Grassroots Manager, Idaho - Remote

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the nation's leading cancer advocacy organization. Together with our charitable partner, the American Cancer Society, we work in Congress, state legislatures and local jurisdictions to support evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.

The Grassroots Manager plans and executes a comprehensive grassroots advocacy program across assigned geography. This includes developing, attracting volunteers, maintaining, and implementing a volunteer leadership program, developing and implementing grassroots strategies and campaign plans for local, state, and federal legislative priorities, and facilitating the achievement of ACS CAN fundraising goals through primarily supporting volunteers in their fundraising. Support larger geography through assigned responsibilities for aspects of grassroots strategizing and organizing. Embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of the role, particularly through volunteer attraction, development, and engagement. Model the organization's values and cultural beliefs. Comply with all relevant lobbying protocols for each state and execute all assigned administrative duties.

***This is a remote position that can be home based anywhere within the state of Idaho. This position will be working in the field, within communities across the state as needed. Volunteer engagement/management experience is preferred.***

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Grassroots Strategy, Volunteer Attraction and Engagement, and Organizing:

• Develop and implement comprehensive local and state grassroots strategies and advocacy campaigns, demonstrating volunteer constituent support for cancer-related policy initiatives.

• Use fundamental principles of Direct-Action Organizing.

• Support federal campaigns and congressional champion building for the organization's issues, working collaboratively to execute strategy.

• Organize volunteers to complete federal activities in collaboration with national team.

• Write and disseminate e-mails to volunteers, legislative alerts, issue talking points, and training curriculum for a diverse audience of volunteers.

• Communicate strategically using messages that are tailored to the specific political environments and attuned to the rapid pace of legislative activities.

• Plan and manage lobby days or similar events, including virtual, to drive engagement and policy wins.

• Maintain ACS CAN web pages, Facebook page, and/or other social media accounts according to organizational guidelines and standards, coordinating where applicable.

• Identify and develop volunteers with personal stories related to ACS CAN's policy campaigns.

• Serve as the staff manager of the volunteer structure in the assigned geography coordinating appropriately with leadership volunteers.

• Accountable to filling any vacancies in the structure and ensuring sufficient capacity throughout the geography.

• Coordinate campaign activities with grassroots coalition partners, as well as with regional and national ACS CAN grassroots teams.

• Accurately and effectively represent ACS CAN and its mission in a manner commensurate with the organization's brand.

• Establish and maintain strategic collaborations and partnerships with other organizations, as appropriate.

• Execute other duties as assigned.

Integration and Capacity Building:

• Attract, train, and develop volunteers, through a variety of internal and external channels, implementing recognition programs for volunteers.

• Strengthen grassroots capacity through the ACS CAN's volunteer structure, maintaining excellent relationships with grasstops and grassroots volunteers.

• Facilitate local, state, and federal grassroots lobbying by volunteers, including the building and maintaining of relationships with elected officials and their staff. Primary responsibility for maintaining direct local relationships, as appropriate, with elected officials and their staff persons.

• Strategize for, plan, and implement year-round grassroots activities which build ACS CAN support.

• Conduct trainings as needed for volunteers and ACS staff, equipping others for interactions with elected officials and their staffs.

• Consistently input and maintain ACS CAN volunteer information in the organization's databases, such as Luminate and Salesforce.

Fundraising:

• Drive volunteer fundraising in the assigned state(s).

• Encourage volunteer-led fundraising that comports with the organization's guidelines with the goal of raising money, enga