Field Organizer

Job Type Full-time Description

Reports To: District Organizing Director or Deputy Organizing Director 

Department: Organizing 

Work Location: TBD

Job Type: Full-Time, Salary Exempt

Supervisory Responsibilities: No 

Position Summary

The DCCC is seeking Field Organizers to work on competitive congressional races in our targeted races. Organizers will be responsible for recruiting, training, and managing volunteers to expand the volunteer network for the campaign and execute a variety of voter contact tactics meant to turn out voters for Democratic candidates.

This position is part of a collective bargaining unit.

Responsibilities Include:

• Recruiting, managing, and training volunteers to participate in direct voter contact, including but not limited to door-to-door canvassing, high traffic canvassing, voter registration, and relational organizing.
• Executing a broad range of visibility events to educate voters about the election and excite potential volunteers to join the campaign.
• Successfully meeting daily, weekly and phase goals for capacity building and voter contact in your assigned district, as well as maintaining data integrity.
• Developing strong relationships with local party leaders, grassroots organizers, and key activists.
• Other department responsibilities as needed.

Requirements

• No previous organizing experience is required.
• Ability to live and work in-person within the assigned congressional district through November 2024.
• Commitment to the election of Democrats up and down the ballot.
• Strong ability to build relationships and foster a positive team culture.
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines under pressure and problem solve effectively and creatively.
• Access to a vehicle or other, reliable means of transportation.
• Ability to demonstrate multicultural competence —the awareness, knowledge, and skills needed to work with others who are culturally different from self in meaningful, relevant, and productive ways; 
• Proactively fosters an inclusive atmosphere and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
• Ability to demonstrate multicultural competence – the awareness, knowledge and skills needed to work with others who are culturally different from self in meaningful, relevant and productive ways
• Personal and professional commitment to promoting and investing in cross-cultural skills and awareness related to individuals from broad backgrounds, races, ethnicities, religions, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability.
• Proven interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills with the ability to build relationships with staff at all levels 

Why You Should Work Here:

• We recognize and reward hard work
• A high-quality benefit package for all eligible employees that includes:
• More than 25 days of paid time off (which includes federal holidays, time off around the holidays, vacation, and sick days) 
• Excellent health, dental, and vision insurance where 100% of the monthly premium is paid for by DCCC for employees, families, and dependents/partners.
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) and Life insurance provided to all DCCC employees, paid for fully by DCCC.
• Up to 6% retirement employer match contribution 
• Monthly mobile phone stipend 
• Monthly metro benefits (for employees located in the DC region only)
• Gym Access (for employees located in the DC region only)
• Opportunity to contribute at a growing, dynamic national political committee working to sustain the Democratic congressional majority to advocate on issues America care about most. 
• Learn, develop, and hone professional skills related to running and operating multi-dimensional political campaigns and the operating systems that support the campaigns. 
• Experience working with the largest Democratic battlefield, containing numerous highly competitive campaigns in diverse districts across the nation.
• Opportunities to expand your network and engage with policy makers, political candidates, Democratic Party leaders and a diverse team of professionals and colleagues. 
• Gain experience in cross-team interaction and exposure to other functions and departments within the DCCC. 
• Equity and inclusion are actively integrated into decisions made at Senior Team and Department levels regarding hiring, contracting, and political strategy
• Professional Development programming dedicated to personal and professional growth beyond the 2024 election cycle)