Pennsylvania Deputy Organizing Director

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 nine 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 and keep adding features that help our organizations!

About the Program and Role

In 2025 we’ll be running paid relational organizing programs – programs where we recruit folks to talk to their family and friends about elections and issues and then pay them for their time and effort – in several states including Pennsylvania, Virginia, and New Jersey. 

The Deputy Organizing Director will assist the Organizing Director in leading the organizing team in Pennsylvania. This role will evolve over the course of the employment period. In the summer months, the team will be small and the DOD will be responsible for helping to create and enforce processes and policies that will help the team scale in the fall.

The DOD will help to onboard, train, monitor metrics for, and coach RODs and Organizers, as well as conduct related administrative tasks. Critically, they will also facilitate large-scale trainings alongside the organizing staff, ensuring the smooth flow of operations and maximum impact of each event. The Organizers in each region will be responsible for building a universe of paid Community Mobilizers (CMs) to conduct Congressional accountability calls to action in the summer and election awareness calls to action in November.
The DOD will also be expected to create and contribute to a positive and safe work environment, and to address the daily tasks of the campaign with flexibility and creativity.

This position is available starting June 11th and is scheduled to end on November 15, 2025. Work hours will vary.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist in recruitment and screening to evaluate and hire Regional Organizing Directors and Community Organizers applicants
• Assist RODs with managing and leading teams of up to 10 Organizers and foster a supportive team culture of excellence and accountability
• Ensure all RODs are working with Organizers to make sure data is entered in a timely fashion, meeting program-wide standards
• RODs will direct organizing staff during large-scale trainings, managing key elements of technology, presentation and team coordination
• Following the onboarding of each wave of new employees, ensure a regular 1:1 meeting schedule with all direct reports 
• Ensure that all program requirements are well-communicated by reviewing and contributing to published materials
• Monitor the results of various accountability and organizing approaches and and share best practices with peers and Empower Project leadership
• Collect critical feedback on training materials from Organizers and CMs and deliver to Empower Project leadership in order to improve support materials
• Support Empower Project leadership in monitoring and identifying trends in the CM recruitment pipeline
• Other tasks as assigned by Empower Project leadership

Who would be a good fit?

This opportunity is perfect for someone who has a history of working in and around progressive campaigns and organizing for at least 4 years and has a passion for doing something different.

We're looking for a campaign professional who:

• Cares deeply about the mission
• Has at least 2 cycles of organizing experience with increasing levels of managerial responsibility
• Is productive in a remote environment
• Excels at Excel (and/or Google Sheets)
• Communicates well, is open-minded, and is open to improvement and learning
• Takes initiative
• Has a track-record of inspiring and managing a team to achieve set goals
• Will create a positive, inclusive, and collaborative work environment free from discrimination or harassment 
• Additional consideration will be given to candidates who have experience with relational organizing and who are fluent in a second language
• Access to a reliable laptop and cell phone are required
• Has US work authorization

What's the compensation like?

Salary: $84,000 per year, or $7,000 per month

We provide full health care and 4 paid personal days.

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.