Job Title: Organizing Director
Supervisor: Deputy Director
Type: Exempt
Salary: $65,000-$84,000 per year
Benefits: PTO Vacation, Holidays, Vision, Dental, Sick and Safe Leave, Employee Assistance Program, Retirement Program with 2% match
Location: Hybrid based in Washington
Position Summary
As a key member of the leadership team, the Pro-Choice Washington Organizing Director plays a critical role in shaping and implementing the organization’s overall strategy. In this position, the Organizing Director is responsible for leading and developing a highly effective organizing department that works to build grassroots support and advocate for reproductive rights across Washington State.
The role involves overseeing the work of Regional Organizing Coordinators and legislative and electoral fellows, as well as providing strategic guidance and support to the broader team. To achieve the organization’s goals, the Organizing Director focuses on expanding the reach of Pro-Choice Washington’s organizing efforts, with a particular emphasis on addressing disparities in access to abortion care for Black, Indigenous, and people of color, LGBTQIA2S+, rural, and low-income communities.
Utilizing digital campaign tools such as Voter Activation Network (VAN), Every Action, Thru Text, and Zoom and through innovative and strategic thinking, the Organizing Director helps to ensure that the organization is well-positioned to make meaningful progress towards its mission.
About Us
Pro-Choice Washington is the only independent advocacy organization dedicated to advancing reproductive freedom in Washington state. We believe every person deserves equitable access to affordable, unbiased, quality abortion and reproductive healthcare within their community.
Our organization is powered by the voices of more than 35,000 members across the state who are speaking up for reproductive rights through advocacy, community engagement, and education. You can learn more about our organization at prochoicewashington.org.
Our approach includes:
- A firm commitment to equity, social justice, and reproductive rights for all people regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, or socio-economic status.
- An unwavering belief that access to comprehensive reproductive and sexual healthcare, including abortion care, is a fundamental human right.
- Dedication to providing education and information on reproductive rights and healthcare to empower individuals to make informed decisions about their personal health and wellbeing.
- Advocacy for evidence-based, equitable, and human rights-grounded reproductive healthcare and social justice policies.
- Community organizing and support for strong communities that work together to advance reproductive justice.
- Embracing the importance of collaboration across sectors and movements to achieve reproductive justice and advance the rights of all people.
Responsibilities
Overseeing the Organizing Department (~ 85%)
- Lead the creation and execution of Pro-Choice Washington’s grassroots organizing strategy
- Develop, monitor and evaluate the organizing department budget
- Manage and support organizing staff and fellows to achieve annual goals
- Develop Pro-Choice Washington’s electoral field plan to support political goals
- Advise Pro-Choice Washington’s leadership on state and local political landscape
- Build and steward relationships with members, allies, partner organizations, coalitions, and associations across Washington to achieve shared policy goals.
Operations (~10%)
- Oversee department environment for organizing staff, fellows, chapters, and volunteers in alignment with Pro-Choice Washington’s values and policies
- Facilitate annual staff evaluations and provide input on compensation and staff wellbeing policies
- Develop and execute Organizing Department staffing strategy in partnership with Executive Director and Deputy Director
- Identify and secure additional contract support as needed
- Contribute to Pro-Choice Washington program department budget with strategic requests
- Support direct reports’ professional development through learning opportunities, feedback, and anti-oppression dialogues
- Ensure compliance with campaign finance reporting laws and IRS standards
- Approve direct reports’ timesheets bi-monthly.
Development (~ 5%)
- Collaborate with Organizing Coordinator and activists to recruit volunteers to support Pro-Choice Washington’s activities.
- Assist activist chapters with fundraising initiatives including the development of toolkits, training curriculums, and other assets.
- Provide strategic guidance to the communications and development teams fundraising efforts.
Required Skills for Success
- Professional experience: A minimum of four years of experience in organizing volunteers or activists on issue-based or electoral campaigns. Ability to work independently to manage multiple projects in a remote work environment.
- Mastery of Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Leadership skills: Ability to cultivate and sustain respectful relationships with a wide range of diverse stakeholders, while centering values of collaboration, equity, empathy, and direct communication.
- Strategic thinking: Ability to develop and implement effective public policy, political, and electoral strategies.
- Coalition building and management experience: Ability to design engaging and accessible educational programming, training, and leadership development resources for volunteers, coalition partners, activists, and staff.
- Fundraising experience: Has a solid understanding of fundraising best practices and the ability to create and implement fundraising strategies.
- Knowledge of reproductive rights: A deep understanding of intersectional components of reproductive freedom and rights, the political landscape surrounding these issues and a commitment to the mission and vision of Pro-Choice Washington.
Required Abilities
- Collaborative Leadership: The ability to share decision-making power with others.
- Resilience: The ability to recover quickly from setbacks or challenges and maintain a forward-looking approach.
- Creativity: The ability to think outside the box and find new solutions to problems.
- Communication:The ability to effectively convey information and ideas to others, including the capacity to clearly explain issues, adapt plans as necessary, and ask questions to ensure shared understanding.
- Problem-solving: The ability to identify and solve problems in a changing environment
- Self-awareness: The ability to recognize one’s own strengths and weaknesses and adapt accordingly.
- Emotional intelligence: The ability to manage one’s own emotions and understand the emotions of others in a dynamic environment.
Work Environment
Must be able to stand, walk, sit, climb stairs, and occasionally lift at least 25 pounds from floor to waist high. Work is primarily performed at home while operating standard office equipment. Occasional evening and weekend work is likely. Occasional travel within Washington state.
To Apply
To apply for the Organizing Director position, please follow these steps:
- Prepare your resume and cover letter.
- Address your cover letter to Sami Alloy (she/her), Deputy Director.
- Send an email with your resume and cover letter to sami@prochoicewashington.org.
- Use “Organizing Director Candidate” as the subject line of your email.
- Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to submit your materials before May 17th, 2023.
All applications will be reviewed, but only those demonstrating a strong alignment with the position description will be contacted for additional information. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the requirements – commitment to the mission and a willingness to problem-solve is highly valued.Referrals to potential candidates are welcome. No phone calls please.
Pro-Choice Washington is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or any other protected factor. We also engage in anti-discriminatory hiring practices, folks who are women, queer, trans, non-binary, Black, Indigenous, people of color, parents, have different abilities, are immigrants are encouraged to apply.
