Job Description

Validation Director

The Outreach Team is hiring experienced directors to run signature gathering offices for the Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom ballot initiative. This ballot measure establishes the right for Nevadans to make and carry out decisions about their reproductive health, including prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, birth control, vasectomies and tubal ligations, abortion and abortion care, and care for miscarriages and infertility. Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, abortion rights and access in this country are under attack like never before and it’s crucial that Nevadans have the right to control their bodies. 

We are hiring Validation Directors to manage our offices in Central Las Vegas, Summerlin, North Las Vegas, and Reno. Validation Directors will manage a team of 5-25 hourly paid validators who will review the signatures petitioners gather for this initiative. The Validation Director and their team will be responsible for reviewing signatures for eligibility, quality control, and maintaining an organized system of tracking and reporting. The Validation Director manages the day-to-day office operations, recruits and trains staff to hit campaign deliverables, and reports to the Project Director.eputy Field Director manages circulators and Team Leads and reports to the Lead Director. 

Location: Central Las Vegas, Summerlin, North Las Vegas, Reno, Nevada.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of 5-15 (depending on location) hourly staff who will be reviewing signatures for a progressive ballot initiative
• Ensure that your team is 100% error free. Small mistakes can have major implications for the success of the campaign
• Set goals and hold staff accountable
• Train and provide ongoing motivation and support to staff
• Interview and hire staff
• Identify, promote, and train a leadership team
• Build a diverse team where staff feel respected, while fostering a culture of equity and justice
• Implement quality control measures to ensure integrity of the work
• Maintain a healthy and safe working environment for all staff 
• Manage administrative duties, including reporting data, record keeping, processing payroll, and distributing materials 

Qualifications:

Must have

• Strong management skills, including the ability to motivate and inspire a team while also holding staff accountable to goals and expectations
• Strong attention to detail and a proven track record of administrative work
• Can speak compellingly about campaign issues and strategy
• Willing and able to listen to staff and solve problems
• Committed to equity and inclusion
• Strong work ethic; able to persevere in the face of challenges and setbacks
• Flexible; ready for the unexpected and willing to adapt to last minute changes
• Eager to learn and open to feedback
• Basic tech competency with G-suite 

Nice-to-have

• Community or issue-based campaign experience
• Experience using VAN or other voter databases
• Experience running paid canvasses or managing paid employees
• Passion for social change and activism
• A track record of success meeting or exceeding goals
• Experience working in underserved or marginalized communities
• Facilitation experience
• Local knowledge/experience

Salary: The salary range for this position is $1,125 – $1,425 per week depending on responsibility and experience. Performance bonuses may be awarded at the end of the campaign. We offer a generous benefits package, including paid vacation and sick leave, health insurance, a monthly phone stipend, and hands-on, paid training. At the end of the campaign, there may be additional opportunities for advancement.

Apply at: https://www.theoutreachteam.net/jobs

Equity: If you are interested in this position but don’t think you qualify for everything, please don’t let that stop you from applying! At The Outreach Team, we prioritize equity and inclusion and believe our work is better when it benefits from the knowledge, experience, and wisdom of people who have faced systemic barriers. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and we strongly encourage Black, indigenous, people of color, women, people with previous felony convictions, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and DACA/DAPA recipients to apply.

Who We Are 

The Outreach Team is the national engine of campaigners and organizers powering the progressive movement. With an on-the-ground presence in communities all across the country, our world-class team runs successful civic engagement campaigns on behalf of progressive organizations and campaigns—to build a future that’s fairer, greener, safer and more peaceful for everyone.

Our client list includes organizations like Black Progressive Action Coalition, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, Climate Action Campaign, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, For our Future, Solar Rights Alliance, The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, and more.

How to Apply

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: 40,000 - 60,000.

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