the State & National Campaigns team, you will help assess our supporter base, determining key audiences and demographic segments to target, selecting strategies (both online and offline), to educate and engage targeted individuals and groups to meet our annual goals and deliverables.

Location

Remote – South Carolina (Columbia area preferred)

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

• not inclusive of all role responsibilities. May be subject to change.

Build, develop and sustain an advocacy and campaigning infrastructure and SCAN presence in key districts (65%)

• Assess Save the Children Action Network’s supporter base, determine key audiences and demographic segments to target, selecting strategies both online and offline to educate and engage targeted individuals and groups to meet our annual goals and deliverables.
• Recruit, engage and maintain a supporter base that includes volunteer leaders, students, and other community members.
• Engage supporters in online and offline activities, such as letters, phone calls, petitions, social media, in-person meetings, letters to the editor, etc.
• Create and/or sustain community action teams to coordinate local, state and national campaigns locally.
• Work collaboratively with SCAN’s student engagement team to build student clubs on targeted college campuses and support the outreach and advocacy efforts of college and high school student ambassadors.
• Conduct trainings and provide ongoing support for volunteer leadership development.
• Manage volunteer data, ensuring accurate reporting.

External Relationship Building (35%)

• Cultivate relationships with local, state and federal lawmakers in state to help advance our legislative agenda.
• Register as lobbyist to advance state legislative priorities.
• Engage with coalition partners and community stakeholders.
• Promote SCAN’s agenda in coordination with partners by collaborating on events, outreach and other local engagement.

Required qualifications for the role

• Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent, plus at least 3 years of relevant experience
• Experience recruiting, training and supporting volunteers
• Working understanding of legislative and electoral process
• Public speaking and training experience
• Demonstrated field experience in at least one election cycle
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 30% to priority districts in state
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English

Preferred qualifications for the role

• Experience working on state or local legislative campaigns
• Experience in campus and youth outreach and engagement campaigns

We are looking to build an inclusive team at Save the Children Action Network. We offer a range of outstanding benefits to support this goal:

• Flexible schedules and time off: Flexible schedules, generous PTO, 11 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays and hybrid working opportunities
• Health: Competitive health care, dental and vision coverage for you and your family
• Family: A variety of paid leaves: caregiver, parental/adoption, critical child illness and fertility benefits
• Employee Rewards Program: Annual merit increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees
• Retirement: A retirement savings plan with employer contributions (after one year)
• Wellness: 15 safety and wellness days annually (if hired on or after July 1, safety and wellness days prorated to 8 days), mental health benefits and support through Calm and company-hosted events
• Employee Assistance Program: free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services
• Learning & Growth: Access to internal and external learning & development opportunities and mentorships