Director of Movement Power

This position is being posted on behalf of Avow Texas.

Avow Texas

Avow Texas is working to build a Texas where every person is trusted, thriving, and free to pursue the life they want. Through legislative advocacy, grassroots organizing, voter engagement, and values-based messaging, Avow leads bold strategies to secure abortion access and reproductive justice for all Texans. We fight against stigma and disinformation, build power with Texans, and advance a vision of reproductive justice rooted in pro-abortion values.

Director of Movement Power

Role Summary

Avow is seeking an organizing leader who believes that culture change drives political change and knows how to make it happen. This role is ideal for someone who brings people together with power and compassion to follow a powerbuilding analysis rooted in the realities of bodily autonomy. This role calls for someone who is excited to build leadership pipelines, shape culture, and mobilize communities across Texas. The Movement Power Director is a critical part of Avow’s work to lead boldly and grow a movement that can’t be ignored.

The Director of Movement Power leads Avow’s organizing, electoral, and civic engagement strategies, ensuring that our work builds sustained power for abortion access and reproductive justice in Texas. This role is responsible for developing and executing political organizing strategies, base-building initiatives, electoral justice campaigns, and mobilization efforts that align with Avow’s theory of change. The Director of Movement Power works closely with community partners, political allies, and internal teams to advance people's power, community leadership, policies, and narratives that strengthen abortion access and reproductive justice in Texas.

Salary & Benefits

Avow offers a four-day work week for all employees as part of our commitment to sustainability and work-life balance. Our benefits package includes:

Benefits include:

• Employer-paid medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability plans
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Unlimited paid time off and flex time
• Up to 6 months of paid family and medical leave
• Stipends for remote work and wellness

The salary for this full-time role is set at $90,000 annually.

Requirements & Preferences

The listed qualifications and preferences reflect the skills we believe will support success in this role, but they are not mandatory for consideration. Avow welcomes candidates with a mix of professional and lived experience, recognizing that skills and expertise are developed in many ways. If you are passionate about reproductive justice and believe you can thrive in this position, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every listed requirement.

Required Qualifications

You’ll be a fit for this role if your experience includes 5-7 years of:

• Grassroots, electoral, or issue-based organizing, including leading statewide or multi-regional campaigns.
• Proven track record of building and managing strong, diverse teams and cultivating leadership pipelines within marginalized communities.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate cultural, political, and narrative strategies to advance policy and movement goals.
• Deep understanding of and commitment to feminist, abolitionist, and/or reproductive justice frameworks, with specific experience in gender justice work.
• Skilled in developing and sustaining strategic relationships with elected officials, coalition partners, and community leaders.
• Strong facilitation, political education, and power-mapping skills, with experience in designing and leading campaigns that shift both culture and policy.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including public speaking and media engagement.

Preferred Qualifications

While not required, you will be an excellent fit for this role if your experience includes 3-5 years of:

• Experience organizing within Texas or other Southern political landscapes, with a strong grasp of local and state-level power dynamics.
• Background in pro-abortion advocacy and reproductive justice campaigns, including coalition-based work.
• Multilingual skills, especially in Spanish or other languages spoken in Texas communities.
• Experience in policy advocacy, political endorsements, and electoral strategy design.
• Familiarity with digital organizing tools, data management systems, and emerging technology for movement-building.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate high-pressure political environments while maintaining a values-based, people-centered approach.

Priority Application Deadline

We strongly encourage early submissions. Applications received by August 31, 2025 will be given priority consideration.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Avow is committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities at the heart of the reproductive justice movement. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote, and administer all personnel practices without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, immigration status, socioeconomic status, ancestry, age, size, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, familial status, reproductive choice, veteran status, disability, AIDS/HIV status, medical condition, prior conviction, arrest history, traits historically associated with race, (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), or any other characteristic protected by law.