State Manager, Washington State; P2

Save the Children Action Network ("SCAN") – a 501(c)(4) organization – is the political advocacy arm of Save the Children. We are building bipartisan support to make sure every child has a strong start in life. We advocate for high-quality early learning, ending child hunger in the U.S., and educating and protecting kids around the world.

The Role

As the State Manager, Washington State, you will be integral to our work in helping all children achieve a bright future. You will be responsible for developing advocacy infrastructure in target legislative districts by identifying, cultivating and organizing SCAN supporters, student activists, and volunteer leaders. You will develop key relationships with coalition partners, elected officials and community stakeholders to advance SCAN’s advocacy campaigns.

In partnership with the State & National Campaigns team, you will help assess our supporter base, determine key audiences and demographic segments to target, and select strategies (online and offline) to educate and engage targeted individuals and groups to meet our annual goals and deliverables.

Location

Remote – Washington State (Seattle Area Preferred)

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

• Build, develop and sustain an advocacy and campaigning infrastructure and SCAN presence in key districts (65%).
• Assess SCAN’s supporter base, determine key audiences and demographic segments to target, and select strategies online and offline to educate and engage targeted individuals and groups to meet annual goals and deliverables.
• Recruit, engage and maintain a supporter base that includes volunteer leaders, students, and other community members.
• Engage supporters in online and offline activities, such as letters, phone calls, petitions, social media, in-person meetings, letters to the editor, etc.
• Create and/or sustain community action teams to coordinate local, state and national campaigns locally.
• Work with SCAN’s student engagement team to build student clubs on targeted college campuses and support outreach and advocacy efforts of college and high school student ambassadors.
• Conduct trainings and provide ongoing support for volunteer leadership development.
• Manage volunteer data, ensuring accurate reporting.

• External Relationship Building (35%).
• Cultivate relationships with local, state and federal lawmakers to advance our legislative agenda.
• Register as lobbyist to advance state legislative priorities.
• Engage with coalition partners and community stakeholders.
• Promote SCAN’s agenda in coordination with partners by collaborating on events, outreach and other local engagement.

Required Qualifications For The Role

• Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent, plus at least 3 years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated field experience in at least one election cycle
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 30% to priority districts in state
• Working understanding of legislative and electoral process
• Public speaking and training experience
• Proficiency in MS Office suite
• Proficiency in spoken and written English

Preferred Qualifications For The Role

• Conversational Spanish
• Experience working on state or local legislative campaigns
• Experience in campus and youth outreach and engagement campaigns

Compensation

Save the Children Action Network is offering salary ranges for this position, dependent on candidate location:

• Geo 1 - NY Metro, DC, and other locations with labor costs significantly above national average:
  Target Salary for this position is $72,250 - $80,750 base salary
• Geo 2 - Locations around the US National Labor Cost Average:
  Target Salary for this position is $65,450 - $73,150 base salary
• Geo 3 - Locations significantly below the US National Labor Cost Average:
  Target Salary for this position is $59,500 - $66,500 base salary

The salary ranges listed above are for US-based candidates. For candidates located outside the US, salary ranges will be based on the salary scales of the local employer of record. Actual base salary may vary based on relevant experience, base salary of internal peers, business sector, and geographic location.

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