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North Florida Field Manager

Position Summary: 

 

The Field Manager is responsible for overseeing and coordinating community outreach, advocacy campaigns, and grassroots organizing efforts in partnership with Black Voters Matter. Maintain and establish relationships with partners and volunteers. You will be responsible for building a robust grassroots organizing operation, engaging in coalition-building activities, coordinating with key stakeholders, and managing paid/volunteer outreach staff within your assigned region. The position will require travel within the state. 

 

Field Manager Duties: 

• Assist with the implementation of Equal Ground Field plan.

• Develop and implement strategies for engaging with communities impacted by social justice and voting rights issues.

• Build and maintain relationships with community leaders, activists, and partner organizations.

• Organize events, workshops, and forums to raise awareness and foster dialogue around key issues.

• Recruit, train, manage, and support a network of volunteers and paid grassroots activists.

• Coordinate grassroots organizing efforts, including door-to-door outreach, phone banking, and community canvassing.

• Identify opportunities for collaboration with other nonprofit organizations, advocacy groups, and stakeholders.

• Represent the organization in coalition meetings, working groups, and joint initiatives.

• Coordinate and attend partner meetings weekly to get better aligned. 

• Maintain accurate records of outreach activities, campaign metrics, and volunteer engagement.

• Analyze data to evaluate the effectiveness of outreach strategies and inform future planning.

• Engage voters in person, via phone and virtually to share election information, and discuss the importance of voting in the election.

• Inform Floridians about key election issues, candidates, and ballot measures. Ensure they understand the voting process, including mail-in ballots, early voting, and election day procedures.

• Ensure all data is entered into the organization’s internal systems in a timely manner, whether collected in person or virtually.

• Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal laws related, as well as the organization’s internal policies.

• Other duties as outlined in the job description or as delegated by the supervisor. 

 

Qualifications and Skills:

• Experience in community organizing, direct voter contact activities, legislative, public affairs, or policy‑oriented environments including issue or electoral campaigns, advocacy, or related experience.

• Excellent relationship-building skills and strong knowledge of your local community.

• Experience working and effectively developing leadership within historically marginalized communities- particularly Black communities. 

• Self-motivation, professionalism, and a positive demeanor.

• Excellent verbal & written skills, with the ability to craft compelling digital content.

• Extremely organized.

• Knowledge of Google Suite.

• Ability to work outside of typical business hours, including nights and weekends.

• Experience with NGP VAN / Votebuilder a plus.

• Experience creating or utilizing virtual training materials 

• Experience creating or utilizing train-the-trainer curriculum 

• A strong commitment to Equal Ground Education/Action Fund ideals and issues

 

Location: This is not a remote position. This position will be located in North Florida (Tallahassee/Panhandle). It will involve a mix of in-person and virtual work. You may be required to travel throughout the state of Florida with minimal notice. The position requires in-person engagement, attending community events, and conducting door-to-door outreach. Additionally, you will be asked to engage virtually from home or a remote location via phone calls, text messaging, and video conferencing. Flexibility is required, as the role may require travel and work outside of traditional business hours.

 

Compensation: This position pays $50,000 annually with a healthcare and cell phone stipend. Reimbursement for work-related travel expenses will be provided. 

 

Expectations: 

• Must have a valid driver’s license, reliable mode of transportation and the ability to travel at times throughout the state of Florida

• Must have access to a working smartphone with the ability to download relevant work applications

• Ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 25 pounds

• Extended periods of standing and walking throughout the workday.

 

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Equal Ground is an equal-opportunity employer. We are actively seeking to build a diverse and inclusive team with a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills to support the incredible diversity of grassroots organizing across the country. Equal Ground does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other characteristics.

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Email your cover letter and resume to info@equal-ground.com. We will accept applications until the position is filled however we would like to hire for this role no later than March 2025. 

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