Voter Registration DFW Field Manager

The Texas Freedom Network (TFN) seeks a full-time DFW Voter Registration Field Manager based in Dallas for it’s full time voter registration program within TFN’s Texas Rising project.  Texas Rising is a project of the Texas Freedom Network, a statewide grassroots organization that is building an informed and effective movement of young Texans working toward equality and social justice.

The DFW Voter Registration Field Manager will support the Voter Registration Program Director in overseeing TFN’s programming for voter registration. The primary responsibilities of the Field Manager will be to manage a team of full-time canvassers, coordinate Texas voter registration programming, and implement systems for the voter registration team in the DFW area.  The Field Manager should be passionate about coaching staff, progressive organizing, and implementing systems. The Field Manager will report to the Voter Registration Program Director. 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • 60% - Manage a team of full time canvassers to register voters. Inclusive of management meetings, in field supervision (travel to supervised regions)

  • 20% - Recruit and train a team of voter registration canvassers

  • 20% - Administrative work to ensure program efficacy and integrity

Qualifications and Skills

  • Experience organizing, and specifically in electoral organizing

  • Experience in registering voters in Texas and knowledge of legal challenges and barriers to voter registration in Texas

  • Strong commitment to voter registration integrity

  • Some management of volunteers or staff preferred

  • Strong attention to detail

  • Must be a highly motivated self starter who is able to work independently and in a team environment

  • Demonstrate a commitment to the progressive values, mission and goals of the organization, including experience working with communities of color and a desire to be part of  an anti-racist organization.

  • Weekend and irregular work hours required

  • Must have reliable transportation to conduct voter registration drives, make site visits and deliver VR forms to counties throughout the region. 

  • Ability to adapt to evolving priorities and manage several tasks simultaneously

  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with colleagues and multi-task without sacrificing quality of work

  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

  • Ability to foster a cooperative, team oriented work environment

 

Benefits

Salary: $60,000/annual = $5000/month

100% employer paid medical/dental/vision insurance, paid vacation and sick leave, phone and gas allowance. 

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. This is a temporary position that begins on March 13, 2024 and will run through at least October 15, 2024. Mandatory training will be the week of March 18 in San Antonio. 

Texas Freedom Network is an equal-opportunity employer and encourages people of color, ethnic minorities, women, and individuals from the LGBTQ community to apply.

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