Operations Manager

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About Us

Empower Project is the national leader in both paid and volunteer relational organizing (RO). 

Empower Project organizes to improve people’s lives using the power of relational organizing. Together with our partners, we’ve helped boost voter turnout, especially for BIPOC communities, through our approach of tapping into personal networks of friends and family. We provide the software and expertise to help communities, progressive organizations, and nonprofits leverage their personal relationships to build power and dramatically expand the electorate. Our cutting-edge technology, Empower, stands at the forefront of the industry and is trusted by over 1,500 organizations nationwide.

It’s effective. Empower has been studied in 12 different independently-run, randomly controlled trials, which all found that its usage led to large and statistically significant increases in voter turnout — far more effective than phone-banking, text-banking, or door-to-door canvassing.

It’s growing fast. The number of conversations Empower facilitated grew by over 10x between the 2016 and 2018 election cycles, grew by 10x again in the 2020 election cycle, and then grew by 30x for the 2024 election cycle. In order to keep up that pace going forward, we need to grow our team!

Job Description

Operations Manager  will work to advance the mission of the Operations Department – to expand the reach of Empower through networking, promoting the efficacy of relational organizing, and recruiting new organizations to run successful RO programs. The Partner Success Team is expected to build meaningful relationships with our partner organizations, understand their needs, and help integrate relational organizing and Empower (relational organizing software) usage to achieve their goals.

This is a full-time, remote, temporary salaried position available immediately. The expectation is that staff are generally available between 9am–6pm central time. 

Start Date: Thursday, March 15th, 2026 or as soon as possible

End Date: Friday, December 18th, 2026

Job Responsibilities

• Assisting the Operations Director with Compliance tasks, including but not limited to, assisting with finance reporting federal and state level, assisting state unemployment offices, etc.
• Working on outgoing payments to vendors and assisting with coding our business expenses 
• Onboarding new staff and assisting with internal controls (conducting risk assessments, assisting with creating/auditing processes) of the organization
• Working as a liaison between Operations and the Fundraising/Development team
• Duties as assigned by your manager

Desired Qualifications

• 2 cycles of Progressive Political non-profit or campaign experience 
• Experience working with a diverse group of stakeholders 
• Strong interpersonal communication ability
• Proven ability to manage your own tasks
• Strong attention to detail
• Experience with Bill.com and QuickBooks
• Excellent communication skills
• Additional consideration will be given to candidates who are fluent in a second language

Compensation

This is a full-time, work-from-home position. Compensation is salary-based at $6,000 a month, plus benefits. 

Benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, and paid time off. Paid time off includes vacation, sick leave, personal days, and federal holidays. 

Empower Project is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate based on age, sex, race, ethnicity, religion or sexual preference. Women, persons of color, and individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community are strongly encouraged to apply.