Chief of Staff, Sustainer Program; Donor Relations

Overview

Chief of Staff, Sustainer Program (Donor Relations) – Remote within the US. One Co-Executive Director works in Oakland, CA.

About Us:

WeVote is a nonpartisan get-out-the-vote nonprofit startup and a celebrated Fast Forward nonprofit technology grantee. WeVote is a movement of over 150 volunteers building open-source mobile technologies that touch and mobilize millions of voters on Election Day. More information is available .

Chief of Staff, Job Definition:
Reporting to the Co-Executive Directors (Co-EDs), the Chief of Staff will be a key strategic partner to the Co-EDs for WeVote’s programs, fundraising, expansion, and execution of its mission. Operational responsibility will be shared with other senior leaders. The role requires deep knowledge of the field, core programs, operations, and business plans. The Chief of Staff will lead critical processes and communications to all stakeholders, manage OKR processes, and oversee the annual strategic planning process.

The Chief of Staff will translate leadership vision into actionable plans while fostering clarity, accountability, and high performance.

This is a volunteer position (WeVote is 100% volunteer) and it is expected to require at least 5-10 hours per week, much of which may occur during work hours.

• Ensure ongoing programmatic excellence, rigorous program evaluation, and consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, communications, and systems; recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve strategic goals.
• Lead end-to-end OKR process ensuring alignment between organizational goals and team performance, and foster a culture that is high-performing and supportive.
• Act as the representative of the Co-EDs in high-level meetings.

• TBD (meaning, YOU will have significant input on how you work across teams).

• Assist the Co-EDs in managing relationships with key internal stakeholders.
• Work with the Co-EDs and donor relations team to prepare for public appearances, media interviews, and thought leadership opportunities.
• Coordinate high-profile meetings and events, ensuring that the Co-EDs and leadership team are well-prepared and strategically positioned.

• The Chief of Staff must be thoroughly committed to WeVote’s mission. All candidates should have proven leadership and relationship management experience. Concrete demonstrable experience and other qualifications include:
• At least 3 years of senior management experience; track record of effectively leading and regionally and/or nationally scaling a performance- and outcomes-based organization and staff; ability to point to specific examples of having developed and operationalized strategies that have taken an organization to the next stage of growth.
• Unwavering commitment to quality programs and data-driven program evaluation.
• Excellence in organizational management with the ability to coach staff, manage, and develop high-performance teams, set and achieve strategic objectives, and manage a budget.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills.
• Action-oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable, and innovative approach to business planning.
• Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.
• Passion, idealism, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed.

• Brand Pillars:
  Credibility, Connection, Choices
• Vision: A future where Americans are confident and energized to make choices in every election that champion their needs, hopes, and values
• Mission:
  Strengthen Democracy one friend at a time by providing tools that connect voters with their preferences and inspire voting in every election
• Brand Promise:
  WeVote connects you to elections. We give you the confidence to make choices that support your needs, hopes, and values across the ballot
• Positioning Statement:
  WeVote creates the connection between voters, what they value, and their ballot through the power of technology and camaraderie
• Tagline:
  Energizing Every Election

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