Managing Director of Volunteer Leadership and Engagement

Overview

Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots movement is led by over 6,000 Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, and Everytown Survivor Network volunteer leaders in every state and Washington DC – people who commit to leading the work to save lives and prevent gun violence in their communities. Working with staff from across the organization, these volunteer leaders mobilize tens of thousands of activists in their communities to take regular action on electoral, local, state, and federal legislative, public education, and cultural and behavioral change campaigns and initiatives. Volunteers build and maintain relationships with hundreds of partner organizations at the local and state level to ensure that gun safety is being advanced in every community across the country. We’re continuing to build our organizing team to help expand and support this grassroots movement and we’re looking for someone to join us who likes a fight, has the experience to build real power, and the strategy expertise to focus resources and win.

 

The Managing Director of Volunteer Leadership and Engagement is responsible for addressing the needs of volunteers in coordination with the rest of the organizing team and key stakeholders from other departments. This includes but is not limited to service delivery, recruiting and retaining a racially diverse set of volunteers, and collecting and sharing feedback from our grassroots with the rest of the organization. The role is also responsible for addressing the needs of volunteers, including recognition, leadership development and training and support.

 

We invite you to learn more about our approach to equity and inclusion by reading our department’s Equity Rationale

 

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Ability to work in coordination with national field staff to ensure the retention of a diverse set of volunteers for various racial backgrounds as well as other historically marginalized identities
• Develop and implement a plan for volunteer recognition, including milestones, anniversaries or awards as well as carrying over best practices to all chapters
• Oversee proactive and reactive communications with volunteer leaders
• Oversee and lead efforts to improve retention of volunteers (in partnership with Executive Leadership of Field, organizing staff and key stakeholders)
• Design and evaluate grassroots leader incentives that support growth and healthy partnerships
• Oversee strategy with an anti-racist and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) focus and understanding how to incorporate this seamlessly into the work 
• Oversee distribution of timely leadership and supporter reports, such as reports by demographics including the administration of a satisfaction survey/exit survey and assess the needs for additional reporting
• Contribute to the overall quality of the volunteer chapters by providing technical assistance as well reviewing, recommending, and implementing improved policies and procedures.
• Perform a gap analysis between volunteers expectations and current processes
• Assessing, managing and resolving conflicts involving volunteers and organizing staff
• Oversee the Grassroots Leadership Team and develop and implement suggestions to support chapters
• Expand support for volunteer leaders running cultural and non-legislative campaigns
• Develop an alumni program and/or bridge between Students Demand Action and Moms Demand Action

 

Qualifications: 

• Excellent analytic, problem solving, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills
• Proven track record of building, supporting, and retaining a volunteer based movement
• 5+ years of experience working on an Executive/ Senior Leadership team to move the priorities of the organization in conjunction with the needs of the community 
• Experience with enhancing communication processes between key stakeholders
• Experience working to manage projects and staff in collaboration with a team
• Volunteer and grassroots program management and movement building skills – including: creativity, ability to translate policy handles into public facing campaigns to motivate action and engagement, understanding of what motivates people to join and stay in issue movements
• Understand how stereotypes, bias, and forms of racism in America (including structural racism, implicit bias, gender bias, religious bias, ageism, and bias based on gender identity or sexual orientation) impact our society, with an expectation that you will develop an ability to articulate the connection between these large societal issues and the disproportionate impact of gun violence on specific demographic groups in America
• Understand how dynamics of power, voice, and privilege impact one-on-one and group interactions, and a commitment to using power, voice, and privilege to make our movement more equitable
• Passion for the organization’s mission
• Strong volunteer or staff management skills, in particular experience working with diverse or marginalized communities, constituents, and volunteer leaders
• Passion for and demonstrated experience developing and mentoring volunteers or staff
• Excellent project and staff management skills, including: managing sideways, project management and facilitation, experience building and managing racially diverse teams, DEI and antiracist management skills
• Minimum of 8+ years organizing or campaign experience (issue, electoral and non-legislative behavioral change)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Salesforce, VAN 

The salary for this position is $140,000+, dependent on experience. We offer excellent benefits including a competitive health insurance, vision, and dental package, as well as 20 paid vacation days and 10 sick days per year.

 

The Organization:

Everytown is the largest gun violence prevention organization in the nation with nearly ten million supporters, including parents, students, survivors, educators, gun owners, and Americans fighting for common sense gun safety. Through victories in Congress, statehouses, corporate America, the courts, and town halls across the country, Everytown is helping change how Americans think about this public health threat. At the core of Everytown is Moms Demand Action, a grassroots movement of American mothers founded the day after the Sandy Hook tragedy, and Students Demand Action. Learn more at everytown.org and follow us @Everytown.

Everytown for Gun Safety provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Candidates who identify as members of historically underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. A diverse workforce and open culture are at the heart of our organization and vital to our success.