Deputy Organizing Director

Down Home North Carolina (DHNC) is seeking a full-time Deputy Organizing Director to build, support, and train a regional network of member-led Down Home chapters across the state. The Deputy Organizing Director will support this effort through the management and development of organizing staff, integrating and designing organizing data systems, by building out network-wide organizing programs, and by working to coach and train member-leaders.

The Deputy Organizing director will supervise and manage one or more Statewide Organizing Managers, a Data Organizer, and one or more organizers as part of this strategy.

The ideal candidate is highly motivated to build and develop new leaders, and to win power for poor and working people. They are adept at staff management and accountability, and able to motivate and coach staff toward organizing goals. They are curious about the use of data in organizing, and comfortable with diagnosing organizing challenges and opportunities through the use of data. They are a seasoned organizer, and are experts in the craft of organizing, base-building, and recruitment. They are familiar with and able to train others on core organizing and issue campaigning skills and principles. They are goal-oriented with a high degree of personal organization, and enjoy making and executing detailed plans.

Previous experience managing organizing teams, projects, or departments is required. They are an effective communicator and eagerly collaborate with others. Experience running canvasses, electoral field operations, and issue campaigns is desirable. Candidates with experience organizing in rural, and/or southern contexts are preferred.

We are excited to hire for this position, and bring on a candidate who is hungry to build transformational, large-scale power for poor and working people in rural North Carolina.

About Down Home North Carolina

Down Home North Carolina is a growing statewide organization of rural and small town communities that advocate for economic, gender, and racial justice. We move North Carolina toward the values of dignity, safety, and inclusion through leadership development, strategic campaigning, multiracial movement building, and civic engagement that advances positive, life-changing reforms for rural communities.

Founded in 2017, Down Home has built a strong organizational track record, including:

• Led a years-long statewide campaign to Expand Medicaid, which was passed by the General Assembly in 2023
• Helping to elect the first Latinx state legislator in NC history
• Growing a statewide membership base that includes all 100 counties of North Carolina
• Anchoring the first southern, rural deep canvass and race-class narrative tests
• Driving statewide coalitions to fight for a just COVID-19 recovery and Medicaid expansion

Job Responsibilities

• Manage staff to develop and execute a statewide organizing strategy to build and develop new member-led Down Home chapters in NC. This will require relational and recruitment work to identify and train local members to carry out broad community outreach, recruitment, relationship building, and 1:1s.
• Develop a plan to support and train member-leaders across the state as they establish issue-based working groups, build their chapters, and launch local issue campaigns. This will require a mixture of in-person support and remote support for local leaders.
• Support local leaders to launch and win county-specific campaigns to transform power and win real victories for our members.
• Support, manage, and train full-time organizer(s) to continue ongoing chapter work across Down Home’s chapter network
• Track and maintain real-time records of membership and organizing efforts.
• Support the chapter network to participate powerfully in Down Home NC’s collective statewide campaigns, including public school defense/transformation, Hurricane Helene recovery, public investment campaigns, health justice campaigns, communications campaigns, and voter contact work.
• Contribute to a dynamic and growing staff culture at Down Home NC.

Qualifications

We are seeking experienced candidates with exceptional organizing chops who are passionate about

building a base and building power for working people. They should excel at relationship building, volunteer leadership development, and time management. We are looking for candidates who are excited to take on a big vision, are results-oriented, and thrive in fast-paced, demanding work environments. You should have:

• 7 or more years of experience as a professional community or labor organizer, or equivalent grassroots experience
• Excellent staff management and accountability skills
• Demonstrated ability to build and support powerful volunteer teams and leaders
• A track record of developing and maintaining strong working relationships with and among a diverse group of stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to run issue campaigns in an organizing context
• Excellent time and project-management skills, including the ability to plan your time and work toward long-term goals
• Experience working across multiple projects and priorities
• Four or more years experience managing organizers
• Proficiency with NGP VAN tools
• Comfort with dynamic and fast-paced work environments
• Excellent verbal communication skills, including strong interpersonal skills
• A demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals of diverse races, socio-economic statuses, housing statuses, variations in hygiene, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, and people who engage in substance use
• A demonstrated passion and commitment to racial and economic justice

Some irregular hours are required, including nights and weekends. Work location is flexible within North Carolina. Please note that a significant portion of work will be in person. Applicants must be able and willing to travel regularly for work.

Compensation for this full-time staff position is determined by the candidate’s level of experience and

ranges between $90,000 and $105,000 annually, including best-in-class health coverage, retirement, sick, vacation, annual COLA raises, and other benefits. This position is not eligible for inclusion in the staff bargaining unit.

How to Apply

Down Home NC is committed to creating a dynamic, multicultural, diverse working environment. Candidates of color and diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Down Home NC is an equal opportunity employer. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. If this job description is posted on Down Home’s website (www.downhomenc.org), we are still accepting applications.

Please send a resume and a short cover letter that includes your experience to: jobs@downhomenc.org