Senior Organizer of Data Strategy

Ideal

Start Date:

March 23rd, 2026

Right To The City Alliance (RTTC) is a national alliance of racial, economic, and environmental justice organizations formed in 2007 to confront gentrification and displacement in urban communities. We have a membership of sixty plus grassroots organizations from all over the country fighting for housing justice. Through a shared theory of change, RTTC builds a movement for democratic, just, and sustainable cities.

RTTC Action, its affiliated 501(c)(4), advances advocacy, lobbying, integrated voter engagement, and electoral campaigns to develop the renter class as a political bloc capable of contesting governing power.

The Senior Organizer of Data Strategy is a key member of our national campaign team, responsible for building and operationalizing the organization’s political data infrastructure to support tenant organizing, member-led electoral campaigns, and long‑term base building. This role will lead the development of voter databases across multiple states and federal electoral districts, translating campaign priorities into usable data systems that organizers, members, and volunteers can actively use.

Starting from a low baseline of data utilization, this organizer will help design, implement, and scale systems that support field operations in the 2026 election cycle while laying the foundation for a tenant voter file over the next 20 years. This role requires deep, hands‑on experience with political data, voter files, and field programs, along with the ability to train and support staff and members in using data as a practical tool for collective power and governance.

Data Infrastructure (25%)

• Build and maintain voter databases across multiple states and targeted federal electoral districts aligned with organizational campaign priorities.
• Establish foundational political data systems (e.g., VAN/Vote Builder or equivalent) to support organizing, member engagement, and electoral work.
• Create and manage data structures for voter contact, volunteer recruitment, event turnout, and campaign tracking.
• Develop processes for data hygiene, consistency, security, and long‑term scalability.
• Support members and affiliates in states where voter files are available by cutting lists, managing access, and ensuring data is used effectively.
• Maintain documentation and standards for data usage across campaigns and programs.

Data and Political Strategy (25%)

• Translate campaign goals and political strategy into targeting universes that support voter outreach and campaign support.
• In the 2026 cycle, directly support the execution of a national field plan, including creating and cutting canvass lists, cutting turf and walk packets, and supporting coordinated voter outreach for local member campaigns.
• Build and manage volunteer recruitment lists for national actions, convenings, and mobilizations.
• Analyze voter contact and field data to generate actionable insights that strengthen organizing and electoral outcomes.
• Partner closely with campaign leadership to align data strategy with short‑term electoral goals and long‑term tenant power building.
• Help members meaningfully use our data to strengthen local campaigns and tenant organizing.

Campaign Data Reporting & Systems (20%)

• Build and maintain automated reporting systems that track voter contact, volunteer engagement, and field performance across multi‑state campaigns.
• Develop clear, actionable reports for organizers and campaign leadership, and evaluate reporting and analytics tools to meet campaign needs.
• Use Python and SQL to clean, analyze, and generate insights from large voter and organizing datasets.
• Design and support integrations between voter file tools, Airtable, CRMs, and organizing platforms using APIs and custom scripts to streamline data workflows.

Organizational Training and Capacity Building (10%)

• Support staff and members in becoming more data‑savvy organizers.
• Design and facilitate training, workshops, and office hours on political data tools and systems.
• Integrate data tools into organizing workflows so data becomes a shared,…