Democratic Party of Virginia Coordinated Campaign: VA Coordinated Deputy Voter Protection Director

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In 2025, Virginia is THE frontline battleground state with competitive races up and down the ballot.

Electing our first female Governor, winning a decisive democratic trifecta, and expanding our hold on the Virginia State House sends a clear nationwide message and sets the stage for the 2026 midterms.

We are hiring 2-3 Deputy Voter Protection Directors. The Deputy Voter Protection Directors will be key leaders in the voter protection program, helping to build and execute an innovative, data-driven statewide plan to identify and address the barriers to casting a ballot in Virginia. Each Deputy Director will be responsible for managing one or more areas of the voter protection program’s work: election administration & advocacy; poll observation; voter assistance hotline; voter education; ballot cure; and post-election planning.** This position is full time and based in Richmond, VA.**

Key Responsibilities & Expectations:

● Implement and execute your piece(s) of the voter protection plan

● Identify opportunities across Virginia to expand voter access and mitigate inhibitions to voting, develop

solutions and organize toward them

● Recruit volunteers through 1:1 meetings, events, phone calls, and texting

● Design and provide engaging volunteer trainings that prepare volunteers to complete the requested tasks

● Collaborate with other departments to understand voter education needs, and collaborate to produce

materials, events, and other resources to ensure voters have the information they need to cast a ballot

conveniently

● Collaborate with the Data Team to create data & tech pipelines that create a smooth experience for

volunteers, and maintain high data quality within the NGP/VAN and LBJ platforms

● Build and maintain strong, trusting relationships with key stakeholders in order to learn about voting

problems, implement solutions & mitigation measures, and recruit volunteers

● Maintain a current knowledge of voting laws and related issues, including conducting legal research and

answering staff’s, volunteers’, and voters’ questions relating to voting procedures and election

administration

● Promote volunteer leadership at every level of the campaign, with an eye toward building sustainable and

permanent grassroots activism

● Manage 1-2 staff members who are supporting your area(s) of the program in all aspects of their work and

support their success in the role by conducting relevant coaching conversations, providing and receiving

feedback, and creating an inclusive and engaging team culture

● Additional duties as assigned by the Voter Protection Director

Skills & Qualifications Requirements for all Deputies:

● 1+ cycle of experience on a campaign or civic engagement program in organizing, political, or voter

protection

● Proven project management and planning experience, overseeing and leading strategic projects from

ideation to completion

● Strong problem-solving and prioritization skills with the ability to quickly develop solution(s) to a new

problem, assess what resources they would take, and start moving toward action

● Demonstrated ability to prioritize among competing demands, assessing the potential value/impact of a

project or task, evaluating the time and resources it will take to meet deadlines, and developing a

recommendation of whether and in what priority order to move it forward

● Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain relationships with a diverse group of internal

and external stakeholders

● Strong track record of managing volunteers – You have recruited and supported volunteers to accomplish

goals and developed volunteers into leaders

● Commitment to the values and practices of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, with the ability to

take feedback and learn

● Commitment to electing Democrats up and down the ticket in Virginia

Preferred Skills & Qualifications for 1 or more (but not all) Deputies:

● Proficiency with NGP/VAN is essential for some Deputy roles and preferred for others

● J.D. – One Deputy will have primary responsibility for legal research and advising on voting laws and

procedures (when necessary)

● For all Deputy positions: Skilled trainer and clear, effective, high-quality writer who can distill complex

concepts into easy-to-understand steps and effectively communicate these concepts in presentations and

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