Field Director

We are currently seeking Field Directors to join us on an important and exciting campaign with Florida Decides Healthcare, to expand Medicaid access to over a million Floridians. We are hiring for Lead Director and Deputy Director positions in Florida, and have a strong preference for local candidates.

Currently, Florida ranks 47th in the nation for healthcare access and affordability, with the third highest number of uninsured individuals in the United States. This crisis affects hundreds of thousands of hardworking Floridians who are unable to access essential, life-saving treatments. Our mission is to let voters decide on expanding Medicaid in Florida. This initiative has the potential to bring billions of tax dollars back to Florida, create jobs, stimulate economic growth, and provide essential healthcare to over 1 million residents. We are seeking a dedicated Field Director to lead our efforts in placing this vital healthcare initiative on the ballot for an upcoming election. Join us in putting healthcare directly on the ballot.

Field Directors will recruit, train, and manage a team of local petitioners who will gather signatures from registered Florida voters to qualify this initiative for an upcoming election. Additionally, the Lead Campaign Director will manage a team of one or more Deputy Field Directors, and will be responsible for building an office to scale from the ground up. This position reports to the Project Director.

We are hiring immediately. This position can run through October 3rd, with opportunities to extend.

Location: Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, West Palm Beach, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Pensacola. Strong preference for in-state candidates, short-term travel may be required.

Management Responsibilities:

• Work with our recruitment team to find and hire members of the community to work as petitioners and assist voters in carefully and correctly completing the petition.
• Manage a team of 40 petitioners, setting and driving goals along the way
• Implement safety protocol
• Build a database of successful locations for gathering signatures from registered voters.
• Coordinate petitioning sites for your staff, and work with partner groups to avoid overlapping efforts in the field.
• Go out in the field yourself several days per week to collect petitions, train staff, and help drive office goals.

Administrative Responsibilities:

• Work with the HR Director on payroll, onboarding and offboarding staff, and managing state compliance.
• Monitor and train staff to stay compliant with state signature collection requirements
• Maintain accurate inventory of office materials, petition forms and overall office organization
• Manage the printing, storage and distribution of unique paid circulator petition forms
• Manage staff schedule

Qualifications:

Must have

• Leadership experience, ability to motivate, grow, and manage a large team.
• Eagerness to lead from the front, get into the field and petition several days a week.
• Extreme attention to detail and a proven ability to instill that quality in others.
• Self-starter with excellent problem-solving skills.
• Strong passion for community organizing and fostering civic engagement.
• Track record of building inclusive teams.
• Ability to work long hours, including evenings and weekends.

Nice-to-have

• 1-3+ years of experience running paid canvasses or other canvassing operations.
• Management experience

Salary: The salary range for this position is $1146 - 1500 per week. We offer a generous benefits package, including paid vacation and sick leave, health insurance, and hands-on training. At the end of the campaign, there may be opportunities for advancement and bonuses.