Position Title
Senior Fightback Campaigner, Federal Advocacy
Position Location
This is designated as a Remote/Hybrid position, based in Washington, DC. Remote/Hybrid employees may be asked to work from the Popular Democracy office in DC one or two days a week if necessary.
Popular Democracy
Popular Democracy is seeking a Senior Fightback Campaigner, Federal Advocacy to join the Fightback Department. This is a full-time, exempt position.
About Popular Democracy
Popular Democracy works to promote equity, opportunity, and a dynamic democracy in partnership with innovative base-building organizations, organizing networks and alliances, and progressive unions across the country. We work with nearly 50 affiliates in 30+ states, DC, and Puerto Rico to build the strength and capacity of democratic organizations that envision and advance a pro-worker, pro-immigrant, racial and economic justice agenda. We are a rapidly-expanding, changing organization that partners with organizations across the country to build political power and win tangible victories that improve the lives of low-wage workers, immigrants, and communities of color.
About the Position
We are seeking a Senior Fightback Campaigner, Federal Advocacy to use the crises and opportunities of the moment to vastly expand the network's base, develop leaders, move those people into action, and change the narrative in the process. This primarily involves building and maintaining relationships with the offices of Members of Congress and lifting Popular Democracy’s priorities within Congress. This role is also responsible for contributing to some fundraising, holding primary responsibility in assigned issue area(s), guiding affiliates in advancing Popular Democracy’s goals, and building alliances with groups outside of the network. All of this work will move in deep partnership with colleagues across the programmatic departments of Fightback, Organizing, and Communications & Narrative. Working with affiliates, allies, and individuals to build political and community power, this position will organize actions and other events to contest for power, deepening understanding and building capacity across the network.
It is expected that the Senior Fightback Campaigner, Federal Advocacy will travel and attend in-person trainings, meetings, and actions approximately 4-6 times a month. This includes regular travel to Capitol Hill.
We estimate that candidates will have 10 years of relevant experience, but our review of candidates for this role will focus on whether they can fill the needs of the position, not years of experience.
The Senior Fightback Campaigner, Federal Advocacy will report to the Director of Fightback.
Primary Responsibilities:
Develop and sustain relationships with key staffers from the offices of Members of Congress to advance Popular Democracy’s priorities.
Lead, train and coordinate lobby trainings and lobby days in Washington D.C.
Support the inside strategy to advance key legislative priorities, specifically around housing, immigration, and health.
Develop and sustain positive relationships with affiliate organizations, partners, policy makers, and funders, encouraging participation and support for Popular Democracy’s efforts with guidance from supervisor.
Work with the Organizing and Communications and Narrative teams to support affiliates in developing campaigns within assigned issue areas that align with Popular Democracy’s fightback efforts.
In assigned areas identified as key to contesting for power, identify, plan, and execute campaigns or programs to advance the Fightback narrative.
Upon identification and assignment of issue areas, work with internal stakeholders, allies, and partners to design and develop a program and campaign that includes:
A theory of the issue with a cogent message and narrative that motivates people to action.
Preparation of sense making materials that allow members and community groups to explain and advance our goals.
Planning and conducting trainings, both in-person and online.
Identifying opportunities for peer learning.
Creating events, programs, demonstrations, activities for the campaign.
Determining the order and the steps necessary to execute the campaign for best outcomes.
Innovating and implementing systems to set and track growth in accordance with goals.
Provide strategic and tactical support for events in assigned campaigns.
Lead and facilitate cohort meetings for targeted groups, which includes determining the schedule of meetings, creating the agenda, evaluating planning steps on an ongoing basis, and implementing each step of the campaign.
Work with affiliates to expand their base by identifying local leaders and providing opportunities for growth.
Lead work both within the Fightback team and across departments as assigned by/in consultation with supervisor.
Maintain relationships gained in campaigns, integrating campaign leaders and participants into Popular Democracy’s base.
Transfer participants from single issue campaigns to other issues, moving more and more people to action.
Compile and maintain data and lists relevant to the campaign to use for future campaigns and developing future leaders.
Support fundraising efforts as assigned, including providing background materials and writing routine and prospecting grant proposals and reports, and/or participating in relevant meetings with donors or donor forums.
Other related duties as needed and assigned.
The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
Significant experience with inside strategy in Congress, as well as a deep understanding of appropriations, reconciliation and key congressional processes
Demonstrated experience in connecting advocacy efforts and organizing processes to the creation of bottom up change;
Experience writing policy memos, briefs and sense making materials for a variety of audiences;
The ability to leverage research in order to translate people’s lived experiences from the impact of policies to language policy makers respond to in order to affect change;
Significant experience in organizing and local/grassroots campaign development;
Demonstrated basebuilding experience;
Experience in campaign and policy research;
Strong facilitation meeting skills;
Experience working in coalitions and alliances;
Fluency in Spanish language skills;
A demonstrated ability to build relationships with a broad range of people that move them into action;
The ability to work independently, navigate obstacles, discern priorities, and meet competing deadlines;
Experience working with Popular Democracy affiliates;
Database skills and experience with tools such as Every Action, Hustle, and ThruTalk;
A demonstrated commitment to social, racial, and economic justice and a deep understanding of challenges facing low-wage workers, immigrant communities, communities of color, disabled people, LGBTQ+ folks, and people at the intersections of the above communities.
Salary and Benefits:
This position is included in a collective bargaining unit represented by the Washington-Baltimore News Guild. Specific employment terms are subject to a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The salary for this category 3 position is determined by a salary calculation system that is set by the CBA and is not negotiable. The starting salary is $85,000 and can increase up to $95,000, depending on a variety of factors as described in the CBA.
We have a generous benefits package, including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 15 vacation days your first year, 12 sick days per year, additional PTO, including holidays, and contributions to individuals’ 401K plans.
CPD/A is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and actively recruits people of color, womxn, individuals with disabilities, and members of the LGBTIQAA+ community.
