State Director
$85,000–$90,000 year
HybridDenver, Colorado, United States
Job Summary
Develop and implement the state's overall strategy for civic engagement, organizing, advocacy, and voter participation. Lead and evaluate statewide programs, campaigns, field operations, voter registration, voter education, leadership development, and voter mobilization efforts. Recruit, supervise, coach, and develop staff while establishing clear performance expectations and accountability. Manage state budgets, monitor expenditures, and partner with the Development team on fundraising strategies, proposals, funder relationships, and stewardship. Build relationships with community organizations, coalitions, labor groups, funders, policymakers, and media. Represent the organizations at community events, coalition meetings, public forums, and with media when authorized. Use program data to evaluate results and guide strategy. Ensure compliance with applicable employment, financial, safety, privacy, election, and organizational requirements. Maintain separation between MFA's nonpartisan 501(c)(3) activities and MFV's 501(c)(4) advocacy and electoral activities. Elevate significant concerns to leadership. Travel regularly throughout the state, working evenings, weekends, or extended hours as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in political science, public policy, nonprofit management, business administration, community development, communications, or a related field
- Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in program management, organizational leadership, fundraising, community organizing, civic engagement, or issue/electoral campaigns
- Experience managing field operations and direct voter-contact programs
- Demonstrated experience supervising, coaching, and developing staff
- Experience developing and managing budgets and working with grant-supported or fundraising programs
- Demonstrated ability to build coalitions and represent an organization with external partners and stakeholders
- Strong strategic planning, program management, organizational, and analytical skills
- Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and public-speaking skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to travel regularly throughout the state and work evenings, weekends, or extended hours when program needs require
- Valid driver's license
- Legally required automobile insurance
- Acceptable driving record
- Access to a safe and reliable vehicle
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in political science, public policy, nonprofit management, business administration, community development, communications, or a related field preferred
- Equivalent relevant experience may be considered
- Experience working with Latino communities or other historically underrepresented communities strongly preferred
- Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish preferred
- Familiarity with VAN, EveryAction, Google Workspace, and voter-contact platforms preferred
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