National Manager of Training and Program Impact

Organization Overview

America Votes works year-round to build a more representative democracy, strengthen every American's right to vote, and win elections in key states.

America Votes leads a robust, growing coalition of more than 400 progressive organizations across the country, building coordinated plans and executing shared strategies to win elections. America Votes provides a range of services to partners, including strategic planning, advocacy and electoral campaign coordination, data tools and targeting services, and on-the-ground leadership in states.

For more than 20 years, America Votes has been the common link between many of the most influential and impactful issue and membership organizations in the country, serving as the coordination hub of the progressive community. America Votes' work has brought together a wide range of causes and built a unified coalition that has transformed how the progressive community works. Together, America Votes and its partners have engaged communities across the country to act on critical issues - from fighting for working families, to defending reproductive freedom, to protecting the environment, and more - and mobilized millions of voters.

Racial Equity Statement

As a leader of collaborative efforts to mobilize voters, protect voting rights, and win elections, America Votes is committed to advancing racial equity within our organization and across our coalition. We acknowledge the systematic racism that permeates all facets of our society, including the right to vote. America Votes is also engaging with an understanding of the ways gender, sexuality and other forms of oppression intersect with race and how those relationships impact inequities our staff, our partners, and the communities that we engage in our work face. America Votes strives to model our commitment to racial equity through our internal and external operations, programs, and partnerships. We acknowledge the inequitable structures that continue to exist and are moving forward with a sustained commitment in time, resources and people to challenge structural racism and work towards creating a reflective organization and democracy.

Position Description

America Votes is seeking an experienced campaign strategist as our National Manager of Training and Program Impact. This person will play a key role in supporting our partners and staff in planning and fully implementing impactful voter engagement programs in 2026 and beyond. This position will help develop and manage a cycle training curriculum, deliver remote and in-person training, strengthen partner relationships, and support partner programs through coaching and feedback. The ideal candidate has deep experience in direct voter contact programs and is excited by innovations to strengthen democracy, persistence in best practices, and in helping to bring out the best in our growing coalition.

This person will join America Votes at an exciting time and add to the growing Research and Innovation Department. This person will work closely with other departments, especially Campaigns, Partnerships, and Data. This is a permanent, full time position that reports to the National Director of Research and Program Innovation.

Location

The location for this position is flexible with a preference for Washington, DC or a state with an America Votes office. Some travel and reasonable access to a major airport is required. America Votes currently has offices located in AZ, DC, CO, FL, GA, MN, NC, NH, NV, OH, PA, and WI.

The National Manager of Training and Program Impact should expect to travel an average of 30% of their time with more intense travel in peak campaign season.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain thoughtful and trusting relationships with key stakeholders, including America Votes staff, America Vote partners, and key allies in our work.
• Support the department director in implementing America Votes' organizational goals, including REI goals. Participate in the team creation of work plans and team benchmarks for success. Manage special projects to deliver on team goals. Will have own portfolio of projects they are responsible for managing to completion.
• Represent America Votes at meetings and events, including the America Votes State Summit.
• Design and deliver bespoke training, virtually and in-person. This includes training to America Votes staff as well as to coalition partners and allies in various formats: 1-on-1 specialized training, training for small groups, and larger coalition training that may exceed 100 participants.
• Create verbal and written recommendations for integrating AV best practices into individual programs, especially related to voter engagement tactics like canvass, mail, and phones.
• Support staff in creating outreach and turnout plans for key training.
• Collaborate with America Votes state and national staff on stakeholder engagement in planning, program implementation, and program analysis.
• Manage special projects to advance the goals and priorities of America Votes, including at least on-going analysis, after-action reports, and managing a suite of services, templates, and training materials.
• Support analysis of programs as assigned.
• Be a trusted subject matter expert to key stakeholders internally and externally.
• Other duties as assigned.

Key Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 cycles (5 years) running voter engagement programs including Get Out the Vote, Persuasion, and Voter Registration. Ideal candidates will have at least 2 cycles of experience managing paid canvass operations.
• Experience creating and delivering training, including for seasoned professionals. Candidates must have a high level of comfort with public speaking as well as engaging in small groups and leading 1:1 conversations.
• Experience working in coalitions with a demonstrated ability to align stakeholders with competing agendas.
• Proven track record of leading programmatic work through a lens of racial equity.
• Basic knowledge of research methodologies including randomized controlled trials, surveys, and qualitative methods.
• Familiarity with the existing body of experimentally informed field research.
• Experience engaging partner program decision-makers from field directors to executive directors. Ability to manage nuanced information with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail is required.
• Strong sense of ownership and resilience with respect to planning ahead, finding alternative paths when needed, and moving forward after setbacks.
• Collaborative leadership style, low ego, spirit of service, and robust sense of curiosity.
• Demonstrated ability to build consensus, negotiate, and strategically disagree within a highly collaborative work environment and to be able to practice confidentiality, discretion and legal compliance in the work.
• Ability to work independently and to drive and manage own workload; ability to manage several tasks/projects concurrently and prioritize work effectively.
• Ability to travel, sometimes with short notice; ability to work irregular campaign style hours, especially during the peak months of the electoral cycle.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office / Google Drive with emphasis on using Google Slides and Google Sheets. Ability to manage a high volume of data, as well as create informational decks/slideshows, is a plus.

Compensation

The salary for this position will be between $80,000 and $85,000 and depend upon the applicant's experience. America Votes offers a competitive benefits package covering 100% of employee medical, dental, & vision insurance premiums, life insurance, long term disability coverage, monthly cell phone reimbursement, personal professional development funds, parental leave, and 401(K) after four months of continuous service with the organization. America Votes provides a generous paid time off policy with paid vacation, unlimited sick and safe leave, paid personal days, at least 10 Federal paid holidays including Juneteenth, as well as paid organizational time off from at least December 23 to January 1. The position is represented by the America Votes Workers Union.

To Apply

Please submit a copy of your resume, a cover letter and three references to the application form.

If you experience any technical difficulties with our application form, please email recruiting@americavotes.org. Please note that only applications received through the application form will be considered; please do not email us your application materials.

America Votes is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace. America Votes does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected category under local, state or federal law. People of color, LGBTQ candidates, individuals with disabilities, and neurodivergent individuals are strongly encouraged to apply.