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The Director of Special Projects for the National Organizing program will coordinate across the organizing team to ensure alignment of projects, priorities and actions. They will also provide administrative and project management support to the National Organizing Director. They coordinate across the organizing battleground departments to ensure alignment of priorities and action steps. They will provide critical support for engaging others into the department's activities during GOTV to scale voter engagement.

Responsibilities:

• Manage reporting on short- and long-term projects to organizational leadership and key external stakeholders
• Assist with hiring, onboarding, and internal communication norms for the department.
• Organize, optimize, and facilitate team meetings as needed, especially standing collaboration opportunities.
• Recognize and own projects that cross teams within the department
• Effectively communicate successes and priorities of the national organizing program as an internal spokesperson for the department.
• Coordinate and manage the candidate's daily schedule, including meetings, events, interviews, and campaign activities.
• Work closely with the National Organizing Director to prioritize and plan their schedule, including anticipating scheduling conflicts and proactively finding solutions.
• Other duties as assigned to support the department and the DNC's mission.

You’ll be a good fit for this role if…

• 5+ years of relevant experience
• You have superb organizational skills and ability to effectively and efficiently manage multiple projects at once in high-pressure environments– and to build systems to do so.
• You’ve got a keen sense of political judgment, especially when it comes to dealing with external partners, internal leadership, and surrogates.
• You love building a high-performing culture and driving change– and are comfortable leaning into tension when needed to do so.
• Kindness and building relationships is core to how you lead.
• You have experience working with individuals at every level of an organization, and managing projects across levels
• You are incredible at managing a calendar and supporting a leader.
• Travel Required: Low, 10%

Salary: The starting salary for this position is $90,000, on an annualized basis, commensurate with experience and qualifications. This is a full-time position that may require work on weekends and has an end date of November 15, 2024. This is an exempt position.

Due to FEC regulations, only U.S. citizens or U.S. green card holders are eligible to apply for this role.

The DNC requires all employees to be "up to date" on COVID-19 vaccination status as prescribed by the CDC as a condition of employment, unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law. If you seek a reasonable accommodation in relation to the campaign's COVID-19 policy, you should speak to the HR Department prior to reporting to an office location.

The DNC is committed to diversity among its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the best quality services to supporters and constituents. The campaign is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or disability, or any other legally protected basis. The campaign is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in the hiring process and on the job, as required by applicable law. The campaign will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited.

All information provided to the DNC must be accurate and truthful. In the event that any information on your resume or related materials are found to be untruthful, the campaign reserves the right to disregard applications or take immediate disciplinary action, up to and including termination, and also reserves the right to take legal action for related damages.

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