NOW HIRING: Field Director 

New Era Colorado Foundation and New Era Colorado Action Fund is seeking a full-time, seasonal Field Director that will lead our statewide electoral field strategy for the 2024 election. 

To apply:Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. If the job is still posted, we encourage you to apply!

About New Era Colorado: 

New Era aims to build a youth movement that fights for a common vision of the world: one that centers equality, prosperity, love, and joy. A vision where everyone is treated fairly, has their basic needs met, and can thrive. Young people are the most impacted by the challenges and issues we face today and have the capacity to dream bigger, designing the solutions towards this future. And yet, young people are often shut out from the halls of power and ignored by elected officials. That’s why at New Era, we organize young people to participate in the political process, develop as leaders, and find a political home. Since our founding in 2006, we’ve registered more than 250,000 young people to vote and consistently turn out those registrants at one of the highest rates in the country. We’ve won critical protections for student loan borrowers, played a key role in ballot measure campaigns to protect abortion rights and climate, enacted voter preregistration for 16- and 17-year-olds, advocated for key improvements to our voting systems, and more. Get to know us: Website | Facebook | Instagram

About the position: 

New Era’s next Field Director will be responsible for designing all elements of our statewide, electoral field strategy while leading and managing seasonal canvassing teams. In this role, you will lead all aspects of New Era’s field program so that we can reach, educate, and turn young people out in targeted races for the 2024 General Election. As a member of New Era’s program leadership team, you will help shape the strategic direction of New Era’s electoral strategy with the purpose of empowering young people to uphold the Youth Agenda at the ballot and elect Youth Agenda champions across the state. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organized people-manager with electoral organizing experience who is excited about growing young people’s momentum for progressive political change. Note this is a seasonal position that will end on December 31, 2024.

Job Responsibilities: 

The Field Director reports to the Deputy Director and is responsible for: 

• Strategic field program design and implementation | Oversee the execution of New Era’s field program (doors, campus, phones, texts, mail, etc.) by designing strategies and tactics and setting metrics and goals. Use an equity lens in planning to ensure that our work addresses and exposes systemic inequalities and that our work raises up the perspectives and experiences of the communities most impacted. Work with partners to plan collaborative GOTV programs in key races and regions. 

• Statewide team management and coordination | Manage, support, grow, and develop New Era’s seasonal canvass team to the results and outcomes of the work so that we can build power for our generation. Oversee the management of teams of full- and part-time canvassers and lead canvassers across our targeted regions.

• Program team leadership | Work closely as a strategic thought partner with New Era’s Organizing Director, Senior Organizing Manager, Communications Director, and Deputy Director to design the 2024 electoral strategy. Advise on strategic decisions, identifying goals, strategies and tactics for achieving change, power mapping, and building out electoral plans as an organizational leader.

• Collaboration with our regional hubs | Manage relationships and coordinate efforts with our Senior Organizing Manager and five Regional Lead Organizers to effectively plan our seasonal and permanent organizing programs. Attend regular meetings with the Organizing Team to ensure seamless integration of the seasonal canvass team with our regional hub model. 

What We’re Looking For: 

• Excellent management skills: You are an excellent people manager who has experience directly managing individuals or teams. You have the ability to build, lead, foster, and empower teams to meet the results and outcomes of the work and you are eager to lead New Era’s, statewide canvassing program. 

• Strategic field planning: You have experience organizing and mobilizing people towards progressive political wins and have the ability to develop and implement a campaign plan from start to finish. You have the ability to make high-level strategic decisions while weighing tradeoffs and evaluating possible outcomes.

• Organizational decision making and leadership: You are a collaborative team player who is invested in New Era’s collective goals and is able to make high level strategic decisions that are in the best interest of the organization and our mission and are able to hold nuance and perspective in decision making.

• Relationship building: You are able to cultivate relationships with partners quickly and effectively plan and manage collaborative programs

• Fluency, commitment, and leadership to anti-racism and equity: You have a deep investment in New Era’s anti-racism and equity work and are committed to support and lead the organization through its growth. You have the ability to design and center equity and anti-racism in plans. 

• Highly organized, motivated, and detail-oriented: You have a proven ability toeffectively and thoroughly manage projects with many moving parts to produce high-quality results, maintain a strong foundation to stay organized, manage your time effectively, and plan ahead.

• Commitment to New Era’s mission: You are passionate about the work New Era does to engage young people in the political process and believe in the power of peer-to-peer organizing. You believe in the power of young people, grassroots organizing, and policy change. 

Other Requirements

• Reliable transportation and a driver’s license 

Preferred but not required 

• Experience with political databases - including VAN, EveryAction, and ThruTalk

• Prior knowledge or experience working in Colorado’s political landscape and progressive ecosystem 

Position Details, Compensation and Benefits

This position is based out of New Era’s Boulder or Denver offices with an expectation of traveling across the state as needed. This is a temporary, full-time, exempt, management-level position ending December 31, 2024. The salary range is $70,000-75,000 annualized, commensurate with experience. 

Benefits include healthcare (medical, dental, and vision; employer pays 85% of the premium), minimum $250 annual professional development funds, SIMPLE IRA with 3% employer match, $840 annual tech stipend, and generous holiday and time off.

This role will include in-person work. New Era Colorado is committed to the safety of our employees and requires proof of full vaccination status for all employees unless a religious or medical accommodation is granted. If you have any questions about our safety protocols please contact us atinfo@neweracolorado.org.

New Era Colorado Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all, and strongly encourage women, people of color, people with disabilities, immigrants, refugees and members of the LGBTQ community to apply. We do not require formal education.We encourage you to submit your application if this job excites you!