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The Democratic Party of Georgia (DPG) is seeking a Voter Protection Director to lead the Voter Protection Team. This is a full-time paid position.

What You’ll Do

The Voter Protection Director will help ensure that all eligible Georgians are able to cast their ballot and have their vote counted. The Voter Protection Director will oversee all aspects of the DPG’s year-round, statewide voter protection program, including: direct voter assistance, local advocacy and supporting county-level voter protection volunteers, legislative advocacy, vote-by-mail support, the poll watching and hotline programs, and post-election planning. The Voter Protection Director will be the Party’s lead strategist in maximizing opportunities for Georgians to vote and mitigating the impacts of suppressive laws, policies, and practices on voters.

As the Voter Protection Director, you will be expected to:

• Develop, implement, and manage a year-round, statewide voter protection program.
• Coordinate with other departments within the Party to facilitate the Voter Protection Team’s work and support the work of other departments; participate in the Party’s Direct Reports leadership team.
• Manage the Voter Protection staff as the team grows over the course of the cycle, supporting individual staff members in their day-to-day work and their professional development, guiding and connecting the team’s various work streams and providing constructive feedback on plans and work product.
• Track legislative and litigation developments related to voting and election law, and collaborate with the Party’s General Counsel on how to address those developments.
• Identify election administration and voting problems through collaboration with County Chairs, external stakeholders, hotline reports, news reports, and other sources and develop a coordinated response within the Party. Strategies will include advocacy, public education campaigns, direct voter contact, and others.
• Recruit, train and organize volunteers to support the Voter Protection Team’s goals, including volunteers on the Voter Assistance Hotline, poll watchers, and county liaisons, who monitor election developments locally.
• Cultivate strong relationships with county-level officials to advance proactive improvements to voting, respond to problems, and resolve issues for individual voters, with a particular focus on issues impacting people of color and voters with disabilities.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for, and collaborate with, national partners including the DNC, DSCC, and the DCCC.
• Maintain a strong knowledge base of voting laws, policies, and practices within Georgia and national trends/best practices.

Who You Are

DPG seeks candidates possessing the following qualifications:

• J.D. degree from an accredited law school is preferred but not required.
• Voter protection experience – At least one cycle of voter protection experience on staff with a state party or coordinated campaign, or the equivalent, required.
• Management experience – The ideal candidate is an excellent people manager. They have supervised staff, ensuring both individual professional development and timely and excellent project completion, and are great at managing laterally and up to ensure the full organization is aware of their team’s goals and to create buy-in to achieve them across departments.
• Organizing experience – A track record of success in recruiting, training and managing volunteers strongly preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and pragmatic approach – You understand that litigation is a tool in your toolbelt but often the one of last resort, and you can find and utilize a variety of approaches to solve a problem, including advocacy and grassroots organizing.
• Ability to read the Election Code or policy guidance and translate that information into practical terms and actionable steps for a lay audience.
• Strong lens and judgment on issues of race and equity – Clearly and consistently articulates a sophisticated understanding of racial equity and structural racism as it relates to the work we do and how we operate internally at the Democratic Party of Georgia. Operates and organizes from a racial justice perspective, with emphasis on voter suppression’s disproportionate impact on communities of color.
• Technically Competent. Proficient in a variety of platforms, including Google Suite and Slack. Experience using VAN and LBJ software preferred.
• Flexibility to travel as required in performance of duties.

Additionally, our ideal candidate will identify as:

• Highly Organized. Attentive to detail, able to multitask under deadlines, with good data practices.
• Good Communicator. Demonstrated superior writing and communications skills required. Must adapt written and verbal communications to meet the need and the audience.
• Team Player. Collaborative, able to anticipate teammates’ needs, willing to work long and irregular hours during key periods.
• Graceful Under Pressure. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, are decisive, and maintain your composure and teamwork skills under pressure.
• A bridge builder. Able to build trust and strong relationships with volunteers, elections officials, and county parties.
• Committed to Democratic values and electing Democrats in Georgia!

Application and Interview Procedure

To apply, please submit your resume at the link here. This role will be open to apply until the position is filled.

The DPG believes our diversity on staff is our strength and we encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds—including race, ethnicity, religion, gender, marital status, parenting status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability or veteran status—to apply.