Civic Engagement Director

 Position Location: This position will be in ACT’s offices in New York, Pennsylvania, or DC/MD/VA. 
Reports to: Deputy Executive Director of Organizing and Membership
FLSA Status: Salaried- Exempt 
Employment Type: Full-time
Hours: Monday-Friday, hybrid position, requires a mix of remote work, work on site, and in the field. Regular travel of 1-2 times per month to other ACT offices is required.
Salary: The baseline salary for this position is $105,000; additional compensation is negotiable based on experience.
 

About Us: African Communities Together (ACT) is an organization of African immigrants fighting for civil rights, opportunity, and a better life for our families here in the U.S. and worldwide. ACT empowers African immigrants to integrate socially, get ahead economically, and engage civically. We develop our members as grassroots leaders who take action to make social change. Since its founding, ACT has supported thousands of African immigrants with direct services, trained hundreds of new leaders, and led successful policy campaigns at the federal, state, and local levels that have impacted hundreds of thousands of immigrants. ACT’s African immigrant membership comes from a diverse range of nationalities, cultures, and languages, is religiously diverse, and is predominantly working-class and low-income. We have offices in New York City, Philadelphia, and the Washington, D.C. metro area.

Position Description: ACT seeks an experienced Civic Engagement Director to manage its civic engagement initiatives in New York, Pennsylvania, and DC/MD/VA chapters, including anticipation of expanding our political participation in a 501(c)(4) sister organization. The Civic Engagement Director will be responsible for designing, training, implementing, and managing programs in voter registration, voter education, and Get Out the Vote efforts and leading activities, such as door-to-door canvassing and phone banking, in our chapter locations as needed. This position works collaboratively with ACT’s Chapter Directors and Executive Director to advance our mission, goals, and objectives.

Key responsibilities include: 

• Campaign Development and Leadership: Work with Chapter Directors to develop campaign plans, set goals, develop lists and materials, build teams, and run programs.  
• Integrated Voter Engagement: Work with Chapter Directors to integrate voter education and engagement into chapter programs and campaigns.  
• Data Management: Organize and analyze contact data, including membership lists, voter lists, field/data tracking and demographic information. 
• Base-Building: Development and implementation of base-building strategies in conjunction with policy advocacy and membership.
• Development of Affiliated 501(c)(4): Working closely with the Executive Director and Deputy ED of Organizing and Membership, to launch a 501(c)(4) sister organization, campaigns, and seek fundraising opportunities.